Comments on: Doctor Who’s New Companion Announced

By: Dylan B.

Dylan B. — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:56:20 +0000

Im sorry for those who might no agreee with me but. I think that Russel T Divies was the greatest writer of our time. And that David Tennant is and will forever be the greatest doctor ever. I think that matt smith is wayyy to young to be the doctor, I like the new companion though she is too young as well. I would like to see the others return at some points in the new series though, such as martha, mikey, sarah, and jack. I hope they do show up some times. And I just hope they dont dont change everything like the Tardis i think it is perfect as it is!

By: Jermani

Jermani — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:57:44 +0000

I think it is a shame that the current media trend is for younger and younger actors. We are an ageing population yet we seem to dislike older people or think that youth equals success. For those who don’t remember the earlier series: William Hartnell was in his sixties when he played the Doctor; his early successors were not much younger. But they solved their problems through presence, through brains, through intellect, through cleverness – not through leaping around and looking bug-eyed. Eccleston had screen presence, but sadly not Tennant and certainly not Matt Smith.

I agree with the comments above: budgetary restrictions and a wish by the producers to turn Dr Who into a kiddies program will kill it.

By: spacemissing

spacemissing — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:35:39 +0000

I prefer Martha over any of the other recent
companions, but the writing of most of the
episodes with her was indeed horrible.
The character and the actress both deserved much better.
Rose would be my very-close-second choice.

Of the recent actors, I like Tennant best.
While I give all a fair chance, I doubt this
new guy will be anything special. We shall see.

By: gottarhyme

gottarhyme — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:18:34 +0000

How exciting! As a fan of Doctor Who for many years (I’m embarassed to say how many) I think the enduring charm of this show is its ability to constantly surprise and challenge its audience.

The stories are what drives the show. Whoever The Doctor or his companion/s is/are I know it will never be boring! I would love to meet Charlie Chaplin with the Doctor, by the way, and if this is a future story, how cool would that be?

By: Bipolar Tom

Bipolar Tom — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:11:58 +0000

In my humble opinion both Matt Smith and Karen Gillan seem to quite have “The Look” for both an interesting Doctor and an extremely exciting and energetic companion. I was born 4 years before William Hartnel filmed his first episode. Being from the states I was not exposed to any of the series until the early 80s saw PBS begin broadcasting the series. From its beginning to the current era it seems as though The Doctor, somewhat in the way I believe the great Merlin of Arthurian Legend became ever younger as he progressed forward chronologically. Up until the regeneration of Tom Baker, The Good Doctor’s becoming younger with each regeneration have made the show even that much more quirky and cool. Personally I can’t wait to see what this new, younger Doctor Who will be like, he does seem to put off something of a dark “aura” if I may wax metaphysical. And for David Tennant and Ms. Billie Piper you were both a very awesome and interesting time.

By: TheWasp

TheWasp — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:58:58 +0000

The choice seems a bit pedestrian and predictable to me. Not exactly cutting edge, is it?

In the UK we have a big mix of racial diversity with a high population of Indians, Pakistanis, Eastern Europeans, Chinese etc. The BBC seem to be patting themselves on the back because Moffatt’s choice of companion is Scottish! Well – way-to-go!!!!

…Mind you he’s alienated half the audience and two thirds of the long-term fan base with his casting of Matt Smith, so p’raps he’s just running scared.

By: Bill Blume

Bill Blume — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:56:00 +0000

@Matt… Thanks for posting that link. That is a major blast from the past. It really is amazing all the different personalities they’ve managed to partner with the Doctor.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:49:36 +0000

By the way, before employing any more ageism (that’s right, just like racism, it goes both ways), check this post with 10 companions that were younger than Karen:

http://www.denofgeek.com/television/260706/doctor_who_10_companions_younger_than_karen_gillan.html

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:29:17 +0000

The only time I’ve felt they failed was with Martha’s run in Season 3, and it was more because of the low quality of writing (except for the superb Blink) in that Season than it was her casting. Face it, the crew on Doctor Who knows what they’re doing. Even if the Doctor and his companion were teenagers it’d still make for a fantastic hour of television. Have faith and let them do their job before you start whining, at the very least. Remember when everyone was dissing Catherine Tate? Then she came into Season 4 and blew even her most vocal critics away. This girl did fine in The Fires of Pompeii, I’m sure she’ll do even better as a companion. She might not be a Rose or a Donna, but she still has a chance to easily top Martha.

By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:13:15 +0000

Andy S, you shouldn’t worry. Do you remember who’s overseeing the next season? I think we are in very capable hands.

Speaking from a teenager’s perspective, I do like the younger companions but I love Donna all the same. I just could relate to Rose a bit more than I could with Martha or Donna.

By: 790

790 — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:29:55 +0000

She’ll do fine,,,

BBC has a head of drama ??? That’s funny…

By: Andy S

Andy S — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:05:28 +0000

I’m going to try and stay open-minded about the new cast. As long as the writing is up to snuff and they stay true to the essence of The Doctor, I should not have a problem with it. HOWEVER, if they did this casting to get all “90210″ with the Doctor, then I will have a REAL problem with that.

By: Groundhog

Groundhog — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:01:10 +0000

She’s pretty but doesn’t the UK have any child labor laws? She looks to be about 15.

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:36:31 +0000

i’m looking forward to season 5 though i think david tennant is fantastic and pehaps should have stayed one more season but thats life.
i’m also glad that ms piper is not going to be appearing in my opinion she should have been exterminated last time there have been far better companions than rose

By: Claire

Claire — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:48:26 +0000

She’s an intersting choice, but I really want to see her acting. When I see her acting, then I’ll probably think she’ll be perfect, kinda like I did with Matt Smith (that was pretty much my only reasons for watching Ruby In The Smoke and The Shadow In The North).

I wonder what they’ll be like thogether? I heard some rumor though that this Doctor will be darker and he’ll be travelling with a couple. Maybe that’s false.

By: nparker

nparker — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:57:59 +0000

I think this new companion will have a some hard acts to follow, considering that rose,martha and donna were so great, but i hope she will pull it off, and I am very optimistic about this companion. she looks right for the role and looks super-sexy! i am sure she will make a great companion.

By: Beckii

Beckii — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:43:24 +0000

Hmm, I guess I’ll reserve judgement for when I actually see them together on screen. As a hard-core David Tennant fan I suppose I’m bound to dislike these newbies at first, but I’m willing to see what they make of the show. I agree that Stephen Moffat is a fantastic writer and I’m definitely looking forward to whatever stories he’s cooking up, even if I miss David when I see Matt in the role, as I undoubtedly will
As for this companion lass, I’ve got nothing against her as long as they don’t make her into another Martha (“Oh, Doctor, I luuuuuuuurve you!”) and don’t try to replace Donna or Rose by making her too similar to either of them; they’re pretty irreplaceable in my mind She has to be a completely new character – that means no love interest and no copying what’s gone before!!
Wow, the show’s gonna be completely different by the time 2010 rolls round, isn’t it? And just when I was getting to love the one we had so much! I’m way too young to remember any of the original Doctor Who series (only 15 – I feel like a bit of a baby in this fandom!) but to me David Tennant has to be the best Doctor ever. He’s gonna be hard to replace, and I already dislike Matt Smith’s hair lol
I can still watch the DVDs if I don’t like the new series, anyway

By: SLW

SLW — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:35:55 +0000

And no disrespect to Karen, but my favorite companion has to be Billie Piper as Rose, she was amazing, and really clicked well with DT, they were perfect on the screen, and made doctor who worth watching.

I too wish that DT was appearing in the new series, because Blink that SM wrote was awesome, and it would be brilliant to see what he could do for DT, but sadly we arent going to get that chance

By: Sasha Walters

Sasha Walters — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:32:53 +0000

To be honest,I wonder what the show is going to be like after DT leaves…. I just cant see those 2 new people in it, but again i guess we have to reserve judgement until the series kicks off next year

By: tpc

tpc — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:56:25 +0000

2 ginger companions in a row? EWWWWWWWWWWWWW!