Six, seven, eight, nine, ten: then I let it go again.

[strange_complex]

Only yesterday, someone was assuring me that Christopher Ecclestone wasn't going to quit as the Doctor after all, but that it was all a publicity stunt to get people excited. Guess not...

I'm sure this David Tennant guy will be fine, although I didn't watch any of Casanova, so I can't really comment myself. But it just annoys me that a whole incarnation has been used up on only one series, especially given the previous one was wasted on only a one-and-a-half-hour film. There are only 12 to play with, and the remainder need to be conserved! *mutters things about responsibility in the general direction of Christopher Ecclestone*

Also, if this must happen, I'd ideally like to see an older Doctor follow Ecclestone, just to keep a bit of variety in the role. Sure, there's a fine tradition of younger Doctors to follow - especially Peter Davidson. But I'd like to see an actor who can tap into those aspects of the Doctor's character so splendidly explored by people like Jon Pertwee.

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[aletharch.livejournal.com]

I'm not an avid fan, but I've read enough about the show - I tend to live things vicariously rather than experience them directly. I don't know whether or not Susan is actually a Time Lord, and it would also depend on whether one accepts the awful America-friendly line in the Paul McGann movie about the Doctor being half-human (ouch). As for Leela, she's human, but (in a story I haven't seen) she leaves the Doctor to stay on Gallifrey with her newly-acquired Time Lord boyfriend. Given that she's human, however, she's probably dead by Eccleston's time anyway.

Ack - it is unwise to attempt serious analysis of a series that was written on an ad hoc basis!

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Ack - it is unwise to attempt serious analysis of a series that was written on an ad hoc basis!

What??? You mean to say that dedicated Whovians might actually be woefully misguided after all?

Surely no-one would go so far!