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Characters Returning In New Show?

posted 8 years ago by XFiles26
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How would you feel if a character from Classic Doctor Who appeared in New Doctor Who?

I am a big Star Trek fan especially of Star Trek The Original Series and Star Trek The Next Generation.

I watched an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation and when Leonard Nimoy as Spock appeared un an episode, i was shocked, it was awesome as Spock is my favourite Trek character of all.

I felt the same when Tom Baker appeared in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, that was awesome too

[–] NotAmyMerrick 8 years ago

You know old characters have appeared... YOU KNOW THIS. You made a thread about sarah jane last year.

sometimes i wonder if you actually watch the show at all.

[–] XFiles26 8 years ago

I meant in the new series, airing in 2017

[–] paulbeardsley 8 years ago

If their appearance feels right, no problem.

So this is permanence, love's shattered pride.
What once was innocence, turned on its side.

[–] Culfy 8 years ago

Is anyone honestly going to say they shouldn't?

1 mark deducted for not being Curse of Fenric. Insert 'The' into previous if you are Ant-Mac

[–] Brynjolf_Bjarme 8 years ago

Who's still alive?

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[–] NotAmyMerrick 8 years ago

William Russell would be nice, but unlikely. Moffatt specifically asked for Ian to be removed from "The Caretaker" after reading the first draft.

In fact Moffatt has said some nasty things about old doctor who actors in the past, which is a fine opinion to have, but it's very unlikely he'll be the man to bring people back.

[–] Brynjolf_Bjarme 8 years ago

Geez, as misguided as RTD could be, he was never that nasty, was he?

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Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

[–] frosted_one 8 years ago

Another reason to be happy he's moving on

[–] Chris12955 8 years ago

In fact Moffatt has said some nasty things about old doctor who actors in the past

He didn't want the Ice Warriors either for the longest time because he didn't like them. His inane writing is dragging the show down. It is only apt that people are saying nasty stuff about him when he has so much nasty stuff to say about the show's past prior to the relaunch.

[–] Chris12955 8 years ago

How would I feel? I have been wanting William Russel and his son Alfred Enoch to be on the show as Ian Chesterton and his Grandson for years now. So, ecstatic if done well.

[–] frosted_one 8 years ago

You want father and son to star as father and grand son? I don't get it :?

[–] Chris12955 8 years ago

Well, Barbara is Caucasian, so it couldn't be theirs. You don't think it would be fun to have them be in an episode together and both be related like they are in real life?

In The Impossible Astronaut, with the character of Canton Delaware, they had the real life father(William Morgan Sheppard) play the older version of his son(Mark Sheppard.)

[–] frosted_one 8 years ago

I'm sure this is making sense as you type it but it needs a decoder ring to read

[–] paulbeardsley 8 years ago

I think the poster means Canton Delaware was played by William Morgan Sheppard (the father) in the 2011 scenes and Mark Sheppard (the son) in the 1969 scenes.

So this is permanence, love's shattered pride.
What once was innocence, turned on its side.

[–] NotAmyMerrick 8 years ago

Chris said Alfred Enoch can't play Ian and Barbara's son because he's mixed race and they are both white.

[–] mindbait 8 years ago

that of course is assuming that Ian and Barbara got married, who's to say that Ian couldn't have been a playa?

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[–] Chris12955 8 years ago

True, he could have been a playa, had not the Sarah Jane Adventures stated otherwise.

[–] mindbait 8 years ago

good grief, the Sarah Jane adventures sound like a continuity/fan service overload

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[–] Chris12955 8 years ago

You haven't seen it? They were going to bring back Ace in season six if Elisabeth Sladen hadn't died when she did. Still, the fan pandering wasn't that bad over the course of it.

[–] mindbait 8 years ago

I've seen the first season... in some ways it felt like the worst elements of the RTD era of Who, an annoying loudmouthed mum, dripping sentimentality, a companion pining over the doctor, that murray gold music... but somehow I enjoyed it regardless... possibly because it was much more clearly aimed at kids, so you don't have that uneven tone that plagued much of Russ's run, particularly the first seasaon... or maybe it was as simple as 'it wasn't doctor who' so I could just enjoy it as its own thing instead of comparing it to the show's heydays.

So yeah, I do intend on watching more.... it's on the list

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[–] Chris12955 8 years ago

I won't pretend The Sarah Jane Adventures was great science fiction or high level entertainment, but it was a consistently fun little show. A step above most kids shows, and a nice companion series. When you have the time and interest, it is worth watching the rest of it, if just once.

[–] mindbait 8 years ago

Yeah it felt like a step closer to RTD's confessed love, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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[–] pferreira86 8 years ago

good grief, the Sarah Jane adventures sound like a continuity/fan service overload

At the time the show was on I was annoyed that Doctor Who made so little direct reference to the original series. When SJA was on it provided an outlet for the continuity references missing from New Who. I wouldn't compare the show to Buffy as that series is more gory and violent. Perhaps SJA is a better show for that, the writing was better anyway.