Should the Doctor on Doctor Who be female?

[The Romulan Republic]

There has been a lot of talk about the possibility of the Doctor becoming a woman when he regenerates. This is possible for Time Lords, but the idea is controversial. However, change is a major part of Doctor Who (they've replaced the main star ten times).

I know there's already a Doctor Who thread but I wanted to make a poll.

Here's a link to the discussion about this in the main Doctor Who thread:

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=31936&start=9775

[Tsa-la-gi Nation]

No, I think die hard older fans (Classic Whovians) would be upset. However in the episode The Doctor Daughter with David Tennant. The actress who played the character of the Doctors daughter was actually Peter Davidson daughter in real life! So this could be a sub story & developed into the current story line that would appeal to having a female Doctor yet stay true to the story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doctor's_Daughter

[Mike the Progressive]

No, male doctor today, tomorrow and forever!

[The Romulan Republic]

No, I think die hard older fans (Classic Whovians) would be upset. However in the episode The Doctor Daughter with David Tennant. The actress who played the character of the Doctors daughter was actually Peter Davidson daughter in real life! So this could be a sub story & developed into the current story line that would appeal to having a female Doctor yet stay true to the story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doctor's_Daughter

Ah yes, Jenny.

I'd love if it she returned, and it might be good if she stared in a spin off.

Though when people talk about a Doctor Who spin-off, they seem to usually be talking about a Vastra, Strax, and other Jenny spin-off.

[Oppressorion]

Joanna Lumley was perfectly nice as the Doctor, and Judi Dench was considered by RTD as the Ninth. Sometimes I wonder about what a Karen Gillian Doctor would be like - she'd finally be ginger!

[Battenburgia]

Nah! I'm a woman and I'd prefer him to stay male, it's like James Bond, don't mess with a good formula...just keep his female sidekicks intelligent and sassy and it'll balance out.

Would like to see a dark skinned doctor though.

[Olthar]

Yes. There aren't enough women in sci-fi.

[United Paradisia]

No, male doctor today, tomorrow and forever!

The doctor is male, unless he has a sex change then he ill remain that way

[Great Nepal]

I dont really care but no... if you have awesome recipe for an awesome cake, you don't mess mess with the formula.

[Old Tyrannia]

No, I think it'd be too big a change to the character and the show's dynamic.

[New Acardia]

NO!!

[Greater Corea]

In the 1999 spin off the doctor becomes a woman...
I didn't like it.
(I'm not anti-feminist or anything like that, just believe a funny/silly male doctor is more appealing to the young/adolescent)

[New Acardia]

NO!!

[Astrolinium]

I wouldn't mind but I think it's inconsistent with his character.

[Mike the Progressive]

No, male doctor today, tomorrow and forever!

The doctor is male, unless he has a sex change then he ill remain that way

Well, he is British, so...

[Soviet Post Punk]

i think they should do something groundbreaking and have the doctor be someone who isn't an obnoxious, insufferable, embarrassingly bad character who can wave his shitty stick at every solution and come up with a solution.

or just cancel it.

[Cannot think of a name]

They've already established that it happens to Time Lords, so at this point they almost kind of have to. As with all things (including the next Doctor being a dude) it would depend on execution. I wouldn't want to sit through two seasons of "haha, I have boobs now" jokes, but otherwise, sure, go for it.

[Oppressorion]

The doctor is male, unless he has a sex change then he ill remain that way

You are aware of the whole 'regeneration' mechanic, right?

[Swyftlandre]

He's officially not meant to, according to the Classic Era. But with the episode where the TARDIS turned into a women, he does mention a Time Lord who turned into a Woman.

I think it could be interesting to see a Woman play the Doctor so I'm welcome to it...for the sake of changing it up a bit.

[Great Nepal]

I think it could be interesting to see a Woman play the Doctor so I'm welcome to it...for the sake of changing it up a bit.

Why do you want to change a formula that works perfectly?

[Olthar]

I think it could be interesting to see a Woman play the Doctor so I'm welcome to it...for the sake of changing it up a bit.

Why do you want to change a formula that works perfectly?

I fail to see how making the Doctor female would "change [the] formula."

[Oppressorion]

I think it could be interesting to see a Woman play the Doctor so I'm welcome to it...for the sake of changing it up a bit.

Why do you want to change a formula that works perfectly?

You could say the same about killing off your leading actor every few seasons no matter how popular they are. And yet Dr. Who manages.

[Reploid Productions]

i think they should do something groundbreaking and have the doctor be someone who isn't an obnoxious, insufferable, embarrassingly bad character who can wave his shitty stick at every solution and come up with a solution.

or just cancel it.

Protip: If you dislike a show, the wise choice is to avoid posting in threads about it and leave those who do like it to their own devices.

EDIT TO ADD: Especially looking at your rather recent and active history of warnings/bans.


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[The Romulan Republic]

No, male doctor today, tomorrow and forever!

The doctor is male, unless he has a sex change then he ill remain that way

In most cases a character is either male or female and short of a remake there's no way to change that without wrecking continuity.

However, Doctor Who is an unusual case because of the Time Lords' ability to regenerate and the fact that it has been established the Time Lords can change their gender during regeneration. And they don't always have much control over regeneration.

Hence why this is a serious question.

[Fartsniffage]

No. Nor should he ever get to be ginger.