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Eddie Izzard As ... Doctor Who?

cmdr_forge writes "The BBC is reporting that Former Doctor Who Tom Baker says that Eddie Izzard is to be the next doctor for the TV show that starts 2005. How awesome is that!"

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  1. meh by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who cares? He'll be replaced with no explanation anyway.

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  2. I wonder.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    if he's gonna plant a flag on every new planet he discovers?

    1. Re:I wonder.... by Rangerk8 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe not, but I can't wait until he offers a Dalek "Cake or Death?"

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  3. Re:Dr Who - The Next Generation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Do do dooooooooooo, do-do-doooo, do-dooo, do-do-dO DODODODO-DODODODO-DOdoodoodooooododododododo

    Well, it's Dr Who music you bastards.

  4. Dr Who? by CGP314 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dr Heimlich!

  5. and my big question is: by Stephen+Samuel · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who the frell is Eddie Izzard???! (excuse the cross-series reference).

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    1. Re:and my big question is: by Zemran · · Score: 2, Funny

      A cross-series reference is appropriate, as Eddie Izzard is a cross-dresser :)

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  6. Bah, lies... by Peterus7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tom Baker is just saying that because he's bitter that they told him the only part he'd be getting was that of Davros...

  7. Re:eddie izzard? by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tom was just a little off. Bill Nighy is going to be the doctor and Eddie will put on a dress and play his assistant.

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  8. For my less enlightened countrymen... by Trolling4Dollars · · Score: 5, Funny

    Eddie Izzard is this hip comedian from England. If you had an ounce of good taste you would know this.

  9. i can just see the first episode by boogy+nightmare · · Score: 2, Funny

    'oh no the TARDIS is covered in bee's, run charlie run.....'

    ok people, get your quotes out..

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  10. at least.. by Joff_NZ · · Score: 2, Funny

    All of the rumored guys would be good as the next Doctor..

    At least you know it won't be Ben Affleck.....

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  11. Re:Slashdot.... by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 2, Funny

    Rational decision making and logical argument has no place here at Slashdot, what you're supposed to write is something unbelievably stupid like:-

    "Yay! Edide Izzadr is teh r0xors!!!!"

    See?

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  12. My old "Eddie Izzard" joke gains new relevance... by ayjay29 · · Score: 2, Funny

    When creating the first series:

    Director: We want to do a space-sci-fi-time-traveling show. We need a big spaceship, with lots of flashing lights, and fins and things.

    Props man: This is the BBC, scale it down a bit.

    Director: OK, we need a cheep plastic model spaceship that hangs on wires that we can do cheesy fly-by shots with.

    Props man: This is the BBC, scale it down a bit.

    Director: Well, we need something. What have you got?

    Props man: Well, we have this old police phone box from "Dixon of Dock Green.", it needs a lick of paint but...

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  13. Re:Excellent! by iainl · · Score: 3, Funny

    "And don't try to pretend that anyone under 40 recognizes Carlin as anything but the Seven Words You Can't Say On TV Guy"

    Nonsense. As the original post title suggests, we all know him as Rufus from Bill & Ted before we know about Seven Words...

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  14. Re:Who is is that Eddie Izzard ? by martinX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Greetings, non-internet person. Allow me to introduce you to Google.

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  15. Re:Tom Baker Making Prank Phone Calls by Sabalon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Even better was the one where he called Sylvester McCoy - I'm not sure if he ever realized it was a prank call.

  16. Re:This is JUST SPECULATION by Dominic · · Score: 2, Funny


    > saying he wants a FEMALE doctor this time around,
    > or an African American one

    Wait a minute.. the Doctor changing skin colour I can understand, but why would be suddenly become American? That makes no sense at all...