Doctor Who - Spoilers!

[Kabukiman]

I can't find an exact time, but the actor portraying the new companion will be announced at a press conference "tomorrow morning". This news just broke a couple of hours ago, and it is evening in the UK, so I guess that means we'll hear something 12-ish hours from this posting?

 

[pixletwin]

I am hearing rumblings that it will be Aisling Loftus.

 

[N2k-swb]

I had absolutely no idea this was happening until a few minutes ago on here, cue the divided opinions and comparisons!

 

[Kabukiman]

The press conference happened, and it was announced we would only be getting 5 new regular episodes this year and one Christmas special. The Christmas special will introduce a new companion played by Jenna-Louise Coleman:

Not happy about only getting half a season this year. Also, the BBC tweeted this this morning (putting it in spoiler tags just in case):

Spoiler

Steven "Amy & Rory will leave in a final encounter with the Weeping Angels in ep 5. Not everyone gets out alive and I mean it this time"

Nothing about the 50th anniversary was announced today.

 

[ChaserFan]

She was a poor choice IMO...

 

[ShadowX81]

Like everything else to come out of the Moffat era, the announcement is painfully underwhelming.

 

[pixletwin]

I don't mind it. I am glad to hear we get another Weeping Angels story, but I hope he keeps more low key like Blink and less of te blockbuster about it. (I know, not much of a chance).

I think the new companion looks good. About time we had a brunette.

 

[N2k-swb]

Like everything else to come out of the Moffat era, the announcement is painfully underwhelming.

And Freema was?

She was a poor choice IMO...

Way to give the girl a chance...

I wont judge her untill i see her act in the character of which we know nothing about

 

[Blackhole]

Wow, we dusted off this thread? Glad it's back

As for the girl, i'm hoping she won't just be another human girl from Earth with an attitude. Hopefully she'll be an alien. And I hope she doesn't fall in love with the Doctor...already been done far too many times...

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

A pretty, young girl, bold choice. I hope she has the hots for the Doctor.

They're bringing back the Angels? I thought the last time was once too often.

 

[ChaserFan]

Way to give the girl a chance...

Uhh, well I don't think she's a very good actor...and I was hoping that they'd try something different in picking the new companion. Of course she might end up being alright, but I still think it was a poor decision, and they could have done better.

 

[N2k-swb]

Uhh, well I don't think she's a very good actor...and I was hoping that they'd try something different in picking the new companion. Of course she might end up being alright, but I still think it was a poor decision, and they could have done better.

I will admit i was hoping for a male companion, but i think the BBC want to keep the older males interested

 

[TheEnemy]

Seriously, IMO Down with Moffatt, Bring back RTD! Now those, were the good old days. IMO the only thing that was actually of any quality during the SM (or S&M lol!) era has to be "the doctor's wife" which was a Neil Gaiman Script originally written for David Tennant!!!

Can't wait for a new doctor and a multi-doctor special. I just always thought Matt Smith was too daft to be a doctor...not to mention IMO a bit fugly...

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Can't wait for a new doctor and a multi-doctor special. I just always thought Matt Smith was too daft to be a doctor...not to mention IMO a bit fugly...

In fairness, aside from Tennant, the Doctor's never been much of a looker.

 

[pixletwin]

Seriously, IMO Down with Moffatt, Bring back RTD! Now those, were the good old days. IMO the only thing that was actually of any quality during the SM (or S&M lol!) era has to be "the doctor's wife" which was a Neil Gaiman Script originally written for David Tennant!!!

Can't wait for a new doctor and a multi-doctor special. I just always thought Matt Smith was too daft to be a doctor...not to mention IMO a bit fugly...

Noobie fan.

 

[N2k-swb]

Seriously, IMO Down with Moffatt, Bring back RTD! Now those, were the good old days. IMO the only thing that was actually of any quality during the SM (or S&M lol!) era has to be "the doctor's wife" which was a Neil Gaiman Script originally written for David Tennant!!!

Can't wait for a new doctor and a multi-doctor special. I just always thought Matt Smith was too daft to be a doctor...not to mention IMO a bit fugly...

Nope, Moffat asked Gaiman to write for series 5 but the budget couldn't allow it to be filmed that series so it was pushed back a year to series 6. As stated by Moffat on the blu ray extras and Gaiman on his mini-introduction. So no, it was never intended for Tennant.

Too daft? Rather daft than too human with emotional issues and a broken heart for a toothy 'teen'. I'm in totally with Moffat, RTD was pretty bad at best but il give him credit there are a fair few one off episodes I enjoy going back too, and despite the fact I think Ten was too human for a 900 year old alien, I still enjoyed him in the role, but Smith blows him out of the water.

 

[Darth Caedus]

, and despite the fact I think Ten was too human for a 900 year old alien, I still enjoyed him in the role, but Smith blows him out of the water.

That was one reason why I like Smith better then Tennant. I LOVE Tennant in the role, but Smith just seems more "alien" then Tennant. Not only in looks, he just had an odd sized head , but the way he acts and delivers his lines makes him seem Non-Earthian.

 

[TheEnemy]

All's fair and opinions will be opinions, just that. No emnity my friends

Saw this on Wiki which was referenced, which is why I thought the episode was originally carded for Ten :-

"Gaiman began writing the episode before Matt Smith was even cast as the Eleventh Doctor; Gaiman envisaged David Tennant's performance in the first draft..."

According to The Writer's Tale, Matt Smith was cast before the end of the fourth series of DW.

IMO though, I thought being human was in essence what doctor who needed to really connect with this new audience (being newly re-launched) for day to day life to make it believable. In a way, what RTD was to actually pave the way for the SM timeline. I mean, basically, if you didnt go through the RTD process, It'd just be fobbed off like Primeval...

Plus being human provided the doctor with so much raw full-on emotion. A man who had been through so much and lived over 900 years must have baggage and an emotional life. I thought Chris and David really breathed life into The Doctor and that's what made it such generally a big hit and not just for cult fan boys but then again that's just IMO

 

[pixletwin]

All's fair and opinions will be opinions, just that. No emnity my friends

Saw this on Wiki which was referenced, which is why I thought the episode was originally carded for Ten :-

"Gaiman began writing the episode before Matt Smith was even cast as the Eleventh Doctor; Gaiman envisaged David Tennant's performance in the first draft..."

According to The Writer's Tale, Matt Smith was cast before the end of the fourth series of DW.

IMO though, I thought being human was in essence what doctor who needed to really connect with this new audience (being newly re-launched) for day to day life to make it believable. In a way, what RTD was to actually pave the way for the SM timeline. I mean, basically, if you didnt go through the RTD process, It'd just be fobbed off like Primeval...

Plus being human provided the doctor with so much raw full-on emotion. A man who had been through so much and lived over 900 years must have baggage and an emotional life. I thought Chris and David really breathed life into The Doctor and that's what made it such generally a big hit and not just for cult fan boys but then again that's just IMO

Out of curiosity, have you ever watched classic who?

 

[TheEnemy]

Out of curiosity, have you ever watched classic who?

Yeah but from Tom Baker onwards....should I be on guard from now? lol