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[lizbee]

The Murdoch press has an interview with Billie P, which is nice, and the Courier Fail accompanies it with a 45-part picspam gallery of Doctor Who photos.  My favourite is the one where they describe Jack as an Alternate Time Lord.  (There's also a Special Examination of Semi-Nudity In The Pop Industry, if that's your thing.  I wouldn't get too excited, though, the definition of "semi-nude" has been expanded to include the category previously known as "fully dressed".)

There's also a column by a features editor, arguing that what we really need is an old man playing the Doctor again, as opposed to someone female gay fruity poncy young.  (Seriously, the link to this column from the picture gallery was "Fans say no to poncy Doctor Who".)

Meanwhile, The Sun reports that Billie's next role will be playing a single mum on a council estate, who discovers that her estranged father is a millionaire.  I'm pretty sure they just got that from the 'recent stories' page on the Teaspoon.

Comments

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

This is the best entry I've seen on my flist all day. For serious. Brilliant.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

You enjoy tacky Australian journalism?

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Mmmm...more your take on tacky Australian journalism. I kinda want you to have you snark the newspaper for me every morning now.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

It's the only way I can cope with the Murdoch press.

[drjon.livejournal.com]

Oh the joys of the Curious Fail. *sigh*

[hope]

The Doctor has three companions on his travels . . . his assistant Rose Tyler, played by singer Billie Piper, was a fixture in recent years.


...what?

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Wait 'til you hit the bit where Rose and Donna are companions, but Martha is just a "traveling mate".

[hope]

Martha's not even that, apparently. Freema's the travelling mate!

My other favourite would have to be "Sylvester McCoy (top)..." because obv they had to point out that it was not the gal with cascades of red hair that was the Doctor in that shot.

[airie-fairy.livejournal.com]

That next role of hers sounds like...Jackie and Rose melded together. Hmm.

Independent of any ulterior motives, old man Doctors are cool. But then, I've liked apparent young man Doctors too.

[wshaffer.livejournal.com]

Independent of any ulterior motives, old man Doctors are cool. But then, I've liked apparent young man Doctors too.

Yeah. I'd be sad if, as some people have suggested, we never again see a Doctor over 40. But I'd be equally sad if younger actors were excluded forever as well.

[elbales]

I am sitting here in Starbucks laughing my ass off. I am pretty sure someone at least is nervous. I do not care. You still win the internets.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

"Fans say no to poncy Doctor Who"

i'm pretty sure david tennant is the most popular doctor since tom baker at least....

Real Doctor Who fans would take a crusty old fart over a fop-haired fruitcake Doctor any day.

once again, david tennant seems pretty popular to me. maybe the anser is to have an OLD, poncy, fop-haired doctor... oh wait, that's jon pertwee.

[infiniteviking]

oh wait, that's jon pertwee

Which proves your point to perfection. Bring the Venusian aikido back, darnit!

[avendya.livejournal.com]

From that photo gallery:

Gelth in Doctor Who Episode 3: The Unquiet Dead.

Doctor Who: like Star Wars, in a way.

[infiniteviking]

I think my favorite of those pictures is the Second Doctor one. You know, the one where he inexplicably looks exactly like Salamander.

And that columnist sounds like a crusty old chap himself. Good show. *thumbs-up*

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

I laughed. And this fan says yes to poncy Doctor Who too.

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

Chiming in with how much this entry made me laugh. Thanks, Liz. ;D