Comments on: Patrick Stewart To Guest Star On Doctor Who? [UPDATED]

By: heroesSTfan

heroesSTfan — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:29:05 +0000

#84

The eleventh Doctor has been cast. Tennant will stick around for the specials of 2009 and Series 5 of 2010, but for Series 6 in 2011 we get Doctor #11 . . . Paterson Joseph. Paterson was Roderick in Doctor Who (2005) 01×12: Bad Wolf. He was the man who played Weakest Link against Rose.

I completely agree on Empty Child/Doctor Dances. That was some of the best television I have ever seen (and will ever see).

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:35:46 +0000

Dr Who is a kids show. People need to get over themselves.

By: The Underpants Monster

The Underpants Monster — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:55:48 +0000

Also, the audience for Dr. Who has ALWAYS been young. I think the smaller audiences of the past were more due to things like super-low production values, lack of promotion by the network, spotty-to-poor distribution in secondary markets, and public attitudes toward TV scifi in general that they were to the age of the lead actor. None of those things are factors anymore. It’s a slick, well-funded show with high production values, promoted like crazy, and well-marketed worldwide and on the Internet. And right now demand for quality sci-fi TV is outstripping supply.

By: The Underpants Monster

The Underpants Monster — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:48:47 +0000

Eccleston was in his forties, but when I watched him I didn’t see a fortysomething actor; I saw a 900-year-old character.

The show HAS the young audience now, and I think they’d be content with an actor of any age who could pull off the same vibrancy and vitality. If they’re worried about it, they can make sure to pair him with younger companions.

By: Dennis Bailey

Dennis Bailey — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:44:44 +0000

#94:”…a younger Doctor might be good at pulling in a lot of younger viewers, and that’s probably what the BBC will stick with to play it safe”

Exactly.

“The last 3 Doctors just happen to have been young…”

They don’t “just happen” to have been young. Those were deliberate casting choices, to make the central character on the show more broadly attractive and – sorry – marketable to a wider audience in the U.S. as well as the U.K.

By: classictrek

classictrek — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:26:47 +0000

As a Brit im glad to see Dr Who back, bigger than ever. The show is a British institution. My own favourite Dr was Jon Pertwee from the early 1970’s. I havnt quite grasped the fuss of the new series with tennant etc but im just glad its back. Now millions of little Britons will have the same experience i did growing up, hiding behind the sofa because of those Daleks!!

It would be good for Stewart to appear in the show as a villian. I couldnt see him as the Doctor now – although that would be interesting.

cheers
Greg
United Kingdom

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:10:33 +0000

#88, Dennis,

I would disagree. Although a younger Doctor might be good at pulling in a lot of younger viewers, and that’s probably what the BBC will stick with to play it safe; I do not agree that a young Doctor is what new Doctor Who is all about.

The last 3 Doctors just happen to have been young, but I don’t think that’s what makes the show what it is. As #92 said, the Doctor has an ageless quality and could be played by a man of any age, and I’m sure most fans (and writers of the show) would agree.

By: Dennis Bailey

Dennis Bailey — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:39:52 +0000

#92: ” The best part about the Doctor is his agelessness. The physical age of the actor is irrelevant if he can pull that off.”

Not to the expanded audience that has embraced “Doctor Who” in the 21st century as a result of Davies’ recreation of it. The youth of the main characters is pretty central to pushing its success beyond the music hall appeal of the old version

By: The Underpants Monster

The Underpants Monster — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:16:03 +0000

#88 – Respectfully disagree. The best part about the Doctor is his agelessness. The physical age of the actor is irrelevant if he can pull that off.

Re: The Meddling Monk – sounds like a bad idea to me. For one thing, they’ve mucked about too much in recent years with bringing back every guest race/character from 30/40 years ago. It’s starting to get annoying, and I think it stifles creativity. Also, I’d hate to see the drama of the Doctor being the last of his race diluted. “All that angst I was going through? Oh, never mind.”

By: Dr. Image

Dr. Image — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:54:47 +0000

#84- Robert Carlyle?
Naa. Too Ecclestonesque.
Not that that’s a BAD thing… I hope Tennant stays on.