"Old Sixy" does raise one point - pronouns could get a bit messy
People in the real world mange it with real human beings.
Jodie Whittaker is the 13th Doctor
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People in the real world mange it with real human beings.
If there ever was a place to make social and political commentary stories, it is sci-fi like Doctor Who and Star Trek, where the possibilities for What-If-scenarios are endless.
No other genre is as versatile in handling these themes.
But I can imagine that it must suck pretty hard to constantly find oneself on the villain's side in those stories.
The reason couldn't possibly be their views and opinions are wrong. It must be some evil leftist agenda the show is misused for.
Who wouldn't want to see the next Doctor putting womenfolk in their place, exploiting the weak and helpless to enrich himself?
Are the Daleks in their supremacy not very relatable?
No other genre is as versatile in handling these themes.
But I can imagine that it must suck pretty hard to constantly find oneself on the villain's side in those stories.
The reason couldn't possibly be their views and opinions are wrong. It must be some evil leftist agenda the show is misused for.
Who wouldn't want to see the next Doctor putting womenfolk in their place, exploiting the weak and helpless to enrich himself?
Are the Daleks in their supremacy not very relatable?
It does feel like this was going to happen no matter what but now that it has it will be interesting to see. Though a part of me does see it as an odd way to hold on to the status quo as the casting is quite a conventional type outside of gender.
I really wonder if they can write a female Doctor the same as the others and I reckon not. Maybe that's a good thing, maybe part of being diverse is telling stories with a different viewpoint, I'm not sure. I'm kind of hoping that the stories might be a little tighter just by virtue of being different maybe it will be less easy to just write a stock Doctor runs around tale.
It's a bit dangerous I guess as if it's not successful I'm not sure which side will be the first to blame the casting.
Yeah, I read the inane, word-salad response you linked to, and the entirety of my argument stands.FYI, a lot of women also object to the idea of a lady Doctor, so you might want to watch that last insult.
OOH, fun.
I'm self-aware enough to say I'd be the Monster... that the Doctor recruits in an attempt to save, and who ends up being a fairly good ally, but also a frequent disappointment, as he's quicker to use force. In the end, he ends up using his monstrous qualities in a way that saves the day, but Redemption Equals Death, and his story ends.
But screw it, you don't fight Daleks with fluffy bunnies and unicorn farts.
How has Laurence ("Blink - I could piss better than that in my sleep") Miles reacted?
Edit: Ah, from his Twitter he likes the idea but thinks it's bad timing because Chibnall will be so shit as showrunner it'll tank by the end of the series no matter how good Jodie is.
He's proclaimed the death of Doctor Who since Moffatt took over and it keeps not happening.
Edit: Ah, from his Twitter he likes the idea but thinks it's bad timing because Chibnall will be so shit as showrunner it'll tank by the end of the series no matter how good Jodie is.
He's proclaimed the death of Doctor Who since Moffatt took over and it keeps not happening.
He and Ian Levine should probably form a Club for people who were once relevant to DW but whose moment passed by on the 26th of March 2005.
The Who's-Beens.
They don't need to write a female Doctor, they just need to write a Doctor. In what way has the Doctor been written as specifically male previously?
Also, award for best satire goes to:
"Calls for end to austerity as BBC reveal they can only afford female to play Doctor Who"
"Calls for end to austerity as BBC reveal they can only afford female to play Doctor Who"
I just don't feel confident they will do that, we'll see.
Sadly, no. She was confirmed for only one season some time ago.
What do you think they'll change/add that isn't there currently? She probably won't call herself "A madwoman in a box" thanks to centuries of gaslighting but apart from that I've got nothing.
My fear is that she's going to be very plain Jane when it comes to the Doctor's quirks and things like his sometimes tendency to be cold and indifferent. I fully accept that this may be me projecting my hangups and I am not writing her off by any means and we have only the tiniest sliver of preview window to go from but I just have initial reservations.
Some things might be just naturally seen differently and may make sense to not ignore. Will the Doctor be able to just take charge in historical situations or will it be more of a challenge? Is the new Doctor going to make more commentary on sexual politics or not? Even things like when the Doctor showed up at Bill's house with the roommates, does that play differently with a woman? I'm not complaining here or making a statement but it's where things might be different to some degree based on gender, depending how they do it. Again, I'm not saying this is a bad thing necessarily though I hope it isn't too hamfisted if present. It would be good if the Daleks and Cybermen didn't even acknowledge the change, for example.
Somewhat separately, I'm curious how they will handle romantic situations. While the Doctor is nominally omni/asexual depending on the situation it seems that he generally has been shown as a straight male in practice. Besides the wife, and "sexy" we've seen him romping around with royalty on occasion or with say Joan in Family of Blood or with Rose. When he does show interest it seems to lean just the one way. Will they change that or be more open?
Exactly. Then Jodie has to pull off the part, in whatever style they decide on.
And that, in a nutshell, is male privilege. Not only can men play the Doctor, but they'll be able to do so without having to worry about some shitty "news" org posting up nudes in reply.
I'm reminded of whatever poster (I can't even bother to look them up) said he was a father of two girls yet demanded that only men play the Doctor. What if your daughter wanted to be the Doctor at a cosplay or, more so, have that as an actual career goal in twenty years? What are you going to tell her when you look into her eyes? "No, you're not allowed to dress up like the Doctor, and if you do, naked pictures of you are going on blast"? Then what? "No, your brother wants to play the Doctor, and we won't be sharing his nudes to the press." Can you really do that to your own children, or to your neighbors' children, or to anyone in the face, for that matter? Shitty, shitty, shitty.
C'mon, humanity. We have a long way to go.
Given everything that went on during his time in the role, it's remarkable - and brilliant - that Colin Baker has retained so much enthusiasm for the show. I read that Graun piece a few days ago; it just made him even more likeable.
Ian Levine is an irrelevance. To put it politely.
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