Doctor Who Protest

[Gorn Captain]

Colin Baker looks nothing like his "former self", But I think they could still use someone like McCoy. He has aged well.

[Mikey]

The 50th anniversary is made for the oldies ... People want to see them no matter how old or fat they are.

Shat was Captain Kirk well into being a fat old man - no Trek fans cared

The problem with today's show is they care more about aesthetics than fan-pleasing

[LadyZod]

And yet they managed to pull it off with David Tennet and Peter Davison. Go figure.

The beauty of the David Tennet Doc is that there exists on an alternate Earth a human version of him that lives with Rose... who WILL grow old. They can keep bring HIM in forever, as that character.

[Bruce Banner]

You know there is a whole aging issue to consider too. I mean, consider when the Doctor regenerates, his old face ceases to be. It's a moment stuck in time, not getting older.

Exactly. This is why the other Doctors should not appear in the 50th anniversary episode. There's too much of a disparity between their appearances when they actually played the role and how they look now.

I would have been happy with another 'Three Doctors" with Eccleston in the mix as well.

I'd have liked them to have gone one step further and included McGann, Eccleston, Tennant and Smith.
"The Four Doctors" would have been great, and would have given McGann another chance to actually appear on screen as the Doctor. He hasn't aged too drastically since '96.

[johnmiic]

I would have been happy with another 'Three Doctors" with Eccleston in the mix as well.

Eccleston has moved on and will probably never come back to DW for any reason. It was just a spring-board for him to get noticed and get better acting jobs. He usually deflects any questions, like participation in the 50th, with coy answers. He was great in the role. He brought a fresh take to it but I don't like the way he distances himself from it. They should have involved McGann in this at least. He is the transition from old Doctor era to new.

[jds1911a1]

You know there is a whole aging issue to consider too. I mean, consider when the Doctor regenerates, his old face ceases to be. It's a moment stuck in time, not getting older.

Now with the whole time travel premise, sure the current Doc can meet himself from a few regenerations ago, but it's hard to suspend disbelief when the actor now looks NOTHING like he would have at that time.

I don't know about that I mean we all accepted a replacement 1st doctor in the 5 doctors without any explanation, and a grey haired Pat and older Jamie in the 2 doctors, and jamie seemed to know about the timelords when Jamie didn't know who they were in the last episode of WAR GAMES. We are fans we ignore the flaws because of the "this is so cool" factor when Doctors meet

[Gorn Captain]

My question since I just dabble in Who, is it a coincidence that they were getting younger each regen? I think the new guy breaks that, but originally they seem to be younger actors each time.

Yeah, but since the next one would have been about 12 years old, they thankfully decided to go back to an older one instead.
We were this close to having Doctor Diaper...

[Mikey]

I wish they would have squeezed in Tom Baker somehow

Leaving out Tom Baker is like the new Star Trek leaving out Shat (a super smack in the face to classic fans)

[Nostalgiabuff]

I agree Mike. Baker has aged well. they could throw an afro wig on and put on his old coat and scarf and no one would care if he has a few more wrinkles

[clemso]

Squeezed is the right word

I wish they would have squeezed in Tom Baker somehow

Leaving out Tom Baker is like the new Star Trek leaving out Shat (a super smack in the face to classic fans)

[Mikey]

^ he's not THAT big anymore

[jds1911a1]

I should look so good at 79 years old.

[jds1911a1]

My question since I just dabble in Who, is it a coincidence that they were getting younger each regen? I think the new guy breaks that, but originally they seem to be younger actors each time.

In the original series they went up and down in age but most of them were in thier 40's when they took the role
Hartnall was 55 but played his doctor as a 60-70 year old and wore a white hair wig
Troughton was 46
Pertwee was 51
Tom Baker was 40
Davison was 29 (the youngest till Matt Smith)
Colin was 41
McCoy was 44
Mcgann was 47

Eccleston was 41
Tennant was "young" at 34
Smith was 26 the youngest ever

So Capaldi is actually right in the "proper" age for a Doctor