*Who* Do I Want To Be Next Doctor?

Posted by Ewan Cassidy, UK Correspondent for TARDIS Magazine

  Tomorrow America will know who the next Doctor will be. (I say America because I'm from Scotland, so I will be finding out technically today, as it is early morning here.)  Some people say it will be John Hurt, and they could be right.  Rumors also have it that for the first time ever, a female will play the part. But let's come to the conclusion that John will be the next Doctor.

  Now I've never heard of this guy, but when he showed his face my mum said, and I quote, "He's a good actor."  Now he may be, but Doctor Who has never been about good acting; it's about being right for the part.

  Take David Tennent, for example.  I bet that when you first saw his face, you didn''t think he was a good enough actor to play the Doctor, but look what happend, he became (in my opinion) THE best actor to play the role!  Why? Although he was definately the funniest, he was also the best suited for the role. From the ten second glimpse we got of John Hurt's face at the end of Season Seven's finale, "The Name of the Doctor," I didn't really think he would suit the role of playing the Doctor.  Heck, he could be the first person to play it who's over his 40's since Will Hartnell (joking)!

  Now lets look on the female Doctor side. Whenever the subject of "who will be the next Doctor?" comes up, often I hear "a girl will play it" or "it's about time a woman played a man's part," which may be a good idea.  But let'ss assume a woman will be playing the part. Who would be right for it?

 Rumor also has it that Billie Piper will play the next Doctor...  If Billie Pipier were to take up the role, it would leave me confused, since she has already been in Doctor Who as the lovely Rose Tyler.  But wouldn't it be kind of confusing to see a companion who (spoiler alert) got sucked into a parallel universe become a time lord?  How would the writers put it in? Would it make sense in the end? Who (pun intended) knows?
 
  Also, another woman supposedly up for the part is Herminoe Granger (I've never read or seen Harry potter ok.) Ok, now the actress has already been in 7/8 major films, (all of them Harry Potter that I know of,) but would she be suited for the role of a time lord? Wizard to time traveller. Again, wouldn't make much sense for Potter fans.

  In conclusion, I don't know who I want to be the next doctor, but just be glad, it won't be Zack Efron. Cause if it is, Doctor Who would be ruined forever!

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