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Paterson Joseph - black actor - tipped as Tennant's replacement

Brendan Moody said:
The producers and the BBC are going to want people to approach series five saying "There's a new Doctor, I wonder what he'll be like," not "There's a new Doctor, except he's not really new because we saw him in action fifteen months ago." The best performance in the world wouldn't be worth jumping the gun like that. Also, if they wanted to trick people into thinking he's not a future Doctor and then pull a plot twist, the promotional material now would be saying he was an impostor, rather than playing it cagily as it has.
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Well, you've outlined the conventional thinking. But things change and people push the envelop to keep things interesting. I'm not saying it will happen. But, I don't think it would be a bad thing if it did. If the new guy did a bang up job, people would be more psyched than ever to see him in action. Basically, you're changing their mode of anticipation. You're chaning it from, curiosity about the unknown to excitement about a new known factor. I think either works.

Mr Awe
 
Sci said:
2) Looks to me like StCoop's point wasn't to accuse you of anything, but to try to prompt you to re-consider why you made the choice that you did. It's a perfectly valid point: You wouldn't make note of a white actor's ethnicity in the subject heading, so why would you for a black actor?
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Because no black actor has ever played the Doctor.

I personally wouldn't have put it in the thread title but I would have put it in the post. It is significant if he gets the role.
 
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I've not seen this actor in anything. So I'll have to search out his previous work and take a look. That's the only thing that would concern me. His ability to convince as a 905 year old Timelord from Gallifrey. In the audio adventures, Don Warrington played Rassilon opposite McGann's Doctor... He's an actor (with a comedy touch) I admired growing up in the 70's/80's. Ironically he appeared as the President of Great Britain in Rise of the Cybermen a few years back...

Perhaps I've commented on this too much already. I've learned at some cost as an "old school" fan, making my opinion known about the current series. Not liking Russell's writing style (such as overt innuendo, romance, constant media references) gets me branded a homophobe. No doubt not wanting this radical a change in lead actor would make me a racist.
 
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I can definitely see potential for the Doctor in there.

At the same time... I couldn't help seeing Johnson in some of those facial expressions. :D
 
Cutter John said:
Starkers said:
Meant to look for something like this a while ago. For those who see Patterson Joseph as Johnson or the American guy in Jekyll, may I present the reason I personally have always thought of him as a potential Doctor...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHpYWy89yVU&feature=related
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Ah very nice. The Doctor channelling a touch of Capt Jack Sparrow. And love the clothes.
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I believe someone posted an interview with Neil Gaiman where he said something to the effect of he looked upon Marquis De Carabas as his chance to write a character like the Doctor.
 
ChristopherPike said:
Perhaps I've commented on this too much already. I've learned at some cost as an "old school" fan, making my opinion known about the current series. Not liking Russell's writing style (such as overt innuendo, romance, constant media references) gets me branded a homophobe. No doubt not wanting this radical a change in lead actor would make me a racist.
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That's absolutely right. If you don't like Paterson Joseph, you're a racist.
 
Starkers said:
Meant to look for something like this a while ago. For those who see Patterson Joseph as Johnson or the American guy in Jekyll, may I present the reason I personally have always thought of him as a potential Doctor...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHpYWy89yVU&feature=related
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I love that clip. He definitely has that air of mystery, arrogance, and sly humor that are very, very "Doctor-like."

If he becomes the next Doctor Who, I'll be just fine with that. :)
 
auntiehill said:
Starkers said:
Meant to look for something like this a while ago. For those who see Patterson Joseph as Johnson or the American guy in Jekyll, may I present the reason I personally have always thought of him as a potential Doctor...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHpYWy89yVU&feature=related
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I love that clip. He definitely has that air of mystery, arrogance, and sly humor that are very, very "Doctor-like."

If he becomes the next Doctor Who, I'll be just fine with that. :)
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The only downside is that that was about 10+ years ago, but assuming he can still do the same now he'd be perfect.
 
The Mirrorball Man said:
Starkers said:
Meant to look for something like this a while ago. For those who see Patterson Joseph as Johnson or the American guy in Jekyll, may I present the reason I personally have always thought of him as a potential Doctor...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHpYWy89yVU&feature=related
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Alright, I'm sold.
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Wow, stick him in something like a dark green wool loden suit, keep the leather trench coat, and give him a less eccentric haircut and he's the Doctor alright.
 
Tulin said:
StCoop said:
Leaving aside the fact that there's already an 11th Doctor releated thread, why mention his colour at all? You wouldn't say David Tennant - White Actor - Is Leaving The Series, would you?
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And PS - before you resort to the usual PC default cry of "RACIST!!!1!", check my sig. I am all for a BLACK man leading the free world for the next eight yeras. God knows stupid old white men have had a fair chance at fucking it up, at least let's make it even and see if somebody else can do better!
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I literally laughed out loud at this line. That may be my new sig, all credit given to you. That shit is hilarious.
 
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