On one of the commentary tracks from S1, Kemper (I believe) talks about how her not-quite-Australian accent is the result of her mixed Australian and British parentage, and how he made it the default Peacekeeper accent because it wasn't quite one or the other (and so sounded more "alien").
You'd never make it. I'd rip your spine out before you got half a step. Those little legs wouldn't be much good without one of those.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Jessica - Jul 16, 2008 4:56:44 am PDT #3660 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
WindSparrow - Jul 16, 2008 6:25:30 am PDT #3661 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Claudia Black as Girl!Doctor. Uh huh. Me likey.
Fay - Jul 16, 2008 7:40:25 am PDT #3662 of 30001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I'm not so much worried about someone's ethnicity or parentage in terms of their Britishness, myself. For my part, I wouldn't consider Claudia to be British, and I'd be surprised if she considers herself to be British. (I might be quite mistaken there, in which case, fair enough.) But, as I said, I think she'd be great in the role.
I rather feel like I'm coming across as a dickhead now, just for saying that this matters to me - obviously you can like whomsoever you like for your own game of Fantasy Doctor Casting. For me, because the show is special to me as almost the only (and certainly the most significant) piece of onscreen SciFi produced by my people, it would make me sad to have The Doctor played by someone imported.
Being unAmerican and a big Scifi geek, the vast vast vast majority of the shows and texts I've grown up loving are (North) American, so the few things that are from my own country are that much more special.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 16, 2008 7:45:12 am PDT #3663 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Don't feel alone Fay, I too think the Doctor should always be played by an actor from Great Britian.
Kathy A - Jul 16, 2008 7:47:32 am PDT #3664 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
An interview with John Barrowman.
...Barrowman's popular image, which starts with his showman's grin, an expert line in saucy banter and a reported fondness for showing everyone (especially co-stars who are trying to film a scene) his penis.
sumi - Jul 16, 2008 8:23:09 am PDT #3665 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Hey Pushing Daisies season 2 starts October 2nd!!
Theodosia - Jul 16, 2008 9:56:57 am PDT #3666 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Wheee to the PD news! ::marks calendar::
As for Claudia Black playing the Doctor: "Lots of planets have a South."
WindSparrow - Jul 16, 2008 10:45:22 am PDT #3667 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I rather feel like I'm coming across as a dickhead now, just for saying that this matters to me - obviously you can like whomsoever you like for your own game of Fantasy Doctor Casting. For me, because the show is special to me as almost the only (and certainly the most significant) piece of onscreen SciFi produced by my people, it would make me sad to have The Doctor played by someone imported.
Doctor Who is quintessentially British. So I don't think you are wrong, or that you are being peevish. You are trying to hold up a tradition that you value, and which would feel less true to you if certain aspects got changed. For what it's worth, I do not believe the showrunners will disappoint you in this. If I believed for a second that they would actually in fact cast Claudia Black as the Doctor, I might have a few misgivings myself.
...Barrowman's popular image, which starts with his showman's grin, an expert line in saucy banter and a reported fondness for showing everyone (especially co-stars who are trying to film a scene) his penis.
Do you think we can get John Barrowman to come to a F2F... If it's ok for straight girls to go a couple sheets to the wind and start making out with other girls in spite of liking boys, surely it would be ok for him to come to Prom, get a few sheets to the wind, and start making out with girls in spite of liking boys. Right?
sumi - Jul 16, 2008 1:19:56 pm PDT #3668 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
So odd. Sciffy is showing Joan of Arcadia on Friday Nights before Doctor Who.
Polter-Cow - Jul 16, 2008 1:28:53 pm PDT #3669 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I'm DVRing it to watch. Old show given to me an episode at a time! How convenient!
But I can't help wondering whether SciFi is spoiling me. Is God really a robot?