Shallow stuff and more predictions...

[tencrush]

Recent realisations:

• I don't watch Merlin because I think all the men are fuck ugly, and yes, I am that shallow. I need something to look at, at least.


• On that note, I have no idea why I watch Survivors, which is depressing and horrid. Though Freema dying right at the beginning cheered me up a bit, I thought she was going to be in all of it. In fact, the fact that she isn't in it may well be the reason I am still watching, just out of sheer surprise. (Having said that, I think I could possibly grow to find Paterson Joseph slightly... hot? I'm certainly not frowning on all the Whovian gossip at the moment.)


• The reason I bitch about John Barrowman so much is because if I see one more soft-focus icon of the guy I am going to hurl my guts up. No man, no matter how gay, should be allowed to have his picture taken in that manner. Stills from that music video count double in this respect. It's like he said "Do me like Maddie in Moonlighting, can we do that? That would be super." Sweet airbrushed baby Jesus.

Random predictions:

• I think we're not hearing who the new Doctor is, unlike back when Eccleston left and we heard within a week, because we will find out in the Christmas episode who the new Doctor is. I'm not saying it's necessarily Morrissey because it more than likely isn't, but I reckon we'll know by the end of the episode. They're certainly not going to tell us between now and Christmas.


• Torchwood filming has apparently wrapped, with no outside action having taken place for about 6 weeks. We've seen a lot of setup being filmed outside, but not a whole lot in the way of denouement: explosion in the Hub, kids chanting and being taken by the military, lots of people running around and getting terribly upset about all sorts of things. Nobody seems to have spotted any sort of epic battle or endgame or indeed anything that even hints vaguely as to How The Story Ends, just a lot of setup for How The Story Starts. Given the fact that there's been 6 weeks of indoor filming, this would lead me to conclude that A)the ending is a cgi-tastic nightmare of Abbaddonesque proportions, or B)the 5 parter isn't quite about what we all think it's about, and all the stuff we've seen is actually only one of two storylines that plays out. Thinking about it, I'm finding that one increasingly likely. Don't know why. Mostly because I still have this inkling that there's Something They're Not Telling Us.

Comments

[off_coloratura]

When Eccleston left the series was still new and they wanted to reassure people that his departure didn't mean the show was going down the tubes. Now we've seen that they can keep it up with a different Doctor there's no need to reveal anything and they're building suspense to increase viewership.

I don't necessarily think it's the Christmas episode that'll reveal who the new Doctor is, but I do think they're waiting for a specific strategic time, whatever it may be. Could be they're waiting till the end of ALL the special eps. Tennant will be in all of those, right?

How likely do you think it'll be Paterson Joseph?

[tencrush]

Tennant's supposed to be in all those specials, yeah, I actually thought he was contracted up to and including the 2009 Christmas special, where I assume he'll regenerate.

I don't know about Joseph, he had a bit part in a Who episode and people seem to think that That's How It Starts, which could just be bullshit. Some sources around the web are saying it's a recently done (past week-ish) deal and will be annouced one of these days. I can't quite make my mind up. It's looking more and more likely to me as time goes by. I wouldn't really complain, he's one of those TV people whose face I've grown accustomed to, but you constantly have to look up on IMDB to remember what they were in. That's usually a good sort of actor to go with, never had a huge lead role, but a comfortably familiarish face. I'm betting on yes at the moment.

[off_coloratura]

I agree, he's a very likely candidate. Or is he a red herring?

Were there ANY rumors about Tennant before he was announced?

[tencrush]

Yes. He'd just done Casanova and was obvious spec fodder, and I believe, like Joseph, his name was mentioned by the BBC themselves in or around the news reports of the old Doctor's departure.

[qthewetsprocket.livejournal.com]

you very much need to watch neverwhere: shot on video, cheap bbc special effects; and paterson joseph being all hawt and mysterious and possibly evil. it is indeed comprised of win.

[dr-is-in.livejournal.com]

Paterson Joseph was fantastic in Neverwhere. His portrayal of the Marquis de Carabas makes me think he could pull off a fantastic, unique Doctor.

[ceindreadh.livejournal.com]

I don't necessarily think it's the Christmas episode that'll reveal who the new Doctor is, but I do think they're waiting for a specific strategic time, whatever it may be. Could be they're waiting till the end of ALL the special eps. Tennant will be in all of those, right

The first season with the new Doctor will be airing some time in 2010, so filming will start probably May/June next year. That means that TPTB will have to have somebody cast within the next few months. I'm guessing that it'll be announced early next year. I'm also thinking that they wouldn't have allowed DT to announce he was leaving if they didn't already have a fair idea of who they were going to bring on to replace him.