Comments on: Matt Smith is the new Doctor Who!

By: theory

theory — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:58:23 +0000

Matt Smith is not the Doctor. Matt Smith is the Valeyard. Tennant was Doctor 10. His “hand clone was 11. Matt Smith is 12 THE VALEYARD the evil Doctor.

By: Glenn Aylett

Glenn Aylett — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:25:53 +0000

Matt Smith might be 26, but since when was there an age limit on the Doctor. I am glad the BBC has picked someone relatively unknown, Tom Baker was little known when he took over in 1974 and became the most successful Doctor ever. A young Doctor who is little known might be tempted to a Tom Baker and stay in the role for 7 years. Smith, I’m sure, will be an excellent Doctor.

By: Zokko

Zokko — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:12:18 +0000

The anti-R.T.D. brigade have blathered on for years about how he ‘ruined’ the show by casting a young ‘Doctor’, and now their icon Moffat goes and casts someone younger still! Oh my aching sides!

By: Stu

Stu — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:49:51 +0000

I believe (ahem) time was in flux. Incidentally have you heard Gary Russell’s audio He Jests At Scars? The on in which the Valeyard wins? It actually makes ToaTL seem more impressive than it actually was.

By: Ian Jones

Ian Jones — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:39:12 +0000

Isn’t Doctor 13 Michael Jayston? Isn’t that what was made clear at the end of The Trial Of A Time Lord? Not that much was ever made clear in that shambles of a story…

By: Ljones

Ljones — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:35:43 +0000

One question — will he be a 7 years’ doctor or 7 months? The way the doctor’s been rattling through his transformations/lives/regenerations just recently, he’ll run out soon! This doctor is Number 11, so that’s 2 left.

By: David McNay

David McNay — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:42:23 +0000

Really pleased with this. Never heard of him, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

By: Nigel Fishwick

Nigel Fishwick — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:39:07 +0000

I was hoping for Patterson Joseph but, if I’m honest, it might be more because I like the guy than him being the best man for the part. Matt Smith has an interesting face, and while I’ve only ever seen him in The Ruby in the Smoke, I have high hopes for how the role will develop with both he and Steven Moffat in the key roles.

By: Graham Kibble-White

Graham Kibble-White — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:18:43 +0000

I’ve followed him since Party Animals, actually – and interviewed him a couple of times. The most recent being for BBC2′s upcoming Moses Jones; the press launch was only in December. You can be sure I’m going to listen to my tape of that again tonight.

Anyway, a great actor. A great choice. I’m really, really pleased.

By: Jack Kibble-White

Jack Kibble-White — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:16:47 +0000

An initial thumbs up from me with this casting. He seems to possess just the right kind of unforced, uncontrived eccentricity that could make him excellent in the role. Surprisingly his age doesn’t overly concern me, if anything does about this news, then it’s that he seems a little too similar to Tennant. Still, overall an excellent choice, I reckon.