# And the 11th Doctor is...

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**Created:** [January 2, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602 "2009-01-02T16:41:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/101 "2009-01-13T12:32:16Z")

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I offer two candidates for final nail: Bonnie fucking Langford and the Kandy Man.

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/102 "2009-01-13T16:23:27Z")

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> [@tagos](#):
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> Good stories for a bad doctor. It is true that the BBC were trying to kill the show then. I always figured he was chosen as the Final Nail. Worked for me. I grew up with the show, from the very first episode but McCoy killed it for me.

Really? I always thought McCoy was a great Doctor hampered by weak scripts. Even his best stories were a bit muddled and the worst were atrocious. But I thought McCoy’s acting was better than adequate. He may be my favorite Doctor in terms of acting and personality. (Tom Baker had a great personality and some great scripts, but his acting really wan’t that great.)

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**Author:** ![Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walker\_in\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walker_in_Eternity)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/103 "2009-01-14T10:08:24Z")

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> [@Alan\_Smithee](#):
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> Really? I always thought McCoy was a great Doctor hampered by weak scripts. Even his best stories were a bit muddled and the worst were atrocious. But I thought McCoy’s acting was better than adequate. He may be my favorite Doctor in terms of acting and personality. (Tom Baker had a great personality and some great scripts, but his acting really wan’t that great.)

I agree entirely, McCoy is popular in our household. Liek you say his acting ability was better than many of the other Doctors although many of the scripst sucked.

I also second Bonnie Langford as one of the nails in the coffin of the clasic series.

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