The 50th Anniversary of this show is happening in November. This is a show with multi-generational viewers, tribute bands, a Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff, spin-off shows and so much more.
So back to 12. Leading up to the announcement last week there was much speculation on who the new doctor would be. There were many of us who campaigned for a completely different kind of Doctor. The Doctor has always been a white man, ranging in age from 26-70. I personally very much wanted a female doctor. It has been established that time lords can change gender. They can certainly change race, skin color. So why is the Doctor always a white man? A female doctor, in the grand tradition of Joss Wedon's powerful female hero would give the show so many new avenues of plot and drama.
Or if that was too much scary feminist rhetoric (which I don't think it is), how about a Doctor of a different race? He is an alien for goodness sake! There are so many possibilities, why are the producers limiting themselves?
So, after much ado, the Twelfth Doctor has been revealed as Peter Capaldi, an older white man. He's not even ginger, as the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor wished to be. I really don't have a problem with Mr. Capaldi. I'm sure he will do a great job embodying the Doctor and everything he stands for. I've accepted the choice. But I can't help but wonder and wish that this amazing show, that embodies so much of my personal ideology, i.e. tolerance, acceptance, the realities of pain, consequences of our decisions, the possibility of adventure; a show that has broken so many boundaries, both social, technological, culturally. I just wish that this opportunity to be so relevant and progressive had been taken and run with.
Because, as we know, with the Doctor, there's an awful lot of running to do!
This just in: I'm not the only one who feels this way! See this!
