doctor who number 12 should be a black actor

[The_root_of_all_evil]

besides, the doctor never wants ANYONE to die, not Davros, not the Master, Not dalek Kahn (before he went mad), not the Sontarans... you get the idea

So perhaps as his final act, he absorbs Riversong, and becomes a TimeLady on her 1st regeneration...

 

[Tokeism]

hell no

 

[SimuLord]

If he must be black and British, how about John Tickle from Brainiac: Science Abuse?

 

[Valkyrie101]

No, the Doctor shouldn't become black for the sake of it. If they choose an actor for they part, because he's the best, who is black then fine, but deliberately choosing a black man is stupid.

 

[JaymesFogarty]

Not in the slightest.

Shoehorning people into a role "because they're Black" is pretty bad.

Shoehorning anyone "just coz they're X" is stupid.

While I wouldn't mind seeing something other than white British person for a change, they need to make sure that they get someone who can actually do the part.

Hello. David Tennant is Scottish!

And I should have been able to pick that up from his role as The Doctor because...

I'm sure that during one episode he talked in his natural voice. But you're right; you really can't tell.

 

[clipse15]

Am I the only one who would love to see Stringer Bell as Dr who??

 

[Quiet Stranger]

first off they wouldnt, secondly they could not because i dont know if you noticed but fishbourne and freeman are getting on and being a doctor entails a lot of running and moving about.

but yes it would be nice to see some cultural diversity in doctor who.

Well a lot of the doctors who pretty old when they played the role, so yeah

 

[jasoncyrus]

i think it would be awesome if morgan freeman or laurence fishbourne would make an epic doctor who..WHO'S WITH ME!!!!

A few problems:

1. They are too expensive to hire.
2. They are American. The Doctor has always had an english accent, niether of them can do an english accent.
3. They can't do the 'science geek' angle very well. They always have too much bad ass to their characters.

If you can find a black actor that can pull off those 3 things then yeah, go for it.

Personally I think if Craig Charles cleaned his act up he'd make a pretty good Doctor.

 

[Thisbedutch]

Joseph Paterson is the perfect candidate.

Not that well known but has a role in Peep Show and Survivors in the UK. And he's British so that would work. Apparently they were considering him anyway before Matt Smith got the part.

I agree with him being a potential Dcotor, but feel the need to point out his name is actually Paterson Joseph.

Unless you were kidding, in which, carry on about your business.

 

[Sethzard]

No, they should base it on the right actor, not just because they are black. Adding someone because they are black is just as racist as not having someone because they are black is.

 

[Liberaliter]

Joseph Paterson is the perfect candidate.

Not that well known but has a role in Peep Show and Survivors in the UK. And he's British so that would work. Apparently they were considering him anyway before Matt Smith got the part.

I agree with him being a potential Dcotor, but feel the need to point out his name is actually Paterson Joseph.

Unless you were kidding, in which, carry on about your business.

*Googles*

By God you're right! I feel stupid now.

 

[TomLikesGuitar]

first off they wouldnt, secondly they could not because i dont know if you noticed but fishbourne and freeman are getting on and being a doctor entails a lot of running and moving about.

but yes it would be nice to see some cultural diversity in doctor who.

What about Mickey and Martha?

I actually thought that was lame... they BOTH existed only to make the show more politically correct. Thank God the writers were good, because Mickey was on the path to becoming the WORST Dr. Who character to exist, and Martha was just sort of odd.

I don't have anything against any race, but RTD seemed to think he had to include EVERY SINGLE ONE and they all had to make out at one point or something and that's just stupid.

 

[TomLikesGuitar]

Joseph Paterson is the perfect candidate.

Not that well known but has a role in Peep Show and Survivors in the UK. And he's British so that would work. Apparently they were considering him anyway before Matt Smith got the part.

I agree with him being a potential Dcotor, but feel the need to point out his name is actually Paterson Joseph.

Unless you were kidding, in which, carry on about your business.

*Googles*

By God you're right! I feel stupid now.

Yeah I dunno if it's been long enough since the last time he was on the show to use him as the Dr. anyway.

 

[Micheal Adams]

Personally I wanna see Hugh Laurie as the Doc.

But the series needs to keep its record of crappiness. Poor writing wouldn't be emphasized by having a good actor.

You wouldn't know good writing OR a good show if it hit you in the face.

 

[GrindBass]

Not in the slightest.

Shoehorning people into a role "because they're Black" is pretty bad.

Shoehorning anyone "just coz they're X" is stupid.

While I wouldn't mind seeing something other than white British person for a change, they need to make sure that they get someone who can actually do the part.

Hello. David Tennant is Scottish!

Scotland is part of Britain -> he's British

 

[JaymesFogarty]

Not in the slightest.

Shoehorning people into a role "because they're Black" is pretty bad.

Shoehorning anyone "just coz they're X" is stupid.

While I wouldn't mind seeing something other than white British person for a change, they need to make sure that they get someone who can actually do the part.

Hello. David Tennant is Scottish!

Scotland is part of Britain -> he's British

Sorry; odd moment there. I'm English; I should be able to remember what Britain is. But bloody hell that post was written a long time ago!

 

[Spacewolf]

No the next Doctor could be black if the best actor for the job is black but he shouldnt be black just to be black as thats even more insulting to people since its implying that:
A. A black person couldnt get the role though just skill
B. Black people are somehow different and therefore in need of a helping hand to bering them up to par

 

[Something Amyss]

I think the deal with time lord regeneration is that they cant change sex or race during but im not sure that im 100% correct on that. Really I dont see any reason why they couldnt but it all depends on the actors skill.

It's been implied before that they can. Not the least of which being Matt Smith's introduction as the Doctor, in which he thinks for a moment he's a girl.

The Ninth Doctor said he could regenerate with two heads or none, and that's only dipping back into the revival.

Pretty sure if we can have a headless doctor, we can have one with a lot of melanin.

Will we see one? Don't know. Don't really care, either. Long as the Doctor's good, he can be black, white, or purple for all I care.

EDIT: Also, I really hope we don't see someone Morgan Freeman's age. I mean, I love the dude, but I can't see him keeping the pace of the recent series well.