If it's not Sue Perkins
I can go with Tilda Swinton.
Who's to be the next Dr Who? Sherlock beats Maurice - says you
It's the question on every geek's lips. Who's going to be the next Time Lord? Well, wonder no more, because The Register's readers have made their minds up. You've decided that Benedict Cumberbatch should be regenerated as the next Doctor Who when Matt Smith leaves at the end of the year. We asked our readers who they thought …
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Friday 14th June 2013 06:15 GMT graeme leggett
Cumberbatch would be bonkers to accept if it was offered to him
He's getting high profile work in big films. Can do a serious turn in Sherlock every so often and take up other "proper" drama work on stage or the box.
or he could tie himself down to two or three years of admittedly regular employment which restricts his options and possibly leading to typecasting.
On the other hand it would be another instance of familial relations appearing in the programme for the fans to note. (his mum appearing in Image of the Fendahl a long while ago)
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Friday 14th June 2013 07:27 GMT Gordon 10
Most not realistic
Apart from the fun aspect not really sure of the point of this poll.
No film actor is going to be chosen simply because the BBC wont be able to afford them.
Chris Eccleston was arguably the most famous pre-Who actor in the rebooted series - the trend has always been for existing BBC drama actors but with the trend being for them to become less and less well known.
I'd like to see a non-flirtatious woman in the role - if only to eliminate the obvious romantic angles that keep recurring in the reboot. Has there been one companion in the reboot that hasnt harboured strong feelings for the Doctor? Even Donna's spark waned towards the end of her run.
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Friday 14th June 2013 10:09 GMT Matt Bryant
Re: Rory Kinnear came fourth? Really?
"His dad I can understand....." Whilst it must have its advantages for connections, living in his father's shadow can't be too easy.
".....Rory's a bit flat in comparison." Agree totally, he just doesn't have the presence. It doesn't have to be supermacho presence, in fact the opposite can be even more effective, just something to make him less ordinary. Sylvester McCoy was probably my least favourite Doctor, but even I'll admit he had presence and brought his own sense of extraordinariness to the role.
As to a woman - hmmmm, maybe, but it would need to be a woman of character rather than some Beeb bimbo. And capable of being quite cold too - the old Doctor made some quite calculating decisions in the past. Sigourney Weaver would be perfect but probably outside the budget.
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Friday 14th June 2013 12:45 GMT Tom 13
Re: Time warp ..
I'm not sure he's a past doctor, although I get why most people would assume that. I do think he's a future doctor. The idea that a previous incarnation wouldn't know about future incarnations is done away with by any of the multiple Doctor episodes. We also know from Trial of a Timelord that he has/will cross his time stream. Possibly he did so in the past hence the current incarnation knows what he will become. Maybe Hurt is what he turns into after the Valeyard.
But I do see the point that he could be the incarnation that locked the Timelords into the loop with the Daleks. We'll have to wait for the penny to drop.
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Friday 14th June 2013 14:43 GMT FuzzyTheBear
That's it .. i'm getting drunk !
Even the BBC One DrWho pages are making me confused .. add to it the discussion in this page and you got one totally confused fan :) Sorry folks , but this is all so confusing that i see only one way out : Get drunk ! Good thing it's friday and quitting time ! Time for keg of beer and a bottle of scotch !. When ill be drunk , all of this will become crystal clear . Probably .. or ill forget about it and be happy ;)
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Monday 17th June 2013 04:55 GMT ShadowDragon8685
I still kind of think that they might shake the series up by doing something Permanent to the original doctor (IE, something that would land him on Trinzalore,) but keep the series going by either having one of the one not but two living beings who have all of (well, most of) the Doctor's memories return to take the title (to wit, either (Doctor)Donna or Ten's half-human Regeneration+ clone,) or have the Doctor's daughter (Jenny) show up and try to take up the mantle in Dad's name, despite being very inexperienced and unsure about everything she up.
I doubt it; it's unlikely, but any of those would be neat, I think.
Still, they're probably going to fish up someone I've never heard of, and knowing my luck, I won't get used to AS the Doctor until that person's about ready to call it quits, too.
Though a series as the Not-the-Doctor John Hurt regeneration would be amazing to see.
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Tuesday 25th June 2013 08:00 GMT MrEd124
Tennant as the new villian
I would love to see the return of Tenant but as the villain!!! Imagine if the meta-crysis Dr turned out to be the one who broke the promise and became Hurt's Dr... or because he was broken and Rose couldn't fix him the second time She ends up dieing or as his puppet while he plots the death of Matt Smith to replace him and take on such names as the Valyard or Beast, etc,... Would give a plausible path to seperate Dr's time stream/time line and thereby continue one path un broken... Would be awesome to see Tenant as a recurring Dr Villain...
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