Zen said:How short sighted of you
Dabanton said::lol What an odd choice.
They copped out they have the youth auidence locked in now and didn't want to lose all the merchadising money that comes with that by casting an even older actor.
Napoleonthechimp said:What the Doctor Who executives want and what I want are very different things... You don't go from Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant to this, it's the first time I've actually seriously considered not following the show.
What a douche!Keyser Soze said:
mjc said:I'm not familiar with this guy so I'll reserve judgment. He looks like a caveman though.
it's gonna be an 80 year old to have some contrast. A Miss Marple type.Ghost said:I suppose the real up side of this is the ludicrously hot young assistant they'll have to cast.
Spotless Mind said:Eh. [/I]Can't really judge him. He's different looking, which is good, since i didn't want some pretty boy. All i can hope is that he is a great actor.
hadareud said:it's gonna be an 80 year old to have some contrast. A Miss Marple type.
Napoleonthechimp said:I might feel better if I saw him in his Doctor Who outfit, but seeing as how that's not going to happen until 2010 I think I'm going to be in a bad mood until then.
Ripclawe said:Better cut that damn bang off. looks like a douche.
Ripclawe said:Better cut that damn bang off. looks like a douche.
Spotless Mind said::lol at the hair. Looks like the douchiest, douchy douche of douchedonia.
Spotless Mind said::lol at the hair. Looks like the douchiest, douchy douche of douchedonia.
sp0rsk said:I dunno though, he seems like a character that would show up in Buffy.
I'm getting a lot of Whedon vibes from this pick.
They're apparently starting filming this Summer. Previous series have started filming in July/August, and with the Specials taking up filming time this year it'll probably be around the same time. I'm guessing we'll see an outfit and/or companion by May.APZonerunner said:We'll get that information in the next few months though as I believe they start filming in the Spring and they'll want to announce the companion and costume before they start so that it's not released via bad snapshots taken on the street.
DoctorWho said:Maybe they'll dress him in a technicolour dreamcoat. That will offset the douche.
broadwayrock said:A bit too young but i wonder how he is going to play the doctor....serious or zany?
It probably rules out Steven Moffat bringing back the character River Song next season as she said David Tennant's doctor looked young.
Steve Moffat, who is succeeding Russell T Davies as lead writer on the show, said he had originally been looking for a mature replacement for Tennant.
'One thing I was very emphatic about was I thought there were too many people young on the list,' he revealed. 'I said "I think we're looking for someone in their 40s, or 30s". And of course we ended up casting a 26-year-old.'
And he was complimentary about Smith's potential: 'There is something quite old about him, so he looks old and young at the same time, which is terribly important.'
I dunno. I find him pretty odd and quirky looking. Like in the above shot. :lolStoney Mason said:Sometimes its hard to judge across cultures but as an American he looks like a pretty boy to me.
I felt the same about Tennant who was able to change my view on him so this guy will have to do the same.
:lolRipclawe said:NOT HELPING!
Oh thank god. Moffat redeemed. Hopefully he gives him enough of a shitty time on set that he quits.Ripclawe said:Not Moffat approved.
Napoleonthechimp said:
Oh, what could have been... I'll keep my fingers crossed for number 12.
DoctorWho said:Actually, I think he looks like a Twilight reject.
Mr. Sam said:It's not. Celebrate with me.