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bluehinter
05/29/09

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Thankfully, her character from Pompeii was slathered under 6 tons of pancake makeup, so this won't seem nearly as weird as Martha's identical cousin.

Then again, considering Brent Vyan reincarnating as the Brigadier, Barbara suddenly reappearing as a Tigellan priestess, and Colin Baker's rather prominent role in 'Arc of Infinity,' at some point you just have to put the telescope up to your Inferno-style eyepatch and say "I see no continuity errors!"
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TheInvisibleMonster
05/29/09

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Is anyone else nostalgic for the days when multiple companions were the norm? It was awesome. Nyssa, Teagan and Davison or Zoe, Jamie and Troughton were awesome.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
05/29/09

@TheInvisibleMonster: Yes, having just the Doctor and one woman is a bit tiresome, and reduces the available plot ideas.

Be nice to get a middle-aged chap in there, with a tad more melanin and not from Britain. A Chinese-American medical doctor, an Indian-Canadian engineer, whatever.
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Indigen
05/29/09

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The majority of American and new British fans of the show were not fans of Who, but fans of cheesy writing involving David Tennant and one or more bit of totty. This is the era of celebrity. I predict a mass loss of viewers when the new series arrives, be it mere months following the last of the Tennant specials. They'll refuse to have anything to do with the new cast and changes to the writing. Pathetic, yes? Wait and see.
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NoelleBlue
05/29/09

@Indigen: Disagree! I think they're (We're) fans of the world, the quality of the show, the fun and pleasure. The cheese was tasty, but I think we'll just get another flavor of cheese.

Oh, fans will bitch as they do about Tennant leaving, but they'll be right there when Matt Smith starts. And if he does a halfway decent job - if Moffett does a halfway decent job, which I have faith in, since I think he's a plot stickler - they'll stick with it.

It's a show that's constantly shifting by nature - if Dr Who fans didn't like changing casts, creators, and companions, would they REALLY be into Dr. Who for more than one season without going "Screw this"? I don't think so.
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Slatz_Grobnik
05/29/09

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What? Is she 12?
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Rasselas
05/29/09

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Come to Butt-Head...
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Elizabeth Weinbloom
05/29/09

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Another ginger! Poor Doctor...
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ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
05/29/09

@Elizabeth Weinbloom: But, I want to be a ginger, I've never been a ginger before!
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pixysix
05/29/09

@Elizabeth Weinbloom: What is the English stereotype against redheads? Every guy that I know in Canada would trade an arm to go to bed with a cute, redheaded gallie. Our stereotype states that redheads are a bit unhinged and the logic that follows is:

Crazy in head, crazy in bed.

I know that the English are a bit prim about sex, but who is put off by 'crazy in bed'?

Kindly send us your gingers for the good of the Commonwealth.
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Elizabeth Weinbloom
05/29/09

@pixysix: Erm, I was thinking more how the Doctor himself wants to be ginger, but okay.
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92BuickLeSabre
05/29/09

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Well she certainly has the "pouty-lip" face down pat, I'll give her that.
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Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
05/29/09

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Let's just hope she doesn't end up having to bury her accent to play a Londoner.

Nothing against Londoners, but I'm getting sick of the capital being a one-stop shop for companions these days.
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Grey_Area
05/29/09

@Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: She should be from the North. Lots of planets have a North.

Actually they all do, don't they though?
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Srynerson
05/29/09

@Grey_Area: Actually they all do, don't they though?

Discworld doesn't have a north. It has "Hubwards" and "Rimwards".
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Grey_Area
05/29/09

@Srynerson: Cosmic elephants and turtles so make up for the lack of a North.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
05/29/09

@Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: Amen!

Tennant was great, but he'd have been dead unstoppably indescribably sexy as the Doctor if they'd let him keep his accent.

Lots of planets have an even farther north, ya know!

(Ringworld doesn't have a north either)
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KhaiJB
05/29/09

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now that's a lass to look at. none of your bleachblonde here!
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