Holy Reset Buttons Batman........

[Coco Pops]

This "new" Doctor. Is he a rebooted #1 for a new set of regenerations. Massive spoiler follows.

Spoiler:

http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/ar...s-first-series

[Flyboy]

What on Earth are you on about?

[Crazedwraith]

I think what Cocopops is trying to say is that from those spoilers. Capaldi's Doctor is similar to William Hartnel's Doctor the first incarnation.

Mainly because...

Spoiler:

He's an obviously older gent and now has two teachers as companians like the first doctor did.

And he possibly has forgetfulness as a quirk and the First Doctor could never remember his companion's names. (because Hartnell often flubbed his lines and they couldn't afford to re-shoot them.)

I think that's probably stretching a point but it is probably meant as a homage.

[Coco Pops]

I think what Cocopops is trying to say is that from those spoilers. Capaldi's Doctor is similar to William Hartnel's Doctor the first incarnation.

Mainly because...

Spoiler:

He's an obviously older gent and now has two teachers as companians like the first doctor did.

And he possibly has forgetfulness as a quirk and the First Doctor could never remember his companion's names. (because Hartnell often flubbed his lines and they couldn't afford to re-shoot them.)

I think that's probably stretching a point but it is probably meant as a homage.

That's exactly what I meant. I do agree that it could be an homage. But it's an interesting homage. I thought though that they maybe doing this as a reset to reboot "new who"

[The Flyattractor]

Well. There have been 13 doctors. Sooner or later they are literally gonna start more or less redoing character types. But then I guess Tom Baker rather blatantly told us that.

[Flyboy]

That's exactly what I meant. I do agree that it could be an homage. But it's an interesting homage. I thought though that they maybe doing this as a reset to reboot "new who"

They are *not* rebooting New Who. -_-

[The Flyattractor]

Not "Again" anyway....

[P-90_177]

Not "Again" anyway....

They've never rebooted it. A reboot is a retelling of the story from the start. This is a continuation.

[The Flyattractor]

If you say so.

[cosmichobo]

Indeed, "reboot" in TV terms is very different to - revisiting old storylines/character combos.

[Coco Pops]

I am intrigued ........ Peter Capaldi will be using his real voice when he plays The Doctor so we get a proper Scottish Doctor........ Why didn't DT do this?

[cosmichobo]

My guess is, after only 1 year back on our tv screens, the BBC decided that a generic Brit accent would sell better than Tennant's native accent... Now however, the show is pretty well established, so there is less concern that a Scots accent will detract viewers...

[rushy]

My guess is, after only 1 year back on our tv screens, the BBC decided that a generic Brit accent would sell better than Tennant's native accent... Now however, the show is pretty well established, so there is less concern that a Scots accent will detract viewers...

They did it because Eccleston just left with his northern accent.

[Greenee]

Beeing detrected by a scottish accent? I would never be. I hardly understand it, but I love it. I could hear it all day.

[The Flyattractor]

I am intrigued ........ Peter Capaldi will be using his real voice when he plays The Doctor so we get a proper Scottish Doctor........ Why didn't DT do this?

We've already had a "Proper Scottish Doctor"....


*cough cough Sylvester McCoy cough cough*