And the new doctor is...

Too bad the discussion is only about female/male. The gender should have nothing to do with it I think. I prefer someone who can play the role right. Who can get me excited again, and pull me in the story. I hope she can pull it off. Not like her predecessor.

tbh, sometimes I like the companions better.

Who?

As long as the writers don't use the gender change as a constant crutch for lack of ideas, it should be fine.

Wasn't the doctor supposed to be out of regenerations by now? I haven't watched anything since the original series' so meh.

One day I'll catch up to the Doctor. I liked the series, but kind of stopped in Series 7, after Amy and Rory were gone. That part about the Weeping Angels being revealed as some time eating creatures really killed them as a frightening enemy. I'm not sure that was what killed the series for me, but these things helped, and felt like a good departure point, especially after I heard bad things about Peter Capaldi's series.

Anyway, the new change raises some interest, but I'll wait and see how it turns out.

I'm a little behind in the show. I last watched Season 4 (the last Tennant Season), but I have Season 5 and Season 6 on DVD. I still need to get the Specials that bridge David Tennant and Matt Smith before I watch it.

Was the 12th Doctor really that bad?!? O.O

I'm still waiting for an annoying teen Doctor.

To be fair, you can't do anything these days without someone crying 'pandering!!! :'('

The doctor is a woman - clearly you are pandering to sjw's
fine then he is a man again- pandering to the 'Alt-right i see'
FINE We'll make the doctor into a donkey! - oh pandering to PETA now? >=(

I didn't know her, so I tried to check imdb and she is just a side character in all the movies that showed.
but frankly, As long as she can perform and act like The Doctor, then it's all good for me.

I was so happy with the news, loved her (and her beautiful face) since I saw her in Attack the Block. Haven't seen Broadchurch tho, chirp chirp, even tho it starts 10, which is probably why I haven't seen it since he's so much 10 for me it's hard to see him as anything else.
Edit: I'll miss Missy though, she's so hot. (Haven't seen last 12 season, but assuming Missy will leave with 12.)

People who wanted to ship Dr. Who with himself, finally had their prayers answered.

I am not even a DoctorWho Fan but it always annoys me when established male characters get genderswitched so producers can call themself progressiv. Marvel comics is doing the exact same and they are failing hard.

But if you think about it is actually sexist as hell because they dont belive that a new female lead could be succesfull on her own. A spinnoff with another timelord who happend to be female would surely have gotten a chance. But this way they only immediatly alienated a big part of their core audience.