Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I'd agree that whilst Moss is very much a comedy favourite, Richard Ayoade has pretty much only played a variation on that template.

Me, I prefer left-field relatively unknown actors to take over as The Doctor. As a role, it offers lots of opportunity to mix up the subtext and vary his personality, if not his goals. So a good Doctor to me is one we didn't see coming.

And with Missy, the producers can pick from anyone, which seems interesting and encouraging.

I guess it all depends on where the new Show Runner wants to take the series. Much as I've enjoyed Moffat's run (I really don't get the antipathy towards him), I'd like to see more moral quandaries for the Doctor - he's been a bit too 'oh sod it, it's probably for the best' since the revival.

Here's a much and rightly loved scene, showing Doctor Who at it's absolute finest to explain what I mean...

Ayoade has only done one thing?

well played that man

I haven't acted since, some would say I didn't act during, but er, er, those would be unkind people. I did my best.

 BrookM wrote:
Ayoade has only done one thing?

Garth Mherengi's Dark Place, Man to Man with Dean Learner, IT Crowd, couple of tech shows, various other no-mark 'comedy' tripe shows involving the cretins behind Mighty Boosh (Vic and Bob rip off without the skill, warmth or charm)

His comedy roles all seem to me to be variations on a theme.

Judi Dench would make a great Doctor Who.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
Judi Dench would make a great Doctor Who.

Only if she could play Who as M. A semi-sinister Who would be kind of cool.

Haley Atwell is the only reasonable choice for the next Doctor.

No, clearly the time has come for Samuel L. Jackson to play the role. "I've had it with these motherfething Daleks on this motherfething TARDIS!"

Just kind of hoping we don't get a cringe worthy reveal show this time around. *shudders*

 Tannhauser42 wrote:
No, clearly the time has come for Samuel L. Jackson to play the role. "I've had it with these motherfething Daleks on this motherfething TARDIS!"

To the Cyberman leader: "and when I lay my hands upon you, you will know my name is The Lord!"
Cyberman leader: "oh crap this Doctor's hardcore. Lets get out of here!"

As long as 'psychic paper' remains a thing of the past. Worst. Invention. Ever.

The Doctor doesn't need it. He's The Doctor. He's known well and known long that provided you walk about like you're supposed to be there, and are actually in charge you'll get away with it!

Psychic Paper undermined the Doctor's brilliance.

Guys guys guys... you're overlooking the replacement Doctor that the show has already told us comes after Capaldi (at some point)

TOM BAKER!

Remember the 50th anniversary episode? The Doctor is shown to regenerate into Tom Baker at some point in the future. So, why not now? He's getting on in years, and if we're gonna make it happen it needs to be sooner rather than later.

Alternatively, now that Disney has managed to bring Pete Cushing back from the dead, maybe the BBC can ask to borrow/rent him for a few seasons. Doesn't he deserve a second bite at the apple? I'd love to see what Zombie Pete Cushing would do with the roll, especially since he would have more freedom to develop his own interpretation of the character than he did when he made those horrible, horrible movies. And you can't say he's too old for the role now that Capaldi has made it okay for older actors to play the Doctor, again!

And you can't say he's too dead for the role now that Rogue One has made it okay for deceased actors to play in movies.

squidhills wrote:
Guys guys guys... you're overlooking the replacement Doctor that the show has already told us comes after Capaldi (at some point)

TOM BAKER!

Remember the 50th anniversary episode? The Doctor is shown to regenerate into Tom Baker at some point in the future. So, why not now? He's getting on in years, and if we're gonna make it happen it needs to be sooner rather than later.

Alternatively, now that Disney has managed to bring Pete Cushing back from the dead, maybe the BBC can ask to borrow/rent him for a few seasons. Doesn't he deserve a second bite at the apple? I'd love to see what Zombie Pete Cushing would do with the roll, especially since he would have more freedom to develop his own interpretation of the character than he did when he made those horrible, horrible movies. And you can't say he's too old for the role now that Capaldi has made it okay for older actors to play the Doctor, again!

And you can't say he's too dead for the role now that Rogue One has made it okay for deceased actors to play in movies.

This is surprisingly persuasive. The question is, does dead Peter Cushing cost more than a new living actor?

I saw someone say Hugh Laurie and you know I would be ok with that. It won't happen, of course, but it would be interesting to see.

 Ahtman wrote:
I saw someone say Hugh Laurie and you know I would be ok with that. It won't happen, of course, but it would be interesting to see.

With Stephen Fry as the sidekick / love interest.

 feeder wrote:

 Ahtman wrote:
I saw someone say Hugh Laurie and you know I would be ok with that. It won't happen, of course, but it would be interesting to see.

With Stephen Fry as the sidekick / love interest.

I'd be alright with that as well. Those two work well together.

Even better if Hugh uses his delightfully over the top voice.

 Ahtman wrote:
I saw someone say Hugh Laurie and you know I would be ok with that. It won't happen, of course, but it would be interesting to see.

Hugh Laurie's name was floating around last time as well. Not sure it's actually based on anything, but would be EPIC.






Automatically Appended Next Post:

 welshhoppo wrote:

And Missy was absolutely awful. She was an abomination who shows exactly why we shouldn't have a female doctor for the sake of it, her personality was so vastly different from the Master that she might as well have not been the same character.

The Master's personality has changed significantly over the decades. Modern-era Master was totally different to Classic Master.

And Missy was pretty fantastic.

((It took me ten minutes to type this, as Insaniak's new avatar had me in stitches ))

I could get behind Atwell in the role. If they're moving on from Capaldi they'll probably avoid another older Doctor, so Laurie is probably a non-starter. TBH though I'd rather they go with someone nobody expects.

 Yodhrin wrote:
TBH though I'd rather they go with someone nobody expects.

I think John Cleese is getting a little old for it...

 Compel wrote:
Hayley Atwell would be great, isn't she leading on a new show though? - Conviction. Though, it wouldn't surprise me if that gets cancelled, the trailers I saw of it were a little... Hmm...

Conviction got cancelled before the season even finished as far as I saw...

It was put in the same time-slot as "Castle" had been (10am Mondays on ABC here in the US), but that doesn't really work out too great except in some weird circumstances.

 insaniak wrote:

 Yodhrin wrote:
TBH though I'd rather they go with someone nobody expects.

I think John Cleese is getting a little old for it...

Ardal O'Hanlon will be busy filming Death In Paradise, so he's out of the picture.

Thinking outside the box is required.
Chewbacca as the Doctor.
Jay and Bob as his assistants.

Identical Twin Doctors,

twice the scope for confusion and plot twists, the opportunity for the Doctor to act as his own companion

(although I can't think of who to cast as them except Jedward, and that would be too horrible to contemplate)

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Identical Twin Doctors,

twice the scope for confusion and plot twists, the opportunity for the Doctor to act as his own companion

(although I can't think of who to cast as them except Jedward, and that would be too horrible to contemplate)

Van Damme. Have you seen [b]Double Impact[/b}! He can do it.

 Easy E wrote:

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
Identical Twin Doctors,

twice the scope for confusion and plot twists, the opportunity for the Doctor to act as his own companion

(although I can't think of who to cast as them except Jedward, and that would be too horrible to contemplate)

Van Damme. Have you seen Double Impact! He can do it.

Ah, the good old days, when a 14 year old feeder would sit through an hour and a half of dubious script and wooden acting for a ten second shot of some blonde girl's bewbs.

Time for an American Doctor!



No great loss on Capaldi I wasn't impressed though the scripts and companion had a lot to do with that.

And can we have a companion who's not from 21st C England?

And not a 20-something girl?

I liked Donna just because she wasn't as samey as Rose and Amy and wassername and the other one.

I'd love a future space pilot or a caveman or something...

With all of time and space I think they can find someone more interesting.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Time for an American Doctor!



No great loss on Capaldi I wasn't impressed though the scripts and companion had a lot to do with that.

And can we have a companion who's not from 21st C England?

And not a 20-something girl?

I liked Donna just because she wasn't as samey as Rose and Amy and wassername and the other one.

I'd love a future space pilot or a caveman or something...

With all of time and space I think they can find someone more interesting.

Oh yea!

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
And can we have a companion who's not from 21st C England?

And not a 20-something girl?

I liked Donna just because she wasn't as samey as Rose and Amy and wassername and the other one.

I'd love a future space pilot or a caveman or something...

With all of time and space I think they can find someone more interesting.

Leela, Adrick, Ace, etc.
From vague memory, they were mostly in the later half of the original series.
Recently, there's been Cpt Jack, but not many others.

Oh, and K9.

There were a few nearly-ran companions. Astrid and others, who didn't make it.

Non-human or non-20th century companions?

Victoria, Jamie, Susan of course (who was Gallifreyan), Romana (1 and 2), Kameleon (still not a worse assistant than....) Adric, Nyssa, Turlough (5th Doctor had the best range of assistants really).

So there's definitely precedent, and we need more. Enough trying to make it hip and down and rap with the kids. Gimme silly sci-fi and curiously hard hitting moral quandaries. And consign Psychic Paper to the dustbin.