Peter Capaldi Unveiled As the New Star of Doctor Who

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Peter Capaldi Unveiled As the New Star of Doctor Who

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday August 4, 2013 @06:52AM from the warming-the-sonic-screwdriver dept.

Dave Knott writes "After months of speculation since Matt Smith announced that he was exiting the long-running British SF show Doctor Who, the BBC has announced the latest actor who will be taking on the titular role. In a live television announcement, with several previous stars on hand, it was revealed that Peter Capaldi will be portraying the newest incarnation of The Doctor. Capaldi is 55 years old, ending a recent trend towards younger Doctors, and had been flagged by bookmakers as the odd-on favourite in recent days, to the extent that they had suspended betting on the issue. He is best known for his role as the foul-mouthed government bureaucrat Malcolm Tucker on the The Thick Of It and has in fact showed up on Doctor Who previously as a guest star. But now Capaldi is set to take his place in the iconic lead role. To help celebrate the 50th anniversary, and the naming of the next Dr. Who, an ice cream shop put up a 35ft straw Dalek sculpture."

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GET READY.... by MickyTheIdiot · 2013-08-04 06:53 · Score: 0

Let the Bitching.......
commence!
1. Re:GET READY.... by lgw · 2013-08-04 06:57 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  No bitching here. I have no idea who this actor is but he has some gray hair in publicity shots so I'm sold. The ever-younger Doctor was moving ever farther from the role I liked - but then, I'm a big fan of the 3rd Doctor, even if his character was a bit of a jerk from time to time. A 55 year old actor get my benefit of the doubt.
  
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2. Re:GET READY.... by oracleofbargth · 2013-08-04 06:57 · Score: 1
  
  Don't forget the whining!
3. Re:GET READY.... by BeerCat · 2013-08-04 07:01 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  A 55 year old actor get my benefit of the doubt
  Strangely enough, Capaldi is about the same age as William Hartnell was when he was the first Doctor. But Hartnell looked a lot older.
  
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4. Re:GET READY.... by rtkluttz · 2013-08-04 07:03 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I don't mind younger or older, either is fine with me. The only gripe I can see in my now 15 second old research of the man I have never previously heard of before is that IMDB has some really unflattering photos of him where he looks positively frail. Shortest lived Doctor ever.... regenerates walk to the first set of stairs falls and breaks a hip and 2 days later regenerates because pneumonia is killing him.
  
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5. Re:GET READY.... by agapeton · 2013-08-04 07:06 · Score: 1
  
  The 3rd Doctor is my second favorite for sure, mainly because of the age (the 1st Doctor being my favorite, since I'm most like him)..
6. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:15 · Score: 1
  
  If you watched Torchwood he was the government official negotiating with the 456 in Children of Earth (Torchwood Series 3).
7. Re:GET READY.... by erikkemperman · 2013-08-04 07:16 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  Frail? Wait until you hear the man curse. "The thick of it" is essentially the original bbc show that has since branched out to the US as Veep. It is pretty hilarious and Capaldi's Malcolm Tucker is unforgettable in every sense.
  Check out this compilation but be warned of strong language. My favorite quote at 5:20.
  
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8. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:34 · Score: 0
  
  Little pigs... LOL
9. Re:GET READY.... by Seumas · 2013-08-04 07:50 · Score: 4, Interesting
  
  I think people have come to respect that choices for the role of the Doctor are pretty much always excellent and second-guessing and pre-judging is useless. I say this as someone that loved Christopher Eccleston and didn't want to like Tennant. Then absolutely adored Tennant's portrayal and was definitely not going to accept the young goofy looking Matt Smith character... and then find myself sad to see Matt Smith go.
  Doctor Who is all about the doctor and his companions. They have to be likeable, interesting, compelling. They're the entire point of the show and they realize this - they always choose pretty damn well, even if all of us watching approach every change with skepticism and distrust.
  Personally, I'm really excited about Capaldi, even though I have no idea who he is. He looks like someone I won't mind seeing on screen for dozens of hours and I appreciate that they aren't just constantly skewing young. They didn't need to go older for older's sake, but I am really glad they are making a choice other than "twelve year old girls won't watch if we don't make it a semi-cute barely pubescent actor". Variety is the spice of the Doctor. I think I'm going to enjoy this incarnation. Good on them.
10. Re:GET READY.... by Nov8tr · 2013-08-04 08:16 · Score: 0
  
  I am very familiar with him. No bitching at all. I think they made a excellent choice. He has a very long illustrious career going many, many years. TV, movies, series, hell even Dr Who before. Yes I think we are in for a chance in the Doctor's style once again. It will be a interesting ride to see how he handles the series. I will be awaiting his appearance with anticipation. :)
  
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11. Re:GET READY.... by runeghost · 2013-08-04 08:27 · Score: 3, Interesting
  
  I'm glad to see an older Doctor. Matt Smith and David Tennant did brilliant work, but the next Doctor needed to be a step in a different direction.(Personally, I was hoping for a female Doctor, but I'm more than happy with the choice of Peter Capaldi.
12. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 08:28 · Score: 0
  
  He was one of the leads in the funniest show here in years, The Thick Of It.
  British political comedy at it's best. Watch it immediately.
13. Re:GET READY.... by winphreak · 2013-08-04 08:35 · Score: 0
  
  I was also hoping for a female doctor, but this is a good shift from the past two Doctors. (Please note, this is coming from a new-ish fan, so I have no room to judge with merit.)
  
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14. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 08:41 · Score: 0
  
  My only bitch is that I've been trying to avoid discovering this news until tomorrow when my kid is back home and it's been impossible.
15. Re: GET READY.... by AvitarX · 2013-08-04 08:44 · Score: 1
  
  He was pretty prominent in a season of torchwood (season three, children of men, on netflix and worth watching that season alone ). Same fake universe as doctor who even.
  
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16. Re:GET READY.... by bloodhawk · 2013-08-04 08:59 · Score: 1, Insightful
  
  No bitching from me. He actually seems a good choice after they hit rock bottom with the last doctor and definitely fits in well with what I think the doctor should be.
17. Re:GET READY.... by sconeu · 2013-08-04 09:14 · Score: 1
  
  Smith was probably the most Troughton-like of all the Doctors since Troughton.
  
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18. Re:GET READY.... by egamma · 2013-08-04 09:43 · Score: 1
  
  I don't mind younger or older, either is fine with me. The only gripe I can see in my now 15 second old research of the man I have never previously heard of before is that IMDB has some really unflattering photos of him where he looks positively frail. Shortest lived Doctor ever.... regenerates walk to the first set of stairs falls and breaks a hip and 2 days later regenerates because pneumonia is killing him.
  I'd say he's perfect for the role of the 13th Doctor...the final Doctor.
  
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19. Re:GET READY.... by ravenshrike · 2013-08-04 09:55 · Score: 1
  
  Assuming, of course, that either his resurrection by River Song didn't reset the clock or that he was telling the truth about the number of regenerations when he said 13. And apparently the 13th doctor will go through over 25 TARDIS console changes if he is the last.
20. Re:GET READY.... by madprof · 2013-08-04 09:58 · Score: 1
  
  Let the Bitching.......
  commence!
  No bitching here. He's one of the finest actors on British television.
21. Re:GET READY.... by ravenshrike · 2013-08-04 09:58 · Score: 1
  
  I'm imagining a Doctor that curses like a sailor and doesn't get all mopey or surprised when he gets pissed off at his enemies. I will probably be disappointed however.
22. Re:GET READY.... by Seumas · 2013-08-04 10:34 · Score: 1
  
  I probably disliked Smith the most, ahead of time. It only took one or two episodes before I totally bought into his portrayal, though. It didn't hurt that Amy Pond was such a fucking fantastic compliment to him, either. He also balanced the darkness and weight with the giddy excited thrill of a kid just right.
  I'm really going to be curious to see if the n ew doctor is going to be pretty much just dark and cold or if he's still going to have that flamboyant streak of fun and love for mankind.
  I also hope they don't get *too* far up their own ass with the whole story-arc. I've liked the long arcs they've woven in with the "new" seasons over the last half dozen years, starting with Bad Wolf -- but the show is often at its best when its him and friend escaping Kandyman and such. :)
23. Re:GET READY.... by Seumas · 2013-08-04 10:37 · Score: 1
  
  It isn't certain that timelords can change gender. There has been no cannon established suggesting that they can change gender or race, as far as I know. It would also be incredibly difficult to do just right, so that you avoid seeming to pandering or like you're doing it as a ratings stunt, because "now we have to have a black woman and next time an asian man" and so on. I don't disagree that it could be interesting, but I think it is a major risk. Especially when you consider how concerned people are simply going from one white british guy to another white british guy.
  Of course, if they could really nail it -- make it something you care about and that feels legitimate and honest -- I would be game.
24. Re:GET READY.... by radarskiy · 2013-08-04 10:45 · Score: 1
  
  it has only been two regenerations in a row where the actor playing the doctor starts at a younger age than his predecessor. Twice in a row is not a trend.
  This was the second time that has occurred in descending order (Pertwee-Baker-Davison, Eccleston-Tennant-Smith), and it has happened once in accenting order (Davison-Baker-McCoy)
25. Re:GET READY.... by RDW · 2013-08-04 11:02 · Score: 2
  
  At 2:42 you can see the scene that got him the job: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjAyazqtQj8&t=2m42s
26. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 11:28 · Score: 1
  
  The Doctor's Wife, regarding another time lord, The Corsair.
  "The Corsair took on different sexes throughout many incarnations. The Doctor noted that when the Corsair was female, 'she was a bad girl.'"
  http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Corsair
27. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 11:44 · Score: 0
  
  I think its time for a gallic Dr Who - I nominate Vincent Cassel
28. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 11:46 · Score: 0
  
  In 'The Doctor's Wife' it was established that The Corsair had changed Gender at least once.
29. Re:GET READY.... by Totenglocke · 2013-08-04 12:23 · Score: 1
  
  You mean him routinely being an asshole? Sorry, but when someone plays a jerk in almost every role, I stop believing that it's the role and start believing it's the actor. THAT is why I'm against Capaldi - not because he's old, frail looking, etc but because everything I've ever seen him in, he was such a colossal dick that I just wanted to punch him in the face the entire time.
  
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30. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 12:31 · Score: 0
  
  Capaldi is about the same age as William Hartnell was when he was the first Doctor. But Hartnell looked a lot older.
  Hartnell was wearing a white wig, the producers back then wanted someone who looked older
31. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 13:31 · Score: 0
  
  The Grand Moff said today on the BBC special that they can change sex or race.
32. Re:GET READY.... by niftydude · 2013-08-04 13:32 · Score: 2
  
  Does anyone else find it hilarious that in the movie World War Z, he had a role where he was billed as a W. H. O. doctor?
  
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33. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 13:34 · Score: 0
  
  So it's possible, but not common.
34. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 14:18 · Score: 0
  
  ...Personally, I was hoping for a female Doctor...
  Maybe, as the Doctor Who brand has grown, they can do a spinoff with the Rani. She should still be out there somewhere. They can flip her from evil to good, much like the Hercules series did with Xena.
35. Re:GET READY.... by Trogre · 2013-08-04 15:34 · Score: 3, Insightful
  
  Personally, I was hoping for a female Doctor
  Please tell me you're joking.
  
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36. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 15:47 · Score: 0
  
  no canon...so...you didn't watch the doctor's wife? or let's kill hitler?
37. Re:GET READY.... by Damouze · 2013-08-04 18:41 · Score: 1
  
  Ginger?
  
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38. Re:GET READY.... by porjo · 2013-08-04 18:49 · Score: 1
  
  I too am glad they cast an older, white guy. There was speculation whether the new Dr would be black or a woman. Either of which could have made for an entertaining television show, however it wouldn't be Dr Who. There is far too many $$ riding on it to go messing with fundamentals like that. One memorable twitter comment I saw:
  "For anyone who wishes the new Doctor was gay, black, or a woman, Capaldi's a good enough actor to play the part as a gay black woman." @sfdebris
39. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 19:40 · Score: 0
  
  Acting.
40. Re:GET READY.... by Totenglocke · 2013-08-04 20:56 · Score: 1
  
  When someone is always "acting" the same character in every role, I don't view it as acting, I view it as it being their real personality and they merely recite lines that are written. As much as I love Zooey Deschanel, she's not a great actress - she's always the exact same character just saying different lines. Peter Capaldi seems to be the same from everything I've seen him in. Sorry, but I don't want a Doctor that is just a grumpy old guy screaming and cussing at everyone without any heart or emotion other than anger. Sure, it might be funny for a scene or two, but after that it's just destroying the show.
  
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41. Re:GET READY.... by TheRaven64 · 2013-08-04 22:08 · Score: 1
  
  How about him in previous Doctor Who? In Children of Earth, he's a very different character from Malcolm Tucker: someone who cares about his family and is forced into doing things he personally despises to protect them. Or his character in The Fires of Pompeii?
  
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42. Re:GET READY.... by polyp2000 · 2013-08-04 22:09 · Score: 2
  
  Lets hope he can act a bit better than Hartnell - a large portion of his lines were proceeded with what I can only describe as "sniff the fart" acting. Watch a couple of episodes and you will see what i mean.
  
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43. Re:GET READY.... by TheRaven64 · 2013-08-04 22:15 · Score: 1
  
  The Time Lords granted The Master a new set of 13 regenerations. There's a lot of implication in on-screen dialog (e.g. The Brain of Morbius) and implicit statements in the Big Finish radio plays that the 13 regenerations is something that's imposed by Time Lord society to prevent stagnation by having some turnover in population. Given that the technology exists and that he's no longer bound by the social obligations of a dead race, there's no reason why he'd continue to be limited to the 13 regenerations.
  The only reason for the limit is that if it's unlimited then it makes the character invulnerable. This is why they portray the regeneration as something traumatic and like a death. Making the technology to grant him another 13 something that was difficult (and dangerous) to access would fill this - he can have another 13 any time he wants, but there's a danger that he'll die trying to get them. The other suggestion was to have someone else take over as the main character. I think they wanted River Song, but that probably wouldn't go down too well. I'd like to see them find Susan and have her inherit her grandfather's TARDIS.
  
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44. Re:GET READY.... by dcarmi · 2013-08-04 23:47 · Score: 1
  
  He is a writer and director and has picked up awards for both. He also has an Oscar for best short film which he wrote and directed. His acting range includes both drama and comedy so he ought to be able to keep the DW team on their toes.
  A fine choice and someone who really wants the role and willing to sacrifice to get it.
45. Re:GET READY.... by RaceProUK · 2013-08-04 23:59 · Score: 1
  
  I'm guessing you didn't see Torchwood 'Children of Earth' - Capaldi's character in that is about as far from arsehole as you can get. There's also the Who episode 'The Fires of Pompeii', where again his character's far from an arsehole.
  
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46. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 00:02 · Score: 0
  
  If you want to see his real personality you could watch him in one of his many interviews, or read his Doctor Who fan letters. They present him as an urbane and gentle craftsman.
47. Re:GET READY.... by segedunum · 2013-08-05 00:03 · Score: 1
  
  I've never understood the worship for Tennant. He played the role permanently looking like a stunned rabbit with his eyeballs about to pop out. That was basically all he did.
48. Re:GET READY.... by M1FCJ · 2013-08-05 00:06 · Score: 1
  
  One rule: The Doctor lies.
49. Re:GET READY.... by Totenglocke · 2013-08-05 00:09 · Score: 1
  
  I have seen them. Apparently you didn't pay attention to them if you thought he was nice in those episodes.
  
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50. Re:GET READY.... by M1FCJ · 2013-08-05 00:11 · Score: 1
  
  You must watch Curse of the Fatal Death to convince yourself. Lumley would have been a great Doctor.
51. Re:GET READY.... by RaceProUK · 2013-08-05 00:31 · Score: 1
  
  Being set up to fail by your boss = total shithead. Glad you cleared that up for me /sarcasm
  
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52. Re:GET READY.... by Sockatume · 2013-08-05 00:33 · Score: 1
  
  What a douche! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqbklg4UwEs
  
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53. Re:GET READY.... by Totenglocke · 2013-08-05 00:37 · Score: 1
  
  Wow you really didn't pay attention. He was more than willing to go along with it, he only got cold feet when he found out that his kids would be sacrificed too. The he murdered his kids and his wife before shooting himself.
  
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54. Re:GET READY.... by RaceProUK · 2013-08-05 00:45 · Score: 2
  
  Obviously there's no convincing you - you only look for the negative. That, and you think being typecast means your personality must match. That must mean Alan Rickman is relaxing in his villain's lair, plotting how to take over the world.
  
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55. Re:GET READY.... by Totenglocke · 2013-08-05 00:50 · Score: 1
  
  I look at the facts. I can't help he's always played bad characters who are angry and love to shout. It has nothing to do with the "type" of role, it's how the character is portrayed. Alan Rickman may have played many villains, but they were all quite different and unique. That's because Alan Rickman is a fantastic actor. I've yet to see any variation in the personality of Capaldi's characters - which is what I clearly stated from the very beginning. THAT is why I'm disappointed in Capaldi - because his previous work does not show any talent at portraying different characters, he merely portrays the same character saying different lines in different locations.
  If they wanted a 50-something year old Scottish man, they should have chosen Robert Carlyle - he's proven himself to be capable of a range of emotions and personalities.
  
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56. Re:GET READY.... by BasilBrush · 2013-08-05 02:33 · Score: 1
  
  Ah, the heady mix of an ageing actor and live to air broadcasting.
  Some of the episodes, he says a line wrong, then corrects himself.
57. Re:GET READY.... by BasilBrush · 2013-08-05 02:41 · Score: 1
  
  When someone is always "acting" the same character in every role, I don't view it as acting, I view it as it being their real personality and they merely recite lines that are written.
  There's the difference between a good actor and a star. The good actor brings a different performance to every role. The star has a particular way of being that people like to see, and he'll do that virtually every time. And the stars get orders of magnitude more money for what they do.
58. Re:GET READY.... by rufty_tufty · 2013-08-05 02:44 · Score: 1
  
  Not to mention the fact that a time travelling immortal would eventually become every person in the universe, then compose all mass of the universe then...
  He has to die some time!
  
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59. Re:GET READY.... by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-05 04:06 · Score: 1
  
  Doctor Who is all about the doctor and his companions... they always choose pretty damn well
  *ahem* Bonnie Langford *ahem* ;)
  Okay, she was given a bloody awful character, but I can't help thinking that anyone else would have been better at the time.
  That said, both the character and the actress have greatly redeemed themselves in the Big Finish audios. Much less squeaky and actually gets to show some intelligence.
  
  They didn't need to go older for older's sake, but I am really glad they are making a choice other than "twelve year old girls won't watch if we don't make it a semi-cute barely pubescent actor".
  As Solphie Aldred pointed out, it's the companion(s) who is the viewer's window into the Doctor's world. Twelve year olds weren't watching it for Christopher Eccleston rugged looks in 2005 - they were watching because Billie Piper was there for them to share her adventure (and for the boys, to gawk at her norks).
  
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60. Re:GET READY.... by geminidomino · 2013-08-05 04:25 · Score: 1
  
  See the different? Yeah, I didn't throw an unnecessary apostrophe in there like a goddam thalidomide moron flapping its flippers, unable to comprehend the most basic tenets of the English language.
  Says the AC who missed the distinction between adjective ('different') and noun ('difference'). Unless you're Conan The Librarian, there's probably no reason to waste your berserker rage over a typo. Lighten up, Francis.
61. Re:GET READY.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 05:02 · Score: 0
  
  Two words: Hugh Laurie
62. Re:GET READY.... by g0bshiTe · 2013-08-05 05:16 · Score: 1
  
  In his whole face!
  
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63. Re: GET READY.... by Mirvnillith · 2013-08-05 06:18 · Score: 1
  
  There's always The Doctor's Daughter ...
64. Re:GET READY.... by Andy+Somnifac · 2013-08-08 23:22 · Score: 1
  
  Oh, I can only hope this is true. Complete with a gun range, with Bruce Willis and Daniel Radcliffe's faces on targets down range.
A new Doctor by Jerry+Smith · 2013-08-04 06:56 · Score: 1

Hopefully it will get a bit more sinister, less shouting and running, better arcs. Can't wait till the Christmas Special :)

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1. Re:A new Doctor by Alranor · 2013-08-04 07:00 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yes, because if there's one thing that Peter Capaldi is known for, it's his habit of never, ever, shouting
2. Re:A new Doctor by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-04 07:11 · Score: 5, Interesting
  
  He's an extraordinarily versatile actor. I think he might actually be able to pull off not shouting as well.
  
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3. Re:A new Doctor by ArchieBunker · 2013-08-04 08:21 · Score: 1
  
  I loathe all those Christmas specials. They are all basically the same story.
  
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4. Re:A new Doctor by Denogh · 2013-08-04 08:49 · Score: 1
  
  Hopefully it will get a bit more sinister, less shouting and running, better arcs. Can't wait till the Christmas Special :)
  They're only replacing the (really good) actor that portrays the Doctor. Moffat is still in control.
5. Re:A new Doctor by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 10:00 · Score: 0
  
  He was great in "The Thick Of It": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjAyazqtQj8
6. Re:A new Doctor by rHBa · 2013-08-04 10:11 · Score: 1
  
  Maybe...
7. Re:A new Doctor by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 13:51 · Score: 2
  
  Watch him in Torchwood Children of Earth. I first learned of him through that and In The Loop, which I saw one right after the other when they came out. I could 1) barely believe it was the same guy in both and 2) had his work as Frobisher in Torchwood make me cry. I think there's only one scene when he screams in Torchwood out of complete fear/frustration. The end result was I spent the summer of 2009 watching whatever I could of his off Netflix (disc and streaming back in those days!)
8. Re:A new Doctor by davester666 · 2013-08-04 18:40 · Score: 2
  
  Yes, even the Dr. Who ones.
  
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9. Re:A new Doctor by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 21:16 · Score: 0
  
  Watch him in Torchwood Children of Earth. I first learned of him through that and In The Loop, which I saw one right after the other when they came out. I could 1) barely believe it was the same guy in both and 2) had his work as Frobisher in Torchwood make me cry. I think there's only one scene when he screams in Torchwood out of complete fear/frustration. The end result was I spent the summer of 2009 watching whatever I could of his off Netflix (disc and streaming back in those days!)
  And yet through all of your heartfelt retelling of your tragic story, you were modded up not a jot.
  Oh, the Humanity!
10. Re:A new Doctor by arglebargle_xiv · 2013-08-06 22:28 · Score: 1
  
  I first learned of him through that and In The Loop
  As long as he says "Kiss mah sweaty balls ya fat dalek!" at some point he'll be OK with me.
Who is this guy? by fustakrakich · 2013-08-04 06:57 · Score: 1

I can't find a mug shot or his rap sheet...

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1. Re:Who is this guy? by omz13 · 2013-08-04 07:02 · Score: 1
  
  I can't find a mug shot or his rap sheet...
  Its not that difficult to find him... for starters he's on Wikipedia. Why don't you go lookup "The Thick of It" too, as he played Malcolm Tucker, a most memorable character.
2. Re:Who is this guy? by sa1lnr · 2013-08-04 07:06 · Score: 1
  
  You could try clicking on his name in the summary. :)
3. Re:Who is this guy? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:14 · Score: 1
  
  Here's a great sample of some of his best work!
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjAyazqtQj8
4. Re:Who is this guy? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:28 · Score: 0
  
  He looks a bit like a thinner, more angular-faced, evil version of Craig Ferguson. I would have preferred Craig Ferguson.
5. Re:Who is this guy? by fustakrakich · 2013-08-04 07:41 · Score: 0
  
  It was a rhetorical question...
  
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6. Re:Who is this guy? by Logger · 2013-08-04 07:46 · Score: 2
  
  The thought had crossed my mind that I would love Craig Ferguson as the Doctor. "I know!"
7. Re:Who is this guy? by Grumpinuts · 2013-08-04 07:59 · Score: 2
  
  Funnily enough, as a callow youth in Glasgow, he played in a punk band with Craig Ferguson.
8. Re: Who is this guy? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 08:03 · Score: 1
  
  He is the WHO Doctor in world war z
9. Re:Who is this guy? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 08:39 · Score: 0
  
  That's amusing. Maybe there'll be an arc where they get the band back together.
10. Re:Who is this guy? by cyberchondriac · 2013-08-04 10:44 · Score: 3, Interesting
  
  Actually, I thought I saw a bit of David Tennant in Capaldi. Like he could be Tennant's uncle or something, there's a passing resemblance. Not to mention the Scottish brogue, which is Tennant's true voice.
  I dunno, I admit Capaldi's a bit older than I would've liked; but then again, any younger than Matt Smith would've been just too young.
  
  I started to wonder if they were going to make doctors younger and younger until at some point, the next regeneration resulted in a baby, fetus, or embryo.. which just immediately regenerated again and then the whole thing started over again somehow, with an old Doctor. Reset the cycle, so to speak. Hmm.. Benjamin Button, the next Doctor Who. ;-p
  Well.. we'll see.. but to me, Tennant will always be THE Doctor. (I didn't really watch it when Baker was reigning, but he'd probably be my pick of the original Doctors) To each their own I suppose.
  
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11. Re:Who is this guy? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 12:48 · Score: 0
  
  No, this guy is Who.
12. Re:Who is this guy? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 12:58 · Score: 0
  
  Craig Ferguson is raging Dr Who fan, and has had Matt Smith on his show, complete with a silly/wonderful musical number.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9P4SxtphJ4
  Craig has to be a very happy guy. Look forward to seeing the New Doctor on American late night television soon.
13. Re:Who is this guy? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 14:26 · Score: 0
  
  Oh yeah, I saw a bit of Tennant, but only after I saw Ferguson. I thought Tennant was terrific and wish he would have stayed longer, but it seemed like the later episodes started the slide towards dramatics that were in the few episodes of the outgoing doctor's I watched before I decided I needed to take a break. I wish they would move towards using understated personal moments, like the old show would do, but I guess the current version sells better.
14. Re:Who is this guy? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 21:19 · Score: 0
  
  It was a rhetorical question...
  Correction: It was a clumsy and childish attempt at facetiousness that fell flat on its face and you're trying to dissipate your well-earned embarrassment by attempting to blame the captive audience for your personal failure.
  Are you touching your penis right now?
Coincidence? by meekg · 2013-08-04 06:57 · Score: 5, Interesting

IMDB says that in War World Z, he played the character of a Dr. from the W.H.O.
Coincidence?
1. Re:Coincidence? by meekg · 2013-08-04 06:58 · Score: 1
  
  Also, he played the same role in World War Z. Yeeesh.
2. Re:Coincidence? by hackula · 2013-08-04 07:14 · Score: 1
  
  ...he played the character of a Dr...
  
  Dr who? (Could not resist)
3. Re:Coincidence? by wertarbyte · 2013-08-04 08:50 · Score: 2
  
  Well, did you notice where the WHO research facility is located? It's - of course - based in Cardiff, Wales! The zombie plague probably just swept in through the rift.
  
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4. Re:Coincidence? by TeknoHog · 2013-08-04 08:53 · Score: 1
  
  Dr. Hu, I presume?
  
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5. Re:Coincidence? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 09:16 · Score: 0
  
  Dr. Hu, I presume?
  You mean the villain from King Kong Escapes/Kong vs MechaKong?
6. Re:Coincidence? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 20:50 · Score: 0
  
  Every time I think that perhaps humanity isn't that bad, after all, the likes of you pop up and shatter the illusion. Are you proud of yourself? Are you going to show that post to your parents and/or any children you might have or get in the future and still feel all cool about it?
  Trolls like you are lowlife. Scum. Waste of oxygen.
Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 06:58 · Score: 0

Good morning, my little chicks and cocks.
It's going to be so much fun imagining that its Malcolm Tucker reciting Doctor Who lines.
1. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by omz13 · 2013-08-04 07:04 · Score: 1
  
  Indeed. Whenever I watch The Thick of It, Tucker's character always has me in stitches when he goes off on a sweary rant.
2. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by omz13 · 2013-08-04 07:07 · Score: 1
  
  And somebody mod parent up... that is actually a quote from the Malcolm Tucker character... as played by Peter Capaldi... and in that role he's infamous for his swearing. Viewers of a gentle-persuasion should not watch it.
3. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by captain_dope_pants · 2013-08-04 07:26 · Score: 2
  
  Aye, he'll be a great Doctor...
  
  " D'ye fucking ken who ye're dealing with here? Nae ? Well I'm the fucking Doctor ye alien shite, now get the fuck outta mah sight or I'll beat ye like a red-headed step-bairn ! "
  
  ( With apologies to Irvine Welsh )
  
  Oh, and maybe move the time slot for the show to 11pm ;)
  
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4. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by nojayuk · 2013-08-04 08:04 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Capaldi's Glaswegian, not Boston Irish. Don't know why you went with an American dialect rather than something fae Glesca.
  Rough translation into Barras Glaswegian -- "Haw, d'ye fuckin' ken who yer fuckin' dealin' way here? Well Ah'm th'fuckin' Doaktur ye bastardin' wee alien ba'heid, noo get fuckin' oota my fuckin' sight afore ah fuckin' stick th' fuckin' heid in ye!"
5. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by captain_dope_pants · 2013-08-04 20:51 · Score: 1
  
  Ah, hence my apologies to Irvine Welsh - I fucked up my "Scottish" more than I could possibly imagine !
  
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6. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 22:06 · Score: 0
  
  Can't be Glaswegian without "by the way" at the end of every statement. Also Irvine Welsh is from fuckin' Edinburgh by the way...
7. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by nojayuk · 2013-08-04 22:23 · Score: 1
  
  I can't actually think of a notable writer from Glasgow -- Alasdair Gray perhaps? Google Google wikiwiki yup, born in Riddrie and still lives in Glasgow. That's it. The Scottish Socialist Vanguard Science Fiction Writers Party is all on the east coast (Iain M. Banks (RIP), Ken McLeod, Charlie Stross, Hannu Rajaniemi etc.)
8. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by stiggle · 2013-08-04 22:43 · Score: 1
  
  Or waving a can of Tennents Export Lager in one hand.
9. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by macsuibhne · 2013-08-04 22:51 · Score: 1
  
  Adam Smith, "The Wealth of Nations".
  Mark Millar, "Kick-Ass".
  Alistair MacLean "The Guns of Navarone", "Ice Station Zebra", "Where Eagles Dare", too many others to list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_MacLean
  
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10. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 22:52 · Score: 0
  
  Grant Morrison and Denise Mina spring to mind. Depends what kind of writing you like...
11. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by augustw · 2013-08-05 00:30 · Score: 1
  
  Adam Smith was a professor at Glasgow University, but he came from, and went back to, Fife.
  (And, of course, John Barrowman, AKA Captain Jack, is a Glaswegian.)
12. Re:Doctor Tucker or Malcolm Who by macsuibhne · 2013-08-07 11:26 · Score: 1
  
  Fair play; you're right, lazy Googling on my part.. He wrote "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" in Glasgow, but was back in Fife by the time he wrote"The Wealth of Nations". I think I'm good on the other two, though.
  
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Doctor Who XII by MacTechnic · 2013-08-04 06:59 · Score: 1

Now we have a Doctor Who, who has been a real Doctor Fan for a long time! Best Wishes to all Whovians!
1. Re:Doctor Who XII by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-04 07:13 · Score: 3, Interesting
  
  Now we have a Doctor Who, who has been a real Doctor Fan for a long time!
  What, David Tennant doesn't count? Getting into acting was practically an accidental by-product of his life-long quest to be the Doctor.
  
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2. Re:Doctor Who XII by Nyder · 2013-08-04 15:07 · Score: 2
  
  Now we have a Doctor Who, who has been a real Doctor Fan for a long time!
  What, David Tennant doesn't count? Getting into acting was practically an accidental by-product of his life-long quest to be the Doctor.
  If it was his life long quest to be the doctor, why did he quit after 5 years?
  
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3. Re:Doctor Who XII by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-04 18:03 · Score: 5, Interesting
  
  *sigh* Not this again. It was his life long quest to be the Doctor, not to be the Doctor for 10 years and run the show into the ground. He had the best interests of the show in mind. The only reason Doctor Who has lasted this long is because of its continual reinvention, the re-casting of the lead being the most obvious (but no means only) change.
  Patrick Troughton advised Peter Davison to only do four years. Peter Davison then passed this same advice on to his then-future-son-in-law David Tennant.
  His last line as the Doctor was "I don't want to go," which was exactly how he felt about it. Some people just aren't entirely selfish.
  
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4. Re:Doctor Who XII by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-04 18:28 · Score: 1
  
  Oh, and also, the actor is not in charge of the show, so he would have got his marching orders sooner or later.
  
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5. Re:Doctor Who XII by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 01:29 · Score: 0
  
  Sigh, man up stop using sigh, it's annoying.
Justice is served! by agapeton · 2013-08-04 07:08 · Score: 1

Well, for the actor at least. Remember what happened to his character and his entire family in Torchwood? This helps to redeem that injustice in my mind. I do hope they have an episode where this 12th goes meets with that PM in that Torchwood and gives him some poetic justice.
1. Re:Justice is served! by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:13 · Score: 0
  
  He was the best thing on Children of Earth. What a performance!
2. Re:Justice is served! by spike1 · 2013-08-04 07:46 · Score: 1
  
  Alhhh, but karma bites both ways.... Balance out the death of him and his family in torchwood...
  With the doctor and donna noble saving him and his family from the volcano at pompeii
3. Re:Justice is served! by Swampash · 2013-08-04 09:42 · Score: 1
  
  He was the best thing on Children of Earth. What a performance!
  THIS.
Perfect by Shemmie · 2013-08-04 07:10 · Score: 1

Could easily go on to become one of the best Dr Who's ever.
The best of Malcolm Tucker
1. Re:Perfect by Z00L00K · 2013-08-04 07:35 · Score: 1
  
  Even though I really liked the eccentric doctor played by Tom Baker.
  
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2. Re:Perfect by Shemmie · 2013-08-04 07:56 · Score: 2, Insightful
  
  Same here - I loved Tom Baker, and in my head, I'm thinking a Tom Baker-ish, slightly darker Doctor. With a touch more gravitas than Matt Smith.
3. Re:Perfect by CanadianMacFan · 2013-08-04 09:13 · Score: 1
  
  Not a chance the way the writing and stories have been going the past couple of seasons.
4. Re:Perfect by Seumas · 2013-08-04 10:46 · Score: 1
  
  I don't understand people who can dismiss any of the doctors. They have all been fantastic, in their own way. No doubt, Tom Baker is the pinnacle, but the great thing about the show is you get something new and before it gets too old, you have something else. The switch to a new portrayal either leaves you sad because you'll miss the last guy or excited, because the last guy wasn't *quite* your cup of tea.
  What I'm really curious about is what he's going to wear. The doctors of the modern era have been kind of bland, dress wise. I mean, Eccleston was cool but pretty generic, clothing-wise. Tennant just dressed normal and nice, but with Converse shoes, and Matt Smith dressed like a slightly more nerdy Tennant, with a bow-tie.
  Where's the Tom Baker with a giant overcoat and massive scarf and wild hair? Where's the Peter Davison and his orange-lined tan suit with broccoli on the lapel? Where's the Sylvester McCoy with his suit-of-question-marks? Or Colin Baker and his patchwork multi-colored coat with question-marks on his shirt collar and giant colored neck-scarves?
5. Re:Perfect by Shemmie · 2013-08-04 10:55 · Score: 1
  
  I will give you that. I'm hoping a new Doctor gives it a chance for a personality reboot. And writers reboot.
6. Re:Perfect by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 11:52 · Score: 0
  
  and Matt Smith dressed like a slightly more nerdy Tennant, with a bow-tie.
  And a fez. 'Cause fezzes are cool.
7. Re:Perfect by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 14:24 · Score: 0
  
  Actually David Tennant was the pinnacle.
8. Re:Perfect by AmiMoJo · 2013-08-05 00:01 · Score: 1
  
  I felt Smith had more gravitas than Tennant did. During Tennant's time there were far too many stupid and extremely shallow scripts from Russell T. Davies, where every problem was solved by some ridiculous deus ex machina and it all seemed so very trite. The few times he managed to shine where in the Moffat episodes, and of course Mat Smith benefited from having many more of them.
  Really, Davies' scripts were terrible. The final one he wrote, right up to the final moment where his hand-over to Moffat was cheesy and obvious, with no real peril or emotional impact for the viewer. Most of the supposedly memorable moments from his time were either special effects extravaganzas that Lucas would have been proud of, or hamfests like making it snow at Christmas or bringing back an old and not very scary enemy.
  
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9. Re:Perfect by BasilBrush · 2013-08-05 02:58 · Score: 1
  
  Where's the Peter Davison and his orange-lined tan suit with broccoli on the lapel? Where's the Sylvester McCoy with his suit-of-question-marks? Or Colin Baker and his patchwork multi-colored coat with question-marks on his shirt collar and giant colored neck-scarves?
  Hopefully a very long way away. The Doctor just needs to look like an eccentric, not a twat.
10. Re:Perfect by Thumper_SVX · 2013-08-05 05:50 · Score: 1
  
  I was going to say that there were a few memorable RTD-helmed episodes... but looking back I think they were all written by other writers (even not Moff). "Dalek" was a fantastic episode in my opinion. OK... not Tennant, and not RTD-written either but an example of some of the quality you can find in episodes outside of the normally recognized Moff eps. The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit were also pretty damned good. Also enjoyed Family of Blood and Human Nature.
  In fairness to RTD, I don't think "Tooth and Claw" was that bad, but if that's about the only one during his run that I give the time of day that's not all that promising.
Expletive deleted by CockMonster · 2013-08-04 07:10 · Score: 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjAyazqtQj8
W.H.O. Doctor... by flogger · 2013-08-04 07:13 · Score: 1

Kinda funny that looking at IMDB, he has credits in World War Z as W.H.O Doctor. As long as he talks slower than Matt Smith, I'll be happy.

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Tin Pot, Dildo-Headed Dalek C**ts by Blue+Stone · 2013-08-04 07:13 · Score: 2

Looking forward to more in this vein: Malcolm Tucker on that science fiction film you like.

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Meh.... by nine-times · 2013-08-04 07:15 · Score: 2

I don't love it, but I'll reserve judgment until I see it. I think I mostly don't like the fact that he's already appeared in the series as another character. Sure, Karen Gillan also appeared in a previous episode before becoming Amy Pond, but she was so heavily made up you wouldn't recognize her. They had Eve Myles play different characters, but at least they had a fun little nod to that fact. So maybe it's fine.
I guess I do like the fact that they're going with someone who will probably be darker and less goofy than Smith.
1. Re:Meh.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:52 · Score: 0
  
  Don't worry.... Colin Baker already took care of the 'appearing in Dr. Who before becoming the Doctor' problem for you
2. Re:Meh.... by Denogh · 2013-08-04 08:58 · Score: 1
  
  I don't love it, but I'll reserve judgment until I see it. I think I mostly don't like the fact that he's already appeared in the series as another character. Sure, Karen Gillan also appeared in a previous episode before becoming Amy Pond, but she was so heavily made up you wouldn't recognize her. They had Eve Myles play different characters, but at least they had a fun little nod to that fact. So maybe it's fine.
  I guess I do like the fact that they're going with someone who will probably be darker and less goofy than Smith.
  And let's not forget Freema Agyeman playing Martha's cousin a couple of episodes before coming on as Martha Jones.
3. Re:Meh.... by nine-times · 2013-08-04 12:02 · Score: 1
  
  Right, I forgot about that. What might be funny is to pick up after the end of "The Fires of Pompeii" to have the ancient Roman character, played by Peter Capaldi, pull out a pocket watch and open it up, restoring his memories.
4. Re:Meh.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 12:38 · Score: 0
  
  There's precedent for that. Colin Baker was a villain before he was a doctor, and "Romana" was a supporting character before she was recycled as an assistant.
5. Re:Meh.... by spike1 · 2013-08-04 13:48 · Score: 1
  
  Also not forgetting Gwen Cooper... Same actress played the servant girl to the undertaker in the unquiet undead... (and in fact, the doctor recognised the similarity iand enquired about Gwen's heritage)
6. Re:Meh.... by Nyder · 2013-08-04 15:14 · Score: 1
  
  There's precedent for that. Colin Baker was a villain before he was a doctor, and "Romana" was a supporting character before she was recycled as an assistant.
  Don't forget Nicholas Courtney, Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, played a bit roll in Doctor Who as a security agent in 1965.
  
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7. Re:Meh.... by AmiMoJo · 2013-08-04 20:48 · Score: 1
  
  Sci-fi is often strangely incestuous like that. Star Trek was notorious for having people play multiple characters with varying amounts of make-up.
  
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8. Re:Meh.... by Xest · 2013-08-04 21:42 · Score: 1
  
  "I guess I do like the fact that they're going with someone who will probably be darker and less goofy than Smith." ...and has a track record of you know, being able to actually act which is more than can be said for the amateur dramatics farce that was Smith.
9. Re:Meh.... by guru42101 · 2013-08-05 02:31 · Score: 1
  
  Sometimes it's almost the same character with the same makeup and a different name. Armin Shimerman played two other Ferengi before he took the role of Quark in DS9. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001734/
10. Re:Meh.... by geminidomino · 2013-08-05 02:31 · Score: 1
  
  "Find Kim Strauss" is great fun as a Babylon 5 drinking game.
11. Re:Meh.... by AmiMoJo · 2013-08-05 02:40 · Score: 1
  
  Tom Paris was a clone of an earlier character from TNG. Same personality, nearly the same back-story etc.
  
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12. Re:Meh.... by DrVxD · 2013-08-05 05:56 · Score: 1
  
  This has happened with regenerations before - Romana (Lalla Ward) made a point of taking the likeness of someone she'd encountered previously
  
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13. Re:Meh.... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 08:13 · Score: 0
  
  I think I mostly don't like the fact that he's already appeared in the series as another character.
  Colin Baker appeared in Arc of Infinity alongside Peter Davison as rather a major character before becoming the 6th Doctor himself - it's not a new thing...
I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:19 · Score: 1

Let the Bitching.......
commence!
I was hoping for a woman Dr. (Yes, "Dr." Yes, I'm abbreviating it! So there!) along the lines of Dr. Donna - maybe even have Catherine Tate some how turn into the Dr. (:-P).
Or This guy - Yeah, the Operative from Serenity.
1. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by JustOK · 2013-08-04 07:38 · Score: 1
  
  It's "Doctor"
  
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2. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by SuricouRaven · 2013-08-04 07:59 · Score: 3, Informative
  
  To clarify: 'Doctor' is indeed his name. Time lords, by their custom, may adopt a new title of their choosing to serve as their name, and from that point on no longer use their old name - though the exact circumstances in which this happens are unclear, it seems to apply predominantly to those who have left Gallifrey or who hold a high rank. The Doctor, the Master, the Rani, the Valeyard, the Corsair.
  But he also has a doctorate that would be recognised on earth - honorary, but sufficient to get the title. Thus he may be addressed as 'Dr Doctor.'
  He may also be assumed to have graduated from the Academy on Gallifrey with something equal to or greater than a doctorate, as this is a requirement to be a licensed (Since revoked) TARDIS traveler. The time lords don't let just any meddler screw around with time - there's a training course.
3. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by 93+Escort+Wagon · 2013-08-04 08:44 · Score: 1
  
  I'm guessing you'd have kittens if I refer to him as "Doc Who".
  
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4. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by EvilSS · 2013-08-04 09:34 · Score: 1
  
  He may also be assumed to have graduated from the Academy on Gallifrey with something equal to or greater than a doctorate, as this is a requirement to be a licensed (Since revoked) TARDIS traveler. The time lords don't let just any meddler screw around with time - there's a training course.
  It's actually just a certification: Gallifrey Certified TARDIS Administrator (GCTA).
  
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5. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · 2013-08-04 13:32 · Score: 1
  
  > Time lords, by their custom, may adopt a new title of their choosing...The Doctor,
  > the Master, the Rani, the Valeyard, the Corsair.
  Not all do though. R..
  wait. This isn't political. (checks) News for nerds. Stuff that matters.
  Ok, we're good. Anway, Rassilon and Romana didn't pick such titles. Also, "Sagacity" apparently doesn't use "The" with it.
  
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6. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by SuricouRaven · 2013-08-04 18:19 · Score: 1
  
  Romana was an Academy graduate of very high achievement, so it's probably not an educational thing.
7. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by SuricouRaven · 2013-08-04 18:24 · Score: 2
  
  Rassilon wouldn't count - he is from very early in Time Lord history, so customs may have been different then.
  His name just ended up *becoming* a title.
8. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-04 19:03 · Score: 1
  
  But he also has a doctorate that would be recognised on earth - honorary, but sufficient to get the title. Thus he may be addressed as 'Dr Doctor.'
  Don't forget his knighthood. Dr Sir Doctor?
  
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9. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by 91degrees · 2013-08-04 20:16 · Score: 1
  
  (Yes, "Dr." Yes, I'm abbreviating it! So there!)
  
  Would have been briefer to have used the long form.
10. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 01:50 · Score: 0
  
  well right, too!
  You get one rogue running around with a stolen TARDIS and you get genocided right, left and center.
11. Re:I'll bitch... I wanted a bitch. by naoursla · 2013-08-05 04:43 · Score: 1
  
  the Traveller?
Damnit! by RussR42 · 2013-08-04 07:19 · Score: 2

Spoilers!
Was hoping for a woman... by Myria · 2013-08-04 07:20 · Score: 1, Interesting

I was hoping for a woman this time. Would make for some great antics.

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1. Re:Was hoping for a woman... by loufoque · 2013-08-04 07:32 · Score: 1, Troll
  
  You're in the minority.
  People want a male doctor.
2. Re:Was hoping for a woman... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 08:15 · Score: 0
  
  This is a typical case of equal rights movement gone horribly wrong and so far past the original intention, it has put it on its head.
  In other words: That suggestion itself is sexism.
  The doctor's whole character is that of a man. Risk over harmony and all that.
  The problem is sexist feminists that think those female values and preferences are inferior somehow. *Excuse me, but if you think being a nurse / daycare worker / teacher and wiping people's shit off while staying nice, loving and caring, is an easy job, go fuck yourself*. Or raising children... Undoubtedly the most important job in the history of mankind.
  By the way, this is the kind of woman I admire:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m0Vq9pPblE
  Just so you can check your prejudices.
3. Re:Was hoping for a woman... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 08:16 · Score: 0
  
  Game Over Man, Game Over!
4. Re:Was hoping for a woman... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 09:45 · Score: 0
  
  That's quite a brain fart. Did one sentence even follow the next?
  Existing Doctor Who actors have said they'd be curious about a woman playing the role. If the people working on the program have no problem with the Doctor being a woman, why should anyone else?
  (And Lisa Hannigan is an indie folk singer, not an actress....)
5. Re:Was hoping for a woman... by itsdapead · 2013-08-04 22:25 · Score: 2
  
  I was hoping for a woman this time. Would make for some great antics.
  In the interview on the "reveal" show Steven Moffat showed clearly what he thought of that.
  Approximate quote: "Helen Mirren was quoted as saying it that a woman should be chosen to play the Doctor. I say that its about time that a man was chosen to play the Queen."
  
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6. Re:Was hoping for a woman... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 05:52 · Score: 0
  
  But a man WAS chosen to play the Queen. In the opening ceremony for the Olympics, the stuntman who dressed as the Queen and parachuted down was male.
7. Re:Was hoping for a woman... by itsdapead · 2013-08-06 00:40 · Score: 1
  
  But a man WAS chosen to play the Queen. In the opening ceremony for the Olympics, the stuntman who dressed as the Queen and parachuted down was male.
  OK, but if you're going to count spoofs then a woman DID get chosen to play the Doctor.
  
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Interrogative by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:24 · Score: 0

What??
More than just Tucker by Coisiche · 2013-08-04 07:27 · Score: 4, Interesting

Okay, he is, now, best known for the Malcolm Tucker role but I remember him better in other roles; the Angel Islington in a BBC adaption of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (although that show was really stolen by Paterson Joseph's Marquis De Carabas) and as Uncle Rory in the TV adaption of Iain Bank's Crow Road.
And it's kind of nice that the Doctor is portrayed by an actor older than me again. That hasn't happened for a while.
1. Re:More than just Tucker by Pop69 · 2013-08-04 07:32 · Score: 1
  
  I still remember him from Local Hero....
2. Re:More than just Tucker by Tapewolf · 2013-08-04 08:02 · Score: 1
  
  Okay, he is, now, best known for the Malcolm Tucker role but I remember him better in other roles; the Angel Islington in a BBC adaption of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (although that show was really stolen by Paterson Joseph's Marquis De Carabas) and as Uncle Rory in the TV adaption of Iain Bank's Crow Road.
  And it's kind of nice that the Doctor is portrayed by an actor older than me again. That hasn't happened for a while.
  So, does that make Rory his only non-psychopathic role so far?
3. Re:More than just Tucker by TitusGroan8856 · 2013-08-04 08:48 · Score: 1
  
  also a non-living role. Uncle Rory was dead (except in flashbacks)
4. Re: More than just Tucker by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 09:23 · Score: 0
  
  The mini-series Neverwhere came before the book. The book was a novelization of the series.
Perfect for the job by cliveholloway · 2013-08-04 07:29 · Score: 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjAyazqtQj8&t=2m41s

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And... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:34 · Score: 0

Not to mention he married a former's doctor's daughter (who happened to play his daughter on screen).
1. Re:And... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:41 · Score: 0
  
  Not to mention he married a former's doctor's daughter (who happened to play his daughter on screen).
  Sigmund Freud would have a field day with that.
2. Re:And... by RobertLTux · 2013-08-05 04:16 · Score: 1
  
  yes he did (this is DR Who yah know)
  
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Dammit by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:35 · Score: 0

Was hoping it would be Idris Elba.
Paradox by Threni · 2013-08-04 07:42 · Score: 1

He was already in an episode of Doctor Who!
1. Re:Paradox by wssddc · 2013-08-04 07:56 · Score: 1
  
  There is precedent. Colin Baker played Commander Maxil in Arc of Infinity a year before becoming the 6th Doctor.
2. Re:Paradox by Necronomicode · 2013-08-04 07:59 · Score: 1
  
  And a whole series of Torchwood!
3. Re:Paradox by Tolkienfanatic · 2013-08-04 08:14 · Score: 0
  
  That's the reason I'm not a big fan of this but... oh well, still gonna watch.
4. Re:Paradox by Swampash · 2013-08-04 09:47 · Score: 1
  
  Karen Gillan was in the same episode, later picked to play Smith's companion.
  Eve Myles starred in DW S01E03 before playing a role in Torchwood.
  Freema Agyeman was in S02E12-13 before playing Tennant's companion.
5. Re:Paradox by Cloud+K · 2013-08-04 12:31 · Score: 1
  
  Also going wayyyy back, Peter Purves played some crazy guy in the exact same episode that Steven Taylor was introduced
Mods UP by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 07:44 · Score: 0

I never have mods point when I need the, l)
Re:Maybe... by Jeremy+Erwin · 2013-08-04 07:55 · Score: 1

The Doctor is still going to be the Doctor. He'll just have the appearance of a dirty old man.
Sexual Tension by gimmeataco · 2013-08-04 08:06 · Score: 5, Insightful

I'm rather excited to see an "older" Doctor. I've grown weary of the "sexual tension" between the Doctor and his recent assistants. Donna Noble was glorious as she/the Doctor so violently opposed to it..
1. Re:Sexual Tension by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 09:48 · Score: 0
  
  So, older people don't have sex?
2. Re:Sexual Tension by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 10:51 · Score: 0
  
  I've grown weary of the "sexual tension" between the Doctor and his recent assistants.
  Can you drop the ageism? I'm just as old as him and quite capable of sexual tension.
3. Re:Sexual Tension by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 11:56 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  -1, Informative
4. Re:Sexual Tension by Cloud+K · 2013-08-04 12:35 · Score: 1
  
  Not on TV. It's the sexual tension between 20-somethings that sells there. The Doc being older might at least reduce some of that. But then it's not really seen as pervy like in the 60s if he's lucky enough to get a 20-something drooling along after him, so I'm not sure it'd change much compared to the "let's make him a grandfather so he can have none of that hanky panky" thing they had with Hartnell.
5. Re:Sexual Tension by Nyder · 2013-08-04 15:17 · Score: 1
  
  So, older people don't have sex?
  If they are married, of course not.
  
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6. Re:Sexual Tension by lgw · 2013-08-04 19:08 · Score: 1
  
  No hanky panky with Harntnell? Sure not with his companions, since they came as a couple, but half the plot of Aztecs was him seducing his way to success (for which reason it remains one of my favorite arcs - I can't think of another time the Doctor got romantically involved with a "civilian").
  
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7. Re:Sexual Tension by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 20:53 · Score: 0
  
  I'm just as old as him
  What, over 1100?
8. Re:Sexual Tension by Cloud+K · 2013-08-04 21:35 · Score: 1
  
  Haha yeah didn't he technically marry her or something
  But true. I meant with companions. I remember reading that they didn't want him to be thought a dirty old man travelling with a young girl hence the original decision to make Susan his granddaughter
9. Re:Sexual Tension by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 00:48 · Score: 0
  
  Having a grand daughter meaning no sex? That never stopped Tennesseans.
10. Re:Sexual Tension by Jason+Levine · 2013-08-05 01:28 · Score: 1
  
  Interestingly, I hated Donna the first time I watched it through. She was my least favorite companion. I think her brash voice and demeanor just grated on me. After my wife got into Doctor Who and we watched the Donna episodes again, she became my favorite companion. Her brains and the fact that she was always ready to put the Doctor in his place (and not fawn over him) was perfect. (I can't want to reach the Donna years yet again as I re-watch Doctor Who with my boys.)
  
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11. Re:Sexual Tension by DrVxD · 2013-08-05 05:59 · Score: 1
  
  Not on the BBC, they don't.
  
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Clever coincidence by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 08:17 · Score: 0

Doctor Who, just after his role in World War Z, where he was the W.H.O. Doctor
1. Re:Clever coincidence by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 00:59 · Score: 0
  
  Yeah, except his name isn't "Doctor Who."
E-fucking-nough by PopeRatzo · 2013-08-04 09:11 · Score: 2

"We've fucking time-travelled, yes?"
http://youtu.be/JjAyazqtQj8
"We are through the looking glass now, folks. Fuck me."
I might actually start watching Doctor Who if Peter Capaldi's going to be the new Doctor.

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Any chance.... by CanadianMacFan · 2013-08-04 09:18 · Score: 1

that this is just a hoax to get the heat off from revealing who the new Doctor is so they created this program to announce the favourite? Then at Christmas the new Doctor is someone that we haven't heard of?
1. Re:Any chance.... by itsdapead · 2013-08-04 22:53 · Score: 1
  
  Nah... it would be nigh-on impossible to actually start filming without the news leaking. It has always been announced in advance. Anyway, if they were going to do a spoof they'd have chosen someone a lot more controversial (e.g. Jenna-Louise Coleman or Billie Piper).
  The show last night looked to me like the BBC had about a week's notice of a half-hour gap in the schedule (probably the World Tiddlywinks Championship got cancelled due to a fungal nail infection outbreak) and found a relatively novel way of filling it without resorting to the usual re-run of the 1974 Dad's Army Christmas Special. That would explain the seemingly random guest list...
  
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Can someone clarify for me by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 09:25 · Score: 0

I thought the Doctor could not regenerate again (I have not seen the latest series). I thought River gave up all of her regenerations to save the Doctor, but the Doctor wouldn't be able to regenerate.
let's hope... by Pax681 · 2013-08-04 09:34 · Score: 1

he brings a bit of Malcom Tucker from The Thick of it to the role.... imagine the potential lines such as....

"What the fuck is this omnishambles? a defensive line? IT'S A CLUSTERFUCK OF GARGANTUAN PROPORTIONS!.. now sort it out before i stretch out your fuckign scrotum and use it as a trampoline you dog wanking fuck stick!"

i know it won't happen* but it's a lovely thought!

*he said as much in an interview
1. Re:let's hope... by mjwalshe · 2013-08-04 09:55 · Score: 1
  
  well maybe he could have an omnitool to replace the screwdriver
2. Re:let's hope... by Pax681 · 2013-08-04 10:16 · Score: 1
  
  well maybe he could have an omnitool to replace the screwdriver
  nice one :P
Re:I am AMAZED that he's white... by Swampash · 2013-08-04 09:48 · Score: 1

Under Davies and Moffat Doctor Who has been dominated by the Welsh and the Scots. Two nations filled with an overwhelming love for England.
Mindscrew by Arancaytar · 2013-08-04 09:54 · Score: 1

Peter Capaldi is credited on IMDB as follows:

World War Z
W.H.O. Doctor
Re:Maybe... by Macgrrl · 2013-08-04 10:01 · Score: 1

To quote a friend of mine in nearly every second tweet: #dirtyoldmanisdirty

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Re:I am AMAZED that he's white... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 10:22 · Score: 0

I thought we Scots and Welsh were supposed to be British as well or does Britain just mean England?
Someone please explain this. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 12:09 · Score: 0

How is it that the Doctor can go all these millenia unscathed, yet come the Earth Year 60s, all of a sudden he's having to regenerate every few years? Is he getting sloppy?
1. Re: Someone please explain this. by Mabhatter · 2013-08-04 18:30 · Score: 2
  
  Matt Smith's Doctor has been running around over 200 years in the storyline. He was traveling with Amy and Rory over 10 of their years so much they joked about showing they were noticibly older than their same aged friends.
Re:Maybe... by Cloud+K · 2013-08-04 12:27 · Score: 1

I'd imagine that they'll just go all gooey about how "distinguished" he looks, companions and all, as much as we might like to think we'll get a break from all the flirting.
He's a fake! by tumutbound · 2013-08-04 13:31 · Score: 1

This announcement was made as the producers had admitted it would be impossible to keep the identity of the new Doctor quiet until November. The real new Doctor will be unveiled at the time of regeneration.
Hopefully he'll be screaming insults all the time by gelfling · 2013-08-04 13:49 · Score: 1

And swatting people with manilla folders.
A horrible mistake, what are they thinking? by KingSkippus · 2013-08-04 14:16 · Score: 1

Bosom Buddies was a cute show and he was funny as Michael in Newhart, but he's not even British. What are they thinking! I know he has a little sci-fi experience when he played the dad in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids the television series, but I still think they would have done a lot better if they'd gotten someone who had some experience with British television.
Dr who sucks by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 16:16 · Score: 0

I've tried, but I can't get into it
1. Re:Dr who sucks by Killjoy_NL · 2013-08-04 21:14 · Score: 1
  
  Just because you can't get into it doesn't mean it sucks, just that you have a different taste.
  
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2. Re:Dr who sucks by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-05 03:45 · Score: 1
  
  Also that he (AC) sucks.
  
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W.H.O. Doctor by Mr+Z · 2013-08-04 16:50 · Score: 0

Has anyone mentioned yet the amazing coincidence that IMDB has him credited as a "W.H.O. Doctor" in World War Z?

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Re:I am AMAZED that he's white... by Arancaytar · 2013-08-04 20:51 · Score: 1

I can see you're having a little moment there, but your ranting is kind of irrelevant to Doctor Who and maybe you can go be racist somewhere else.
How interesting... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-04 21:44 · Score: 0

...that you don't consider age a fundamental characteristic when it's had large changes but do consider race and gender to be so, despite them, and particularly the former, having no bearing on the story.
Nothing about the Doctor's story could not be told as a woman or someone who is black or of another non-white ethnicity. Chiwetel Ejiofor would have been good (as will Capaldi, I expect).
Amazon Referal URL? by closer2it · 2013-08-04 22:12 · Score: 2

Why there's a referal ID in the IMDB URL?
1. Re:Amazon Referal URL? by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-05 03:43 · Score: 1
  
  It's just a parameter called ref_ - it's exactly the same URL I get if I go to IMDB and search for Peter Capaldi. The parameter appears to simply enumerates the search results - the next search result's URL is http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1393341/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2, and the next is ...?ref_=fn_al_nm_3. Title matches end with ..._tt_[x].
  Amazon owns IMDB, but it could as easily be a coincidence as a sharing of underlying code.
  
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Wait by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 00:28 · Score: 0

Does this mean there won't be a new season of "The thick of it"? :S
1. Re:Wait by wonkey_monkey · 2013-08-05 03:43 · Score: 1
  
  Of course there will. We just need to wait for the announcement of who's playing the new Malcolm Tucker. I reckon it'll be a woman!
  
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Doctor, Where? by Thud457 · 2013-08-05 02:07 · Score: 1

Does anyone else find it hilarious that in the movie World War Z, he had a role where he was billed as a W. H. O. doctor?
Doctor What?!

also, "aaaahhh, bloody giveaway!"

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Random thoughts about the reveal by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-05 07:00 · Score: 0

I know it's rather cheesy... But I would have loved if his first words on stage had been: "Hello, I'm the Doctor" (or even, "I'll be the Doctor").
Most of the people who mention Capaldi was in "The Fires of Pompeii" also remember Karen Gillan was in an episode before she became Amy. But nobody seems to recall which episode. I find it funny that the episode was exactly the same. Now that is the episode (probably the only one) who brought us a Companion AND a Doctor.
By the way, am I the only one who thinks that Capaldi has some resemblance with an older Tennant?
Doctor Who? More like Doctor Poop by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-07 04:32 · Score: 0

...since the left wing suicidal scum at the BBC are doing their best to make everything 'brown' on their channels. How sickening, the U.K. is being destroyed by millions of third world scum who HATE THEIR OWN PEOPLE and want to live around 'racist' white people more, apparently, and the scum who run the BBC are doing everything they can to help this genocide...
Yes, you are right. Doctor Poop is quite racist. Where are the people of African or Asian decent? Only two people of African decent were in somewhat prominent roles, the rest were and still are fucking crackers. Even then they were dumb. No wonder the racist British supported cuntervatives such as Blair and Shrub. BBC America should be booted out of the US along with Doctor Poop being banned for being the racist piece of shit that it is.