So as always there's lots of speculation about who should be the next Doctor (for what it's worth, I'm rooting for Brian Blessed) but I thought I'd ask a more abstract question. People are always suggesting that the next Doctor should be a woman, or a non-white actor, and my question is: when choosing their next actor, if they made just one big change, what should it be?
Note that of the four potential changes I'm suggesting, two are dimensions that have already been explored, but not really in New Who - all three of the latest Doctors have been slightly manic, youngish men.
Oh, and my answer is if I had to choose just one that was more important than anything, it's just a change of personality. I'd be happy for any of the rest to change, but I'd really, really like to see a new Doctor that is just a bit different. Grumpy, laconic, camp, anything!
Note that of the four potential changes I'm suggesting, two are dimensions that have already been explored, but not really in New Who - all three of the latest Doctors have been slightly manic, youngish men.
Oh, and my answer is if I had to choose just one that was more important than anything, it's just a change of personality. I'd be happy for any of the rest to change, but I'd really, really like to see a new Doctor that is just a bit different. Grumpy, laconic, camp, anything!