‘Doctor Who’ Is Dead, But Perhaps Not For Long

The Federalist ^ | December 10, 2021 | Peter Pischke

[Dead Corpse]

Stopped watching when Tennant left. Just wasn’t the Doctor any more after that.

Don’t even get me started on a “female” Doctor.

[Manic_Episode]

Tom Baker will always be my favorite Doctor however we really enjoyed the reboot right up until they went woke so we had to fire them.

Bastards.

[PIF]

Yep, Peter Capaldi was horrible as well.

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Yep, never watched the last episode with him even though I have all the episodes from the beginning including the voice overs for the lost episodes.

After Clara left it began to quickly slide into oblivion with terrible writing and acting. Then, with the woke chick, it jumped the shark, and, as related here at the end, shot the shark, demolished the water ski ramp, and sold the boat for scrap.

The Capaldi and Witless years both need to be expunged.

[Whatever Works]

Agreed.

[PIF]

There was also Jenna Coleman, who was OK with portraying being in love with the Matt Smith Doctor, but refused to consider that continuing with Capaldi.

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And that may be the explanation why she allowed herself to be killed - death wad preferable to Capaldi

[Trillian]

I used to watch with my husband and daughter. The show is too left wing for me. They are too obsessed with being controlled by the un. I remember hearing a more recent ep from the other room and they had a character that was so obviously supposed to be Trump and anti gun. It sounded so over the top tds ridiculous. I’m sure the female who was the nail in the coffin for a lot of fans.

[zeugma]

# >>Don’t blink.

# It was a good episode.<<

# Many think it is one of if not the best Dr. Who episode ever.

One of the really cool things about it, is that it completely stands alone. One doesn’t need to know anything at all about Dr. Who to thoroughly enjoy it.

[roadcat]

They would have been better off having Michelle Obama playing a 13th Doctor as “Michael”, where an evil entity infested the Doctor. Barack could play the useless sidekick. Make it a spoof comedy where they undo all the good that the previous doctors had accomplished.

[bamafour]

Tom Baker was my first Doctor...
Loved Tennant and Smith...
Lost interest w/ Capaldi.
Weeping Angels is one of my favorite episodes along with Silence in the Library and Vincent and the Doctor.

[roadcat]

One of the really cool things about it, is that it completely stands alone. One doesn’t need to know anything at all about Dr. Who to thoroughly enjoy it.

Agree, Blink is one of the best episodes. Amazing makeup on actresses to make them appear to be statues.

[MHGinTN]

Watch the David Tennant series, then watch the Matt Smith follow-on. Both well done Whovian fare.

[gymbeau]

“ Many think it is one of if not the best Dr. Who episode ever.”

It’s right up there, indeed. Ironic that the Doctor is barely in that one.

[MHGinTN]

Full disclosure: my Whovian loyalty goes back tot he Pertwee era and swelled during the Tom Baker years. The Tenant revival positioned qafter the revival with the talented Eccleson died in the Whitaker morass and Capaldi could not revive the series.

Davies would do well to do a retro couple of episodes with Tennant, then a wrenching of the theme to expunge the Capaldi and Whitless years as a downturn in the time stream caused by something the Master did to try and trap the Doctor.

[DoughtyOne]

Good, regurgitate, then regenerate...

[MHGinTN]

Truly a masterpiece. HOWEVER the Bad Wolf episodes with Tennant were masterfully done, also. The man-woman tension between Rose and the Doctor was energizing to the series. Rose needs to return in the revival using Tennant for a couple of episodes.

[sockmonkey]

I was looking online for an image of Billie Piper/ Rose Tyler wearing her Marfa, TX t shirt, but couldn’t find one. It, of course was my favorite.

[DiogenesLamp]

Says it's a fan film. I don't think that counts.

And it was as bad of an idea then as it is now. If they want a female character, create a new one and stop trying to wear an existing character like a skin suit while demanding respect.

[mylife]

I adored her.

[mairdie]

Really hopeful news. I got into the series in 2005 and tried the older ones but just couldn’t make it. Capaldi was a turnoff after Tennant. I’d bought all of the new series until the female doctor arrived, and then I never watched one. Husband just went back to rewatch Torchwood, and I remember loving the Sarah Jane Smith spinoff. Really sorry she died so young.

Dr Who - White is in the Winter Night - Enya
https://youtu.be/0iHBTUMGz3o

[Organic Panic]

“In Case of Daleks Seek Stairs”

Dr. Who is dead. Bring back the bad sets, bad special effects, but the charming fun and it will revive. BUT... Once it’s woke, it’s dead. Nothing will resurrect that stink.