# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1918
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38344 "2015-10-05T21:54:17Z")
Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be) 1. Warwick Davis 2. Peter Dinklage 3. Steve Buscemi 4. Hugh Laurie 5. Gene Wilder, circa 1970 (Willy Wonka era) 6. David Tennant 7. Nathan Fillion ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38345 "2015-10-05T21:56:34Z")
Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be) 1. Warwick Davis 2. Peter Dinklage 3. Steve Buscemi 4. Hugh Laurie 5. Gene Wilder, circa 1970 (Willy Wonka era) 6. David Tennant 7. Nathan Fillion 8. Kenneth Branagh ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38346 "2015-10-05T21:58:08Z")
Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be) 1. Warwick Davis 2. Peter Dinklage 3. Steve Buscemi 4. Hugh Laurie 5. Gene Wilder, circa 1970 (Willy Wonka era) 6. David Tennant 7. Nathan Fillion 8. Kenneth Branagh 9. Mark Ruffalo ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38347 "2015-10-05T22:26:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Weeeeell, think “Aunts” instead. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38348 "2015-10-06T04:33:32Z")
Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be) 1. Warwick Davis 2. Peter Dinklage 3. Steve Buscemi 4. Hugh Laurie 5. Gene Wilder, circa 1970 (Willy Wonka era) 6. David Tennant 7. Nathan Fillion 8. Kenneth Branagh 9. Mark Ruffalo 10. Alex Kingston ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38349 "2015-10-06T04:39:29Z")
Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be) 1. Warwick Davis 2. Peter Dinklage 3. Steve Buscemi 4. Hugh Laurie 5. Gene Wilder, circa 1970 (Willy Wonka era) 6. David Tennant 7. Nathan Fillion 8. Kenneth Branagh 9. Mark Ruffalo 10. Alex Kingston 11. Tom Hiddleston ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38350 "2015-10-06T04:40:56Z")
Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be) 1. Warwick Davis 2. Peter Dinklage 3. Steve Buscemi 4. Hugh Laurie 5. Gene Wilder, circa 1970 (Willy Wonka era) 6. David Tennant 7. Nathan Fillion 8. Kenneth Branagh 9. Mark Ruffalo 10. Alex Kingston 11. Tom Hiddleston 12. Bruce Campbell ---
**Author:** ![TheSpeculationElucidation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@TheSpeculationElucidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSpeculationElucidation)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38351 "2015-10-06T05:17:51Z")
Actors You Think Would Be Great as the Next Doctor on DOCTOR WHO (but you can pretty sure they never will be) 1. Warwick Davis 2. Peter Dinklage 3. Steve Buscemi 4. Hugh Laurie 5. Gene Wilder, circa 1970 (Willy Wonka era) 6. David Tennant 7. Nathan Fillion 8. Kenneth Branagh 9. Mark Ruffalo 10. Alex Kingston 11. Tom Hiddleston 12. Bruce Campbell 13. Maggie Smith Pass ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38352 "2015-10-06T05:54:43Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38353 "2015-10-06T05:59:35Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage I know he wants the role but I just can’t see him in it. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38354 "2015-10-06T11:30:48Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Adam Sandler ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38355 "2015-10-06T11:30:53Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Rip Taylor (I can see him throwing confetti at Luthor) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38356 "2015-10-06T11:36:48Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Adam Sandletr 4. Rip Taylor (I can see him throwing confetti at Luthor) 5. Chris Tucker ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38357 "2015-10-06T12:11:52Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Adam Sandletr 4. Rip Taylor (I can see him throwing confetti at Luthor) 5. Chris Tucker 6. Pee Wee Herman ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38358 "2015-10-06T13:00:50Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Adam Sandletr 4. Rip Taylor (I can see him throwing confetti at Luthor) 5. Chris Tucker 6. Pee Wee Herman 7. Super Grover ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38359 "2015-10-06T14:13:39Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Adam Sandler 4. Rip Taylor (I can see him throwing confetti at Luthor) 5. Chris Tucker 6. Pee Wee Herman 7. Super Grover 8. Gilbert Godfrey ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38360 "2015-10-06T14:14:36Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Adam Sandler 4. Rip Taylor (I can see him throwing confetti at Luthor) 5. Chris Tucker 6. Pee Wee Herman 7. Super Grover 8. Gilbert Godfrey 9. Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38361 "2015-10-06T15:02:38Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Adam Sandler 4. Rip Taylor (I can see him throwing confetti at Luthor) 5. Chris Tucker 6. Pee Wee Herman 7. Super Grover 8. Gilbert Godfrey 9. Bob Dylan 10. Harvey Fierstein ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38362 "2015-10-06T15:16:19Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Adam Sandler 4. Rip Taylor (I can see him throwing confetti at Luthor) 5. Chris Tucker 6. Pee Wee Herman 7. Super Grover 8. Gilbert Godfrey 9. Bob Dylan 10. Harvey Fierstein 11. Gary Busey ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/38363 "2015-10-06T15:27:08Z")
Absolutely terrible choices to play either Batman or Superman in the umpteenth reboot 1. Jim Parsons 2. Nicholas Cage 3. Adam Sandler 4. Rip Taylor (I can see him throwing confetti at Luthor) 5. Chris Tucker 6. Pee Wee Herman 7. Super Grover 8. Gilbert Godfrey 9. Bob Dylan 10. Harvey Fierstein 11. Gary Busey 12. Cher [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1917) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1919)