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I'm not going to buy this until we get some official proof, because yeah, this is way too far out of left field. I'm sure he'd do a good job, but I doubt he'd actually be the companion. My usual barometer for this is the Doctor Who Twitter, and they haven't said anything.
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Doctor Who: Lt. Van Buren in an ITV game show.
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Aug 22, 2017 04:29
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Big Finish's UNIT audios return to the Inferno universe! 
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Aug 22, 2017 11:33
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Ah...it's just doesn't feel right somehow...  There we are.
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Aug 22, 2017 11:58
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The Dalek provides the ocular deficiency there.
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Aug 22, 2017 12:08
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This Bradley Walsh thing is a joke right?
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Aug 22, 2017 18:32
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marktheando posted:This Bradley Walsh thing is a joke right? It's not especially well-sourced, but I deeply and sincerely hope it's not a joke.
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Aug 22, 2017 18:34
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I read a Mirror article with people hating on him for some reason, I thought he was great on L&O:UK. Was some other work of his or some other factor drawing people's ire? The only issue I have with him, was that his age and race is that of many of the previous Doctors. Which wouldn't necessarily stretch the program that much. I guess it would have been interesting to see a non-standard pairing other than the usual older white guy, younger white woman pairing the show has mostly used. Maybe pair Jodie with another woman. They could potentially have another companion with them, but this just seems like it might be placating the white, older male viewers who want a guy in the Tardis. Teek fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Aug 22, 2017 |
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Aug 22, 2017 18:39
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I have to watch Challenge for hours every day with my dementia-addled dad and I love him on The Chase so it's fine by me.
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Teek posted:I read a Mirror article with people hating on him for some reason, I thought he was great on L&O:UK. Was some other work of his or some other factor drawing people's ire? So even though "old white man" isn't novel casting, "old white ignorant man opposite all-knowing middle aged woman" is a pretty novel dynamic that I'm honestly interested in seeing. No idea who Bradley Walsh is though. I hope Whittaker lasts long enough to have a female companion though. Just having a couple women off having crazy sci-fi adventures seems like it'd be a neat new dynamic too, now that you mention it.
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Eiba posted:So even though "old white man" isn't novel casting, "old white ignorant man opposite all-knowing middle aged woman" is a pretty novel dynamic that I'm honestly interested in seeing. She's 35. 
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Aug 22, 2017 19:20
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Wheat Loaf posted:She's 35. In what universe is that not middle aged?
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Aug 22, 2017 19:35
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Did people say David Tennant was a middle-aged man when he started playing the Doctor? Because he was 35 when he started.
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Aug 22, 2017 19:39
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Aug 22, 2017 19:40
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Mymla posted:In what universe is that not middle aged? Shut up, you youngling! I think most people feel you have to be at least 40 to be considered "middle aged". And while 35 isn't too far off from 40, line's gotta be drawn somewhere.
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Aug 22, 2017 19:41
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Middle age starts at 30 tbh. That's halfway to 60, and when you're 60 you might as well be dead.
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Aug 22, 2017 19:42
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Oxford Dictionary puts middle aged as 45 to 65, as does the US Census, so....
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Eiba posted:So the interesting part of that is that the companion's role is usually to be somewhat ignorant. They're overwhelmed and awed and all that stuff, while the Doctor knows everything and is in some way experiencing all this novelty through the companion's perspective. Yeah, that's the beauty of it. Unless he's playing Uncle Explaining Timelord, the dynamic can't be the same, because this time, it's going to be a young woman who does all the wizarding while whoever she's traveling with assists, looks on in awe, or whatever.
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The ages of early-middle adulthood, explained: 20-29: "I'm an adult but I'm still so young!" (You're an adult) 30-39: "Oh poo poo, I'm really an adult now. I'M SO OLD!" (You're not old.) 40-49: "Eh, I'm an adult but I've finally more or less worked out who I am and this is fine." (You're middle-aged.) See also the 10th, 11th and 12th Doctors.
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thrawn527 posted:Oxford Dictionary puts middle aged as 45 to 65, as does the US Census, so.... The oldest verified person lived to 122, so 65 is maybe a bit optimistic
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docbeard posted:The ages of early-middle adulthood, explained: That's changed a lot, now people in their 20s are old and wish they were back to being young teenagers again. If you're over 25 then you're really old and if you're over 30 then you might as well just start getting your funeral ready.
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The ages of 12 - until 35 are currently known as "Millennial" and they have killed orange juice, beer, and boobs. Watch out, they might be coming for Doctor Who next, with their gizmos and their "identity politics."
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Aug 22, 2017 22:13
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I thought 35 was middle aged, but doing some internet research suggests it's actually 45-65 according to some dictionaries or something. I was contrasting the age of the old man and the _____ woman, and "young" sounded wong-er than middle aged. But upon reflection "young" would probably have gotten the point across better. As with any semantic discussion, I'm totally willing to concede the point, so long as the actual meaning can still be communicated. (He's old, she's not.)
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Aug 22, 2017 22:27
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Jokes aside, I'm genuinely very surprised that mid-30s is considered middle aged.
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Aug 22, 2017 22:31
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UK life expecentcy is 80 and a bit years, so you're mathematically not middle aged until you're 40 at the earliest. So there, YOUTHS.
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Bicyclops posted:The ages of 12 - until 35 are currently known as "Millennial" and they have killed orange juice, beer, and boobs. Watch out, they might be coming for Doctor Who next, with their gizmos and their "identity politics." I'm going to opt out of this and just claim other
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Aug 22, 2017 23:53
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Wait, is this him now? Did he like de-age since L&O:UK or was he just really made up and dressed up to look extra schlebby on that show?
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Aug 23, 2017 00:14
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Mymla posted:Middle age starts at 30 tbh. You'll regret saying that in about 50 years. Looks like more reputable news sources are picking up the rumor but nothing from the BBC officially yet. And most of the reporting seems to be along the lines of "this is a rumor" even if the headlines imply it to be true.
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Bicyclops posted:The ages of 12 - until 35 are currently known as "Millennial" and they have killed orange juice, beer, and boobs. Watch out, they might be coming for Doctor Who next, with their gizmos and their "identity politics." I'm still waiting for millenials to destroy capitalism. Oh well, Doctor Who is a good compromise.
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Aug 23, 2017 00:39
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759! That's not old, it's just... mature. 
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Eiba posted:No idea who Bradley Walsh is though. He's a comedian, actor and TV personality, most well-known these days for hosting an extremely popular game show called The Chase, as noted, but was also on the long-running soap Coronation Street and one of the leads on Law & Order. For Americans... think if Craig Ferguson or Aisha Tyler was the new companion to get a rough idea of the sort of area this is in.
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I don’t know this dude at all but I just saw the American version of The Chase the other day and I enjoyed it.
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Gaz-L posted:He's a comedian, actor and TV personality, most well-known these days for hosting an extremely popular game show called The Chase, as noted, but was also on the long-running soap Coronation Street and one of the leads on Law & Order. For Americans... think if Craig Ferguson or Aisha Tyler was the new companion to get a rough idea of the sort of area this is in. And why isn't Craig Ferguson a companion yet, anyway?
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pgroce posted:And why isn't Craig Ferguson a companion yet, anyway? Now that Capaldi's out, he's missed his most opportune window.
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Bradley Walsh was real good on Law and Order, so i hope he plays a grizzled cop on doctor who as well
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corn in the bible posted:Bradley Walsh was real good on Law and Order, so i hope he plays a grizzled cop on doctor who as well I've only ever seen him in L&O:UK, so I can't square the circle to see him as a wacky game show host. He was just a fatherly, kinda tough but sad old cop with a broken family and drinking problem, but a heart of gold. I guess it's kinda like when people freaked out about Rose or Donna because of what they were known for and I was like "what?"
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Gaz-L posted:For Americans... think if Craig Ferguson or Aisha Tyler was the new companion to get a rough idea of the sort of area this is in. Can we get them, because that would be amazing.
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What do you people think of David Tennant in his new role as Scrooge McDuck in the new DuckTales? Because I think he's absolutely brilliant.
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I suspect many of the answers will be "Haven't seen it"
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Carbon dioxide posted:What do you people think of David Tennant in his new role as Scrooge McDuck in the new DuckTales? Because I think he's absolutely brilliant. He's actually quite good. He's a little higher and more youthful sounding in voice than the original actor, but still great. And his accent is a million times better than whoever is doing Glumgold (for obvious reasons).
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