Monday, August 5, 2013

Steven Moffat Is A Double Crossing Weasel With A Heart Of Unproveablium

So. paleo, proud possessor of his own sonic screwdriver and the desire, ability, stated intent, and devastatingly good looks required to be the Twelfth Doctor, has been passed over by some hack.

With a spleen full of vitriol, and a keyboard full of Whiteout because I am uncapable of typing this morning, I announce my desire to be the
Eighth Master. 

In all seriousness, although I was rooting for Idris Elba, badass,

I've liked Peter Capaldi from back when he was Danny Oldsen in Local Hero, the polyglot assistant to Mac, with a crush on a mermaid, and in Neverwhere, Torchwood, and every BBC series since ever. The Doctor's dynamic will change seriously, he's 10 years older than I am and while there must be running, always running, the Doctors since the reboot have been very physical, up to and including Matt Smith being quintuple-jointed, apparently. The regeneration will be during the Christmas episode, and yes, I'll be there.


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  1. zombie rotten mcdonaldAugust 6, 2013 at 8:55 AM

    If you read the initial internet reactions, he will be the worst doctor ever.

    Or the best.

    Or too white.

    Or too male.

    Or too old.

    Or not old enough.

    Or too little Elba.

    But no matter what, Steven Moffatt is the douche's douche.

    Apparently.

    Get a grip, Internet.

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    1. Rev. paleotectonicsAugust 6, 2013 at 11:44 AM

      Particularly since it should have been me.
      Lucky I don't have the energy of some 20 y.o. otaku.

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    2. Rev. paleotectonicsAugust 6, 2013 at 3:48 PM

      And right on schedule, geekout.

      I'm all for the right person being Doctor. I hopped on the Elba bandwagon when I first read it, seemed like a great idea, I certainly understand the arguments for a woman/PoC, all that, I do not understand the Moffat hatred although I preferred Davies (the Ninth Doc was DARK). I have liked Capaldi for a long time and I think he can do a great job with good writing. I even understand that it is a cultural marker in the UK and means much more than it does here, even for horrendous nerds like me.

      But jesus, that thread is pretty vicious.

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    3. zombie rotten mcdonaldAugust 6, 2013 at 4:22 PM

      you thought I was making it up?

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    4. Rev. paleotectonicsAugust 6, 2013 at 5:10 PM

      I, for one, welcome the truthiness of our grand etc. etc. etc.

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  2. Big Bad Bald BastardAugust 6, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    I think Shane MacGowan should have been the next Doctor. Why not a drug-addled, snaggle-toothed, foul-mouthed Doctor Who for a change?

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    1. Rev. paleotectonicsAugust 6, 2013 at 11:48 AM

      Capaldi played a spin-doctor named Malcom Tucker on a show called 'The Thick Of It'. I have not scene. But apparently the character had a bit of a mouth on him, leading to someone on some thread the other day wrote a presentation:
      "Hello, I'm the Doctor. FUCK YOU, YA CUNT, AND BUGGER YERSELF, USELESS FUCKING GIT!"

      Eh, maybe on Torchwood.

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    2. zombie rotten mcdonaldAugust 6, 2013 at 3:06 PM

      Best line I read was "Yes, it's fuckin bigger on the inside. Now get the fuck in or fuck the fuck off."

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