on Captain Jack
Ever since I started watching Casanova (saw the last ep a week ago, btw, D. teased me for crying), I've wondered if the creation of Captain Jack in DW went something like this:
Russell T. Davies: I have a great idea for next week! How about a new companion? We could make him a rogueish sort of guy, very handsome, flirtatious... the kind of guy who'd do anything. Men, women...
Stephen Moffat: Objects?
RTD: Uh... sure, objects. And he's not quite reliable - a bit of a con man - but with a good heart. We could call him Jack. What do you think?
SM: Like Jack Sparrow?
RTD: ...what?
SM: You know, the pirate captain?
RTD: No!
SM: Because he sounds a bit like Jack Sparrow.
RTD: Well he's not, okay?
SM: It'd be great fun if he was, though. I could tease Jack Davenport about it. "Hey, I've got a pirate captain Jack on Doctor Who that's just as good as yours!"
RTD: He's not a pirate!
SM: Oh, fine. (pause) Can he be a captain?
RTD: *sigh* Okay, yeah, sure. Make him a captain.
Russell T. Davies: I have a great idea for next week! How about a new companion? We could make him a rogueish sort of guy, very handsome, flirtatious... the kind of guy who'd do anything. Men, women...
Stephen Moffat: Objects?
RTD: Uh... sure, objects. And he's not quite reliable - a bit of a con man - but with a good heart. We could call him Jack. What do you think?
SM: Like Jack Sparrow?
RTD: ...what?
SM: You know, the pirate captain?
RTD: No!
SM: Because he sounds a bit like Jack Sparrow.
RTD: Well he's not, okay?
SM: It'd be great fun if he was, though. I could tease Jack Davenport about it. "Hey, I've got a pirate captain Jack on Doctor Who that's just as good as yours!"
RTD: He's not a pirate!
SM: Oh, fine. (pause) Can he be a captain?
RTD: *sigh* Okay, yeah, sure. Make him a captain.