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  1. It's great to hear that it's coming back for another series, "Dave" has been the best thing for Red Dwarf in recent years. Let's face it, if it had been up to the BBC then this wouldn't be happening. The BBC haven't repeated RD in years, whereas Dave do at least once a month. Danny John Jules has been very forthright about the BBC and their treatment of the show in interviews. It's one of the corporations most successful ever sitcoms and they treat it terribly, credit where credit's due. I absolutely love Series 1 and 2, but I'd say the show's golden age was Series 3 to 6. They had brilliant stories and scripts with loads of memorable lines and hilarious scenes. Series 7 had it's moments such as "Tikka to Ride" and the brilliant Ace Rimmer sequence with the Nazis, but overall it wasn't as good as the previous 6. The glossy new look and lack of an audience took away a lot of what made the show good. Chloe Annett did a good job as Kochanski and Kryten's hatred towards her gave us some very funny moment's. You can't deny that Chloe is a real hottie and it was great to watch her for that reason. :-) Also I didn't like the way Kryten looked in S7 either, his head looked different and his costume looked like it was made out of kitchen foil. Series 8 fared better (in my opinion), the bunk scenes were back, Kryten had all the best lines and Kochanski fitted in much better. It's a shame that they ressurected the entire crew though, as it was no longer just the 4 or 5 of them together in Starbug or Red Dwarf. But I did like Captain Hollister and the scenes with Rimmer and Lister in his office. The series also ended on a bit of a flat note, especially when you see the deleted alternate ending that had been filmed. I actually loved "Back To Earth", there the closest thing we'll ever have to a "Red Dwarf" Movie I think. It's a shame how the advert breaks shortened them down a bit and the episodes seemed to go by at an incredibly fast pace. But apart from that, they were great and I like how it went back to it being just Lister, Rimmer, Cat and Kryten alone on Red Dwarf again. It looks like it's going to remain that way for the new series as well, as I Robert didn't mention Chloe Annett in his Blog post.
  2. I agree with that, he would be a great Master, Bruce Payne would be good too.
  3. Well Steven Moffat gave us Joanna Lumley very briefly at the end of "The Curse of Fatal Death", but that doesn't really count. If I ever heard that a female was going to be cast, I wouldn't moan, I'd actually be quite optimistic about it. As you said maybe that's what does happen when he reaches his 13th incarnation, now that would be unexpected. But without the risk of sounding Sexist, it's better if the Doctor is male. It's too late now to introduce a female, if the programme maker's ever considered it back in the 70's or 80's, then they should have done it. In the 60's it would have been a definite "No" from the people involved, as that's how it was back then.
  4. At no time did I mention the word English. I am aware of the history of Doctors, and that is why I said the word BRITISH. Also never mentioned a clear speaking voice, or having to live up to the stereotypical image of British Gent. And no, it is nothing like what I posted. Also, is there a stereotypical British Gent? I know that there is a stereotypical English Gent. So, if you are going to speak for me or quote me, please actually mention what I posted and not what you thought. And, to emphasise what I said earlier..it is down to personal taste. Sorry, I got the wrong end of the stick. I wasn't fully sure when I was analysing your post and that's why I added "At least that's what I thought he said" at the end. Again Sorry about that. This discussion has so far raised some good questions on how The Doctor could be portrayed by other actor's. Your absolutely right, it is down to personal taste and that's why it's great to read about other fans views on this as there all mostly going to be different to the last.
  5. Am I misunderstanding you? Scotland is part of Britain. Yes I know I should have explained myself a bit more clearly there. When Simondo said "For me personally, The Doctor has to be British". He was saying that he should be typically English with a clear speaking voice (Like Tom, Peter and Colin), kind of like living up to the stereotypical image of a British gent. At least that's what I thought he said. I was stating that it's not necessarily imperative for The Doctor to be like that, Sylvester proved it when his Doctor became an eccentric Scot. Billy probably would have done something similar to that too, if he had been cast. Matt Smith recently stated that Johnny Depp (an American) would make a perfect Doctor, although he would put on a British accent for the part. An American sounding Doctor would be good I think and something different which I'd be up for. It would also be a great source for Comedy, imagine a newly regenerated Doctor getting to grips with his new accent or if any old companions returned, the first thing they would do, is comment on his new voice. The Doctor doesn't necessarily have to be British or act like an Englishman.
  6. I completely agree with the "Personal Taste" thing, I'm a fan of all the Doctor's so far, there all brilliant in their own unique way but (like everyone) I find some better than others. Personally I prefer Chris's Doctor more than David's (although I still like the 10th), I just feel that Chris gave an all-round better peformance. Tennant's Acting was excellent (especially in the dramatic moments) but he had an array of catchphrases and tics which were very O.T.T. With the Ninth there was less of the gesticulating and silly energetic high-jinks. Matt Smith is excellent and has given a lot to the character and this recent series has felt a lot more like Classic-Who with a darker twist. Regarding what you said about The Doctor being British, it's not always imperative that he is. After all Sylvester McCoy still had his Argylean brogue when he was playing him and Billy Connolly nearly took over from Sylvester in 1996. We would have had 2 Scottish Doctor's in a row. I hope Moff goes older when looking for a replacement for Doctor 11, there's plenty of great Acting talent to choose from and that's why I decided to create this thread for people to discuss it. Or the Doctor's that could have been.
  7. Look's aren't too important, it's the performance that matter's. For me Peter Davison has never looked Whovian and he is the most normal looking of all the Doctor's. But he made up for it with his peformance, it was a great piece of casting and the 6 that I mentioned would each give a brilliant portrayal too. David Dixon, Chris Lambert and Ed Tudor Pole certainly look Whovian in my eyes as do the other 3. They have an "out of this world" appearance about them, what's more they have the humour too and can be both funny and serious.
  8. There are tons of Actors who people would love to see playing The Doctor and there's also a lot of Actor's who could have played him brilliantly. So what's yours? and your reasons why. Mine are; Patrick Moore. You may not know this, but Patrick was an Actor at one point and if he had auditioned for DW in the 60's he would have surely got the part. He has the mannerisms, the voice, the look and everything. He's the real life DW and it was great to see him in "The Eleventh Hour". Edward Tudor Pole. You've only got to watch an episode of "The Crystal Maze", he has the energy, the right dress sense and all the eccentricities. He has that Patrick Troughton look about him and he would give a funny and completely mad performance as The Doctor. Christopher Lambert. He has that Alien look about him and that gravelly French/English voice would be perfect for The Doctor. He'd probably the most intense and enigmatic of all the Doctor's if he was ever cast. Check him out in Highlander, if you want to see him at his best. Also off the top of my head; Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly). Richard O'Brien (The Crystal Maze). and David Dixon (Ford Prefect in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
  9. There's a rumour that Christopher Lambert will play Mephistopheles, who was played by Peter Fonda in the original. I'd be very happy if they cast him in that part, he has the perfect voice for a Demon don't you think?
  10. Thanks. I didn't know that they've appeared before as I'm relatively new to Conventions I'm afraid. At least we know that there willing to do these events, it would be good to see the 3 of them together. They might even bring the Trandem.
  11. They need no introduction, these Comedy giants are celebrating their 40th anniversary. A meet and greet would be marvellous. ECKY-THUMP!
  12. I love his Citizen Robespierre performance, I watched "Henry" at the weekend on Yesterday again. His performance as King Francis was hilarious and he stole every scene he was in, the character came in torwards the end and it reminded of the brilliant Rik Mayall in Blackadder 2 as Lord Flasheart. But in a more toned down manner. Have you been watching "The Onedin Line" repeats on the channel Yesterday? Peter must be very grateful to Yesterday for giving him TV exposure again. They've shown all 90+ episodes of TOL and the majority of Carry On's that they show are the one's with him in.
  13. Favourite. Doctor - Tom Baker (4th) Companion - Peri (Her and the 6th Doctor had the best and strongest partnership, it was like a Brother and Sister friendship). Classic ep. - Terror of the Zygons (The Zygons are one of the best enemies, I mean they can shapeshift and become anyone. There's not many DW enemies that can do that, they should come back). NuWho ep. - Blink. Least Watched. Classic ep. - There's quite a few of the classic ones I haven't seen, so I can't pick one. NuWho ep. - Partner's in Crime (It's too ridiculous for words, a disappointing series opener).
  14. Well I've heard this sequel is going to disregard the first and be a completely different film in it's own right. You never know you might actually like this one. It looks like it's going to be a more darker, grittier and edgy film and with it being directed by the people who bought us the "Crank" films it's bound to be fast paced and action-packed.
  15. What are your thoughts on Ghost Rider : Spirit Of Vengeance? The reboot sequel for Ghost Rider was in pre-production for ages and filming for it has been going for a couple of months now. But just a few weeks back, Christopher Lambert announced on his official Facebook page that (as of January) he is going to be part of it. His character has not been announced yet, but it's excellent to know that he's involved. The first film got mixed reviews, if you enjoyed it then you'll look forward to this sequel and if you didn't, then it doesn't matter as it's going to completely disregard the original and start afresh. Hence it being a reboot. It's going to be directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor who are responsible for films like "Crank". Nicolas Cage will also return as Johnny Blaze. Here's hoping that this film will be CL's big-screen comeback, like Pulp Fiction was to John Travolta and Sin City was to Mickey Rourke.
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