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tangelo1023 t1_iu6wwfn wrote

Reply to comment by MetalsDeadAndSoAmI in Paul McGann: 'I thought Doctor Who was finished - and I was responsible' by Magister_Xehanort

I'm not really talking about the 8th Doctor. He's only in 97 minutes of Doctor Who anyway, so access to classic who wouldn't really change that.

I'm more talking about his career as an actor. He's done some really good work in Withnail and Luther and on stage. He would fit well in today's prestige TV landscape.

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cptnamr7 t1_iu7dpj6 wrote

Not even 97 minutes. Like half the lone movie he was in is McCoy before he finally transitions. We watched it a few years ago- took forever to find online. It was... meh. Kinda easy to see why it didn't reboot things honestly. Though that's looking at it after the Eccleston reboot. So maybe unfair using modern TV standards

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MetalsDeadAndSoAmI t1_iu79ct4 wrote

Oh that’s fair. He’s a great actor, he had a cool factor about him. I also don’t understand why he didn’t catch on, but it’s probably due to British media not being as popular worldwide until the last 15 or so years.

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