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Capaldi says he has "absolutely no plans to go" ....
The Q&A on NYC today the hosts asked Capaldi about leaving, and he repeated that he has absolutely no plans to leave the show.
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The Q&A on NYC today the hosts asked Capaldi about leaving, and he repeated that he has absolutely no plans to leave the show.
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Excellent, and this probably means he has had discussions with Chibnall who still wants him as The Doctor if he wishes to stay.
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A shame. His Doctor isn't working. I doubt even Chibnall can turn it around. So much for the fresh start in 2018!
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Excellent news - and much more direct than "taking it one year at a time - he's far and away the best thing about the show at present.
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This is brilliant news if true. There's really no need for Capaldi to go just because Moffat is, and it will be interesting to see how a new showrunner will take him in new directions, after the immediate predecessors were pretty much the products of their showrunners.
Chibnall's era is looking towards a brighter start. |
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It will be interesting to see how a new showrunner will take him in new directions, after the immediate predecessors were pretty much the products of their showrunners.
Perhaps Capaldi's Doctor will go through the slow transformation on screen that Colin Baker's Doctor was never given the time to do. My preference is still that Capaldi goes at the end of season 10 but, failing that, further revamps of his personality would be good. |
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Really means very little.
"Plans" can change very very quickly (and can be taken out of your hands). He did not say No I am not leaving or I don't want to leave. It's no more then a stock answer to a stock question |
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Really means very little.
"Plans" can change very very quickly (and can be taken out of your hands). He did not say No I am not leaving or I don't want to leave. It's no more then a stock answer to a stock question |
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Excellent news - and much more direct than "taking it one year at a time - he's far and away the best thing about the show at present.
I'll believe it because I want to. Love him as the Doctor, he just needs better scripts to work with. |
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rRom another journalist who interviewed him.
@DanaSchwartzzz Hey guess what? Capaldi confirmed showrunners asked him to stick around for another season (but he hasn't signed on quite yet) |
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A shame. His Doctor isn't working. I doubt even Chibnall can turn it around. So much for the fresh start in 2018!
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A shame. His Doctor isn't working. I doubt even Chibnall can turn it around. So much for the fresh start in 2018!
For me personally, it's not that I entirely dislike Capaldi in the role, but I would want a clean break from the Moffat era once he's finally out the door, with a Doctor that isn't already associated with a ratings drop era. Quote:
rRom another journalist who interviewed him.
@DanaSchwartzzz Hey guess what? Capaldi confirmed showrunners asked him to stick around for another season (but he hasn't signed on quite yet) The only 'confirmed' statement that will matter is the one that says for definite 'Capaldi stays' or 'Capaldi leaves' for series 11. |
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I don't think it means anything. Tennant made similar noises about staying on for Series 5 and Smith for Series 8 and we know what happened there.
I think Capaldi is a great Doctor but I genuinely will be shocked if he makes it into Chibnall's era. |
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The Q&A on NYC today the hosts asked Capaldi about leaving, and he repeated that he has absolutely no plans to leave the show.
I remember Tennant talking about "the next series" (meaning series 5) and Matt Smith looking forward to the future before the 'shock' announcement that he'd left. The truth is that the actor has no say on the matter. Unfortunately for him, Capaldi will forever more be associated with, "the same old same old". |
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I think some people are just determined to believe that Capaldi is unpopular and the show is dead despite all the evidence to the contrary, but there comes a point where you just have to accept you might just be the minority opinion and you actually don't know better than the BBC about where to go next with the show. It's the same old tune we saw with others like Catherine Tate and Matt Smith that unfortunately doesn't die down until they're gone.
One of the great things about Doctor Who is its versatility and I think it shows when you see how Doctor Who is popular now in different ways than it was ten years ago, but also in some areas less so or even the same. |
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I think some people are just determined to believe that Capaldi is unpopular and the show is dead despite all the evidence to the contrary, but there comes a point where you just have to accept you might just be the minority oe.
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Like any government minister caught under the spotlight when the going gets tough...
I remember Tennant talking about "the next series" (meaning series 5) and Matt Smith looking forward to the future before the 'shock' announcement that he'd left. The truth is that the actor has no say on the matter. Unfortunately for him, Capaldi will forever more be associated with, "the same old same old". |
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I think some people are just determined to believe that Capaldi is unpopular and the show is dead despite all the evidence to the contrary, but there comes a point where you just have to accept you might just be the minority opinion and you actually don't know better than the BBC about where to go next with the show.
Add to that the rather sudden and, dare I say, desperate re-writing of the 12th Doctor's personality for season 9 which (for me) suggests even within the BBC there is an acceptance they got it wrong. I don't think anyone has suggested the show is dead, but I would certainly say it's less popular since the 12th Doctor came along. And the evidence is actually there to support that view. If I'm honest, I still don't think they've got it right but I do wonder if part of the issue has been Clara. I will be interested to see if the new companion brings out the best in the 12th Doctor because if we get another year of the same I might drop the show until Chibnall starts. It's sad how little I've missed it this year. |
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If Capaldi is gonna say I want Chibnall to start off with a clean slate with him and give him a better run than Moffat. Maybe he might stay for one season of Chibnall then go through regeneration.
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Maybe he can regenerate with Moffat's final episode - brand new incarnation but same actor. I'm sure Capaldi can pull it off. The first actor to play two consecutive (but totally different) incarnations of the Doctor.
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I don't think it means anything. Tennant made similar noises about staying on for Series 5 and Smith for Series 8 and we know what happened there.
I think Capaldi is a great Doctor but I genuinely will be shocked if he makes it into Chibnall's era. It sums up my feelings on remarks like this. |
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Excellent news - and much more direct than "taking it one year at a time - he's far and away the best thing about the show at present.
Personally the idea that I've read on this forum quite a lot that the 12th is 'unpopular' with the public doesn't seem borne out by the audience appreciation index figures for the last series. Mostly all around 84 except for Sleep No More so I think its more a minority fandom opinion. . We haven't seen all the sides of his doctor yet ( the material Peter has been given hasn't always matched his considerable ability) and if Peter wants to stay I'm looking forward to seeing what direction Chris Chibnall's writing could take his doctor. Why want change just for changes sake ? |
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A shame. His Doctor isn't working. I doubt even Chibnall can turn it around. So much for the fresh start in 2018!
Good news, IMHO. |
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