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- From: aa634@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bill White)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
- Subject: Re: Who'd make a goo Who?
- Date: 16 Nov 1992 23:48:15 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- In a previous article, jasstev@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (stevens jason) says:
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- [original text deleted; It dealt with Jeremy Brett making a great
- Doctor]
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- >
- > MMM...this is a widely held view in British fandom (Brett was voted
- > the fans favourite two years back I think) but this is a bigggg
- > mistake. Why? Brett may be a very good actor but HE IS Sherlock
- > Holmes, I cannot see hi Dr being wildly different, nor - and this is
- > the important bit -- could I see the audience identifying him as the
- > Doctor, because he is Sherlock Holmes (Exactly my problem!)
- > The choice of Brett would be a total disaster for the ratings in a
- > new show.
- > A sensible and affordable choice of a tv detective is John Thaw,
- > what do you think of that?
- >
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- Here's another name to throw into the pot. How about Gareth Thomas
- as the Doctor? Opinions?
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- --Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly
- recognizes genius.
- --Dr. John H. Watson
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- Bill White, aa634@Cleveland.freenet.edu OR aa037@Medina.Freenet.edu
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