Comments on: Chris talks Doctor Who, says he’s “hugely grateful”

By: BadWolfJen

BadWolfJen — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:12:07 +0000

You know it’s not even the same teem running things. I see no reason why Chris can’t return for a episode.

By: BadWolfJen

BadWolfJen — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:04:46 +0000

You know I really hate that Christoper keeps saying he won’t return to the show. I would love to see him next year for the 50th anaverseriry episode.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:03:28 +0000

@Monica
I’m not a child either. I’ve heard that sentiment a lot since this interview was posted, most criticising him for thinking of it as “just a kids show”.

I respect that he didn’t enjoy his time on Doctor Who, clearly there were private issues behind the scenes between him and the team. I also respect that he doesn’t attack Doctor Who itself and seems to appreciate its fans, albeit assuming they’re all children for some reason.

It does make me quite sad though that Chris Eccleston wouldn’t even consider coming back, as farsighted99 said, for even just 10 minutes or less. At the very least, I’d like to see the 8th regenerate into the 9th. It’s a crucial gap that doesn’t occur anywhere else in the Doctor’s life and it’s a regeneration that resulted from the end of the Last Great Time War.

I think if they need the 9th Doctor, they may have to re-cast him as the previous post said. They can probably get away with it because he was the Doctor for only one series, but I would know and certain feel that it was wrong.

Richard Hurndall had to play the 1st Doctor because of William Hartnell’s death. The 9th Doctor would have to be re-cast just because Eccleston didn’t want to do it.

Crucially, that’ll mean we’ll never really see the 8th Doctor regenerate into the 9th, which hasn’t happened since the 6th Doctor’s regeneration (McCoy and that blonde wig).

By: farsighted99

farsighted99 — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:21:17 +0000

So I’m sorry that Eccleston didn’t have fun when he was starring in the show that so many people loved him in. And I’m sorry that he won’t be in the 50th Anniversary. But his complaints about being in Doctor Who are all about a production team that is long gone; it’s a totally new team. I’m sure he met Moffat, since he wrote two episodes for his Doctor, but I can’t believe he’s got a beef with a writer … so for him to keep repeating “he never bathes in the same river twice” is a bit old. If he really wanted to make his fans happy he should swallow his pride and show up for some ten minutes of his time and be present with the rest of them. I find this really annoying and think less of him for it. (It’s not like they are going to ask him back to be in entire episode)…

So they can get some other actor to play him, or use old footage.

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:48:34 +0000

Sorry, but I’m not a child. The ninth docto is one of my favorites – my count is 10, 9 and 11. He’s a wounderful Doctor!