Question for the DW Fans on My Flist

[merelyn]

I’ve watched all four seasons of the new Who (and all of Torchwood, though nothing of the Sarah Jane Adventures, it’s still on my to do list). I’m not traditionally fannish about DW, per se- while invested in it, I don’t read fic, and have never gone much beyond episode reviews and the like. (Also, the fandom seems to be a bit crazy, y/n?)

I also haven’t seen a bit of the original Who. Because I am a completist, I’m easily intimidated by so many years of canon. If I were going to watch it, I’d have to watch it ALL. (This is also why I’ve never gotten into anime- I just know I don’t have the time.) So on the one hand, I’m an ignorant American here. On the other hand, I totally have a TARDIS piggy bank.

Now that everyone has heard about David Tennant leaving DW, I have a question. circa_eve and I were talking about the next doctor, and she wondered something.

The question, to those who know better than I, is this: would they ever cast a woman as the next Doctor?

Personally, I think it’d be AWESOME. I know some of the fans would probably grumble about it, but you’d think, considering the queerness of the RTD Who’verse, that it has to be a possibility, right?

Has this already been talked to death before? Am I late to this party? (If so, please point me to the wank. It’s a slow day at work and I have nothing to do but count the lay offs.)

Comments

[neptuneskisses.livejournal.com]

I'm exactly the same as you - if I can't watch it all from the beginning, I don't want to! I have come across some fanfic written about a female Doctor, but I can't remember who wrote it *sob*. It was good though. I know there's also a female character in the books that were written post-8th doctor (I think) that really has her own following as well - I've always wanted to explore more on that but haven't had the time. God that's such a vague answer isn't it!

[merelyn.livejournal.com]

God that's such a vague answer isn't it!

No, that’s interesting! I don’t pay much attention to DW fandom outside of stray stuff from my flist, so I didn’t know that. And yes, the frustrating travails of being a completist. Also why I still haven’t watched Buffy. Seven seasons is a big commitment. I’m getting better about it, like with Supernatural, which I only watch occasionally in a “what’s everyone talking about at the fandom water cooler?” sort of way.