An interesting, albeit dumb, perspective

[jheaton]

I got an anonymous comment yesterday to my post from earlier this month about Peter Capaldi being cast as the 12th Doctor:

The grandfatherly Doctor belongs to a different time, 50 years ago in fact! Doctor Who is a different show now and its casting of the lead should reflect that. This is such a huge step backwards!

Let's first consider the

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[sunbrae]

We talked about Doctor Who in class yesterday, and one girl said she hated the new Doctor because he's old, omg. I told her she should give him a chance before forming an opinion. I hated Tennant at first, because he wasn't Eccleston, and I'm so glad I gave Ten a chance.

[jheaton]

Give her an F!