General Ongoing Doctor Discussion

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

CastorTroy wrote: »

The question now is will the announcement be now or after the whole program?

There's a mixed doubles final to come so probably now.

Harry Palmr

get on with it (and I don't even watch Dr Who!)

Agent Coulson

After the Men's Final they said so expect it any minute.

brilou23

God that commentator would suck the life out of ya

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Gah! I was hoping they'd announce the Doctor before they went back up for post match commentary...

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I still don't think it's actually going to be on BBC. We shall see....

CastorTroy

Just thinking of the bit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail where everyone shouts "Get on with it!"

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

The ratings for this men's final will be huge

Agent Coulson

The BBC just want to keep the viewers watching for the ratings.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Mixed doubles is scheduled to start at 4:30, so the announcement is in the next 10 mins or isn't on the TV.

Agent Coulson

He brushed of the Royals pretty quickly.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Agent Coulson wrote: »

He brushed of the Royals pretty quickly.

They're good pals, Federer was at Pippa's wedding the other month. Danced all night, apparently.

Harry Palmr

Bet everyone in the tennis coverage knows who it is and they are giggling under their breath. Borris is confused though.

CastorTroy

They probably meant the whole program. Just said men's final so people didn't get mixed up with the finals program on BBC 2.

He left someone hanging

CastorTroy

Here we go

Harry Palmr

Here we go!

Agent Coulson

Blah.

Harry Palmr

Who?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

YES! I love it.

nuttyboy79

Could be good

CastorTroy

Well that was anti climatic. Well see how that person gets on

Ben Gadot

Nice swerve through the use of camera angles before the ultimate reveal. I enjoyed Jodie in ATB anyway, good luck to her.

martingriff

CastorTroy wrote: »

Well that was anti climatic. Well see how that person gets on

She does have the ear of a former doctor to help her.

snowflaker

You knew it was female by the frame

brilou23

I like it but fanboys gonna go mad.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

They could've put together a better package than a 30 second teaser, but happy to see who'll be manning the TARDIS - I'm confident given what I've seen of their previous work.

pun intended

martingriff

brilou23 wrote: »

I like it but fanboys gonna go mad.

True but with Missy been the Master anything could happen especially as people really took to her. Interesting if she has a multi season contract or have they a get out clause. Hope they do not have 1

The_Valeyard

Meh.

Wont be that interested in the next season.

martingriff

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Meh.

Wont be that interested in the next season.

Why not at least give her a chance.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

brilou23 wrote: »

I like it but fanboys gonna go mad.

https://twitter.com/TechnicallyRon/status/886189206300655616

pixelburp

So I guess those last minute odds shortening were correct, cos I think it was TickleMeElmo who said that was the bookies 11th hour favourite. Just shows.

Honestly, I only know her from Attack the Block, and excellent as that film was (seriously, sidebar go check it out) I don't recall her that well. Look forward to seeing her in action but she is definitely inheriting a LOT of scrutiny and baggage from the get go. Wish her only success

McLoughlin

Put up with allot of nonsense over past 10 years of Nu Who but kept watching out of habit but a female doctor feels too much of a desperate gimmick and is enough for me not to tune in.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Meh.

Wont be that interested in the next season.

Based on a 30 second teaser?

Agent Coulson

Doctor Who was one of the very few genuine good male role models left out there for young men sad to see that change I must say.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

pixelburp wrote: »

So I guess those last minute odds shortening were correct, cos I think it was TickleMeElmo who said that was the bookies 11th hour favourite. Just shows.

Honestly, I only know her from Attack the Block, and excellent as that film was (seriously, sidebar go check it out) I don't recall her that well. Look forward to seeing her in action but she is definitely inheriting a LOT of scrutiny and baggage from the get go. Wish her only success

Yeah, I only saw her mentioned yesterday morning, hadn't heard her name in any serious discussion up to that point. I saw some people last night say that the same thing happened with Smith and Capaldi before they were announced.

The_Valeyard

martingriff wrote: »

Why not at least give her a chance.

Not a fan of her work in previous shows.

The_Valeyard

martingriff wrote: »

Why not at least give her a chance.

Not a fan of her work in previous shows.

Lord TSC

I find it sad how many people are disregarding her not because of her acting ability, but purely cause she's a woman.

I get the Doctor has always been a man, but rarely was his penis an important part of the character. Its a really weird overtone of sexism that disappoints me greatly. I know little about her, but I'm willing to give her a chance to play the character. We know nothing at all about her portrayal yet.

CastorTroy

If she can be quirky and they don't play up her gender too much, she'll be grand.

martingriff

McLoughlin wrote: »

Put up with allot of nonsense over past 10 years of Nu Who but kept watching out of habit but a female doctor feels too much of a desperate gimmick and is enough for me not to tune in.

But why. Why has it to be a gimmick who says The Doctor can not be a woman. Not watching because they change the character to female in my mind is terrible

Goodshape

McLoughlin wrote: »

Put up with allot of nonsense over past 10 years of Nu Who but kept watching out of habit but a female doctor feels too much of a desperate gimmick and is enough for me not to tune in.

Being female shouldn't be a gimmick. It's overdue, that's all it is.

I'm not at all familiar with her to be honest. Looking forward to finding out.

martingriff

CastorTroy wrote: »

If she can be quirky and they don't play up her gender too much, she'll be grand.

I do in a way I hope they do a bit at the very start. When they see the transformation at the start she could go what you thought I could only be male. It be a bit of fun. Could have done it in the trailer

The_Valeyard

Goodshape wrote: »

Being female shouldn't be a gimmick. It's overdue, that's all it is.

I'm not at all familiar with her to be honest. Looking forward to finding out.

After been forced to watch St. Trinians years ago, my patience for those actors is low

Goodshape

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Doctor Who was one of the very few genuine good male role models left out there for young men

You absolutely must be joking.

nuttyboy79

Liked her in Broadchurch. It's a new direction for the show and for me at least most importantly it's not Kris Marshall.

pixelburp

The whole POINT of regeneration is a gimmick, so not sure why people would waste time getting uppity over this particular one, beyond the obvious yet simple difference this time. The whole things a lottery

Give her a chance. Matt Smith received a fairly universal shrug when he was announced, myself included and was very underwhelmed at first, and look how that turned out; arguably the most off-screen doctor of the new lot.

martingriff

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Not a fan of her work in previous shows.

Well okay I can take that reasoning. Not the The Doctors a female so not watching reaction. (Not saying that's you)

CastorTroy

I'm just looking forward to the usual regeneration observations the Doctor always makes. Like she's not ginger and then the more gender specific ones.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

CastorTroy wrote: »

If she can be quirky and they don't play up her gender too much, she'll be grand.

I've seen her in a few different things, she's done straight up drama, full on comedy, a mix of both. I wouldn't worry about her ability to carry the role. As I said before I'm glad Moffat and co are gone because I wouldn't have trusted him with a female Doctor. The new guy, Chibnall, based purely on Broadchurch, seems to be at least capable of writing well developed characters.

Virtanen

She was great in Broadchurch (which also happened to be written by Chris Chibnall), so hopefully she'll have the stories to match