Jodie Whittaker is the 13th Doctor

[Timewalker]

I love Liz Shaw and I think she really got a raw deal. I wish they had brought her back for a proper guest appearance at some point. There would have been a perfect opening for her to be an unwitting assistant of the Master in "The Time Monster" since he hadn't been introduced onto the show until after she left UNIT.

She had a brief appearance in "The Five Doctors" but only as a faked image meant to distract the Doctor.

Jo Grant takes some getting used to but she became one of my favorites. While she is sometimes a screamer and a damsel, she really cared and oftentimes it would be her enthusiasm and perseverance that would ultimately save the day. And her departure, while subtle, is still one of the most heartbreaking in the show's history. (Nearly every classic series fan video that I've ever seen includes that scene when they're trying to convey sadness, wistfulness, or heartbreak.)

It's not the first time a companion left for marriage (Susan was the first), but it was her own decision, rather than the Doctor pushing her away (for what he considered to be her own good). Even the novelized version was emotional.

I'm not quite sure why Sarah Jane Smith is quite so well beloved. I mean, she's fine and all but she's very middle of the road, IMO. (Of course, I could say the same thing about Rose Tyler and she's also one of the most widely beloved companions.) I only really liked Sarah Jane when she had Harry Sullivan as a foil. I consider the 4th/Sarah Jane/Harry dynamic to be the prototype for the new series' 11th/Amy/Rory dynamic (minus any actual romance between Sarah Jane & Harry, of course).

That first season of the Tom Baker era, with the story arc involving the Ark, the Sontarans, the Cybermen, and the Daleks, was my favorite. To a lot of Classic Who fans, "Genesis of the Daleks" is the Whovian equivalent of Star Trek's "City on the Edge of Forever." Sarah was great in all of these, and I like Harry Sullivan as the new companion who's been thrown into the deep end of a very weird situation. The scene in "Robot" when the Doctor is trying to convince Harry that he's fit enough to be out of bed is priceless.

Ian Marter novelized quite a few of the Classic stories, including the two-part Sontaran one he was in. Ordinarily there wouldn't have been enough material for a regular-sized Target paperback, but Marter added some to enhance it. He also novelized The Ark in Space... and I remember reading it in the cafeteria at the college I was attending at the time (having supper before my evening anthropology class). His description of how the aliens had killed the people on the ark were so... descriptive, I nearly lost my supper right there.

He also wrote an original novel called Harry Sullivan's War.

Actually, given a lot of their dark speculative fiction, the British are really starting to worry me. Stuff like "Turn Left" and Children of Men make it seem like they're really only 1 major setback away from descending into absolute fascism.

Dystopian SF has been a lot more popular in recent years. Consider The Handmaid's Tale (based on the novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood; airs first on Hulu and then on Bravo in Canada). Last I heard, it's been nominated for 10 Emmy awards. The novel itself has never been out of print and has been taught in Canadian high schools, colleges, and universities for over 30 years.

Colin Baker just (politely) laying a verbal smackdown on all of the anti-female Doctor people is awesome.

Agreed. "Can't we be role models as people?"

Perfect.

 

[Guy Gardener]

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[Yminale]

Colin Baker just (politely) laying a verbal smackdown on all of the anti-female Doctor people is awesome.

This is why Colin Baker is the best Doctor ever!

 

[Marc]

This is why Colin Baker is the best Doctor ever!

Well who else would quote a regeneration scene in support of female Doctor?

 

[Orac]

Colin Baker is still the Doctor with the biggest boobs.

 

[Yminale]

Colin Baker is still the Doctor with the biggest boobs.

Uhm Have you seen Tom Baker lately

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I really, really like the outfit she wore in the reveal. I hope she uses that in at least one story..

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Whittaker has already confirmed that's not her costume. The hoodie is the same one Capaldi wore, but it's pretty much a stand-in costume.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Whittaker has already confirmed that's not her costume. The hoodie is the same one Capaldi wore, but it's pretty much a stand-in costume.

Shame because the hoodie looked really nice on her.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

She had a brief appearance in "The Five Doctors" but only as a faked image meant to distract the Doctor.

Hence why I specified "proper guest appearance." I was hoping to see her in something for longer than a minute and where it was really her. Sadly, not to be.

It's not the first time a companion left for marriage (Susan was the first), but it was her own decision, rather than the Doctor pushing her away (for what he considered to be her own good).

Which made me mad when Jo came back in "The Death of the Doctor" and seemed to imply that the Doctor kicked her out because she got married or something. I ended up shouting at the screen, "You broke his heart, Jo!"

That first season of the Tom Baker era, with the story arc involving the Ark, the Sontarans, the Cybermen, and the Daleks, was my favorite. To a lot of Classic Who fans, "Genesis of the Daleks" is the Whovian equivalent of Star Trek's "City on the Edge of Forever." Sarah was great in all of these, and I like Harry Sullivan as the new companion who's been thrown into the deep end of a very weird situation. The scene in "Robot" when the Doctor is trying to convince Harry that he's fit enough to be out of bed is priceless.

And, of course, we can't forget "Harry Sullivan is an imbecile!"

From an emotional standpoint, I wouldn't compare "Genesis of the Daleks" to "The City on the Edge of Forever." I would say "The Best of Both Worlds" would be a better Star Trek equivalent.

Personally, I would take "The Invasion" over "Genesis of the Daleks" any day.

 

[Samurai8472]

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BBC- I can take down this fandom with one sentence

Fandom- Stop it!

Trust Me Trailer- ''I'm not a real Doctor''

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

The bloody so called fandom is pissing me off.

 

[StCoop]

The bloody so called fandom is pissing me off.

This will cheer you up. The Change.org petition against the casting has managed less than 500 signatures, half of whom are from people only signing so they can add a comment taking the piss out of it.

If all the people who claimed they'll stop watching actually do, the difference on the ratings would be small as to be virtually statistically unmeasurable.

 

[The Wormhole]

So I hear Peter Davison has shut down his Twitter due to the backlash against his attitude towards a female Doctor.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

So I hear Peter Davison has shut down his Twitter due to the backlash against his attitude towards a female Doctor.

This is just crazy stuff going on over this.

Have people lost their minds over this?

 

[StCoop]

So I hear Peter Davison has shut down his Twitter due to the backlash against his attitude towards a female Doctor.

Proving that the other side can be just as bad. Nothing he said was in any way comparable to any of the misogynistic crap being spewed out.

When I was younger people on the Left used to believe, "I don't agree with what you say but I'll defend your right to say it," but post-Twitter and Facebook that idea seems to have gone out the window.

 

[Turtletrekker]

This is just crazy stuff going on over this.

Have people lost their minds over this?

The notion of losing one's mind presupposes that there was a mind involved in the first place.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

The notion of losing one's mind presupposes that there was a mind involved in the first place.

Point taken...

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

I never read any genuine negativity in Peter Davison's comments. He began the sentence, "If I feel any doubts..." Overall, he seemed positive to the idea. But, once again, the Left eats one of their own simply for expressing nuance. (And congratulations to Colin Baker for finally becoming more popular than Peter Davison! )

BTW, I wonder how some of the more romantically-tinged companions like Rose, Martha, or even Jo (albeit in a more platonic-crush sort of way) would react when meeting the 13th Doctor?

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I never read any genuine negativity in Peter Davison's comments. He began the sentence, "If I feel any doubts..." Overall, he seemed positive to the idea. But, once again, the Left eats one of their own simply for expressing nuance. (And congratulations to Colin Baker for finally becoming more popular than Peter Davison! )

BTW, I wonder how some of the more romantically-tinged companions like Rose, Martha, or even Jo (albeit in a more platonic-crush sort of way) would react when meeting the 13th Doctor?

Well Clara would be positive about it, but she's supposed to be dead, or heading to her death moment the long way.