the Master is back!

[incandescens]

From Asking the Wrong Questions, was pointed at this interview with John Simm in the Independent, which has the final paragraph:

He'd like to do some comedy "in warm weather - preferably on a beach. I always seem to be doing drama in horrible brick locations." And for years he's been dying to play a proper villain or a serial killer. The problem is Simm still looks 35 going on 15, but finally he's got the chance: he's just been cast in Dr Who - as the Master, the Doctor's evil nemesis. He'll be quite brilliant, of course, but heaven knows how he'll cope with a whole new horde of obsessive Tardis fans.

Yes!!!!! Yes! Yes!

(Er, sorry. Longtime fan of the Master, when played well, and I think this may well be good playing.)

Comments

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

No serious comment, just an excuse to use my Master icon.

[incandescens]

It's a good icon.

[copperbird.livejournal.com]

Awesome!!!

[copperbird.livejournal.com]

Haha, so it really will be life on mars :)

[incandescens]

He'd better not show up allied to the Ice Warriors. ;)

[incandescens]

We all knew he couldn't really be dead!

[tavella.livejournal.com]

I'm in the crew that thinks the Master should stay dead; I find him rather a boring villian. But at least Simm won't put on a panto performance, unlike previous.

[incandescens]

Varies a bit with the actor; I mostly prefer Delgado to Ainley, for instance. But we'll see how this will run.

[boymonster.livejournal.com]

Holy crap. Seriously? Fantastic!

[incandescens]

Some newspapers I wouldn't have trusted, but the Independent's usually fairly reliable.

[glassbomb.livejournal.com]

OMG, yay! That's awesome- I had no idea.

[incandescens]

Me neither. Total but excellent surprise!