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Post by Tim on Jul 18, 2017 11:28:36 GMT -5
Yeah, those girls sure are happy.
Strange how many of those who are against a female Doctor cite Ghostbusters as an example as to why it won't work. Uh, that it totally different, IMO. The 2016 Ghostbusters movie (which was a good movie, despite the neanderthals hating the all female cast) was a reboot. It took place in a totally different continuity from the original films.
This was hammered home when the three surviving original Ghostbusters actors (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson) had cameos in the 2016 film, but played completely different characters than Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Winston Zeddmore (their GB characters). This was a reboot, not a continuation, of the Ghostbusters franchise.
On the other hand, this female Doctor will be the same character we've been watching since 1963. I don't see why changing the sex should be so reviled. The Doctor is NOT human, the Doctor is a member of a race that can change their appearance. Not much of a stretch here.
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Post by BettyNewbie on Jul 19, 2017 11:41:49 GMT -5
Yeah, absolutely nothing in the show's lore states that the Doctor *has* to be a man. The Doctor is a time traveling alien who regenerates into a new body every few years. It's not a human, and it has no set appearance or gender. Girls and women had no problem enjoying the show despite 12 male Doctors in a row, so why can't these dudes continue to enjoy the show with a female Doctor? If so many female fans could love the show despite having a protagonist who was a different gender from them for over 50 years, then why is it suddenly the end of the world for dudes to do the same?
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Jul 19, 2017 13:08:59 GMT -5
Possibly like politics there afraid of change and think the show may not be as interesting that and the fact the Doctors always been a stereotypical male whom people know and have grown up with and so can't imagine him been anyone else even though the Master regenerated into Missy who was well received obviously.
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Post by Tim on Jul 20, 2017 0:12:19 GMT -5
I've been a Doctor Who fan for longer than most current Who fans have been alive. If I can accept a female Doctor, why can't some of them?
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Post by adzpower on Jul 20, 2017 8:02:19 GMT -5
I grew up with male Doctors as well, Tennant, Smith, Baker re-runs, and I have no problem with this at all, its actually gotten me excited about the show again which hasn't happened for a couple of years now, the poor writing from Moffat just turned me off.
I think this will be fantastic, and I hope people pipe down when they see what an awesome Doctor Jodie makes. And it'll be good for young boys to see a male companion, to show them that females can take charge whilst the the males supplement them. If that's even the direction they go in of course.
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Post by Tim on Jul 20, 2017 11:11:08 GMT -5
Tom Baker was the first Doctor I ever saw (I stated watching in the late 70's).
I agree. There is plenty of room for all fans here. This in-fighting is not necessary.
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Post by Jean on Dec 7, 2017 22:25:32 GMT -5
Well 2018 might certainly change that. With Sabrina the new Netflix series and the potential Wayward Sisters spin-off on CW.
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Post by Tim on Dec 8, 2017 0:43:00 GMT -5
Yep, we're about to get a lot more female leads on television. I take that as a sign that things are looking up.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Dec 9, 2017 6:12:47 GMT -5
As it should Tim.
Let's hope these shows are not bogged down with melodrama and romances.
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Post by Tim on Dec 10, 2017 1:00:18 GMT -5
I'm knocking on wood. Those kind of storylines can REALLY bog a show down if mis-written.
Strong female characters don't always need a man around to protect them.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Dec 10, 2017 6:55:05 GMT -5
Strong female characters don't always need a man around to protect them. No they don't Tim which we've seen throughout a number of shows like Xena and Buffy already.
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Post by Tim on Dec 10, 2017 12:25:44 GMT -5
And the upcoming Wayward Sisters. Jody has shown that she is perfectly capable of handing herself in a tough situation. And I'm sure she'll mentor all those girls well.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Dec 11, 2017 5:53:24 GMT -5
Yeah it is nice women are getting their chance to shine on TV.
I look foward to seeing Jody and her crew also whom remind me of my own Charmed fanfiction character actually who self founds a PI agency before employing women there solving normal and supernatural cases whilst being a Charmed One still which is similar to Jody and the girls in some aspects but not so in others obviously.
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Post by Tim on May 26, 2019 23:13:33 GMT -5
Well, the CW is giving us two more next fall. Batwoman, and the new Nancy Drew show.
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Post by adzpower on May 27, 2019 8:02:27 GMT -5
I actually think recently there has been a huge increase in strong female characters on TV, at least with the shows I watch anyway, just off the top of my head I can think of both Black Canaries from Arrow, Killer Frost from Flash, White Canary, Zari and Charlie from Legends of Tomorrow, of course Supergirl herself as well as her sister Alex, we have Quake and Melinda May from Agents of Shield.
Then there are newer ones like the girls from Riverdale, there's the upcoming Katy Keene spin-off, we've got Charmed and Sabrina, like Tim mentioned Batwoman and Nacy Drew are coming as well.
I won't say its where it should be because it isn't, but there has certainly been an improvement, let's keep the momentum going.
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