Catherine Tate - Doctor Who Season 4 - Let's stick to the point!

Just wanting to clarify my position re: the casting of Catherine Tate. Even though I am extremely unhappy about the casting news, I'm also appalled at the venom & nastiness being directed towards Ms Tate as a person by some fans in the wake of this decision.

The problem lies mainly with the deeply flawed character of Donna & also the Production Team's prediliction for stunt casting & the more tiresome elements of popular culture. Let's keep to the point & not make this decision an opportunity for cheap personal attacks on Catherine Tate.

There is no way the Production Team will pander to fan opinion & change their decision on the Tate casting. No way. That would set a precedent from which they would never escape. 'Art by committee' is completely undesirable, even when the 'art' is questionable or flawed. So this is how it will be whether the decision is popular with fans or not.

So to Catherine; I wish you luck & hope you display the subtlelty that I'm sure you are capable of. I honestly hope you prove the vast majority of fans (including me) entirely wrong.

Dealing with the inevitable, The Lucozer..

Catherine Tate for Doctor Who Season 4 - Why Russell? Why???

I have never before been so shocked & appalled by news from the Doctor Whoniverse that I felt the need to blog immediately. My brain is rushing faster than my fingers can keep up.

Why Russell?? 'Runaway Bride' was best forgotten d-grade drivel & Donna was an excruciatingly painful (yet seemingly temporary) abberation. She was self absorbed, repetetive, hysterical & horrendously un-funny.

Martha was warm, sympathetic, stylish & sexy & Freema has played her with energy & subtlety. Why sideline her for the neurotic train-wreck that is Donna, just as she & Tennant are building the best Doctor/companion relationship since Tom & Lis Sladen (big call I know)?

Look, I enjoyed the Comic Relief sketch & Tate has her moments as a comedienne, but Donna is NOT right for Doctor Who. The character I saw in Runaway Bride was utterly awful & unless the writers are to give her a credibility crushing complete about turn, it won't work. There's no way I could stand 13 episodes of her 'humour' & histrionics.

It's not as if I am not giving someone a chance before I've even seen them. I've seen plenty of her comedy & we've already seen her actually IN THE SHOW, with the leading guest role in a 1hr special. My considered opinion, not based on hearsay or panic without evidence, is that this is a very poor choice for the new companion.

Unfortunately Russell, 'fabulous' is very rarely truly fabulous & superficiality seems to have been the victor.

The Co-Pilot just texted me his thoughts on the news...he summed this decision up better than I have in several paragraphs..."Three words...Bonnie &*^&%$% Langford"

This is a sad day for Doctor Who. I plod to next season with a heavy heart & grave fears....

Lucozer.