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BBC Reveals First Female 'Doctor Who' Lead (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2017 OP
GOOD DonCoquixote Jul 2017 #1
I thought Matt Smith was a fantastic doctor. Tennant was too Scottish! Lol. This is very anneboleyn Jul 2017 #2
I have no dog in this hunt, as not a viewer, but what's so great about a long-time character's WinkyDink Jul 2017 #3
It's part of the overall plot rock Jul 2017 #4

DonCoquixote

(13,980 posts)
1. GOOD
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 01:56 PM
Jul 2017

There were a lot of bastards who kept insisting the doctor had to be another white male, enough that Idris Elba got attacked when he was in the running. Suck it bastards! And , in the interest of being fair and balanced, all the ladies who kept slamming Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi because they were not David Tennant can go fish in the same lake as their brethren could. Just because Middle England went Brexit does not mean there is no more intelligent life in England.

anneboleyn

(5,626 posts)
2. I thought Matt Smith was a fantastic doctor. Tennant was too Scottish! Lol. This is very
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 02:00 PM
Jul 2017

exciting news. I know there will be a lot of controversy but it's about time. The doctor does not have to be male or any specific ethnic background (considering that he's an alien)

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
3. I have no dog in this hunt, as not a viewer, but what's so great about a long-time character's
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 02:01 PM
Jul 2017

changing so drastically?

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