Doctor Who: Regeneration 02

[Neon Ignition]

Well, plenty casting rumours swirling again and I haven't heard a single plausible one yet. Truly, truly moronic guesswork going on.

It won't be a woman, I'm guessing unless a crap showrunner comes on board it may never be a woman and there's no need for it to be. It's like those old female Bond rumours, the only reason to do it is novelty.

They could go for a different race but I'm doubting it, my guess is it'll be someone fairly unknown in their late 30's or more likely 40's. Why? Because the show suggested as much when River met Tennants Doctor and as far as the show is currently concerned (plus the timing with Rivers storyline) he's only got one incarnation left before relooping to Tranzalore.

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http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/28016/-doctor-who-next-doctor-announced-sunday

BBC1. This Sunday. 7pm.

Find out who the next Doctor is.

The bookies faves are stupid choices.

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http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/28046/peter-capaldi-is-the-next-doctor-who

Peter Capaldi is the next Doctor. I like the guy, he's a good actor and comes across well but despite appearing in the Who-universe already twice I need a lot of convincing that he's right for the role. Be interesting to see how he approaches it. Either way, it's a starkly different direction from Ecclestone, Tennant and Smith and ties in well with the description River gave in her first appearance of 'her' Doctor.

[CMcK]

Need to see the outfit first. But an Oscar winner is a pretty impressive signing. Would be nice to see more of the darker stuff like the Ecclestone series.

[PeteJ]

Very good choice, should shake things up a bit. Shame he won't be Malcolm Tucker but he was pretty excellent in the Torchwood mini-series.

[nakamura]

Bookies favs are stupid choices yet they got it bang on.

[Neon Ignition]

I was amazed they nailed it, given his background I didn't think him likely as he's close to given all the next few years to the show by signing. It's a hell of a commitment.

[CMcK]

Maybe he is thinking about playing The Doctor for five years then retiring? Go out on a high after presumably earning decent money.

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http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/28306/moffat-on-doctor-who-sherlock-future

Moffat talks how they'll handle the new Doctor

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http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/28462/-doctor-who-s8-delayed-shortened

Series 8 may be delayed and shortened, wouldn't surprise, I mean it wouldn't be a Moffate season of the show if it wasn't scheduled in a p*** poor and selfish manner would it?

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http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/28563/john-hurt-talks-title-for-doctor-who-50th

Novembers 50th Anniversary special is confirmed to be 75mins long and called The Day of the Doctor.

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Poster has been released:

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http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/29176/-doctor-who-will-stick-to-regeneration-rule

Moffatt finally calls out fans for being so dumb by confirming that the 13 lives for a Time Lord rule holds. This means that until a storyline is done with a way around it Peter Capaldi plays the Doctors final regeneration when he begins next year.

[CMcK]

Somewhere in the recesses of my mind I recall that the 12 regenerations was only a Timelord rule and not a physical limit. Who is going to enforce that rule on a renegade Timelord?

[Neon Ignition]

I guess it depends on how it's enforced but I would assume Time Lords have 13 incarnations by default and they had a way to extend it that without the race around isn't available to him as if it was an indefinite supply River wouldn't have been able to burn hers up.