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Was Billie picked as Companion because of her 1998 music video?


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OK, I just can't resist this.

 

Do ya think that Billie was picked for the Companion part because in her 1998 video, "Because We Want To" she pops out of a spaceship and then starts tossing 'nanogenes' around?

 

Then she dances with the Silver Surfer. And Harry Potter.

 

 

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OK, I just can't resist this.

 

Do ya think that Billie was picked for the Companion part because in her 1998 video, "Because We Want To" she pops out of a spaceship and then starts tossing 'nanogenes' around?

 

Then she dances with the Silver Surfer. And Harry Potter.

 

 

I never saw the video but it sounds interesting(?) I guess that's why she acting these days :)

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Yeah, I've been pleasantly surprised and pleased with how well she's doing. She's far better at acting than Madonna ever was. Ugh. Just had a sudden mental image of "Dick Tracy" and "Evita". Need a scrub brush to get that out of my brain. Madonna was the worst actress ever.

 

The music videos are interesting. The 1998 videos are much more lively teen bubble gum pop. All boys and crushes and young girl anthem music. I actually prefer them to her later stuff in 2000 where she's now trying to be Britney Spears with the same dismal ending to her career. Those later videos showed that whoever was choreographing really needed to learn how to dance first. And there's a heavy reliance on voice synthesizer tricks in her later music that isn't in her earlier stuff.

 

I actually like bubble gum pop on occasion. (Hey, I'm female, so it's allowed.) It lightens up the steady diet of angry screaming rock like Ministry (Chris Connelly years) and Nine Inch Nails. Billie's stuff wasn't horrendous, just not really memorable. She's a Tiffany for the 'Ought years.

 

 

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I think she was casted as Rose becuase people would recognize her face / name, and be more likely to watch the series based on a combination of everyone on the planet being aware of the title Doctor Who, and people knowing Who Billie is. The former, likely brought in the viewers, as opposed the latter.

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It brought me in since I was a Doctor Who fan from the old days, the draw for me: The TARDIS and the Console Room, I caught a glimpse of the new designs and went wild.

 

Billy Piper was a nice surprise as Rose and a really good one.

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you sad people billie was picked cos she was gingernuts girlfriend

 

maybe

she trained as an actress the singing was an afterthought

 

should have been denise van outen as rose much tastier same stable

 

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I like Rose actually' date=' she's not as annoying or whiny as Peri or Mel.[/quote']

 

Rose is very good.

 

General question:

 

Is there anyone who actually liked Mel? She may be the worst companion ever since I've never seen any positive comments from anyone concerning her stint with the Doc. :cyclops:

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