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a new doctor

Posted by colinmcallister on May 10, 2022, 0:06:50

the new doctor is a black man!! At least he speaks English that we can all understand..never figured it out why the last one had to have a thick accent especially when the producers want to sell overseas?

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Brian on May 10, 2022, 0:46:59, in reply to "a new doctor"

yeah the present doctor has a Huddersfield accent, Chris Eccleston had a bit of an accent too

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Joseph on May 10, 2022, 7:54:55, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

Can't remember if my doctor is black white or blue, that long seeing her or him, 🤨🥱🥱

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Sheila on May 10, 2022, 8:06:55, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

I read he was originally from Rwanda, but was brought up in Scotland. I assumed his accent would be Scottish, but Huddersfield is good. I have to admit, I have never watched the programme.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Mac Hardy on May 13, 2022, 9:49:54, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

What’s a Doctor ?

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Jim Gemmell on May 10, 2022, 13:33:25, in reply to "a new doctor"

Next one will probably be Eddie Izzard!!

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Brian on May 10, 2022, 15:14:29, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

He has been mentioned in the past as a possibility.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Sheila on May 10, 2022, 17:40:12, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

Was he the right person for the job, or the right colour for the job. This politically correct nonsense is getting boring.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Liz Dance on May 10, 2022, 18:34:48, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

I am afraid this guy ticks all of the boxes regardless of whether he can actually be the Doctor.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Brian on May 10, 2022, 21:08:31, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

Don't write him off he is quite a good actor, they are going to continually change the Doctor more radically hence the first female Doctor. There was talk of a gay Doctor before this new one. And as he/she regenerates without control it gives them free reign to be as extreme as they wish in their choice. The figures have been slowly dropping since David Tennant left, and storylines have gone through a phase of indifferent largely unimaginative stories. Unless the storylines improve I think regardless of who the Doctor is it might bite the dust in the next few years.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by AJG on May 11, 2022, 23:36:38, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

I'm not familiar with this actor but everyone they have cast in the part since the 2005 revival of the show has been good, so I imagine he will be too.

I think the problem with the falling viewership is that the show hasn't really had very good scripts since Matt Smith's first series. Since then they have tried to do complicated series-long plots that exclude casual viewers, and over-relied on special effects. When I look back at the stories from the 1970s, the SFX were laughable compared to what was in the cinema (e.g. Star Wars) but the stories were so strong that we didn't notice or mind.

It's probably time to let the show "rest" again for a while but it's too much of a money-maker now for the BBC to ever do that.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Joseph on May 10, 2022, 21:04:05, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

Agree with you Sheila, in fact it's bloody sickening.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Brian on May 10, 2022, 21:16:40, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

Don't have a pop at the actor Joseph, it's a job to him nothing more, nothing less. He evidently was brilliant at his audition. Intead of whinging about his colour let's see if he's any good, he might be great or he might die on his backside and if you don't watch why is it bothering you?

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Joseph on May 11, 2022, 22:38:38, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

You got that all wrong Brian, wasn't have a pop at the actor,nor whinging about his colour,not realy bothered if the man's good bad or indifferent at acting, read the posts again maybe you will get it right next time.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Norman Dunn on May 12, 2022, 8:16:29, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

Sheila and thousand of others have it weighed up and Joseph agreed with it including me as its so obvious.
TV is going way over the top filling adverts and programmes with black people.
But we are not allowed to complain or we are being racist.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Joseph on May 12, 2022, 9:59:12, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

Ps. I was always under the impression Dr who was a light hearted comedy show, with the shaky sets and best of the ham actors. (Just my opinion).

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Brian on May 12, 2022, 11:04:57, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

The shaky sets went out with Sylvester McCoy's tenure. It's amazing what CGI can do, along with big budgets, and every place they visit doesn't look like a disused quarry anymore. The acting can be hammy but it isn't as bad as the 1970s versions.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Brian on May 12, 2022, 9:45:16, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

Joseph, Russell T Davies the guy who is back in charge likes to be sensational, he likes to buck the trend so to speak. I have seen the new guy in stuff and he was very good in what he was in, I answered to the statement you made, if I have taken it in the wrong context I apologise but what you said in that sentence appeared damning so I replied accordingly
I wonder how many people on this thread are going to watch this young man as the Doctor? I haven't watched much of it for a while but that's mainly down to the insipid storylines, like I said before its suffering from a shrinking audience if it isnt reversed it may bite the dust but then again BBC don't really make programmes for the UK market anymore, it's all about overseas sales nowadays.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Joseph on May 12, 2022, 9:50:53, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

Like I said good bad indifferent, don't realy give a monkeys, but thanks for your reply Brian, appreciated.

Re: a new doctor

Posted by John Shearer on May 12, 2022, 14:33:17, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

It's a program I have never watched in all the years its been going,

Re: a new doctor

Posted by Sheila on May 12, 2022, 17:31:43, in reply to "Re: a new doctor"

John as I said previously I have never watched it. My daughters’ obviously were not interested, as it would have been on TV if the were.

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