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acroyearMy reply to: But why? Why did Eccleston step down? Why is Tennant stepping down? *pout*
But Why? Why was Tom Baker so horribly typecast by the British film and TV industry that nobody would ever give him a role worthy of his talents, thus creating the very fear that caused Davison, Tennant, and Eccleston to be nervous about what a long-term role can do to a career?
Who fans have been in what has been an unusual situation: the actor choosing to leave the show, which hadn't happened since 1984.
Neither Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, nor Paul McGann chose to leave. The Powers That Be simply made the decisions from on high and these respected actors and their collectively (in my opinion) unfinished characters were left to rot for years until novels and audios did each of them some justice to the actors' and writers' vision.
In a sense, I consider Tennant and Eccleston to be lucky in that they themselves had the choice. It hasn't always been thus.
But Why? Why was Tom Baker so horribly typecast by the British film and TV industry that nobody would ever give him a role worthy of his talents, thus creating the very fear that caused Davison, Tennant, and Eccleston to be nervous about what a long-term role can do to a career?
Who fans have been in what has been an unusual situation: the actor choosing to leave the show, which hadn't happened since 1984.
Neither Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, nor Paul McGann chose to leave. The Powers That Be simply made the decisions from on high and these respected actors and their collectively (in my opinion) unfinished characters were left to rot for years until novels and audios did each of them some justice to the actors' and writers' vision.
In a sense, I consider Tennant and Eccleston to be lucky in that they themselves had the choice. It hasn't always been thus.
