Yeah, that makes sense. Combined with the problems with filming and scheduling, things are just up in the air.
I can't see him leaving after 3 though, it just wouldn't feel right.
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Doctor Who Series 9 |OT| Let Zygons Be Zygons
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Yeah, that makes sense. Combined with the problems with filming and scheduling, things are just up in the air.
I can't see him leaving after 3 though, it just wouldn't feel right.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
True, I think this season is one of the best New Who and it feels like the first season where we got to see Capaldi's doctor.
So two more, pretty please!! ;___;
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
I feel that it is because maybe we had too much Clara and we need a new companion for the doctor, or the stories just started getting really good and now we are on break
N7Commander95
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I'm crazy excited for tomorrow!! I'm an unashamed River Song fan
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
I will be the first to admit that I am looking forward to the Christmas special just because it is River song and Silly Doctor.
If anyone can pull off a good silly Doctor, it is Peter Capaldi. It is half the reason why the episode "the caretaker" was so awesome.
Quick Mustard
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Heads up: This week's Humble Book Bundle is another Doctor Who audiobook - i.e. Big Finish - bundle.
Of note: The Ten and Eleven stories from the Destiny of the Doctor anniversary collection
Phantasmagoria (Early Mark Gatiss, briefly nodded to in The Unquiet Dead. Features David Walliams!)
The Sirens of Time (The very first Big Finish Doctor Who release, with their original three Doctors (C. Baker, McCoy, Davison)
It looks like the bulk of what they're offering is the very first BF stories, 1-8 are there if you pay $15.
Of note: The Ten and Eleven stories from the Destiny of the Doctor anniversary collection
Phantasmagoria (Early Mark Gatiss, briefly nodded to in The Unquiet Dead. Features David Walliams!)
The Sirens of Time (The very first Big Finish Doctor Who release, with their original three Doctors (C. Baker, McCoy, Davison)
It looks like the bulk of what they're offering is the very first BF stories, 1-8 are there if you pay $15.
bishopcruz
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Not that cheap then I guess. With 15 you do get access to the new Torchwood episode, so that could be cool. I haven't listened to most of these, but Marian Conspiracy is AWESOME. It's the first one with Evelyn Smythe. She kicks major ass, and again shows how we don't always need youg girl companions from modern day.
tonysidaway
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Steven Moffat credits Russell Davies with lobbying him to bring her back for those scenes with Alex and Peter. I hope it will work. Alex worked so well with David and Matt.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015...iver-song-capaldi-and-kingston-is-a-sex-storm
tonysidaway
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Tomorrow?
Dont you mean Friday? lol
Timey wimey.
tonysidaway
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The original Doctor Who, William Hartnell, was only on screen from November 1963 until October 1966. He was exhausted. Patrick Troughton took over and was last seen on screen in June 1969. He and the two companion actors were completely knackered. Do you not think maybe three years is enough for any sane person?
Yeah, tbh, the tumblr crowd loves him just as much as they did Tennant and Smith...
To be fair, the number of episodes they would shoot per season was kind of insane during 60s Who. Though conversely I'm sure they probably spend a lot less shooting days per episode back then.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Yeah, it kind of surprises me.
I was worried that "older doctor" would repel many of the fangirls, but they love him as much as Tennant and Smith, even more so because of his acting chops and his less cuddly persona.
Introducing a new companion, establishing his relationship with them, and setting up his exit all in one series would be a nightmare and a huge waste.
You need a series to introduce them, and then a series for his departure with no distractions.
The show is much more character heavy with Capaldi, which is why it feels like we still don't really know him and he hasn't been around long enough.
He needs more than 3 to get the job done, and I think that's what he'll do.
You need a series to introduce them, and then a series for his departure with no distractions.
The show is much more character heavy with Capaldi, which is why it feels like we still don't really know him and he hasn't been around long enough.
He needs more than 3 to get the job done, and I think that's what he'll do.
tonysidaway
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Women and girls (and men and boys) who happen to enjoy Doctor Who may be interested in the show for reasons other than pretty faces. It's actually a great show. It has strong, optimistic themes, interesting characters and good stories (we watched Midnight today.)
But that should not surprise us. It's why we keep coming back.
tonysidaway
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It wouldn't surprise me if he sticks around. He may well be bargaining for more time to pursue other projects, by the sound of it. That would suggest he intends to stay.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Peter Capaldi is one of those rare talents who could easily pull off being an amazing director/musician on his free time, while being an amazing actor on his own right. What would be really cool is to see him write a Doctor Who "doctor lite" script, direct it, co-write the music with Murray Gold, and appear in it for several scenes. He is one of the few people who can pull this off well.
The whole theory that they wouldn't like him because he's older was based around dismissing the SHOCKING idea that "tumblr fangirls" or whatever might actually like the show.
Anyway, as for why Capaldi could think people don't like him as much as previous Doctors, I don't know, it might have to do with the fact that in every panel he's in with Moffat, the later is always asked when will the Doctor be a woman. Might as well turn to Capaldi and ask him when the hell is he leaving the job.
Add to that the less direct element of lower ratings, I get it.
Personally, I hope he sticks around till the end of series 11, at least. I highly doubt that whoever they get to succeed Moffat will mind having Capaldi still at the helm for a year.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Plot twist, Peter leaves his role as the doctor to take over as showrunner.
That would be pretty funny
Hopefully he gets a BAFTA for Heaven Sent to cheer him up a bit.
Yeah, reviewers/fans usually criticize the production team and writers, not Capaldi. A lot of the fanbase love him (Peter should keep ignoring Tumblr fangirls though, that's a smart move).
He absolutely should stay through the first year of the next showrunner, it could provide a smooth transition. He's such a talented actor it would help out.
I get secondhand embarrassment really quickly, and I'd just cringe.
I was at a Q&A session with Jenna Coleman and Karen Gillan in Toronto last summer, and it got downright awkward.
Ugh, I think I saw that on Youtube. Just fucking gross.
Well, if the buyer just wants a BF taster, pay-what-you-want gives you 1-3 plus the 10 story. The average is really high - $13 - so you might as well ignore that and go straight to $15 if you want more. In terms of RRP, I think the old BF stories are about £2 each, the Destiny ones £3, so I think you're getting a good deal in that regard
What a waste of a question.
Exterminieren
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Doctor Who fans doing Q&A- not even once.
JonathanEx
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They're permanently a disaster.
Should've asked about John Barrowman tbh
I don't know anything other than I don't think I could even watch footage of this due to suspected insane cringe factors reached
Seriously. I'm not even going to google it.
Exterminieren
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In my experience, at least, Q&As with the actors aren't too bad, lacking social skills notwithstanding. Questioners tend to be well-meaning, at least, and awkwardness tends to come from over-enthusiasm with the odd bit of creepiness.
Writer Q&As, on the other hand, get really nasty- there are a sizeable portion of hardcore Who fandom who have absolutely no respect for the people who make it, and have no issues at all with saying so. The writers Q&A at the Festival with Moffat, Whithouse and Mathieson that I saw last month was genuinely, acutely uncomfortable.
Writer Q&As, on the other hand, get really nasty- there are a sizeable portion of hardcore Who fandom who have absolutely no respect for the people who make it, and have no issues at all with saying so. The writers Q&A at the Festival with Moffat, Whithouse and Mathieson that I saw last month was genuinely, acutely uncomfortable.
Well if Moffat wants to give the "tumblr fangirls" something to freak out positivaly, choosing an actress to replace Capaldi would be THE way to go xD
But not now ... because Capaldi deserves better scripts than he is receiving
Live Q&As are always on the edge of disaster. I respect the desire for audience participation but holy hell.
tonysidaway
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I watched The Angels Take Manhattan today.
My eyes went for a bit of a swim at the end.
Amy addresses her daughter as Melody in her final words. It's a subtle detail that Moffat fails to miss.
My eyes went for a bit of a swim at the end.
Amy addresses her daughter as Melody in her final words. It's a subtle detail that Moffat fails to miss.
Saiyan-Rox
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I'm hyped for the Xmas special
Even if I do hate river song so damn much
Even if I do hate river song so damn much
But my point is that the people so many dismiss and describe condescendingly as just "tumblr fangirls" actually like the show and Capaldi as well.
Anyway, personally, I'd like to see the Doctor played by a woman, maybe even as soon as the 13th Doctor. I just think it's really rude and inconsiderate from people to keep asking that question when Capaldi just got hired.
Hell, Moffat just gets visibly pissed off at this point, and I can't blame him. How much clearer can he make it that the Doctor could indeed change gender!
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
I legit smiled at that, 12 is too awesome.
I know I will like this "silly" Christmas Special.
Very true, Matt Smith alluded to gender changing during regeneration. Then the Master went from Man to Woman in the last regeneration. Then in Hell Bent we saw a gender changing regeneration on screen for the first time ever.
So yes, it is entirely possible for 13 and beyond to be a female doctor. Hopefully not Jenna Coleman though
peanutbutterlatte
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"The last time I saw you you turned up on my doorstep in a new haircut and your best suit"
Uh oh
God damn...
no pls
Uncool bro.