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So who will the 13th Dr be then?
Pink Paisley Started conversation May 31, 2017
Every 3 years or so the speculation starts. And I was thinking idly (having that internal debate about a woman or a black doctor).
Meera Syal.
Don Warrington.
and then I thought.....
ED BALLS!. Noooooo!
Hmmmmm. Keith Allen?
But,
Mark Strong.
Mark Strong please.
PP.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 1, 2017
Mark Strong has an illustrious resume as an actor. I'm sure he would make a fine doctor. I assume you mean Doctor Who?
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Jun 1, 2017
Obviously it should be Hugh Laurie. Why is this even a question?
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You can call me TC Posted Jun 1, 2017
I doubt it would be anyone that famous, but Mark Strong is so brilliant at everything that he would be a good choice. Also Rory Kinnear. Oops. Both white and male. Give me a minute, I'll come up with something.....
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Deb Posted Jun 1, 2017
A quick google throws up Kris Marshall, Richard Ayoade and Phoebe Waller-Bridge as hot favourites.
I quite like the idea of Richard Ayoade, actually.
Deb 
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You can call me TC Posted Jun 1, 2017
I love Richard Ayoade, but I'm struggling to think of him driving the Tardis. 
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Baron Grim Posted Jun 1, 2017
I could totally see him piloting the .
He really keeps a level head in challenging situations.
http://youtu.be/1EBfxjSFAxQ
So who will the 13th Dr be then?
Pink Paisley Posted Jun 1, 2017
Please not Kris Marshall.
KRIS MARSHALL staring as............KRIS MARSHALL.
PP.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 1, 2017
Emma Thomson would be interesting....
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Icy North Posted Jun 2, 2017
Capaldi will be such a tough act to follow, I reckon they may actually go out on a limb this time and choose a non-white doctor, or a woman doctor. Or even a non-white woman doctor.
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Sho - employed again! Posted Jun 2, 2017
I have absolutely loathed Capaldi. so much so I've had to stop watching.
I want a woman. Meera Sayal would be fantastic I think.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jun 2, 2017
You stopped watching, and I never started. Is this grounds for establishing compatibility? 
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Baron Grim Posted Jul 17, 2017
I'm only peripherally interested in Who's Dr. Who, as while I've enjoyed the show in the past, I haven't actively watched it in years (I got behind and never got the ambition to get caught up). But while I'm perfectly pleased by the choice of New Doctor, the expected backlash from the "male-rights" type crowds is just getting so tiresome. 
I strongly suspect this stuff is backlash to decades of the outrageous political correctness they so rail against. And, they're not necessarily wrong about that. Back in the '90s, PC Culture went overboard as parodied in the `1994 film, PCU. http://youtu.be/Xhno9sBWI88 PC culture has a bad tendency to become extreme and deserves some resistance. But where that balance lies is the important issue.
I personally follow Wheaton's Law and feel it really defines the line where PC should lie. Don't be mean to people, especially if they can't fight back, but also don't bully people into following your particular sense of morality.
I think some of this is backlash to so called "identity politics" is rather similar to childish "see how it feels" mentality.
It's dumb, it's petty, and it's not helping anyone. And the sooner it goes away, the better.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jul 17, 2017
I'm fairly careful to order my coffee in such a way that I don't hurt its feelings by asking for it to be "black." 
I ask for two inches of room at the top so I can add milk or cream. Maybe I should worry about hurting the metric system's feelings and ask for five centimeters of room instead. And what about cow rights? Maybe I should not specify that the extra room is for dairy products.
Such a world! Is *everything* afflicted with easily hurt feelings? 
So who will the 13th Dr be then?
Pink Paisley Posted Jul 17, 2017
I'm happy with Sophie Whittaker.
Kris Marshall or Richard Ayoade would have been awful. Lightweights.
PP.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Jul 17, 2017
Sophie Whittaker? The only thing I've seen her in was "Venus,"
which snagged Peter O'Toole a nomination for best actor.
So who will the 13th Dr be then?
Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Jul 18, 2017
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So who will the 13th Dr be then?
- 1: Pink Paisley (May 31, 2017)
- 2: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jun 1, 2017)
- 3: Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" (Jun 1, 2017)
- 4: You can call me TC (Jun 1, 2017)
- 5: You can call me TC (Jun 1, 2017)
- 6: Deb (Jun 1, 2017)
- 7: You can call me TC (Jun 1, 2017)
- 8: Baron Grim (Jun 1, 2017)
- 9: Pink Paisley (Jun 1, 2017)
- 10: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jun 1, 2017)
- 11: Icy North (Jun 2, 2017)
- 12: Sho - employed again! (Jun 2, 2017)
- 13: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jun 2, 2017)
- 14: You can call me TC (Jul 17, 2017)
- 15: Baron Grim (Jul 17, 2017)
- 16: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jul 17, 2017)
- 17: Pink Paisley (Jul 17, 2017)
- 18: Pink Paisley (Jul 17, 2017)
- 19: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Jul 17, 2017)
- 20: Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" (Jul 18, 2017)
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