Doctor Clu's Dissertations

RamrodHare · July 19, 2017

I'm a fan of the show, have been as long as I can remember. Tom Baker was "THE" Doctor, at least to me. I grew up watching Tom Baker. I watched the Doctor Who movie in 1996 that many fans hated and I liked it. When the show came back in 2005, I watched every episode. Each Dr. brought their own style to the part. Quite a few times I remember being upset when I learned a new Dr. was replacing the one I had just really started to like. Once I was a few episodes in to each, I was fine with the new Doctor, as if they really were the same person.

I'm hoping the next one will be the same way, even though the Dr. will be a woman. Honestly, I feel like it isn't the best idea, but I can't fault them for trying something new. I really don't feel like a lot of fans will be very accepting of the change, but only time will tell. I'm not at all familiar with the actress who will be replacing Peter Capaldi. That may be a good thing, since I won't be associating her with any other character she may have played.

I will tell you what really gets under my skin. It's the length of the seasons. It seems like it's over as soon as it begins. Most of the shows I follow have at LEAST 20 episodes per season, sometimes 24 or more! When it comes to Doctor Who, as soon as I get really into it, the season is over and then I'm stuck waiting for the Christmas Special, then it's back to waiting again.

I didn't notice it so much when there were spin offs, like Torchwood and Sarah Jane Adventures (I miss Elisabeth Sladen). I really wish they would do more spin offs to keep me occupied until the Doctor was back.

RevEng · July 20, 2017

I have no problem with he becoming a she, but I just hope it doesn't become a running gag. I expect there will be some shtick about the body change, similar to when Matt Smith's Doctor completed regeneration, but after that it should be business as usual. (as much as it would with a male regeneration)

TBH I would have preferred to see Capaldi stay on and us get a new spin-off about a female time lord (River Song?) but that's because I like the feel of an older Doctor, and Peter's acting specifically. I enjoyed Matt Smith's run, but the romantic angles became grating after a while, and that becomes less tempting for the writers when the Doc is an old man or lady.