I really don't see the need for a Female Doctor though, For one I wouldn't want to see hordes of transvsestite fanboys posting pictures of themselves dressed as her.
But you're okay with the hordes of transvestite girls already posting pictures of themselves as him?
I couldn't accept a female Doctor. Not for any sexist reasons, but simply because he isn't a woman.
I couldn't accept an American Doctor. It just wouldn't be right. I mean I'm a northerner myself but the northern 9th Doctor was pushing it a little. Imagine a Doctor with a really strong New York accent. You couldn't possibly take him seriously.
I don't particularly like the idea of making the Doctors sexuality an issue. Whether the Doctors straight, gay or bi doesn't really matter, it just shouldn't be an issue.
I am not averse to a black Doctor, as long as it was a good, serious actor with gravitas. I was quite keen on the idea of Paterson Joseph myself.
No the Doctor shouldn't be a dwarf either. Or wheelchair bound. He's got to be able to reach over the console, hasn't he.
As long as he's male over 20 and (I'm sorry) able to speak in British accent, it's fine with me. I only prefer a Doctor ho speaks in a British accent because that's what I'm used to.
There's nothing wrong with the actor being gay or black.
As long as he's male over 20 and (I'm sorry) able to speak in British accent, it's fine with me. I only prefer a Doctor who speaks in a British accent because that's what I'm used to.
Would you expand that to include Irish, Scottish and Welsh?
Black, Chinese - fine, I'm staggered that this can even be considered an issue!
Female - I can see the issue a little more because our genders do change the person we are and how we physically interact with others in an important biological way that race doesn't, but if it's good enough for the Corsair, then it's good enough for the Doctor. I'm absolutely cool with them casting a lady.
Dwarf - show me a fantastic short actor, and I'll show you a fantastic short Doctor. Absolutely no problem, why would his height be constant?
American - Here, I sort of agree. Not because I don't love the US, I do, it's great, but I think there's something peculiarly cultural about Doctor Who. It's quintessentially British, and I think the accent is an important cultural signifier. I'd be fine with an American actor, but I think we're rather proud of Doctor Who as a show. We feel ownership of it as a society, like it's part of our heritage, so I'd like the lead to remain very distinctly "ours." For now, at least.
I understand where the concerns are coming from, because I don't know that corporate box-ticking is the right way to combat prejudice, and there's a fear that casting a female Doctor might be done as a stunt or to fill a quota. I do, however, think a fantastic actor is a fantastic actor, and Doctor Who's nothing if not a testament to a universe full of limitless possibilities. Why wouldn't he regenerate short?
I understand where the concerns are coming from, because I don't know that corporate box-ticking is the right way to combat prejudice, and there's a fear that casting a female Doctor might be done as a stunt or to fill a quota.
The problem I see is that no matter what the reasons for it, casting a woman would be decried as box-ticking or stunt casting. How could the producers ever manage to make the transition without having that slung their way? There's no way round that pre-judgement.
The problem I see is that no matter what the reasons for it, casting a woman would be decried as box-ticking or stunt casting. How could the producers ever manage to make the transition without having that slung their way? There's no way round that pre-judgement.
I broadly agree, as the show stands now - but I do think there are ways around the hubbub. I think any hoopla would be mitigated quite a lot if we'd seen other Time Lords do it first, for instance. If series eight, for instance, had a two-parter that saw the Corsair regenerate from Al Murray (ha - or whoever!) into Jessica Brown Findlay (or whoever), then I think it'd open it up as an option in a lot of people's minds. I'm sure there'd still be a bit of media hype, but I think having a memorable guest-character set a precedent could ease the idea of Time Lord gender-swaps into the public's minds.
By series eleven (or whenever!) the idea that a Time Lord can occasionally swap genders wouldn't be new, sensational, or particularly volatile. It'd just be part of the show's history, part of established lore, and that would make it significantly easier to swallow as part of the show's future. And I don't think a future producer would then feel like they needed to limit their search to a single gender.
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Right then, so a gay black dwarf it is!
American Doctor? ....... Only if it's Larry the Cable Guy.
Pretty much yeah.
That was rather ill bread.
I couldn't accept an American Doctor. It just wouldn't be right. I mean I'm a northerner myself but the northern 9th Doctor was pushing it a little. Imagine a Doctor with a really strong New York accent. You couldn't possibly take him seriously.
I don't particularly like the idea of making the Doctors sexuality an issue. Whether the Doctors straight, gay or bi doesn't really matter, it just shouldn't be an issue.
I am not averse to a black Doctor, as long as it was a good, serious actor with gravitas. I was quite keen on the idea of Paterson Joseph myself.
No the Doctor shouldn't be a dwarf either. Or wheelchair bound. He's got to be able to reach over the console, hasn't he.
There's nothing wrong with the actor being gay or black.
No kneed to be sour, doh!
Personally I think the whole idea is half-baked!
Donut knock it till you've tried it, at yeast.
No, you won't get me to "rise" to it.
Shouldn't we be discussing the Doctor's roll?
Doesn't matter. Which ever way you slice it, they'll end up discussing his buns.
This discussions getting stale.
Would you expand that to include Irish, Scottish and Welsh?
Surely not all at the same time?
As he's a different species, how do you know?
Female - I can see the issue a little more because our genders do change the person we are and how we physically interact with others in an important biological way that race doesn't, but if it's good enough for the Corsair, then it's good enough for the Doctor. I'm absolutely cool with them casting a lady.
Dwarf - show me a fantastic short actor, and I'll show you a fantastic short Doctor. Absolutely no problem, why would his height be constant?
American - Here, I sort of agree. Not because I don't love the US, I do, it's great, but I think there's something peculiarly cultural about Doctor Who. It's quintessentially British, and I think the accent is an important cultural signifier. I'd be fine with an American actor, but I think we're rather proud of Doctor Who as a show. We feel ownership of it as a society, like it's part of our heritage, so I'd like the lead to remain very distinctly "ours." For now, at least.
I understand where the concerns are coming from, because I don't know that corporate box-ticking is the right way to combat prejudice, and there's a fear that casting a female Doctor might be done as a stunt or to fill a quota. I do, however, think a fantastic actor is a fantastic actor, and Doctor Who's nothing if not a testament to a universe full of limitless possibilities. Why wouldn't he regenerate short?
In what way are Scottish, Welsh and (Northern) Irish accents not British?
The problem I see is that no matter what the reasons for it, casting a woman would be decried as box-ticking or stunt casting. How could the producers ever manage to make the transition without having that slung their way? There's no way round that pre-judgement.
After seeing The Ribos Operation I hope I can tell the difference.
Happened in 1987.
Me too. I thought we'd moved past stuff like that. That's why I voted 'yes'.
I broadly agree, as the show stands now - but I do think there are ways around the hubbub. I think any hoopla would be mitigated quite a lot if we'd seen other Time Lords do it first, for instance. If series eight, for instance, had a two-parter that saw the Corsair regenerate from Al Murray (ha - or whoever!) into Jessica Brown Findlay (or whoever), then I think it'd open it up as an option in a lot of people's minds. I'm sure there'd still be a bit of media hype, but I think having a memorable guest-character set a precedent could ease the idea of Time Lord gender-swaps into the public's minds.
By series eleven (or whenever!) the idea that a Time Lord can occasionally swap genders wouldn't be new, sensational, or particularly volatile. It'd just be part of the show's history, part of established lore, and that would make it significantly easier to swallow as part of the show's future. And I don't think a future producer would then feel like they needed to limit their search to a single gender.