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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark CMG" data-source="post: 5756359" data-attributes="member: 10479">The question is not whether or not you specifically find it to be a good idea.  The question is whether or not it is a good idea in its own right.  Refuting my conclusions on why I think it is a good idea in its own right by saying that my conclusions don't change whether it is a good idea in your opinion has nothing to do with the conclusions or whether or not they pertain to the actual question.It's not meant to be persuassive as to whether or not they should do it, it is meant to point out that your objections on the grounds that there is no Jane Bond (etc.) simply isn't pertinent since, within those fictions, it isn't on the table.As to whether or not it is needed, one could argue that there has been plenty enough Doctor Who in nearly fifty years, though I wouldn't make that argument myself.  I've seen some good and some bad Doctor Who portrayals and some good and bad episodes even with good portrayals.  Overall, I am a fan of Doctor Who both as a show and as a character and would be pleased to see them take it in additional possible directions, such as having a female Doctor Who, and I'm surprised they haven't tried it before now (hence feeling it is long overdue) since it has always been on the table as possible.  The correlated question is, since it has seemingly always been a possibility, why haven't they tried it yet?</blockquote>