I’ve never seen sex education but reading the reactions everyone seems rather excited. Happy it’s a relatively unknown young actor ala Smith.
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Was hoping someone watched the show and knew what he is like as an actor.
Still I trust Davies and an really excited to see what this will be like after giving up on the show under Chibnall.
Still I trust Davies and an really excited to see what this will be like after giving up on the show under Chibnall.
He’s absolutely brilliant in Sex Education. The best thing in it, in my opinion (Maeve aside.. 
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I think he’ll be a great doctor.
).I think he’ll be a great doctor.
Yeah he's amazing in Sex Education. One of the main cast and also one of the shining lights from it. They're all good in it so him standing out means he's on it.
Good actor. Funny actor. Looking forward to the new season
Another stupid diversity hire, too many Scottish actors.
From what i've seen of sex education, which isn't a lot, i think he has enough personality to do well.
Hope so anyway as another bad version of Dr Who and think I'll be done with it.
From what i've seen of sex education, which isn't a lot, i think he has enough personality to do well.
Hope so anyway as another bad version of Dr Who and think I'll be done with it.
My knee jerk reaction is to be disappointed but then I am an old git who has been watching since the 70's. I would prefer an older actor, I wasn't that high on Peter Davison all those years ago and Matt Smith is my least favourite Doctor of the modern era but the truth is they are not making the show for cantankerous old sods like me. The show is in a pretty precipitous decline with the frankly abysmal ratings for the last episode which in itself was an atrocious 45 minutes of appalling writing that appeared to have been directed by a 5 year old. This new guy is by all accounts very popular with the younger demographic which the show has lost in droves since Smith left and so hopefully his name will bring a ton of new viewers to the show and we can at least be confident that with RTD running the show we will get scripts that make sense, believable dialogue and a return to something approaching competent filmmaking.
He’s absolutely brilliant in Sex Education. The best thing in it, in my opinion (Maeve aside..
I think he’ll be a great doctor.
Agree on all accounts (especially the Maeve comment). It will be interesting to see him in this new role.
Can't wait for the faux outrage from goons online who's never even watched Dr who
Guess I’ll wait a little longer then. I just know this is going to be as bad as the the female doctor.
Never had a problem with the female Doctor she could and should have been very good. The problem was the scripts - absolutely dire and jammed with woke nonsense.
She really could have made it work she's talented.
She really could have made it work she's talented.
Yeah this was pretty much my exact thoughts (I’d also recommend Sex Education to everyone saying they haven’t seen it, very good show). Quite looking forward to seeing how he does.
I think the female doctor is great. The writing was horrific.
Do you think him being black is going to impact the storylines?
Yep. I'd never heard of him before as I ain't one of the kids but he has over 2.5m followers on instagram, so he obviously brings some excitement and followers with him which is a plus. If the show is to survive it needs to keep a younger audience on board.
I went to school with him. He was in my year.
Utter prick. Liar and a horrible person. Granted this was a while ago now but no-one I know has anything good to say about him.
Utter prick. Liar and a horrible person. Granted this was a while ago now but no-one I know has anything good to say about him.
Got to agree with this. I had no issues with the casting for the Doctor or her companions but Chris Chibnall has been a train wreck as showrunner and besides his dreadful writing and inability to complete a thought he seems to have hired a lot of equally incompetent people in other areas. It is a relief that not only is RTD going to be running the show again but the production partners, Bad Wolf, are effectively the production crew he was with at BBC Wales in 2005 that brought the show back and he has also reversed the dreadful Chibnall era decision to replace the effects team that worked on the show throughout the RTD and Moffat eras. Would be good to see some competent directors and writers return too.
I guarantee half the stories are going to be about it. Or in some way. I like the actor but I just hope they stick with the sci Fi-ness.
Can't wait for the faux outrage from goons online who's never even watched Dr who
Does this turd count?
He will be annoyed he's not ginger.
Honestly I guess it will have to affect some of the more historical episodes but so long as it's done well who cares?
Yeah. He was a complete prick. Obviously this was a long time ago now but I’d have zero interest of ever watching Dr Who with him as the lead.
We will never know if she was any good or not, but her voice was awful
Good in Sex Education. Guess a good actor who’s a dick (if he is) beats a nice person who can’t act?
He isn't the first black Doctor now, so not relavent at all and can't see how it makes a difference.
The writing is what matters and how strong they make him, I wish they would do long arch stories rather than 45 minute baddie of the week and let the stories breath
Lying or acting?
Theres no if. The school was in a rough area, and I remember him mocking some of the kids for not having £££. I’m not going to go into it, it was a long time ago.
All the best to him.
I’m not doubting you. I meant “if” as in now not then.
What's otis like in school?
This is similar to my take on it.
I wasn't born when John Pertwee played the Doctor, but he's one of the last I care for. I've tried since, and with every new actor cast, I think to myself that it's going to be the start of me being able to enjoy it like my wife does, but I inevitably find it completely unwatchable. Whoever is in the role is just another vehicle for awful writing and amateurish directing.
Dunfermline or Boroughmuir? I suppose I would say people can change? Not that it really matters to be a good Doctor.
He's great in Sex Education and I think he could be great in the role. Rewatched all New Who recently, the RTD era is easily the best so I have confidence in him.
If you haven't like any Who since 1974, I reckon the actor playing the Doctor is unlikely to be enough to get you liking the show.
The writing is indeed what matters and Chibnall is gone and RTD is back so it'll certainly improve greatly.
I think I like the idea and the potential of what it could be rather than the actuality of what it is - which is normally a pile of badly written nonsense with terrible production values!
Do you think he will throw out everything Chibnall did mostly the be whole Timeless child thing?
That's part of the fun! It's highly variable in terms of quality. I get why that isn't everyone's bag
The writing in the new series pre-Chibnall's disaster was often good, consistently decent and occasionally brilliant and there's plenty of great stories (and a lot of shit) post Pertwee in the original run, including old Tom's golden period to my mind.
I'd imagine he'll basically ignore it, yes.
I met him at a grocery store in Huddersfield once. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off.
When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.
When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.
Wow. He sounds like a grade-A supercunt. What a shame. I also heard Jenna Coleman is a bit of a cow, which is also disappointing. I get being grumpy at times, but going out of your way to be a prick is horrible. Yet some just ever so slightly bigger stars, like Hanks and Clooney, are apparently sweethearts.
Conversely, I met Daniel Mays in an Apple store, told him I loved his work, and he was very humble and cool.
PS: I AM STUPID (but the Mays story is true.)
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