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Post by Jesse on Jul 14, 2017 13:17:12 GMT -5
BBC has announced that they will reveal the 13th Doctor this Sunday July 16th after the Wimbledon Men's Final.
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Post by Confessor on Jul 15, 2017 10:05:38 GMT -5
BBC has announced that they will reveal the 13th Doctor this Sunday July 16th after the Wimbledon Men's Final. It's going to be a woman this time, for sure. I'm calling it.  |
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Post by spoon on Jul 15, 2017 11:28:25 GMT -5
Apparently, BBC America is going to announce it in the US. But since the announcement is being when the Wimbledon men's final ends on the BBC, and ESPN rather than BBC America broadcasts the tennis in the U.S., will BBC America randomly break into whatever program they're showing. Probably not. They'll just delay it until a commercial break. I guess I'll just have to loiter around Twitter to find out.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 17:05:44 GMT -5
I've been watching Kris Marshall on Death in Paradise and would be down for him as Thirteen. Although I would worry just a bit that he'd been a little too much like Eleven.
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Post by LovesGilKane on Jul 15, 2017 23:44:01 GMT -5
BBC has announced that they will reveal the 13th Doctor this Sunday July 16th after the Wimbledon Men's Final. It's going to be a woman this time, for sure. I'm calling it. a lot of called that right after the last Riversong/Capaldi episode,  |
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Post by Confessor on Jul 16, 2017 3:07:29 GMT -5
It's going to be a woman this time, for sure. I'm calling it. a lot of called that right after the last Riversong/Capaldi episode, Well, I don't watch the show. The last time that I was interested in Dr. Who, Peter Davison was playing the lead. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 10:48:09 GMT -5
Here's Thirteen:
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Post by Confessor on Jul 16, 2017 12:01:12 GMT -5
^^I knew it! I knew the producers wouldn't be able to resist doing this.
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Post by Jesse on Jul 16, 2017 12:20:34 GMT -5
The only thing I've seen Jodie Whittaker in is Broadchurch, which was created by Chris Chibnall, who is also the next show runner of Doctor Who. She gives a pretty decent dramatic performance in it and I'm curious to see how she will play the character.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 16, 2017 12:26:31 GMT -5
I called it too. I personally dropped out of watching the show when Karen Gillian left, but this is still pretty cool.
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Post by tingramretro on Jul 16, 2017 12:30:27 GMT -5
I think we may need to change the thread title.
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Post by Jesse on Jul 16, 2017 12:47:11 GMT -5
I think we may need to change the thread title. I had the same thought myself |
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Post by Confessor on Jul 16, 2017 13:16:08 GMT -5
I think we may need to change the thread title. So, as the forum's resident aficionado of all things Whovian, what are your thoughts on the Doctor becoming a female? And, how is it going down with Who fandom generally, as far as you can see? |
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Post by tingramretro on Jul 16, 2017 13:48:08 GMT -5
I think we may need to change the thread title. So, as the forum's resident aficionado of all things Whovian, what are your thoughts on the Doctor becoming a female? And, how is it going down with Who fandom generally, as far as you can see? I hated the idea at first, but now that it's happening I can't help thinking it might open up some interesting new avenues for the show. We'll see. As for the rest of fandom, I think "massively divided" sums it up best. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, most of the older fans on the more militant sites seem to be absolutely livid and threatening to boycott the show, but then, they've mostly been absolutely livid since at least 2010, sometimes 2005, and in a few cases 1981, so... |
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Post by The Captain on Jul 16, 2017 14:46:43 GMT -5
Well, I just showed the reveal to my daughter Emma, and she is massively excited, not just because it's a woman but because this will be the first Doctor she sees from the start (she started watching Capaldi halfway through his run, and has gone back and watched all of Smith and part of Tennant).
As for the choice of it being a woman,my take on it is if they can tell good stories, the Doctor can be a potted plant for all I care. The folks who insist the Doctor has to be a man and who are going to boycott because of this may be missing great TV because of their small-mindedness, and that is too bad for them and for the industry overall.
I myself am looking forward to this, as well as Moffat leaving, because while I loved Tennant and Smith, Capaldi left me a little cold to the series.
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