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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJodie Whittaker meets the Comic-Con masses as 'Doctor Who' enters a new era
Los Angeles TimesPicture a doctor. Who do you see?
The question is part of a 2016 study designed by Harvard researchers to uncover unconscious gender bias, and now that idea will again be put to the test as the venerable British sci-fi series Doctor Who will, for the first time in 55 years, see its lead character portrayed by a woman, Jodie Whittaker.
The 11th season, arriving this fall on BBC America, marks a long-overdue shift for a time-traveling show whose central character has the power to regenerate into any new body, a conceit thats allowed it to remain fresh in its various reinventions over the years. Stateside, the show is freshly adored by its cult-ish following since it was revived in 2005 after 16 years off the air.
Before Whittakers casting, the show had managed to cycle through a dozen doctors before finally, in the age of inclusion riders and #TimesUp, allowing for a shift to female perspective with No. 13. But when asked whether she would bring a womans touch to the Doctor, Whittaker demurred.
The question is part of a 2016 study designed by Harvard researchers to uncover unconscious gender bias, and now that idea will again be put to the test as the venerable British sci-fi series Doctor Who will, for the first time in 55 years, see its lead character portrayed by a woman, Jodie Whittaker.
The 11th season, arriving this fall on BBC America, marks a long-overdue shift for a time-traveling show whose central character has the power to regenerate into any new body, a conceit thats allowed it to remain fresh in its various reinventions over the years. Stateside, the show is freshly adored by its cult-ish following since it was revived in 2005 after 16 years off the air.
Before Whittakers casting, the show had managed to cycle through a dozen doctors before finally, in the age of inclusion riders and #TimesUp, allowing for a shift to female perspective with No. 13. But when asked whether she would bring a womans touch to the Doctor, Whittaker demurred.
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Jodie Whittaker meets the Comic-Con masses as 'Doctor Who' enters a new era (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jul 2018
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Permanut
(5,439 posts)1. Doctor number 4..
Tom Baker, was my favorite.
a kennedy
(29,467 posts)2. Ditto, I really enjoyed him the best.......
Docreed2003
(16,817 posts)3. Can't wait to see the new season!!
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)4. I am looking forward to the new Doctor
MurrayDelph
(5,281 posts)5. I'm looking forward
to a new showrunner. I got tired of Moffatt writing stories about The Amazing Clara and her friend with the magical blue box.
I hope the stories are good.