Russell T. Davies Returns to Doctor Who as New Showrunner

[Starkers]

I doubt very much Rose would return for anything beyond a cameo (maybe for the 60th?) and as a one off why not? My relationship as a viewer with Piper and Who is complicated. Loved S1 Rose, hated S2 Rose, S4 Rose barely even felt like Rose, The End of Time cameo Rose was really sweet and the Day of the Doctor Billie as the Moment was brilliant.

She wouldn't remotely be my first choice but frankly she's a good enough actress that I think she could play the Doctor. Not saying I'd necessarily want her to, and I doubt RTD would go there, but she could pull it off.

 

[Steve Roby]

Wow. I like Whittaker, but we are very different people...

That's just nuts. The Eleventh Hour is the best post-regeneration story of NuWho, if not ever, one of Moff's best. The Woman Who Fell to Earth is... there. Furthermore, I'd argue most of the output of Whittaker's run is worse than the worst of Capaldi's run.

When The Eleventh Hour aired, I liked the first half quite a bit, but by the end I was less keen. I didn't like the feel of the show. I didn't like "Hello. I'm the Doctor. Basically, run." That set the tone for too much of the Moffat era.

 

[Starkers]

I don't see anything different in Eleven saying that from something like Ten's "I'm the Doctor" speech from Voyage of the
Damned.

Anyway changing the subject completely; Given how much Trek is on at the moment do people think RTD might resurrect his Who/Trek cross-over proposal?

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

To me, it is the only episode of that kind that actually sold me on the new Doctor immediately. The only other Doctors who sold me in the same way were Eccleston and Tom Baker, both of whom were uniquely fully-realized despite the overall quality of their episodes (especially the latter, who Robot is curiously boring).

 

[Jayson1]

I thought Whitaker could have been a good doctor with better writing but I also understand why they need a new everything and basically scrub everything Chibnall did and basically look at this next step as a reboot and return to form at the same time. I might keep the new Master though. The one thing worth keeping.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I don't see anything different in Eleven saying that from something like Ten's "I'm the Doctor" speech from Voyage of the
Damned.

Anyway changing the subject completely; Given how much Trek is on at the moment do people think RTD might resurrect his Who/Trek cross-over proposal?

Hello I'm the Doctor
Hello I'm Michael Bur........
I know who you are

 

[The Wormhole]

I'll just say this:
"I Am Not Spock" by Leonard Nimoy
"I Am Spock" by Leonard Nimoy

I'm not really sure that's an apt comparison. Contrary to popular belief I am not Spock was not Nimoy slamming and dissing Star Trek, but just wanting to establish that he was a person and actor beyond the one role the world knew him for, while I am Spock was him discussing Star Trek's mark on his life and career.

I believe in the past he indicated the possibility of Jo continuing on from SJS

IIRC, all RTD's really said about SJA potentially continuing after Lis Sladen's death was that he regretted making an emotional knee-jerk decision in the wake of her death to end the show. He'd noted he has no idea how they could have continued on, but regrets there wasn't more thought put into it and ideas explored instead of just ending it automatically in what was a generally emotional time.

Personally, I don't see how they could have continued on without Sladen anyway, and even if she hadn't died, I doubt the show would have lasted much longer than another year, maybe two anyway.

Wasn't there talk of a Alternate Rose spinoff?

Sort of. RTD did initially have a spin-off in mind involving Rose defending Earth in the alternate universe, but then the day the good-bye between the Doctor and Rose was filmed he abandoned the idea completely feeling it cheapened their good-bye if Rose came back after that. Then again, he brought her back in season 4 anyway in spite of this.

 

[Jayson1]

So who would be the most unpredictable new Doctor? I know who they should go with if they really want to shake things up. Bill Burr as the new Doctor. With his Campanion being Helen Mirren as a grown up Susan.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

So who would be the most unpredictable new Doctor? I know who they should go with if they really want to shake things up. Bill Burr as the new Doctor. With his Campanion being Helen Mirren as a grown up Susan.

Nooooooooooooo other way around make Helen Mirren the Doctor

 

[Jayson1]

If Susan is a Timelord it would almost be like having 2 Doctors on the show. Though it would be interesting if Susan regenerated into Bill Burr as well. Of course my idea of Mirren as Susan and Burr as The Doctor would be to sort of recapture the feel of Davies first season where in my mind Rose felt like the shows lead and the Doctor was a kind mysterious sidekick.

 

[Saul]

I desperately want that to happen, but at this point, I don't think it'll ever happen. I've made my peace with that notion especially since we have dozens and dozens of fantastic Big Finish audio plays with Paul McGann.

I think if it were to happen it would have been after ' Night of the Doctor'. I just remember the overwhelming positive reaction from people then, even fans who weren't born when McGann first played the Doctor. He gave us 7 minutes of brilliance. Unfortunately Moffat didn't want two Doctors on TV at the same time. I'm sure McGann would do it and the BBC would greenlight it, we just need a few other people to get behind the idea.

 

[Mr Awe]

I doubt very much Rose would return for anything beyond a cameo (maybe for the 60th?) and as a one off why not? My relationship as a viewer with Piper and Who is complicated. Loved S1 Rose, hated S2 Rose, S4 Rose barely even felt like Rose, The End of Time cameo Rose was really sweet and the Day of the Doctor Billie as the Moment was brilliant.

She wouldn't remotely be my first choice but frankly she's a good enough actress that I think she could play the Doctor. Not saying I'd necessarily want her to, and I doubt RTD would go there, but she could pull it off.

I'm suspecting a Rose spinoff series.

 

[Tomalak]

I'm sure McGann would do it and the BBC would greenlight it, we just need a few other people to get behind the idea.

Do you think they would? I can't see the BBC running with two concurrent series each starring a different Doctor.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Petition for RTD to commision Paul McGann spin-off Doctor Who series!!!!

 

[StCoop]

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It would be funny watching people explode if she does come back...

 

[Captaindemotion]

Do you think they would? I can't see the BBC running with two concurrent series each starring a different Doctor.

I agree. I really like McGann as an actor, liked him as the Doctor and wish he’d gotten more onscreen.

But from the BBC’s perspective, what does a McGann led show accomplish that a 14th-Doctor led show doesn’t already do? It’s not like comparing eg Star Trek Discovery with Picard or Strange New Worlds; there might ostensibly be a different lead but it’s the same character. And whereas those shows explore different eras and facets of the Star Trek universe, DW by its inherent nature does that anyway. Nor would such a show be clearly distinguishable from the main show in the way that SJA was kid-oriented and Torchwood aimed at adults.

Whatever about RTD persuading the BBC that DW can support an expanded universe and there being the odd one-off episode, miniseries or TV movie (perhaps if we have another situation where the lead actor wanted to take a break to do theatre, like Tennant did), I can’t see them giving Paul a full series.

 

[Relayer1]

Quite.

Maybe we'll get Eight back. I don't think McGann has RTD related PTSD.

Yup, Eight series required. Or miniseries. Or several specials. Guest appearances, cameos, whatever...

 

[Saul]

Do you think they would? I can't see the BBC running with two concurrent series each starring a different Doctor.

From reports at the time in 2013 they had talked to Moffat about it. Not a series maybe but doing something, a special, a one off. I don't know about now though. It's the Doctor but the character is different, the adventures are different. They made it work with Star Trek in the 90s. I think they could make the shows different enough. I don't think they would do a full series. My very optimistic view would be a mini series. They could do an arc that is distinguishable from the 14th Doctor. A specific story, different people working on it and writing it, visually and tonally different. Not a straight forward Doctor Who series.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

From reports at the time in 2013 they had talked to Moffat about it. Not a series maybe but doing something, a special, a one off. I don't know about now though. It's the Doctor but the character is different, the adventures are different. They made it work with Star Trek in the 90s. I think they could make the shows different enough. I don't think they would do a full series. My very optimistic view would be a mini series. They could do an arc that is distinguishable from the 14th Doctor. A specific story, different people working on it and writing it, visually and tonally different. Not a straight forward Doctor Who series.

Realistically, that's what most fans would want. I know I would have.

And what's maddening, is that it might've been feasible through some creative thinking by the BBC. Like, in the gap years of recent years, insert two or thee Paul McGann specials to fill the time. Wouldn't that had been nice?

 

[matthunter]

You could do something interesting with a concurrent Past Doctor/Current Doctor set of series, which is having the current Doctor have a "sequel" ep to something that only just happened to Past!Doc and show how 400+ years of change might affect decisions.

Or have Current!Doc have an adventure and then Past!Doc encounter the consequences, like Seven running into the problems "Merlin" created in Battlefield, only we get to see the Merlin side of the story.