Re: So, the 11th Doctor...

by Lucy McGough Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:59 am

Okay, okay. I just got the impression that he wanted to move his career up a gear by doing more work in America and less in the UK.

I mean, have you seen the exchange rate for the dollar recently?

by Sid Seadevil Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:05 am

Lucy McGough wrote:I mean, have you seen the exchange rate for the dollar recently?

Nope.

by **Nick Barlow** Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:06 am

I think Tennant wants to go and work in the US too - so he might want Nesbitt out of the way to cut down the competition!

But seriously, after the way Philip Rhys hastily backtracked in that interview, I'm 90% sure it's Paterson Joseph.

by Lucy McGough Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:12 am

Sid Seadevil wrote:Nope.

Spoiler:

by Lucy McGough Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:13 am

Nick Barlow wrote:
But seriously, after the way Philip Rhys hastily backtracked in that interview, I'm 90% sure it's Paterson Joseph.

I hope so, otherwise it would be a waste of a dashed fine avatar!

Very Happy

by millerqueen Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:01 am

Balbinder Mann wrote:
Sid Seadevil wrote:
Balbinder Mann wrote:As somebody's already said in this thread, Nesbitt doesn't want to do it ( a real pity, I think he'd be great, and it'd upset all those numpties on DWF - a good as reason as any! )
That's practically as good a reason for physically forcing him to take the part as I can imagine.

Show him some of Tony Ingram's or Dervish's posts, I'm sure he'd jump at the chance.

Do you want to make him run for his life?? pale

by Sid Seadevil Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:08 am

millerqueen wrote:Do you want to make him run for his life??

Possibly. It would certainly make an amusing clip on "Actors Do The Funniest Things", or somesuch "quality" ITV entertainment of that ilk.

by Balbinder Mann Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:59 am

millerqueen wrote:
Do you want to make him run for his life??

Its that old RTD thing about doing something because he knows it'll upset the mosquitos. Smile

I suppose that only works if you're already fan, though, and you know how fandom works!

Normal people would run a mile from some of those on DWF, probably.

I wouldn't know, I'm not normal. Wink

by Sid Seadevil Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:04 am

Balbinder Mann wrote:I wouldn't know, I'm not normal.

Why my dear fellow, I beg to differ. Why, you're certainly at least as normal as anybody here - and almost as normal as I, me, myself. Wink

by Balbinder Mann Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:07 am

Sid Seadevil wrote:
Balbinder Mann wrote:I wouldn't know, I'm not normal.
Why my dear fellow, I beg to differ. Why, you're certainly at least as normal as anybody here - and almost as normal as I, me, myself.

.....

by Frank Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:47 am

Just popping in for a minute having caught up with the Philip Rhys interview. Difficult to tell if that was a deliberate or a genuine slip there but there seems to be a critical mass now forming around Paterson, doesn't there? Wink

by **The Co=Ordinator** Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:15 am

Hello Frank. There certainly is. It'll go one of two ways.

1. It was a genuine slip of the tonque by Philip Rhys which has, once and for all, blown the lid .
2. It was part of the biggest hoax ever perpetuated by the BBC.

by **Nick Barlow** Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:02 am

The problem with theory 2 is that I can't work out what the point of such a hoax would be. I could understand it being leaked to various sources as a ruse, but why involve Philip Rhys and various parts of BBC News as well? (Presumably, Paterson Joseph would have to be involved as well...)

by Sid Seadevil Sat Nov 22, 2008 9:08 am

Nick Barlow wrote:The problem with theory 2 is that I can't work out what the point of such a hoax would be. I could understand it being leaked to various sources as a ruse, but why involve Philip Rhys and various parts of BBC News as well? (Presumably, Paterson Joseph would have to be involved as well...)

Well at the very least it ensures a certain amount of additional publicity for Survivors. But I'm not altogether convinced it's anything close to being a full-blown conspiracy. More a happy accident that some sharp bod at the BBC has taken maximum advantage of.

by Lucy McGough Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:30 am

I really, really don't think it was a conspiracy.

by Sid Seadevil Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:06 am

Lucy McGough wrote:I really, really don't think it was a conspiracy.

You're young - you'll learn...

*slips on tinfoil skullcap* alien

by Lucy McGough Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:36 am

No, seriously. Bet you ten million Eocene gronks that it will be Mr Joseph.

Razz

by Sid Seadevil Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:52 am

Lucy McGough wrote:No, seriously. Bet you ten million Eocene gronks that it will be Mr Joseph.

You're going to be so, so sorry when you have to stump up...

It's way to earl6y in the game to be that certain of anybody.

by **Patrick** Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:10 am

Sid Seadevil wrote:It's way to earl6y in the game to be that certain of anybody.

Out of curiousity, how far in advance of that final scene in Parting of the Ways was it announced that Tennant would be taking the role?

by Lucy McGough Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:27 am

Patrick wrote:
Out of curiousity, how far in advance of that final scene in Parting of the Ways was it announced that Tennant would be taking the role?

:D:D

by Sid Seadevil Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:03 am

Patrick wrote:Out of curiousity, how far in advance of that final scene in Parting of the Ways was it announced that Tennant would be taking the role?

Ah, but that was an entirely different and, indeed, exceptional set of circumstances. The BBC press offfice's staggeringly bad judgement in the Eccleston is leaving mess means that that set of circumstances resulted in an acceleration of events that certainly RTD, and nobody else in authority at the Beeb, in any way desired.

by Sid Seadevil Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:04 am

Lucy McGough wrote::D:D

And what exactly do you think you're laughing about?

by **Patrick** Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:34 am

Sid Seadevil wrote:
Patrick wrote:Out of curiousity, how far in advance of that final scene in Parting of the Ways was it announced that Tennant would be taking the role?
Ah, but that was an entirely different and, indeed, exceptional set of circumstances. The BBC press offfice's staggeringly bad judgement in the Eccleston is leaving mess means that that set of circumstances resulted in an acceleration of events that certainly RTD, and nobody else in authority at the Beeb, in any way desired.

I understand the circumstances were different, but I'm curious of the timing. How far in advance of Tennant's first appearance in the TARDIS was the announcement made? And would that interval serve as something of a benchmark for when we might expect a formal announcement about who Tennant's replacement will be?

by Sid Seadevil Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:54 am

Patrick wrote:I understand the circumstances were different, but I'm curious of the timing. How far in advance of Tennant's first appearance in the TARDIS was the announcement made? And would that interval serve as something of a benchmark for when we might expect a formal announcement about who Tennant's replacement will be?

Gotcha'.

IIRC Eccleston's announcement of steeping down was 31 March 2005, the Tennant was confimed as replacement by the BBC in a press release on 16 April 2005. With his first actual substantial appearance in the role on 18 November 2005.

So no, I don't really think Tennant can be used as any kind of useful benchmark. I suspect we'll only know for certain who the winning candidate is either just prior to his starting filming for series five or at best very slightly before then.

by Lucy McGough Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:07 am

Sid Seadevil wrote:I suspect we'll only know for certain who the winning candidate is either just prior to his starting filming for series five or at best very slightly before then.

And I think that it will be leaked, at least to OW!!!! or OG, waaaaaaaaaaaay before then.

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