argh so close yet so far!!

[prof_pangaea]

paterson joseph has confirmed he *was* under consideration for the eleventh doctor after all. i'm unsurprised, obviously. i think anyone who was paying attention to the way the media was spinning the rumours at the time had plenty of reason to believe they were true.

BE: You mentioned “Doctor Who” a minute ago. How much truth was there to the rumor that you were under consideration to play the Doctor?

PJ: (Hesitates for a very long time) Uh…a lot.

BE: Really? I wasn’t sure, because you never know about these things.

PJ: Yeah, a lot. But I can say no more.


still no word on the logistics of how we ended up with matt smith instead -- how far along negotiations with jospeh got, who withdrew (or whether it was mutual), etc. at least we know the bbc was willing to consider a black actor in the role, even though we didn't end up with one; and piers wenger, moff and co. didn't have a plan to try and cast a tall, lanky, big-haired white boy from the very beginning.

yeah, i am looking forward to s5 and smith and gillan and everything, but i cannot lie, i'm still missing our chance at paterson!eleven and a non-white doctor. :( here's hoping for twelve.

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[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Maybe they'll do something interesting with Sophie Okonedo, along those lines--I noticed she's cast for more than one episode and apparently not as a two-parter guest character. Though that's just random spec.

"moffat has described his face as looking like a caricature of a handsome man, which... is pretty accurate."

That's sort of a feature for me and not a bug, but I realize I'm probably in the minority there. :-D

[biichan.livejournal.com]

Maybe they'll do something interesting with Sophie Okonedo, along those lines--I noticed she's cast for more than one episode and apparently not as a two-parter guest character. Though that's just random spec.

Maybe she's Romana ;)

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Just as long as she's not Adric. That spiderweb scene from "Castrovalva" will squick me until the end of time.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

Maybe they'll do something interesting with Sophie Okonedo, along those lines--I noticed she's cast for more than one episode and apparently not as a two-parter guest character.

ooh, how many eps is she supposed to be cast in? (omg just realised she played alison in scream of the shalka! first black companion playing second black companion maybe? :D?)

That's sort of a feature for me and not a bug, but I realize I'm probably in the minority there.

definitely a feature in that he's playing the doctor, and i far prefer a weird face to a conventionally handsome one for that. but, yeah, not finding him attractive quite yet. i'll wait to see him in action and then see what i think.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

She's in at least two episodes, maybe more--a few of the episodes still don't have titles or guest star lists revealed yet. Maybe she'll end up one of those semi-regulars about whom everyone has "But can you really technically call him/her a companion?" arguments until the end of time.

"definitely a feature in that he's playing the doctor, and i far prefer a weird face to a conventionally handsome one for that. but, yeah, not finding him attractive quite yet."

His face seems to change completely depending on what angle, time of day or moon phase you catch him at, so, yes, we've definitely got the "weird face" requirement down pat and we'll see about all the rest.

[(Anonymous)]

Second? Third surely. Mickey and Martha both already been done.