The 'new' Dr Who

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mulbs Sep 2021 11:41am, 27 Sep 2021 14,038 posts	0 mulbs Helena Bonham Carter would be good, or Tom Hiddlestone, either would blow the budget though
icemaiden Sep 2021 12:44pm, 27 Sep 2021 5,251 posts	0 icemaiden My 2p would be a younger actor and not an already known name.
Albert O Balsam Sep 2021 1:01pm, 27 Sep 2021 823 posts	0 Albert O Balsam Yes - load of famous names will be dangled out there and then a younger actor and not an already known name will be slotted in..
Albert O Balsam Sep 2021 1:03pm, 27 Sep 2021 824 posts	0 Albert O Balsam viz metro.co.uk
swittle Sep 2021 1:09pm, 27 Sep 2021 79,770 posts	0 swittle Richard E. Grant in full Rickman tribute mode would be a sight to see!
MarkyMarkMark (3M) Sep 2021 1:19pm, 27 Sep 2021 16,196 posts	0 MarkyMarkMark (3M) TBH you could probably put Kermit in the role given the variability of the acting abilities of 3 out of 4 of the last incarnations of the Doctor. After all, we've established that the Doctor isn't actually Gallifreyan, and their gender isn't fixed, so why should any other aspect of their appearance be?
swittle Sep 2021 1:21pm, 27 Sep 2021 79,777 posts	0 swittle I suppose actors are to an extent constrained by the nature & quality of the script. Russell T. is likely to sharpen up that aspect of the new series, amongst others.
larkim Sep 2021 1:26pm, 27 Sep 2021 15,525 posts	0 larkim I don't think Smith, Capaldi, Whittaker or Tennant can be particularly separated in terms of their raw acting ability. It's been the scripts and the plots (mainly) which have let any / all of them down at varied points with Capaldi and Whittaker being particularly badly served.
GordonG Sep 2021 1:34pm, 27 Sep 2021 8,797 posts	0 GordonG agreed, Larkim. I really liked capaldi but feel he was badly let down by the script and plotlines
JK chameleon Sep 2021 2:04pm, 27 Sep 2021 15,217 posts	0 JK chameleon A lot for me is on who the companion(s) is/are. My initial dislike of Matt Smith was tempered by Karen Gillen lighting up fairly middling writing. I found Clara very meh, and so much of Capaldi's output was underwhelming. Bill Potts was a big improvement, but by that point I think the writers had pretty much quit. I really wanted to like the newer series, but I simply cannot abide Bradley Bloody Walsh, and equally dislike John Bishop, so I'll probably abstain from watching until RTD kicks things off - hopefully the start of a bright new era...