who should play the next Doctor Who?

being an American who is Peter Capaldi? British tv star I'm assuming?

He looks like a villian in the image for that youtube video. I do appreciate that it's finally a more mature individual though. I always thought that you should look up to the doctor, who's this kindly uncle like figure, gently and sometimes firmly helping those lower lifeforms on earth.

never seen The Thick of It or In The Loop?

As much as i like armando iannucci, i could not bear watching a show about office politics on the grand stage of actual politics. I was quite happy with Yes Minister/Prime Minister and didn't need to take it any further. Not to mention that i see those things more as dramas than cutting edge wit delivery devices. And i fucking hate dramas (that don't have animated characters(but they're usually doing stuff instead of just standing around moaning)). People being nasty to each other all the time is not at all my cup of tea, it's bad enough getting it at work, on the road to work, ..... you know what i mean.

This doesn't invalidate your interest in that program and film. ;-] Just pointing out one of my quirks.

Yeah the new guy definitely looks evil.

they're gonna alienate their fanbase with this. the only reason all those teenage girls watch doctor who is so they can fantasize about having the doctor whisk them away in his space-time machine. sooo yeah.

Who?

epic choice haha

He's a good actor. I think it's an inspired choice

Not that I watch that shite

malcom tucker is one of my favourite characters of all time, never seen doctor who before but this seems like a good time to start

It's nice to see twitter so united on their support for the man. And it's a bloody ace choice too (erm, not that I watch Doctor Who)

For overseas-ers, this is how he's best known over here -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLlEdEx3tn8

(well also for being fucking good at acting too, but just more immediately recognised for his cursing)

  On 8/4/2013 at 9:37 PM, delet... said:

i fucking hate dramas (that don't have animated characters(but they're usually doing stuff instead of just standing around moaning))

Jar Jar Binks

Lego ! They're all made of fucking Lego ...

This has actually perked my interest in Dr. Who again. I watched most of the Tennant episodes and all of series 4, which had an episode featuring Capaldi. He was particularly memorable in the Torchwood:_Children_of_Earth series.

I'm chuffed beyond belief it's Capaldi - none of this youngin' wet-behind-the-years stuff we've had for the past two regenerations - hopefully Capaldi's Doctor will be more serious, mysterious, and dare I say "darker" in his determinations...

  On 8/5/2013 at 5:04 PM, Joyrex said:

Hopefully Capaldi's Doctor will be more serious, mysterious, and dare I say "darker" in his determinations...

I'm intrigued to say the least.

  On 8/5/2013 at 5:04 PM, Joyrex said:

I'm chuffed beyond belief it's Capaldi - none of this youngin' wet-behind-the-years stuff we've had for the past two regenerations - hopefully Capaldi's Doctor will be more serious, mysterious, and dare I say "darker" in his determinations...

Power plays in gallifrey, perhaps you say?

Can't say I've ever watched Dr Who but I may give it a go now.

For one episode.

Neil Gaiman is claiming a black British actor (I'm assuming Idris Elba) turned down the role before it was offered to Capaldi. although after his awful acting in Pacific Rim, maybe that's a good thing.

  On 8/7/2013 at 5:40 PM, Rubin Farr said:

Neil Gaiman is claiming a black British actor (I'm assuming Idris Elba) turned down the role before it was offered to Capaldi. although after his awful acting in Pacific Rim, maybe that's a good thing.

Gaiman seems (although unclear) to be referring to the prior casting, when Matt Smith was being auditioned.

I'm gonna take the shin bone.... and I'm gonna break it

Prologue to the upcoming Day of the Doctor special

Tom Baker to appear in Day of the Doctor. Sweet

  On 11/21/2013 at 3:17 PM, Rubin Farr said:

Tom Baker to appear in Day of the Doctor. Sweet

Supposedly - Tom is crafty like that, and at his age, he is all out of fucks to give. Still, it will be nice to see him if true. Rumours are he may play a museum curator, or a patron a la John Cleese appearing in 1979's City of Death.

If he's just an old fart drying his long scarf out a window, I'll piss.