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Eddie Izzard As ... Doctor Who?

Posted by timothy on from the charming-gentleman dept.

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. Actually by gdav · · Score: 4, Informative

    Bill Nighy is the front runner. Tom Baker was just voicing his opinion. See the Times.

  2. Nope. by sakusha · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not going to happen. Tom Baker is pulling your leg. And you fell for it.

  3. but wait, there's more by mentaiko · · Score: 5, Informative
    Ok, let's get this straight. The BBC news division is reporting that Tom Baker made this claim, which has been denied, in turn, by somebody back at the BBC entertainment division.

    So I think this can still be filed under "rumors", same as 4 days ago when this appeared on the bbc.co.uk website. Way to stay on top of late-breaking news, /.

  4. Tom Baker Making Prank Phone Calls by devphil · · Score: 3, Informative


    Okay, so it's not him, just someone who sounds a heckuva lot like him, pretending to be the Doctor. Doing it for a radio show.

    One day, called Tom Baker himself, who took it in stride as only a British Time Lord can.

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  5. Re:Doctor... who?! by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Informative


    Eddie Izzard is a commando Transvestite commedian Extremely funny, bizarre use of imagery, his act in French is funnier than his English act as his vocab is limited so it just sounds even more brilliant.

    Has done gigs in the US, been in a few films and is generally a bit of an all rounder. As a comic he'd be a sort of cross between Bill Hicks and Robin Williams, some politics, loads of insanity.

    Describes himself as a "militant liberal"... this means you storm the parliment building and start with the words

    "Its okay, we'll pay for all the damages"

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  6. Re:Dr Who - The Next Generation by PCM2 · · Score: 4, Informative
    the big fat guys with no neck that you had to stab in the back to kill them
    Sontarans.

    God, I'm such a nerd.

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  7. This is JUST SPECULATION by shadowlight1 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Tom Baker was a great Dr. Who, but lately it seems he is a loon with moments of lucidity. Have any of you read his interview at the BBC?? It's hard for him to remember SEASONS of Dr Who at this point. Or, he was just pretending. Either way, he was a loon in the interview.

    It's much too early methinks (2 years out) for an actor to be chosen for Dr. Who.

    When Big Finnish, who does the Dr Who audio adventures, solicits scripts, they say "write it for any Doctor" and then it is customized to a new Doctor's persona after the actor is chosen. What this means, is any time between now and late 2004 a Doctor could be chosen, even with the script fleshed out. Naturally, to generate the most hype, people will be speculating on the actor (or actress!) to play the Doctor. Paul McGann, the 8th doctor who was in the Fox TV movie, has been quoted as saying he wants a FEMALE doctor this time around, or an African American one -- this doesn't mean it's going to happen -- it's just actors voicing their opinions.

    For the latest Dr Who news the best place to go, IMHO, is www.gallifreyone.com. It's a well-maintained fansite that seems to be tearing through the flurry of speculation and sticking to official BBC press releases.

    I can't wait for the Doctor to be back on TV.