• Russell Davies doesn’t like the obsessive core of Doctor Who fandom that consists of “mostly men who like to complain” — he calls them “mosquitoes.” But he recognizes that they’re a tiny minority.
• Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy thinks Eddie Izzard would be an awesome Doctor. I agree. And in the spec Doctor Who script I’m writing, there’s a part for Izzard (though not as the Doctor).
• The Sci Fi Channel will not edit the season finale, “Journey’s End” (which we’re talking about here) — it will be shown as a 90-minute bonanza.
• The first image of David Tennant as physicist Arthur Eddington in the upcoming BBC project Einstein and Eddington — costarring Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings’ Gollum) as Einstein — has him looking very Harry Potter-ish. As I mentioned in comments just today, I’ve been seeing a striking resemblance between Tennant and Daniel Radcliffe recently, and expressed a desire to see them together onscreen, perhaps as father and son. And then Mimi replied: “Wouldn’t it be great for Tennant to play grown-up Harry Potter at the very end of the last HP movie?” To which I say, Oh my god, yes.
UPDATE: Here’s the photo of Radcliffe mentioned in comments:
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Too bad he’s already played a Harry Potter role–otherwise he’d be perfect!
But that’s part of Tennant’s genius: he looks different in every role. His grown-up Harry wouldn’t look much like Barty Crouch Jr at all.
MaryAnn,
I totally agree with you. But will HP’s producers?
I can’t wait for the Doctor Who season finale. I was watching it more on Youtube than on sci-fi channel though. Tennant would be a great father to Harry Potter and if I was in casting, I’d make that decision very quickly.
For comparison’s sake, here’s a photo of Daniel Radcliffe in similar specs for the WWI drama My Boy Jack:
[link deleted; it wasn’t working — I’ll add the photo as an update to this post–maj]
Sorry about the long link, I would Tiny URL it but I’m at work and it’s not an option.
Yeah, a father/son thing–or even brothers, given how young David can play–would work for me. And hearts would throb!
Eddie Izzard as the Doctor? Yes, I say! But only if Bill Nighy can’t do it.
And only if we have SEVERAL more years of Tennant!
I’m trying to remember who coined the term “Fandimentalism” for that sort of fan. Dead on though.
*snort*
There is some resemblance between the two, but that photo of radcliffe struck me to be somewhat Hittler-ish.