July 16th, 2017
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cyberized
July 18th, 2017 - 12:02amDont know why but i thought that the awful In The Forest of the Night was Chibnall. Then recently realised it was Frank Cottrell Boyce.
cyberized
July 18th, 2017 - 12:00amId like to see those infamous Raxacoricofallapatorians return. Love those farting Slitheen
Tim M
July 17th, 2017 - 11:55pmChibnall has a ‘Five Year Plan’?….He better write the best he’s ever written then. At the moment, I think it will be lucky to last 5 episodes. As I’ve said previously, I have no problem with a female Doctor. But like anyone cast in the role (male or female), I question the suitability of that actor in the role. Now I know Jodie Whittaker is a fine actress. But I really can’t see her as the Doctor. The part played by whoever needs a degree of gravitas. I don’t feel that with her. It feels more like a light weight Doctor. Diet Doctor even. She certainly wouldn’t have made my list of potential female Doctors. I hope I’m proved wrong, and if she is written well then there is a chance.
The Werewolf
July 17th, 2017 - 11:25pmI hope that it her companion is male, it is a young, attractive male rather than a bumbling one. It would be nice to see a companion that I found attractive, as other male fans have had that for years.
Adam
July 17th, 2017 - 11:13pmPats86..I know it’s a done deal but i’m still pretty angry and saddened not only with the casting decision but the spin the BBC are putting on it…
Adam
July 17th, 2017 - 11:01pmGomez is a very fine actress…but the character of Missy ‘poppins’ is pretty awful! Yet she’ll be back next series to face off against this new ‘alternate universe’ timelady….Sonic umbrellas and hair curlers at the ready! Oh it’s going to be…
R1ch1e
July 17th, 2017 - 10:39pmYes yes i agree completely. This has been a possibility since Tom Baker left in the 80s. To me it’s never been a case of IF we get a lady to play the Doctor, but WHEN!
The Living Shadow
July 17th, 2017 - 10:21pmI’m curious. Why do you think women work better as companions? (And we might still get a female companion).
Gareth
July 17th, 2017 - 10:12pmI cant except the 13th doctor as a woman. Woman work better as companians. I think give it a series and watch the show crash and burn. Having any poster or picture of all the doctors with the 13th doctor on will be like playing a game to spot the odd one out. Master to missy and now male to female doctor i dread to think whats next. K9 to kitty the robot cat probably. Wonder if chibnull is beginning to write his book on how to ruin a classic tv series.
Anonymous
July 17th, 2017 - 10:03pmYou DO realise the irony of the phrase “Do not change the main character” when referring to The Doctor? Then again, you did just compare a woman Doctor to a dog… so I’m not entirely sure.
12th Doctor Fan
July 17th, 2017 - 9:59pmAgreed full heartedly.
T.A
July 17th, 2017 - 9:54pmThe cybermen need to be used better. Make them great not the pawn off someone evil master mind like the missy in dark water or the masters at the beginning of the doctor falls, and please bring back the tomb of the cybermen designs back and upgraded them like the mondasium cybermen.
T.A
July 17th, 2017 - 9:46pmAfter a lot of thinking I decided, its new and something different and it could be one of the best things to happen to doctor who. To the people who are not on board with this, it was going to happen sooner or later. The Doctor will not always be a female so just wait, even if it might be four years.
Moe
July 17th, 2017 - 9:34pmWant to add that I just feel the Doctir has been male all along ans if he can change genders then maybe he can change species too and why not regenerate into a helpful lassie dog.
Just kiddin people
But really I am disappointed this iconic show will not wntertain me and my family like before.
If want a female Doctor Who – then do a spin off of a MS Doctor or something.
Do not change the main character that has held our attention for fifty years.
He is what he is.
Of course it is just a show so hardly matters. LOL
Moe
July 17th, 2017 - 9:24pmI just totally have no interest in a female Doctor Who.
Wont even force myself to try it.
The new generation will probably enjoy it but after many years of the Doctor being the male Doctor I just like that perspective.
Missy was played brilliantly but I never accepted her as Simm -Master and was so glad he was back in the last show
I am not a PC person so that wont sway me.
Nope. Dont think it will work for me
Good luck to her though – not her fault
The Temporal Jelly Baby
July 17th, 2017 - 9:09pmSpeaking of which, no Cybermen in series 11 please. Not unless someone has a really great idea for them. Let’s give the Cybermen a bit of a break.
The Temporal Jelly Baby
July 17th, 2017 - 9:08pmThat could work. Good, well-known monsters which haven’t been overused recently (e.g. the Cybermen have featured prominently in Capaldi’s era) and it gives the Daleks a slightly longer break so their inevitable return makes more of an impact. I’d like a big Dalek series finale in which we don’t know the Daleks are returning – like in series one.
Pats86
July 17th, 2017 - 9:03pmDon’t forget the Star Wars prequels?
Pats86
July 17th, 2017 - 9:01pmAdam, We can’t do anything about it now ad much as we would like to, we either go with it or leave it. And it pains me to have to say that, it really does : (
Pats86
July 17th, 2017 - 8:56pmWho was this female master who played the part quite well? Surely you can’t be talking about Gomez!
Pats86
July 17th, 2017 - 8:45pmLast season was better than the previous three but even then it was mediocre! Hopefully Chibnall can improve the writing at least.
Gordon
July 17th, 2017 - 8:43pm1 6 December 1989 survival part 3. Last episode before getting rested. There was no new tv episodes for 16 years and no guarantee it was ever coming back at that time due to the hatred of the show by BBC bosses.
2. February 1984: the day the show went on “hiatus”. The BBC tries to kill the show.
3. The day Colin baker got unfairly sacked
4. The day Patrick troughton took over. Believe it or not his casting was extremely controversial at the time and wasn’t well received at all
Some non doctor who bleak infamous sci fi days
5. The day that tripods was cancelled. Seriously not doing the final book BBC?
6. The day Blake 7 ended. What the hell was that ending
7.Roger Blake gets killed off. You can’t carry on Blake 7 without roger Blake
8. Survivors getting axed without resolution
I could go on with some American shows (Star Trek and firefly axings being just 2 examples) but I think I’ve mentioned enough. Sure some aren’t as shocking as the announcement yesterday but at least there is a show next year. Be grateful of that. Some of these infamous days mentioned didn’t get another series or was lucky to get another one years later.
Adam
July 17th, 2017 - 8:42pmAgree prettyinpink…Whittaker is just a run of the mill bland actress..nothing more
Pats86
July 17th, 2017 - 8:40pmAlthough do not want a female Doctor I think that is a little unfair prettyinpink, she needs to be given a chance to show what she can do and then we can really make our minds up.
The more I hear about this decision the more it becomes a clear gimmick, but we cannot do anything about it now so as far as I’m concerned I will give it a go, I’ve watched this since I was a kid in the early seventies. If I don’t like the new direction I will will stop watching but as much as I have argued my case for the Doctor staying male long before this shoe horned change I will not give up on it yet, she has the chance to this fans mind at least.
The Living Shadow
July 17th, 2017 - 8:37pmShe’s fantastic in the movie ‘Attack the Block’, and the play ‘Antigone’ on stage.It’s fair that we all have preferences, but I wouldn’t give up on her so easily.
A
July 17th, 2017 - 8:35pmWhat the..? “Nurse Who”? Have you some kind of time displaced internet from the 70s? I’m fairly sure in the 21st century women can be doctors or be employed in all sorts of other “male” jobs. There may even be (shock! horror!) male nurses.
The Living Shadow
July 17th, 2017 - 8:33pmHe can still have preferences. Maybe he just has a really clear plan of where he wants to take the show. From other interviews on the subject, this would definitely seem the case. He’s been said to have a “Five-Year Plan” for the show that includes risks. In my opinion it seems very obvious that Chris Chibnall has a vision of what he wants to do. Which is very reassuring, as many of Moffat’s flaws stem from a lack of long-term planning, resulting in various disappointing solutions.
Pats86
July 17th, 2017 - 8:32pmCutbacks.
Spamella
July 17th, 2017 - 8:29pmI think it will be quite interesting to see how Jodie plays the part of the female doctor for we had a female master who played her part quite well. only time will tell.
techruyc
July 17th, 2017 - 8:14pmLooks interesting!