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Jodie Whittaker is the 13th Doctor

I'm a Francophile who is currently holidaying in south-west France. However, I can imagine no circumstances in which the BBC would cast a French actor as the Doctor and that's before one even considers Brexit and freedom of movement. So again, we're having a debate which is verging from hypothetical to fantastical.

People said the BBC would never hire a woman and what's wrong with hypothetical. First there is going to be a new doctor in 3 years. Second the BBC might want Doctor Who to be a global brand. Finally the argument against makes no sense. It's either I don't like it or I'm an Anglophile.
 
Wow, sounds like some people then have a HUGE chip on their shoulder.. it's a TV show. not a politically motivated Document or politician that controls your life. doctor who has always been diverse.. but the main character apparently has to be included in that lest others go into a meltdown like a snowflake.
You have a HUGE chip on your shoulder about the fact the the latest incarnation of a fictional shapeshifting alien is going to be played by a woman. You have thrown a multi-page meltdown "like a snowflake" over "just a TV show" that you claim you're not even going to watch anymore (though I don't buy that for a second). For Christ's sake, get some perspective and self-awareness of your behavior. You're embarrassing yourself.
 
People said the BBC would never hire a woman and what's wrong with hypothetical. First there is going to be a new doctor in 3 years. Second the BBC might want Doctor Who to be a global brand. Finally the argument against makes no sense. It's either I don't like it or I'm an Anglophile.

A woman doctor has been discussed for as long as I can remember and we're discussing it now because it's happened. I've never heard anyone seriously suggest a French actor as the Doctor until you did. If Vincent Cassell or whoever lands the role in 2020, we can debate it then but right now I simply have zero interest in continuing this conversation and won't reply again.
 
I'm a Francophile who is currently holidaying in south-west France. However, I can imagine no circumstances in which the BBC would cast a French actor as the Doctor and that's before one even considers Brexit and freedom of movement. So again, we're having a debate which is verging from hypothetical to fantastical.

Yeah, to think the BBC would look outside of The UK, let alone the British Isles is pie in the sky thinking. Plus there are enough Middle and Upper Class actors to fill the role.
 
Yeah, to think the BBC would look outside of The UK, let alone the British Isles is pie in the sky thinking. Plus there are enough Middle and Upper Class actors to fill the role.

I can see it happening if the BBC joins up with Netflix/Hulu and they move production to the US to save cost.
 
Once again, I have to point out my earlier post:

Wasn't her doing the part in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death used as an argument AGAINST having a female doctor. My point is that people have been asking for a female doctor for years but the BBC has been resistant until now.
 
You are unaware of The Daily Mash then?

Heard the name, have no real familiarity with it. Assumed it may be a nickname for something else. *shrug*
When I was a kid, anorak was a good day...liking Doctor Who in my school for some reason led to assumptions and getting kicked about. Admittedly, being caught reading outside of class, let alone a doctor who book, would get a kicking too. Complex time, the wilderness years between Survival and the TVM.
 
Wasn't her doing the part in Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death used as an argument AGAINST having a female doctor. My point is that people have been asking for a female doctor for years but the BBC has been resistant until now.
That's the first time I've heard that.
 
That's the first time I've heard that.
Same here. In fact, I used it as an example of casting Joanna Lumley for awhile. She'd have been great.

In other news, with the sad passing of Doctor Who, let us look back on forty-five of the most-loved deaths of Doctor Who.
21/12/1963 – Silly robot monsters introduced into informative historical series. Doctor Who dies.

01/11/1986 – Bonnie. Langford. Doctor Who dies.

27/05/1996 – The Doctor kisses his companion. Americans are involved. Doctor Who dies.
 
Actually, this regen could net two doctors. The feminine and the valeyard. With missy and doc having to team up. But then that sets up a good female vs bad male ( possibly white male) political drama thing going forward. That may be also bad..
 
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