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03-31-2005, 11:26 AM
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Doctor Who Star quits!
Sci-Fi Wire states that Christopher Eccleston has quit the title role of the BBC's new Doctor Who series after just one episode of the new series aired.
Talks are taking place to replace him with Casanova star David Tennant.
Here's the story...
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/i...ory=0&id=30754
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03-31-2005, 02:01 PM
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That was quick. How many regenerations does he have left?
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03-31-2005, 03:16 PM
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Nothing like killing the buzz of a high rated first episode for a show on hiatus for 16 years.
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03-31-2005, 08:33 PM
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If they play their cards right, they could take advantage of this. Get a new Doctor every year or two to keep the show fresh! His regenerations are already an established fact of the series. So why not use it?
I can understand Eccleston's reasoning behind this. Too often, actors who have played in a science fiction show have a lot of difficulty finding work anywhere else. There's no easy way out of this trap aside from an early exit from the series. Still, it's too bad. Based on the first episode, he was definitely made for the part.
Maybe they can convince him to do a second season before moving on to other things. It'll add some stability to the series.
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03-31-2005, 09:16 PM
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I thought the Doctor only had a limited number of regenerations.
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04-01-2005, 02:15 AM
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Twelve, but who cares. It's a writing device. And it's not as if Doctor Who hasn't broken its own rules from time to time. 
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04-01-2005, 09:19 AM
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Anyone know if this show is going to be shown in the U.S.
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04-01-2005, 01:48 PM
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Maybe now he'll be typecast as an unreliable employee and have trouble finding any work.
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04-01-2005, 01:59 PM
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Eh, cut him some slack. It's his first regular TV work in over a decade, and his first lead role in a TV series. I gather a lot of actors tend to be surprised by how exhausting that job is.
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04-01-2005, 04:46 PM
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Isn't that what typecast means?
He's not complaining that he'll spend the rest of his life getting jobs playing Doctor Who-type characters. He's complaining that he'll spend the rest of his life getting NO work because anyone who sees him can only think of him playing Doctor Who.
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