5punk

Just. Fails.

Unfunny Ugly Bitch Catherine Tate is to play Doctor Who's new companion, reprising her role from the 2006 Christmas special, the BBC has announced.

Oh fucking whoop, the ruination of dr who just landed. She gets right on my tits, one of those people, like janet street porter, that make me change the channel instantly.

HereComesPete wrote:Oh fucking whoop, the ruination of dr who just landed. She gets right on my tits, one of those people, like janet street porter, that make me change the channel instantly.

Fortunately i'm numb to janet teeth porter now.

How? Its like a nasal whine on legs, fronted by the biggest teeth ever. You look her up in the dictionary and find-

Street-Porter, Janet (expletive) Forthright and opinionated, in need of a shovel to the skull.

And tate isnt any better, her 'comedy' makes me wince like a blow to the fucking nuts.

Well at least we've got Kylie for Christmas.

I dunno, while the last series wasn't the best, there's something about Doctor Who that makes me ignore who the actors are and concentrate on the characters, and Donna Noble wasn't a bad character.

I don't think I ever liked anything Billie Piper did previously, but the Rose Tyler character was one of my favourites. Likewise I choose not to watch any of Tate's allegedly unfunny shows - although I did see the cringeworthy special where our ex-PM displayed superior comic timing.

I may be alone, but I think she did okay in the Runaway Bride, and at least she's unlikely to simper along after the Doctor like Martha did. They could have done a lot more with Martha, as the brief scene where they ran through with bows and arrows promised, but they never quite got there.

The companion's main rôle has been at its most effective when they can teach the Doctor a thing or two, rather than just scream, which is why Romana, Leela and Ace top my list.

Donna, having turned him down once, has the makings of this, with some good scenes towards the end of the special, I can only hope they can avoid using that bloody catchphrase.

Ugh. I despise her attempts at comedy. She's not an awful actress, but she can't write comedy for shit.
She was annoying in the Christmas one though, I don't think I could put up with a series of that.
Mind, I didn't see much of the last series apart from the Star Wars / Jesus ending.

Ive got to agree with FJ on this one. I find Catherine Tate's "comedy" to be some of the most painfully annoying shit on television, but thought that her character in the christmas special was rather good. Better than Martha "Least convincing student doctor evar" Jones, who just consistently got on my tits.

Martha isn't great, but Catherine Tate could go either way, the christmas dealy was hardly stunning (and annoyed the shit out of me)

I suspect I'll want her dead by the end of the 2nd ep.

Oh fuck no. I don't mind the assistant character being a bit shit, as they're only really a device to ping the Doctor off anyway, but everything Catherine Tate has ever done has made me want to smash my TV up. I don't care if she's a good actor outside of her painful attempts at comedy, I just can't stand to look at her. When a professional comedienne is out-funnied by an unpopular politician it has to be significant.

Looks like it's goodbye Doctor Who then. I'm not watching it any more if that awful woman is going to be in it. Looks like I'll have to get my fixes from old episodes.

i'm glad i have a whole sea between me and that woman. as a matter of fact, a whole continent at the moment. two continents! i guess i'm luckier than i thought.

It's terrible news.


Also, Russel T Davis is leaving at the end of the next series, never to write for Dr Who again (allegedly).

Which could either be really really good, or the death knell.

Martha to take time out for Torchwood

Kylie confirmed for Christmas Who

Tate takes to the TARDIS in 2008

Personally I didn't think Martha was great, but I kind of warmed to her towards the end of the series.
I think the whole Catherine Tate thing is a little unfair, as I couldn't see anything wrong with her performance in the special last year, and she certainly had more "character" than Martha does.

I think Martha playing sub plots in both Torchwood and Dr Who is a good idea.

I don't watch any Catherine Tate shows because they aren't funny, but acting in a TV series is a very different thing indeed, and I think you should all wait and give her a chance before writing off Doctor Who entirely.

David Tennant has stated he will be leaving at the end of the next series, along with the production crew, and I think it's a good idea, as it will help keep Doctor Who fresh, and not fall into the same old thing with the same old characters like it used to.

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote: I think Martha playing sub plots in both Torchwood and Dr Who is a good idea.

not this. She's a dull character, with dodgy lines, badly acted. Plus, she is the least convincing medical student EVAR.

I don't watch any Catherine Tate shows because they aren't funny, but acting in a TV series is a very different thing indeed, and I think you should all wait and give her a chance before writing off Doctor Who entirely.

this.

s'ruined

I thought the Catherine Tate Character was alright on the Christmas special, she played that role well because she's a moany cow. And her role was that of a moany cow who was late for her wedding.
But if she plays a moany cow every episode then its over.