Doctor Who's Matt Smith Departing Show At Christmas

[Robot Number V]

Well, he'll certainly be missed. I mean, Tennant was still my favorite but you know what? Matt Smith was still pretty goddamn good, and he stared a lot of my favorite episodes.

As far as the new Doctor goes...I want something really different. Someone older and maybe a little meaner, more like the very underrated Eccleson.

Spoiler: Like, for example, this guy.

{NOTE: There may be some spoilers for Supernatural in there. Also, the most relevant part happens about 2 minutes in.}
I mean, holy SHIT. I'm not saying he'd have to be that mean ALL the time, but if he ever WAS that mean, he'd fucking OWN it.

Or, you know, Benedict Cumberbatch. Obviously.

 

[frobalt]

A few things.

The biggest point is that whoever is the next Dr has already been cast. Smith is due to leave Dr Who at the end of the 50 th anniversary show which has already has been filmed.

Actually, the news points to it being at the end of the christmas special. I'm curious as to whether the christmas special forms the 3rd part of a trilogy including The Name of The Doctor and the 50th, or whether it's just a 1 off. Hopefully the former.

Also, if they have already filmed and not cast, I'm sure it'll be easy for them to simply film the new Doctor's half of the regeneration once they have cast.

 

[Elate]

Good. Maybe this will be a chance to get back to things more related to soft science than fucking space magic. Seriously I haven't been able to watch any of Matt Smith's stuff because of the direction the writers took his character and stories, like that one with killer snow, and living tree people.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

Maybe we'll get Dylan Moran as the Doctor. I can always dream, can't I?

 

[ellers07]

I'm going to miss Matt Smith. I thought for sure I wasn't going to like him after watching Tennant's years, but he quickly became my favorite. For what it's worth (which is nothing), I do have to disagree with people about the writing. For me, the Matt Smith years have had some of the best written episodes out of the series, as well as some of the best story arcs. I guess that's the difficult part of a show like this. With so many actors and writers portraying The Doctor, how could you not divide the fans?

In any case, good luck to the next guy... or girl. They've got some mighty big shoes to fill. I thought Eccleston was great, I liked Tennant even more and then somehow Smith topped them both. I'd love to see that trend continue.

 

[coolerthanice21]

Personally, I don't think they should introduce a female doctor because Moffat hasn't proven he can write good female characters. All of Moffat's female companions have been one dimensional variations of River Song, and we do not need River Song as the Doctor.

 

[octafish]

I'd like to see them get one of the actors from the BBC show Robin Hood that aired for three seasons during 06-09. You have a great pool of people to pick from there. If I could pick anyone it would be Kieth Allen without a doubt. He's older though so I doubt that he has a real shot. Barring him I'd be happy to see what Richard Armitage would bring to the role. If they want to go more in line with the past two incarnations you could get Harry Lloyd or Sam Troughton or even David Harewood if they wanted to cast a black man.

At the risk of posting a low content comment I really only have two words for you. Idris Alba. If they can summon up the money to coax him from Hollywood that is. I really can think of no-one I would prefer to see in the role...except possibly Christopher Lee... love would not be the answer if Lee.was the Doctor.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

Okay, Moffat, now is the time to move away from fairy tale whimsy and move back to a more grounded approach. Do something different with the next Doctor. Whether it's an older Doctor (new for NewWho) or a black Doctor or even a female Doctor. This is the time, Moffat! Don't faff it up!
As for Matt Smith ... it's been fun, Matt. You've given us plenty of fantastic episodes, performances and a very memorable Doctor. You'll be missed.

This.

I quite enjoyed Matt - and here's hoping we get something new and different. I'd love to see a female doctor (see Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death, staring Rowen Atkison as the Doctor for an amusing example of that).

Again, cheers to Matt Smith.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

I have noticed in the Series Game of Thrones, they have a lot of people who have had roles on Doctor Who. Perhaps S.M could pilfer one of GoT's actors for the next Doctor.

 

[TIMESWORDSMAN]

Hey you guys, I've been doing some pretty serious number crunching, and by math Smith is the Eleventh or the Twelfth Doctor, depending on how they work out how to retrofit Hurt into the backstory.

Now, I'm not the universal mind when it comes to the Worshipful and Ancient Lore of Doctor Who, but Time Lords only get twelve regenerations. So how are they going to continue the show? Will they actually end it? Will they call upon an ancient plot-hole?

I think the latter is more likely.

 

[Kurt Cristal]

I read an article about new doctor speculations. One of them, can't find the link, good candidates for female doctors. It'd be an interesting change for sure. The #1 contender of the top 5 list on the site was Tilda Swinton, and that she could pull it off on looks alone, but that her acting is also spectacular. To this I say... yeah, actually. She has a very "alien" look to her. Go to google images. I'll wait............... You back? Okay. AMIRITE?

 

[FalloutJack]

Alright, place your bets: Who believes the next Doctor will actually be a ginger?

 

[FEichinger]

I still despise Moffat as showrunner, so ... here's hoping he gets something right this time. We need a true back-to-the-roots Doctor, not all these young quirky-for-the-sake-of-being-quirky Doctors.

Will they actually end it? Will they call upon an ancient plot-hole?

I think the latter is more likely.

River Song's first appearance already more or less killed that one.

 

[Zeraki]

I can't believe it's been three years since he started already. It's been a fun ride with Matt, he quickly became my favorite incarnation of the Doctor.

While I'm sad to see him go, I'm excited to see what'll happen next. It'll be interesting to see who they pick.

 

[Ulquiorra4sama]

Hey you guys, I've been doing some pretty serious number crunching, and by math Smith is the Eleventh or the Twelfth Doctor, depending on how they work out how to retrofit Hurt into the backstory.

Now, I'm not the universal mind when it comes to the Worshipful and Ancient Lore of Doctor Who, but Time Lords only get twelve regenerations. So how are they going to continue the show? Will they actually end it? Will they call upon an ancient plot-hole?

I think the latter is more likely.

Pretty sure they already made some kind of excuse up for why the Doctor has unlimited regenerations(since apparently Time Lords can take away or grant more regenerations... somehow), although i can't for the life of me remember how.

OT: He gave us plenty of one-liners and crappy Christmas specials, but he will still be sorely missed :/
I will admit though; i wanna see the Master again. Get some casting on that, please.

 

[uzo]

!SPOILERS!

The 9th Doctor was killed by a xenomorph

!END SPOILERS!


And hell, I thought frankly every Doctor has been pretty good - Matt Smith of course included.

You don't get a show running for 50 years without having some spectacularly good casting, writing, and directing. And considering that the baton has been changed many times in those fifty years (sure, there's been plenty of different Doctors, but there's been lots of companions, and different script writers, directors, and even gaffers), there has been a remarkable amount of good luck as well.

Consider Red Dwarf - it's been going only for a fraction of the time of Dr Who, but remember the great jarring changes when we lost Rimmer and got Kochanski? Or when Holly assumed the face of Hilly? If you're a long time fan you'll even remember the shock of having Kryten added to the regular cast.

Hmm ... now I'm having another idea ...

A DOCTOR WHO / RED DWARF CROSSOVER EPISODE !??!!!!?!??!? *brain explodes*

 

[TIMESWORDSMAN]

Will they actually end it? Will they call upon an ancient plot-hole?

I think the latter is more likely.

River Song's first appearance already more or less killed that one.

Really? Please elaborate good sir.

 

[Grimh]

I'm both very sad and a bit excited.

Matt Smith's the best and I hate to see him go.
But it is a big part of the show and I'm looking forward to Who will be taking up the mantle and what they'll be doing with this new incarnation.

 

[Space commando 75]

Looking forward to it.

No offense to smith, he's a good actor but the story have been getting worse since he took over. Hope the new doctor will bring some much need change. Like getting rid of that song woman for a start and the deus ex machina screwdriver.

Also looking forward to this.
http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-light-at-the-end-standard-edition-861

 

[Formica Archonis]

I liked Smith, but I can't really dredge up emotion for this. I haven't watched the show for over a year; at some point it became a chore, so I stopped.