Not long, I hope. One series then he'll do a Chris Eccleston and quit and moan about everything.
"I hate being a rich actor! It's so unfair."
"I hate being a rich actor! It's so unfair."
How long will he last?
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I hope he's here for the long-term. I still don't feel Smith stayed long enough to fulfill his potential, ideally Pete will!
Half a series - they'll ditch him during the summer break. This will be during Brazil 2014 World Cup! He will be ditched during the football!
Originally Posted by Sora2311:
“How long does everyone think Peter will stay? I'm predicting a year or two”
“How long does everyone think Peter will stay? I'm predicting a year or two”
I think it will be quite a lot longer than that, because he is such a big Doctor Who fan
He's a huge fan, so I hope he'll stick around a good long time. He's got the potential to be amazing! I genuinely don't understand why people are writing him off. He's a fantastic actor and can do serious and funny. What more do you want?
Originally Posted by Sophie ~Oohie~:
“Hopefully he won't even start, they'll realise it's fǔcked now.
”
“Hopefully he won't even start, they'll realise it's fǔcked now.
”
Lets just hope you are a shocking judge of character
Originally Posted by mistri:
“He's a huge fan, so I hope he'll stick around a good long time. He's got the potential to be amazing! I genuinely don't understand why people are writing him off. He's a fantastic actor and can do serious and funny. What more do you want?”
“He's a huge fan, so I hope he'll stick around a good long time. He's got the potential to be amazing! I genuinely don't understand why people are writing him off. He's a fantastic actor and can do serious and funny. What more do you want?”
I suspect many under the age of 25 just don't like the idea of their dad or even grandad being the Doctor, & are not willing to give someone who they think is not on their wavelength a chance.
Originally Posted by chaz rich:
“I suspect many under the age of 25 just don't like the idea of their dad or even grandad being the Doctor, & are not willing to give someone who they think is not on their wavelength a chance.”
“I suspect many under the age of 25 just don't like the idea of their dad or even grandad being the Doctor, & are not willing to give someone who they think is not on their wavelength a chance.”
I'm 23 and I think it's great having an older actor in the role! Peter will bring something to nuWho that we haven't seen since the Classic era. I'm really looking forward to it; Doctor Who is taking another step back to it's roots. I also LOVE the fact that this *should* eliminate any romances. Thank Moffat eh! (That said I'm not against the Eleven-River romance but only because I think it was done correctly and I think River, being part Time Lady herself, was the perfect character for it. I just don't like the idea of a 900 year old man fancying a teenage girl from Earth.)
Originally Posted by Piipp:
“Someone on another thread said the new actor has only signed a one year contract. Surely that's not true? :l”
“Someone on another thread said the new actor has only signed a one year contract. Surely that's not true? :l”
its probably true - they would need a back out if the public didnt take to him i guess
This sounds like his character in The Thick Of It could be talking about leaving/regnerating early! 
(Not that I want him too!)
Hugh Abbott: [Sarcastically] What d'you want me to do? Resign?! [Sees the look on Malcolm's face] No!
Malcolm Tucker: It is possible to have a good resignation!
Hugh: A good resignation? Well, I'm looking forward to how you're gonna sell this to me!
Malcolm: Look, people really like it when you go just a bit early! You know; steely jawed, faraway look in your eyes! Before you get to the point when they're sitting round in the pub saying "Oh, that ****er's got to go!", you surprise them! "Blimey, he's gone! I didn't expect that! Resigned? You don't see that much anymore! Old school! Respect! I rather liked the guy! He was hounded out by the ****ing press!" How about that, eh? What a way to go!
(Not that I want him too!)Hugh Abbott: [Sarcastically] What d'you want me to do? Resign?! [Sees the look on Malcolm's face] No!
Malcolm Tucker: It is possible to have a good resignation!
Hugh: A good resignation? Well, I'm looking forward to how you're gonna sell this to me!
Malcolm: Look, people really like it when you go just a bit early! You know; steely jawed, faraway look in your eyes! Before you get to the point when they're sitting round in the pub saying "Oh, that ****er's got to go!", you surprise them! "Blimey, he's gone! I didn't expect that! Resigned? You don't see that much anymore! Old school! Respect! I rather liked the guy! He was hounded out by the ****ing press!" How about that, eh? What a way to go!
Originally Posted by Ray_Smith:
“Not long, I hope. One series then he'll do a Chris Eccleston and quit and moan about everything.
"I hate being a rich actor! It's so unfair."
”
“Not long, I hope. One series then he'll do a Chris Eccleston and quit and moan about everything.
"I hate being a rich actor! It's so unfair."
”
I suspect that won't be the case precisely because of the Ecclestone factor. The producers don't want this upheaval all the time so the deal will be minim three series plus specials. Which is the contract Matt Smith signed.
If he goes eay it will be because of artistic differences with Stephen Moffat. After all PC is an Oscar winning writer / director in his own right. If he's as big a fan as claimed I predict fireworks if the Doctor is taken to places that feel wrong.
Originally Posted by xorosetylerxo:
“From the interview I saw I just don't see the Doctor in him now I could be wrong he might be the best Doctor ever he just seemed very awkward to me and I just don't see how him and Clara are going to work”
“From the interview I saw I just don't see the Doctor in him now I could be wrong he might be the best Doctor ever he just seemed very awkward to me and I just don't see how him and Clara are going to work”
No more awkward than Matt Smith in that good luck snippet, and look what a brilliant doctor he was. Peter Capaldi is a wonderful actor and I'm sure he'll bring something new to the role.
Fingers crossed Peter gives us four years, failing that lets hope this gives Chiwetel two/three years to go off and be proper famous in America before deciding he should come back here and be the 13th Doctor. 
Originally Posted by Piipp:
“Someone on another thread said the new actor has only signed a one year contract. Surely that's not true? :l”
“Someone on another thread said the new actor has only signed a one year contract. Surely that's not true? :l”
Originally Posted by Cyril_Sneer:
“its probably true - they would need a back out if the public didnt take to him i guess”
“its probably true - they would need a back out if the public didnt take to him i guess”
Wow. So there may also be a bit of truth in my gut feeling that 18/9/14 was a contributing factor in the selection.
...and that's no slight to Capaldi. He's well worthy. It's just the way the entire Doctor speculation went, chatter n'a'.
Originally Posted by Rui_Phillips:
“1 series. Viewing figures will probably drop.”
“1 series. Viewing figures will probably drop.”
Or, more likely, rise. I predict the loss of a few silly ageist viewers will be far outweighed by the return of discerning, thinking ones who, seeing an actor of this stature joining the show, will come back to the fold.
My first thought was that he might not stay long....just looking at his CV for the last few years he's leapt nimbly around as actor/writer/director on stage, tv, film and radio so being locked into a yearly cycle where he only has a couple of months where he can go off and do other things might not seem attractive.
But then he had already signed up for the Three Musketeers which is presumably designed as a returning yearly series, so he might already have decided on a change in career emphasis which now suits taking on the Doctor.
I'm more worried about Moffat staying than I am Capaldi leaving. (<Imagines Capaldi arriving for the first script meeting, slamming his Academy Award on the desk and fixing Moffat with a steely, Malcolm Tucker style glare>).
But then he had already signed up for the Three Musketeers which is presumably designed as a returning yearly series, so he might already have decided on a change in career emphasis which now suits taking on the Doctor.
I'm more worried about Moffat staying than I am Capaldi leaving. (<Imagines Capaldi arriving for the first script meeting, slamming his Academy Award on the desk and fixing Moffat with a steely, Malcolm Tucker style glare>).
Originally Posted by Piipp:
“Someone on another thread said the new actor has only signed a one year contract. Surely that's not true? :l”
“Someone on another thread said the new actor has only signed a one year contract. Surely that's not true? :l”
Originally Posted by Cyril_Sneer:
“its probably true - they would need a back out if the public didnt take to him i guess”
“its probably true - they would need a back out if the public didnt take to him i guess”
I think the contracts will be written in favour of the BBC
For example if a actor may have to sign a 3-5 year contract to the show so they can not quit if a better offer comes along but the show can get rid of them early if they are not working out.
Originally Posted by jackamakka:
“I'm most concerned about this, especially with The Three Musketeers and his rather extensive other credentials. How long is it until something clashes and he bails?”
“I'm most concerned about this, especially with The Three Musketeers and his rather extensive other credentials. How long is it until something clashes and he bails?”
Capaldi will not be appearing in any second series of The Three Musketeers:
Quote:
“Life after Capaldi for The Musketeers
When Peter Capaldi was unveiled as the 12th Time Lord, it left something of a hole in 17th-century France.
As the new Doctor Who, the actor will not be able to reprise his role as the villainous Cardinal Richelieu in BBC One's high-octane The Musketeers, should, as expected, a second series be commissioned.
Capaldi (The Hour, The Thick of It) has spent much of this year in Prague filming the 10-part adventure romp - inspired by Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers - which is due to be broadcast in early 2014.
But its lead writer and executive producer Adrian Hodges still had no idea his big-name baddie was about to enter the Tardis.
'I was rubbishing it up until the last second,' he revealed, during a BBC Production Creativity Festival session in London this week.
However, with the drama's other stars - Tom Burke (Athos), Santiago Cabrera (Aramis), Howard Charles (Porthos) and Luke Pasqualino (D'Artagnan) - contracted for the long run, Hodges and BBC exec producer Jessica Pope are beginning to see past their initial gloom.
'Blessing in disguise?'
'It does allow us to recalibrate,' reasoned Pope. 'If you have a regular baddie, they often weaken as you go on because the heroes always win.'
Hodges, too, was ready to embrace a 'different villain and a different vibe'.
'Would we have chosen to lose [Capaldi]? No, of course we wouldn't,' he admitted. 'Is it a blessing in disguise? Perhaps, we'll have to wait and see.'”
“Life after Capaldi for The Musketeers
When Peter Capaldi was unveiled as the 12th Time Lord, it left something of a hole in 17th-century France.
As the new Doctor Who, the actor will not be able to reprise his role as the villainous Cardinal Richelieu in BBC One's high-octane The Musketeers, should, as expected, a second series be commissioned.
Capaldi (The Hour, The Thick of It) has spent much of this year in Prague filming the 10-part adventure romp - inspired by Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers - which is due to be broadcast in early 2014.
But its lead writer and executive producer Adrian Hodges still had no idea his big-name baddie was about to enter the Tardis.
'I was rubbishing it up until the last second,' he revealed, during a BBC Production Creativity Festival session in London this week.
However, with the drama's other stars - Tom Burke (Athos), Santiago Cabrera (Aramis), Howard Charles (Porthos) and Luke Pasqualino (D'Artagnan) - contracted for the long run, Hodges and BBC exec producer Jessica Pope are beginning to see past their initial gloom.
'Blessing in disguise?'
'It does allow us to recalibrate,' reasoned Pope. 'If you have a regular baddie, they often weaken as you go on because the heroes always win.'
Hodges, too, was ready to embrace a 'different villain and a different vibe'.
'Would we have chosen to lose [Capaldi]? No, of course we wouldn't,' he admitted. 'Is it a blessing in disguise? Perhaps, we'll have to wait and see.'”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/24383564
At the very least, up to Series 10. Three series/seasons is overall the average of actors, so I wouldn't be surprised if we get that. Depending on how good he is though, I think it would be good to see go beyond that.
Originally Posted by Mrfipp:
“At the very least, up to Series 10. Three series/seasons is overall the average of actors, so I wouldn't be surprised if we get that. Depending on how good he is though, I think it would be good to see go beyond that.”
“At the very least, up to Series 10. Three series/seasons is overall the average of actors, so I wouldn't be surprised if we get that. Depending on how good he is though, I think it would be good to see go beyond that.”
I hope he stays long enough to become the oldest 'current' Doctor. Then we'd go straight from the youngest to the oldest. How timey-wimey is that?
Originally Posted by Cyril_Sneer:
“its probably true - they would need a back out if the public didnt take to him i guess”
“its probably true - they would need a back out if the public didnt take to him i guess”
Doesn't work like that. All productions have a start date and end date and PC's contract lasts for that duration of time.
Although we viewers don't the join, productionwise each series is a individual cottage industry and if you're a contracted worker you sign for each season.
I'm hoping he will do at least 5 years but I'm not getting my hopes up, I was hoping Matt would do at least 5 but he did 4 so it's hard to say.
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