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Someone over on the Doctor Who forums posted a link to a site where you can bet on who will be the next Doctor.
I'm surprised to see my current favorite, Patterson Joseph, being given the best odds at 3-1. This has a certain plausibility, since he's been talked about for the role ever since he appeared as the Marquis de Carabas in Neverwhere and he's worked with incoming producer Steven Moffatt before. Every time he comes up in conversations I have with fans, someone solemnly declares that The Fans Are Not Ready for a Black Doctor. Presumably in the same way Americans are not ready for a black president.
Next up, David Morrissey at 5-1. Morrissey is a fine actor, though not someone who's struck me as particularly Doctorish in the roles I've seen him in. Morrissey is guest-starring in the upcoming Christmas special, which is titled..."The Next Doctor". When this title was announced, I thought it was a wind-up in the same vein as "The Doctor's Daughter". Now I'm wondering if RTD has just pulled off the greatest double-bluff in the history of the show. We'll see.
After that is James Nesbitt, who has been a popular object of Doctorly speculation since he appeared in Moffatt's Jekyll. I don't see it, personally, though I can't quite say why. Nesbitt's about the right age, he's slightly funny looking in the right sort of way, and he can do quirky.
After that, it's pretty much a collection of everyone who's ever appeared on a fan wishlist for the part. Although, I'm rather surprised that they're offering odds on John Barrowman (dear God, please, no) and Christopher Eccleston.
I'm surprised to see my current favorite, Patterson Joseph, being given the best odds at 3-1. This has a certain plausibility, since he's been talked about for the role ever since he appeared as the Marquis de Carabas in Neverwhere and he's worked with incoming producer Steven Moffatt before. Every time he comes up in conversations I have with fans, someone solemnly declares that The Fans Are Not Ready for a Black Doctor. Presumably in the same way Americans are not ready for a black president.
Next up, David Morrissey at 5-1. Morrissey is a fine actor, though not someone who's struck me as particularly Doctorish in the roles I've seen him in. Morrissey is guest-starring in the upcoming Christmas special, which is titled..."The Next Doctor". When this title was announced, I thought it was a wind-up in the same vein as "The Doctor's Daughter". Now I'm wondering if RTD has just pulled off the greatest double-bluff in the history of the show. We'll see.
After that is James Nesbitt, who has been a popular object of Doctorly speculation since he appeared in Moffatt's Jekyll. I don't see it, personally, though I can't quite say why. Nesbitt's about the right age, he's slightly funny looking in the right sort of way, and he can do quirky.
After that, it's pretty much a collection of everyone who's ever appeared on a fan wishlist for the part. Although, I'm rather surprised that they're offering odds on John Barrowman (dear God, please, no) and Christopher Eccleston.
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Date: 2008-11-04 12:13 am (UTC)I'm guessing that for this round of casting, they'll probably play it safe and go with an actor in his mid-thirties to mid-forties. (I'm going to assume that they're not brave enough to go for a female Doctor yet, either. Perhaps for the 12th.)