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Spoilers The Doctor Who Thread

Jaffa Cake said:
Indeed, thanks for the link - I wasn't aware of this news.

We'll reconvene tomorrow so we can all have a good moan about who they've chosen, okay? ;)
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Sounds good to me! Of course, not living in the UK I will no doubt have little-to-no knowledge of the new actor, his previous work, etc., so although I will not be able to contribute to the discussion very much in that respect, it will be an educational exercise for me! ;) :D
 
Maybe it will be Tennant and all of this talk about a new Doctor has been a press stunt.

I can hope... :(
 
Superman07 said:
Maybe it will be Tennant and all of this talk about a new Doctor has been a press stunt.

I can hope... :(
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I understand your sadness, but part of Doctor Who (and the reason why it's been around for so long) is that Doctor Who is about change and moving forward. To quote Sarah Jane Smith:

"The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it's a world, or a relationship... Everything has its time. And everything ends."

Imho, this is Doctor Who at it's core. It's what the show is all about.

Also remember that whoever takes on the role (in the 11th Doctor's case, it's Matt Smith), the Doctor is still the Doctor. He's the same person, just a new body.

w00master
 
I don't want to be tokenistic... but a white really young guy? Is this done to continue romantic story lines? Try something different for once; there are so many different faces to Britain. Try some other representation of otherness. Bring back the middle-aged Doctors. ;)
 
Not too keen on this chap. But we'll see. He won't be the Doctor for at least another year. But from what I saw on that show he's much too young.

smwatson said:
Robson Green... apparently the worst kept secret in the BBC.
Who knew.
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lol no.
 
Blue Velvet said:
I don't want to be tokenistic... but a white really young guy? Is this done to continue romantic story lines? Try something different for once; there are so many different faces to Britain. Try some other representation of otherness. Bring back the middle-aged Doctors. ;)
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Yeah, I feel you there. I was actually hoping that the rumors were true that it was Chiwetel Ejiofor or even Paterson Joseph. However, I'll give Matt Smith a chance (I always do), I'm optimistic that he'll be great.

w00master
 
Blue Velvet said:
I don't want to be tokenistic... but a white really young guy? Is this done to continue romantic story lines? Try something different for once; there are so many different faces to Britain. Try some other representation of otherness. Bring back the middle-aged Doctors. ;)
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Just watching it now on iPlayer so can't comment too much but if you want a true representation if Britain then the doctor should be some over-arrogant 16 year old who fathers a child with a new companion every week.
 
robbieduncan said:
Just watching it now on iPlayer so can't comment too much but if you want a true representation if Britain then the doctor should be some over-arrogant 16 year old who fathers a child with a new companion every week.
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And who can't be arsed to save the universe because he's down the shops getting pissed on cheap cider..
 
Don't be silly. You know what I mean. Ohh, look. The Doctor sheds another skin, should be one of the most dramatic moments of the series, and becomes.... another white young bloke no doubt speaking Estuary English.

I remember the change from William Pertwee to Tom Baker... really scary and dramatic. For a kid anyway.
 
Blue Velvet said:
Don't be silly. You know what I mean. Ohh, look. The Doctor sheds another skin, should be one of the most dramatic moments of the series, and becomes.... another white young bloke no doubt speaking Estuary English.

I remember the change from William Pertwee to Tom Baker... really scary and dramatic. For a kid anyway.
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We know what you mean. I'm a tad disappointed, but I'll give the guy a chance...
 
Blue Velvet said:
Don't be silly.
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Sorry :p

Blue Velvet said:
You know what I mean. Ohh, look. The Doctor sheds another skin, should be one of the most dramatic moments of the series, and becomes.... another white young bloke no doubt speaking Estuary English.
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Yes, well I quite agree that someone from a different region would be nice at least. I'm sure that a Scottish, Welsh or Irish doctor would be a nice change. Although perhaps not as well received, especially in export markets (and that's what really counts doesn't it).

Blue Velvet said:
I remember the change from William Pertwee to Tom Baker... really scary and dramatic. For a kid anyway.
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Yes, well the older Drs were due to the fact that when Dr Who started an older gentleman was required to have the correct authority. These days a younger gent seems to be required to connect with the younger audience: they want to connect with the doctor almost as a peer, rather than as a father figure.

The first Dr Who I remember was Peter Davison. Now there was a Dr with real style!
 
w00master said:
Yeah, I feel you there. I was actually hoping that the rumors were true that it was Chiwetel Ejiofor...
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The Beeb wishes they could get an actor of Mr. Ejiofor's calibre - have you ever seen him give a bad performance? - to play The Doctor.


Blue Velvet said:
I don't want to be tokenistic... but a white really young guy?
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I would have liked to have seen a female doctor. Failing that, I think that David Jason would make an excellent Doctor!
 
Blue Velvet said:
I remember the change from William Pertwee to Tom Baker...
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Not very well, apparently, since it was Jon Pertwee, not William. :p ;)

I, too, am not sure if I'm thrilled about yet another younger Who (the youngest ever this time!) but I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. In all honestly, I didn't care as much for Tenant right off the bat either, but he really grew on me throughout his first season, and he is now tied for my second-favorite Doctor ever. ;) :cool: I would like to have seen the producers take a bigger risk, but who knows, maybe Matt will be a perfect fit with respect to the direction that Moffat will be taking the show.

In the meantime, looking forward to the four final Tenant specials this year...
 
~Shard~ said:
Not very well, apparently, since it was Jon Pertwee, not William. :p ;)
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See? That's middle age speaking without a Wikipedia smoothing-out of errors. You all knew Who I meant. Anyway, well done to the new Doctor. Hope they also manage to not return to Cardiff in the next series. ;)
 
Fascinating choice. 26 years old really threw me, but... something about him in interviews make me think he could have a mystery about him that will take him above his years. Moffat's sophisticated writing will help.

I really hope they take Who in a new direction.
 
From PG (official pictures on the site with TARDIS):

26-year-old actor Matt Smith has been cast as the Eleventh Doctor, as revealed in today's special broadcast of Doctor Who Confidential on BBC One. Smith will succeed David Tennant in the role for the fifth series, which begins filming this summer and will air in 2010.

Smith has appeared in various television productions, including alongside Billie Piper in the BBC's adaptations of the Philip Pullman novels The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North. He co-starred in the drama series Party Animals, and on stage was in Alan Bennett's acclaimed play The History Boys.

Smith was born and bred in Northampton, England, and later attended the University of East Anglia in Norwich. He is the youngest actor ever to have been cast as the Doctor in the TV series.

BBC News quotes Smith as saying: "I've got this wonderful journey in front of me where I've got this six months to build this Time Lord - and that's such an exciting prospect." Executive producer Piers Wenger has said that: "It was abundantly clear that he had that 'Doctor-ness' about him. You are either the Doctor or you are not." The BBC News site has also published a profile of Smith, while the official website has a video interview with the actor available to UK users. The first BBC News story has been updated with a clip from an interview with Smith, which is available to users worldwide.

The BBC Press Office, meanwhile, has a full release with quotes from new chief writer Steven Moffat, who was one of those behind Smith's casting. "The Doctor is a very special part, and it takes a very special actor to play him. You need to be old and young at the same time, a boffin and an action hero, a cheeky schoolboy and the wise old man of the universe. As soon as Matt walked through the door, and blew us away with a bold and brand new take on the Time Lord, we knew we had our man."

Some biographical notes on Smith follow, from the official BBC Doctor Who website:

Matt Smith, 26, grew up with his family including one sister in Northampton. He was head boy at Northampton School For Boys where he excelled at sports, music and drama. Initially, Matt wanted to be a professional footballer and played for Northampton Town Under 11 and 12s, Nottingham Forest Under 12,13,14s and Leicester City Under 15 and 16s before a back injury forced him out of the game.

Following his injury, and with the encouragement of one of his teachers, Jerry Hardingham, Matt decided to join the National Youth Theatre. It was during this time that Matt first gained attention at the Royal Court Theatre when he was cast in the play Fresh Kills, directed by Wilson Milam, whilst still at the University Of East Anglia where he was studying Drama and Creative Writing.

Already a stalwart of the National Youth Theatre, his performance at the Court led to a variety of theatrical experiences at the National Theatre: in the award winning History Boys (directed by Nick Hytner), On The Shore Of The Wide World (directed by Sarah Frankcom) and also in the acclaimed trio of plays Burn / Citizenship / Chatroom (directed by Anna Mackmin).

These roles led to Matt's first outings on the small screen, alongside Billie Piper in Phillip Pullman's period detective stories, The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, where he played Jim, right hand man to Billie's detective heroine Sally Lockhart. These pieces were followed by the lead role of Danny in the BBC Two series Party Animals, the brilliantly observed drama set in the world of young politicians.

In a dazzling return to the Royal Court in 2007, Matt played Henry in Polly Stenham's award winning first play That Face, opposite Lindsay Duncan. His performance gained Matt an Evening Standard Best Newcomer nomination and a year later the play had a second life in the West End at the Duke of York's Theatre. In between the two runs, Matt played Guy opposite Christian Slater's Buddy in Swimming With Sharks, Mike Leslie's searing West End adaptation of the 1994 Hollywood film. In this time he also played a lead role in the BAFTA winning BBC One series, The Street, opposite Gina McKee and Lorraine Ashbourne.

Matt has recently completed work on Moses Jones for BBC Two, directed by Michael Offer, in which he plays the lead role of Dan Twentyman, alongside Shaun Parkes in the title role.
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