Now that it's been announced that Jodie Whittaker will be the next Doctor Who, is this the end?
I've been watching Doctor Who since the 1970's and it looks like the terribly Politically Correct BBC have finally signed it's death warrant?
I won't be watching it anymore :(
That's terribly blinkered, give the girl a chance!
mike
Why??
Because.Originally Posted by odyseus10
Really, if you need to ask...
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I think it’s an excellent move. Over the last few years there have been several Time Lords, including the Master, who have had female regenerations. There is no reason why The Doctor shouldn’t be female.
Really? I can only think of one
The clue is in the name Time LORD, not Time person.
Funny the amount of people on Faceblook including plenty of women are complaining about this. It will be a disaster like Top Gear - you change the format you screw the show and no doubt the failing viewing figures will result in cancellation
Correct.
Because IMO she is a very good actress, she might bring a new energy to the show and with good story lines it might surpass some past male performances.
mike
It's simply insane. Another British tradition slaughtered at the altar of political correctness.
R.I.P
Big mistake imho and I won't be watching.
Next a female bond?
Or perhaps a non-white bond?
I repeat my previous comment.
Politically correct posturing.
Or perhaps the BBC could commission a new superheroes film "Wonder Man" ??
Exactly!
TMS has been absent for a while. Maybe?
That could work
I'd say give her a chance but I was hoping it might be Amara Karan.
That joke only works if you don't know that marvel has published a character since Wonderman since 1965 and that DC Comics first has a male Wonder Woman about twenty years ago...
Celia Imrie as James Bond would get me watching again. Ice cold charm.
Yes.
Or Emilia Fox perhaps.
See this >>>>>>>>>
thats how much I care.
its not the actress that's important - it's the quality of the script - which has been sadly lacking for about 10 years.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Exactement.
I find it amusing that in a fictional universe that has time travel, re-generation and aliens that the lead character being female for the first time has caused such uproar amongst fans for being stupid and not right 🤣🤣🤣
I'm not sure it should be a 'female' taking on the role...if TFL's new gender neutral approach on the London Underground is anything to go on:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...ements-gender/
Someone explain Time "Lord" to me then go to that big place in London and explain it to them
C'mon OP, have two hearts!
I was hoping deep down that the new Dr Who would be played by Benjamin Zephaniah. Not for political correctness, but because he's funky as hell!
I was also rooting for Mina Anwar, again for the same reasons....
Neither were in the running of course, just my fantasy.
Serena Williams as Felix Leiter.
M.
The wife is a " whovian" and says it's about time and surprised there hasn't been a coloured Dr , I'm very unconvinced she can carry it off as the male Dr is generally very quirky and odd with some backbone etc ...
I never really understood why the BBC resurrected this tosh in the first place. They should have left it well dead and buried after Sylvester McCoy's tenure.
Oh no! The McCoy bomb has been dropped. Wont be long until game over man.
Like any long running show it's had its ups and downs. Sylvestor McCoy's tenure was particularly awful. Saying that, it's still one of the few shows that families with kids in the tricky 7-12 age bracket can sit down and enjoy together.
Looking forward to seeing how the show develops.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Why not bring back Noel's House Party on that basis then?
'coloured'!?
The new one has blonde hair and pink skin, doesn't that cover it?
Maybe he stopped watching when Hartnell left too
M.
It's a childish (but enjoyable) family TV show about an time-traveling alien who cannot die and can change shape. It's hardly seems getting worried because one out of thirteen regenerates into a woman.
Disclaimer: I don't watch Dr Who so don't really care but...
It's the fact that it's taken so long that I don't get. If the Dr can regenerate as either male or female, why hasn't it happened before?
Surely both inevitable and overdue.
There wasn't all this fuss about a gay Doctor.
I've whinged about each Doctor. I've mostly be wrong. If she can act then she'll be fine.
What did you think when Troughton replaced Hartnell?
Were you angry when that terrible wuss Peter Davidson was made Doctor?
Not especially, but then Tom Baker was always going to be a hard act to follow
What is it that masculinity gave Peter Davidson but which the new Doctor will be unavoidably lacking?
What a totally smart arse left wing comment - you clearly believe that people aren't allowed an opinion that differs from people like you.?
I'm surprised you haven't accused me of being Sexist or Misogynist or is that a given
How dare you presume to know what my opinions are? You must be feeling very upset, so I'll forgive you. This once.
I have no especial opinion on there being a female doctor who, but I remember very clearly my feelings in the early eighties when the ineffably wet Tristan from the James Herriot programmes was made Doctor Who. If that diffident piece of fluff was acceptable, why shouldn't some fruity blonde? At least she seems to have some steel in her eyes, which is more than could be said for Peter Davidson.
Don't panic, it will be fine. They cant drive so she never be able to steer the Tardis.........................
Ever heard of evolution? Stagnation is death, and after 12 attempts he finally made it to being a woman.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
In order to cope with your distress at the casting of a female Doctor Who, you could always try growing up and watching programs made for adults instead of children's teatime telly.
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