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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAlright Whovians...two questions
Who is your favorite Doctor?
Who would you like to see as the 13th Doctor?
My favorite is the Tenth.
I'd like to see Richard Ayoade or Olivia Coleman. Also, I wouldn't mind Kris Marshall, who has been rumored for the role.
pkdu
(3,977 posts)he is still doing voice-overs
Here is an out-take from one for furniture that is pants-wettingly funny.
NSFW
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)Thanks for the video...hilarious!
I even met Tom Baker, briefly, at a Milwaukee Whoovian convention back in the early 1980's.
get the red out
(13,462 posts)I would watch him as The Doctor in reruns on PBS when I got home from school as a kid. I have loved The Doctor ever since!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...but he ain't gonna be it. Diana Rigg might be an interesting choice, if they wanted a mature doctor. Roger Allam--Fred Thursday on "Endeavour"--would also be a neat choice. Derek Jacobi would probably be best of all.
pressbox69
(2,252 posts)Derek Jacobi playing The Master in an episode.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)Jacobi played the Master in the Season 3 episode "Utopia"
TDale313
(7,820 posts)And can't help feel we didn't get quite enough time with Capaldi (maybe I'll feel a little less that way after this coming season)
They have all been very good in their own ways. I don't have real strong feelings about who should be the next Doctor. I think a female Doctor could be very interesting. I'll be open to giving whoever gets cast a fair chance.
Cadfael
(1,296 posts)Nobody did it better.
MuseRider
(34,108 posts)but I started watching toward the end of Matt Smith, Raggedy Man, and I adored him and the entire story with Amy Pond and Rory. So quirky. I also like David Tennant a lot and I like Peter Capaldi too. I did see some old episodes with Tom Baker and liked him just fine as well. I guess I am not terribly picky since I have not been watching for years and years.
I think it would be fun to see a woman in the role. I was not overly fond of Catherine Tate and I think she was one of the choices they were talking about. I just thought she was not right for some reason but then what do I know? LOL
I do so enjoy watching it though and John Barrowman is always fun to watch. I wish the Torchwood they tried here had lasted more than the few episodes they did.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)Excellent point all around. I agree that a female Doctor could be an interesting shake up, especially with the right actress. Agree on Captain Jack as well. He was great in his appearances in the first season of the new Doctor series, and I've always enjoyed his followup appearances in the series as well. Torchwood had such potential, it's a shame it never really took off.
MuseRider
(34,108 posts)I loved it. I have not watched the British version yet but I loved the shows they tried here. I adore John Barrowman anyway, really talented. Oh well, it is a shame.
My husband has been slow to appreciate the Doctor but I think he is coming around. He gave me a Tardis backpack last year and bought me a space heater that I swear looks so much like a Dalek that I cannot go into my closet without hearing "Exterminate" and laughing every time.
Dr. Who has just the right amount of wacky and campy to be such fun. Every time I watch it is just another romp through the Universe with the Time Lord of the time. How could you not just love the fun. Thank god for the BBC America channel.
pkdu
(3,977 posts)MuseRider
(34,108 posts)pressbox69
(2,252 posts)was Tom Baker. I think he was the first Doctor here in the States, with Howard De Silva introducing the episodes. Hard to believe that series debuted on the B.B.C. the day after JFK was assassinated. All regular programs were preempted by news specials and updates for four days.
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)area51
(11,908 posts)Not sure who I'd like to see as the next Doctor.
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)I would love to see Richard Ayoade as the Doctor. He is great in pretty much everything I've seen him in. He would be great choice. I can imagine Olivia Coleman doing a wonderful job as well. You didn't ask but my favorite companion is Rory.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)That I immediately feel a connection with. Like the good friend you could share a pint with and talk about what's going on in your life. Sounds cheesy....but that and the fact that my own personality is very much like the 10th doctor, he'll always be my fav! I too think Richard Ayoade could be amazing in the role, as could Oliva Coleman. Rose Tyler is my favorite companion though, with Sarah Jane and Rory as close 2a 2b
scarletlib
(3,411 posts)My sentimental favorite is the 3rd Doctor--The "Dandy"Doctor played by John Pertwee. Loved all the episodes with U.N.I.T.
I really have no idea who should take over as the new Doctor. I'm sure I will be happy whoever it is.
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)As for 13... I dunno. Maybe one day he WILL be a ginger.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)I've also seen rupert Grint's name mentioned
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)......but, I've loved all of them!!!!
Same goes with companions; Sarah Jane will always be my most beloved companion; but, I love them all.
fNord
(1,756 posts)But in NGT
It's Allways David Tennant
Those are Star Trek acronyms....don't know if that translates properly to British, but to hell with it, I'm a nerd on two continents.
Anyone for a cupa? With bourbon?
And as to the second question...... Stephen Fry
Best Doctor ever!!!
Can I get some love on that?!!?
progressoid
(49,988 posts)How about favorite companion....
Billie Piper
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)Rose "Bad Wolf" Tyler was amazing in her role and I still tear up seeing her on Bad Wolf Bay talking to the Doctor's hologram.
Hong Kong Cavalier
(4,572 posts)His first lines to Rose were perfect.
Rose: Rose.
The Doctor: Nice to meet you, Rose. (holds up the bomb, shaking it slightly while grinning.) Run for your life!
I do have a soft spot for Paul McGann, as he was the first one I ever saw. Loved the design of the inside of the Tardis, too.
As for 13th?
Hayley Atwell.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)I think she would be magnificent in the role.
pressbox69
(2,252 posts)Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,579 posts)I'm not sufficiently familiar with British actors to say who I'd want for the next Doctor. I would like to see a woman get the role, though.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)I saw a couple of episodes - DECADES ago. Time and life precluded my watching them like I would have liked.
So NOW, retired and at the ripe old age of 67. I have nearly the entire universe of Dr Who to enjoy and explore for the very first time.
It's like discovering a wonderful author with an enormous oeuvre that you never saw before. And now, with Amazon Prime, I can access episodes I wouldn't have been able to before the age of the internets..
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)I could watch Dr. Who For months because I have a pretty complete library of tapes. I also meet Peter Davidson in person many years ago in Denver.
fNord
(1,756 posts)I'd love to watch them all again for the first time
I <3 <3 the Doctor
Welcome to the whovian family.
pansypoo53219
(20,975 posts)Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)I've been introducing him to Dr Who thanks to Amazon Prime as well. It's been fun going back and rewatching the newer seasons. He loves the show and is the biggest Seven year old Whovian I know!
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)I really liked all the doctors because each brought a unique quality to the Doctor. The rejuvenation idea was pure genius and has served the program well. Not only is it the longest science fiction show it is probably the best. Many science fiction series have borrowed from Dr. Who.
It is great fantasy and escape in this terrible time. And the show has covered a lot of themes pertinent today. Mr. Trump is the kind of villain the doctor has faced throughout the series.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)I refuse to be a Trump Cyberman!
pansypoo53219
(20,975 posts)1st + 2nd. but i saw enough. or the 1st reboot, my uncle got me into it thru tom baker. he will only watch tom baker. pete davidson would be my 2nd fav.
Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)I thought John Hurt was incredible in that role!
fNord
(1,756 posts)One of the best specials ever....
R.I.P. Mr. Hurt
Tikki
(14,557 posts)OK now...I wouldn't mind James Murray as the Doctor.
Tikki
Bucky
(54,003 posts)Wait no, that's Whovilliagers I'm thinking of
Jose Garcia
(2,595 posts)PufPuf23
(8,774 posts)the 11th Doctor Who and Amy Pond.
But probably because I like Karen Gillan as Amy Pond.