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People still aren't warming to Capaldi? Questions
Firegazer
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Then how are they going to feel when Clara leaves? I've always wondered this. If Clara leaves this Christmas, and people still aren't used to Capaldi, that means they have to get used to Capaldi, as well as a new companion. It would be like watching a different show.
Also, another question, why aren't people warming to Capaldi? Is it the accent? The age? I agree that I didn't warm to him until I watched the "Time Heist" leak (must watch episode). But I am curious to know what it is about him that people just don't seem to adjust to.
Final questions, what are the older viewers' response to him? Positive? Negative? Don't really care? And what was everyone's reactions to Tennant and Smith, being younger incarnations?
Also, another question, why aren't people warming to Capaldi? Is it the accent? The age? I agree that I didn't warm to him until I watched the "Time Heist" leak (must watch episode). But I am curious to know what it is about him that people just don't seem to adjust to.
Final questions, what are the older viewers' response to him? Positive? Negative? Don't really care? And what was everyone's reactions to Tennant and Smith, being younger incarnations?
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I think Peter's brilliant. At times, he was the most scary thing in tonight's episode. His manner of barking orders reminds me a bit of the Third Doctor, so I feel quite nostalgic watching him. Perfect casting!
Who's not warming to him?
He's Scottish, he doesn't eat vegetables (Just quoting Hoody), he's the wrong person to stand next to if you want to get warm.
It's the hair, yeesh. With the exception of Eccleston, the Doctor always had fantastic hair. This Frank Skinner look is not working for me.
Who isn't warming to him?
Not sure why you've specified older viewers, but anyway....
I'm ancient, and I'm very warm about Capaldi. Though not as warm as I was about Tennant, admittedly, but he was exceptionally heat inducing, imo. Matt was also like a hot toddy on a cold night.
Lest you should misunderstand, I also warm to Clara, and will miss her when she goes (Christmas or not) but will, as always, very quickly adapt to the new companion and the new relationship with the Doctor.
This.
But I go back earlier than you - to the very first episode in fact.
Peter is VERY reminiscent of earlier Doctors to me - and as these are the Doctors that Peter himself watched as a boy, it is hardly surprising.
I think a lot of those who are not 'taking' to him are more recent viewers and are used to younger, prettier faces in the role, and also missing all the juvenile stuff that Tennant and (mostly) Smith got up to, which I found wearisome in the extreme - in fact, I switched off quite a few of the Smith episodes before the end as I found him annoying and distracting to watch.
Good. It has been a long time coming, but we are getting back to what the Doctor should be.
4 'oldies'
20 year old university student
16 year old
14 year old
12 year old
Love it
I like him, and would be quite happy for there not to be a companion for a while.
I have been a Dr Who watcher since the programme began.
Really ??? ALL of them had 'fantastic hair??'
Lovely man, but I can't recall Sylvester McCoy getting much praise for his hair ....
Or are you only referring to NuWho, as you only seem to be going as far back as Eccleston?
For a start the tone of the show is changing which will influence people..but hopefully where its going will pay dividends.
My wife has been waxing on about him being too old, sat through tonight's ep without saying a word then had a 180 degree turnaround.
Give him the right material and he'll be fine.
Actually, I was thinking of Hartnell, Pertwee, T. Baker, C. Baker and McGann in particular.
I warmed quickly to David Tennant and especially Matt Smith as well so I really don't think it is anything to do with age.
That said, i'm 43 and watched since I was a toddler, so have gone loads of regeneration and never found it an issue - not even with my first one which was Tom Baker to Peter Davison!
Though I am embaressed to say, and don't hound me for it, but watched tonights episode with subtitles and it was a lot more comfortable for me. Sometimes I just don't know what he is saying .
This ^
I would old age is an important thing to take into consideration when casting the Doctor as, IMO, the character just works better as an old man, but at the same, Matt Smith is the youngest Doctor so far and I think he was brilliant.
I found him raving on about Clara wearing make up and her eyes being big very odd, can't remember any other doctor being so unable to relate to humans. If he looked like a Klingon those comments would be ok
Other than that it could be the writing, he's just not the doctor to me yet
What Capaldi brings is a certain range and Gravitas to the role that has been missing for quite a while. I think that Eccleston had it, but didn't stay long enough for us to find out how good he could have been - and John Hurt in that single cameo had it. We hadn't really seen that in any of the Doctors since Tom Baker.
At least two of those were wearing wigs.
McCoys' wig in his first episode was the best .....
Possibly a problem is I am too familiar with Peter Capaldi. Most of the others who played the role I knew first from Dr Who.
Christopher Eccleston was well known before the program as well, but I was just happy it came back and it could have been Timmy Mallet or anyone playing the role.