I think this is quite likely, even though we really have little basis on which to make the assumption.
Don't see why it's such a bad thing though. As long as they're compelling characters in good stories, everything else is just window dressing.
Karen Gillan to play Matt Smith's Doctor's Assistant
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I think this is quite likely, even though we really have little basis on which to make the assumption.
Don't see why it's such a bad thing though. As long as they're compelling characters in good stories, everything else is just window dressing.
Of course it matters... We want style, not substance, we want rubber foreheads, not deep characters, etc. etc.
I believe I did. Please work on yours.
I just think it's disgraceful that Moffat clearly has a Scottish Agenda. I don't care if he wants to be Scottish in private but I resent him forcing his lifestyle choice into his casting decisions for a show that is watched by a lot of impressionable young children.
If you're a parent would you really be happy if Doctor Who made your child want to be Scottish?
If you're a parent would you really be happy if Doctor Who made your child want to be Scottish?
10th Doctor- Oh....another red head
Donna- OY!
I hear the new companion will be HETEROSEXUAL too. Damn producers and their insidious ulterior motives.
I hear the new companion will be HETEROSEXUAL too. Damn producers and their insidious ulterior motives.
Heterosexuality is a lifestyle choice, and those who choose it shouldn't push it on all those innocent kids...
Wow!
Well speaking from my personal perspective this is great because she's:
A/ Pretty.
B/ A readhead
C/Scottish...
Seriously if she has a Scottish accent in the show I might well implode
One assumes she can act, and one assumes she also screentested against Smith so I have no issues whatsoever with her age (and seriously isn't it about the same as Davison with Sutton/Fielding?)
All I hope is that she isn't from present day Britain...I am wondering about that Celtic rumour that flew around ages and ages ago now...
Well speaking from my personal perspective this is great because she's:
A/ Pretty.
B/ A readhead
C/Scottish...
Seriously if she has a Scottish accent in the show I might well implode
One assumes she can act, and one assumes she also screentested against Smith so I have no issues whatsoever with her age (and seriously isn't it about the same as Davison with Sutton/Fielding?)
All I hope is that she isn't from present day Britain...I am wondering about that Celtic rumour that flew around ages and ages ago now...
Someone tell me that's her outfit in the show!
I love you, Wamdue (in a purely platonic way of course)
She's Scottish. She's a redhead. I approve completely. 
10th Doctor- Oh....another red head
Donna- OY!
Well I don't know about anyone else, but I'd hit that.
Probably have more of a chance if she was like she is in those links I posted though.
10th Doctor- Oh....another red head
Donna- OY!
Well I don't know about anyone else, but I'd hit that.
Come on, I know she's a ginger but that's no reason to assault her.
a slave girl, now dont go getting my hopes up
what evidence have you to support that theory?
*notes time of post*
49 minutes how long a new companion has, until fans start to slag her off.
I hear the new companion will be HETEROSEXUAL too. Damn producers and their insidious ulterior motives.
Heterosexuality is a lifestyle choice, and those who choose it shouldn't push it on all those innocent kids...
sadly no, but when she in my Doctor Who dream tonight, its what she will be wearing. I only hope I remeber to dream Matt Smith, not David Tennant, as its unlikely Tennant will meet this girl
Someone tell me that's her outfit in the show!
Agreed. However, I would hazard a guess that much of corporate programming the world over thinks everyone is an idiot. They only look at numbers and ratings. The moment a pattern makes them money, they will repeat said pattern until the ratings disappear. Only then will real change occur, if at all (assuming they don't just cancel the show). It is an equal unfortunate and fortunate period of business history for Doctor Who to come back into. Fortunate, that mediums and audiences are far more open to seeing eccentric, odd, and the fantastical (see: Comic Book Movies). It is unfortunate, because these days especially, television and the like are controlled absolutely and completely by ratings. There is no art, history, or legacy to appreciate as far as they are concerned. If there is a warm body, they will no doubt rape it until its cold, then move on to the next one. The consumer society and business model is what eliminates art from entertainment.
The only thing we can truly hope for is that the BBC has a long-term business model setup for Doctor Who and how it is presented, versus the American/Hollywood attitude of instant gratification.
As for this Karen actress, more power to her. If she's the actress from The Fires of Pompeii, then I'm thinking she'll be a lot of fun. I wonder what her character will be named?
I don't know anything about her, but man Doctor Who sure is going young. At least the two characters will be easy on the eyes. How they act though, well that's to be seen.
