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Doctor Who Series Seven |OT| The Question You've Been Running From All Your Life
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I thought this when his name had been thrown out there. He'd worked with Moffat before on Jekyll too, so while it did seem perhaps a bit of an odd choice I think it could have been possible and definitely interesting.
This guy'd be awesome too- i'd have never made that choice before reading this though, good shout.
I think the guy who played Simon on Misfits is quirky enough to be the Twelfth Doctor.
Iwan Rheon, he was one of the more interesting Misfits characters and he's doing a stint on Game of Thrones at the moment iirc, he could be an interesting Doctor, if only because his character would probably be nothing like 10/11 and their own brand of quirky.
Discotheque
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if Iwan Rheon's corny ass gets cast as The Doctor I'm gonna stop watching. nice character in misfits but i just did not like his performance for the most part.
hell I'd rather they just get Rudy/Woody instead if we're talking about Misfits actors.
hell I'd rather they just get Rudy/Woody instead if we're talking about Misfits actors.
slightconfuse
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Emma Watson for the 12th doctor
She hasn't made an appearance since that episode. Can't really say for sure if she ever will.
EleventhDoctor
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Let's hope not.
Why not, she could be a companion similar to how Susan was for the First Doctor?
infiniteloop
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Yes.
EleventhDoctor
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That was a horrible episode best forgotten.
Why do you say that?
GameplayWhore
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Donna Noble taught us that even the most terribly received characters can be redeemed.
edit: clarification: I was not disagreeing with you here
peanutbutterlatte
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She's banging 10.
Exactly.
They can bring in someone else to play Jenny and say she regenerated.
peanutbutterlatte
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Ehhhhh but why? She was a throwaway character introduced in RTD's last season.
If she was wouldn't they have kept her dead by the end of the episode?
KuwabaraTheMan
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I hope the next Doctor is at least in his late 30s, if not in his 40s. I don't want another young pretty boy.
He's going to probably be busy with Game of Thrones for the next six+ years. I don't think there's any way that he could manage to fit in a starring role in Doctor Who (which is a pretty demanding role).
He's going to probably be busy with Game of Thrones for the next six+ years. I don't think there's any way that he could manage to fit in a starring role in Doctor Who (which is a pretty demanding role).
EleventhDoctor
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There's no point to her whatsoever. Best forgotten. Out of sight out of mind (like the Time Lords)
Can you explain why?
EleventhDoctor
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Sure. It was a dumb story. There's no need to revisit it-much like I don't need to see the villainous Cassandra return or "The Wire" from the Idiot's Lantern. Those stories had their time and there's no pressing need to return to it. The show has evolved since then and taking a dip back into a random one off episode would be a waste of the potential of a better story. I'd much rather the focus be on new characters at this point instead of rehashing something mundane.
brucewaynegretzky
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Same could have been said of River....
EleventhDoctor
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But with River, her character from the start had a past with the doctor that was a mystery. You knew that she would come back and there would be this shared history and past between them. For some reason-mostly because the actress was "cute"-people seem to think that Jenny will have to come back. There wasn't really anything at all memorable about her character other than the fact that she was an attractive actress.
KuwabaraTheMan
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And they would have been right. Bringing back River Song destroyed any mystery about her character, and resulted in turning her into little more than a walking fetish joke. I think they would have been much better off leaving that to the viewers' imaginations.
Hot Coldman
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When the central conceit of a character is "we're gonna learn more about her", the obvious solution is "let's not reveal any more about her". At some point, all you're saying is "I didn't like her so she shouldn't exist"
APZonerunner
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Key fact: The original version of the script had her dying. After Moffat agreed to take over, RTD sent him all the scripts for series 4, including the ones by other writers, so that Moffat wouldn't start building anything for Series 5 that was too similar. It was Moffat that had that final scene injected. As long as he's in charge, and as long as he's having meals with her dad and her husband, I'd say she has a fair chance.
peanutbutterlatte
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Just starting to watch the Classic Series on Netflix... wish me luck WhoGAF.
EDIT: Damn, Susan is hot in a very 1960s sort of way.
EDIT: Damn, Susan is hot in a very 1960s sort of way.
Actually, the parts of it I frequent (i.e. the general telly bits rather than the pure Doctor Who bits) are actually quite fond of Miranda.
Yes.
Other than she is a clone of the Doctor, and there aren't exactly a lot of those running around, even at the end of the universe.
There were three.
Torchwood
Sarah Jane Adventures
K-9
Torchwood had a good run, currently nothing happening with it after Miracle Day, which apparently people weren't happy with.
Sarah Jane Adventures was primarily for kids. Unfortunately, Elisabeth Sladen passed away due to cancer. Can't have a Sarah Jane Adventures without Sarah Jane herself.
K-9 is still going on, I'm pretty sure.
I know about these, but there should be new ones.
That would have been good.
Bobby Roberts
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Craig and Stormageddon sitcom!
Miracle Day might be the single most horrible thing to be associated with Doctor Who. The fall from Children of Earth to that is astounding. We're talking heights that Red Bull wouldn't sponsor a jump from.
Can't tell if you're kidding or not.
User 100115
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Why do you say that?
If that's true, I am so very glad. That it was scrapped.
Well, it all turned out just fine. It didn't happen.
I personally agree. I'm glad it was scrapped.
I think having Rose's two-part re-appearance is the lesser of two evils compared to a spin-off series based on her in the parallel universe.
The idea was Rose works with Torchwood in the parallel universe. Sort-of happened in season 4.
User 100115
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I very much dislike Rose as a character.
EleventhDoctor
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That rose spin off would have been the worst. And I like Rose.
EleventhDoctor
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Bo-ring.
Oh, I guess we "agree" on one aspect lol.
I thought she was fine. Not the best companion, but she's fine.
I think she was a good character.
slightconfuse
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I liked Rose as a companion but can all agree that Donna is God Tier
So you don't like the idea of a female Time Lord?
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