We now have enough Doctors to make a clock!

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Blanketfort of squee below!

As a lot of other people have said, if the Doctor's gonna be another white dude, Peter Calpadi is pretty much my ideal choice. I LOVE HIM A LOT. And the Thick of It crossovers are already hilarious.

(And with regard to issues of diversity in Doctor Who - honestly, I want more diversity among the people who write the show first. The almost entirely white male writing team has been going throughout New Who and that's pretty terrible. I think that needs fixing first before I trust them with a female Doctor -- and I say that as someone who likes the way that Moffat writes women. Also, Doctor Who is not short on excellent female characters, but it is extremely short on long-term chromatic characters. I adore Mickey and Martha but they aren't enough by a long shot, so. Those would be my priorities over casting a woman as the Doctor.)

Being in the audience for the show was immensely fun - full of enthusiastic Whovians, lots of great cosplay, and a delightful atmosphere.

I'm really excited about Twelve + Clara - I think a new Doctor is going to be great for giving Clara's character a real chance to shine. And god, more than ever I hope that River comes back and we get some River/Twelve because DAMN that would be fabulous.

So yes, this has softened the blow of Matt leaving. Slightly. A little.

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And with regard to issues of diversity in Doctor Who - honestly, I want more diversity among the people who write the show first. The almost entirely white male writing team has been going throughout New Who and that's pretty terrible.

This is it in its entirety. We won't get the progressive Who we want until the day the production side is the diverse mirror of the Who we want.