jonny.rainbow
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- Oct 29, 2005
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The Happiness Patrol?
That was one of my favourite episodes as a kid. It's utter drivel now. Makes the McCoy years look like Shakespeare.
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The Happiness Patrol?
That was one of my favourite episodes as a kid. It's utter drivel now. Makes the McCoy years look like Shakespeare.
The odd thing is I don't ever remember seeing a hoover, sink or kettle in the Tardis.
Begging the question:-
What's she going to do all day?
Begging the question:-
What's she going to do all day?
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BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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Whatever next a pink TARDIS!!
Looking forward to this as I never warmed to Capaldi (not sure if this was him or the writing).
If she is good enough and the writing improves who cares if she is a woman? The regressive right obviously, but anything that gets up their nose has got to be good.
As long as they don't start to write male characters as useless bumbling idiots like so much other stuff on TV (e.g.adverts and Pepper Pig) then I am happy to get excitied about Dr Who again.
Looking forward to this as I never warmed to Capaldi (not sure if this was him or the writing).
If she is good enough and the writing improves who cares if she is a woman? The regressive right obviously, but anything that gets up their nose has got to be good.
As long as they don't start to write male characters as useless bumbling idiots like so much other stuff on TV (e.g.adverts and Pepper Pig) then I am happy to get excitied about Dr Who again.
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Deadly Danson
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The last series was brilliant. Much better than that McCoy drivel
I won't hear a word against McCoy - especially his final 2 seasons. And Happiness Patrol is a great story - so there!
Washie
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What was the point in commenting?
You have a rose tinted retrospectroscope. Anyway, I don't need to exenterate your disdain in order to be able to luxuriate in my enjoyment.
looney
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- Jul 7, 2003
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On some level I dont understand the fuss. In Scifi chicks have been kicking shit for donkeys years, from Sigorney Weaver though to the chicks in Dark Matter.
Sci-fi is the future so has full license to do what ever it likes, and does, this is why for most scifyers this isn't an issue. Its not ridiculas like stuffing africans in medieval England by the ton is it?
I dont watch BBC anymore as its all fake news and Identity politics garbage, but I would be tempted if the Doctor was Sigourny Weaver.
Sci-fi is the future so has full license to do what ever it likes, and does, this is why for most scifyers this isn't an issue. Its not ridiculas like stuffing africans in medieval England by the ton is it?
I dont watch BBC anymore as its all fake news and Identity politics garbage, but I would be tempted if the Doctor was Sigourny Weaver.
Oooooooh! Get you! :safeway:
Dr Who died for me the day David Tennant regenerated into Matt Smith...........
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- Apr 5, 2014
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It's not worth it. Really not. He'll never get it.
Tyrone Biggums
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I expect the reason why people think changing Dr Who to a woman is stupid is the same reason people would think changing Ripley to a man would be stupid.
The original roles were never written for the other gender. And due to the originals success the essence and image of the character is then set in stone.
Anytime you **** up iconic characters with a change that is not necessary you'll raise the ire of a fanbase.
Perfect example of this is the recent Star Wars and Ghostbusters.
The new Star Wars episode was written to have a female lead in Rey and it worked a treat, the new Ghostbusters tried to take an iconic film and ride on the success of the original but instead turned it into a political statement and made a pile of crap movie instead.
It's the same phenomenon that sees the Americans take classic British TV shows and try and make an American version. The vast majority of which end up a poor lame version of the original.
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I wonder how Susan will take the news... Grandmother?
Don't be precious Biszy, there aren't that many gender negative posts and most are said with a degree of sarcasm!
Meade's Ball
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Who is hardly a macho character, so the gender of the actor playing them oughtn't matter. I'll watch the first episode to see how it works, and do so with a tad of intrigue.
BBassic
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- Jul 28, 2011
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"we should give Doctor Who a go again now that they've taken the first step towards smashing the BBC patriarchy"
Or something