Matt Smith Leaves "Doctor Who" 375
First time accepted submitter Dave Knott writes "The BBC has announced that Matt Smith will be leaving 'Doctor Who', after spending the last four seasons in the titular role of The Doctor. Smith will remain for the upcoming 50th anniversary special, where he will star alongside a majority of the other actors who have taken on the character, and will exit following the yearly Christmas episode. No actor has yet been cast as the twelfth incarnation of The Doctor, although there was a teaser involving John Hurt at the end of the most recent season of the show."
Often the best man for the job is a woman (Score:5, Interesting)
No Shit (Score:4, Interesting)
Considering the last episode credits had: Introducing John Hurts as the Doctor, it was a pretty damn big clue that Matt was leaving the show.
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No way (Score:2, Interesting)
John Hurt is an old man, and they wouldn't take the risk for a long running show. (Sorry John). More likely he's in for a subplot lasting a few episodes.
The 'doctor name' plot is wrapping up (that episode was way too complex/messy, Moffat needs to reign it in a bit), the next big over arching plot is due, there'll be a bridge to that.
So we had River Song, Cracks in Time, Silents/3d Printed People, and Doctor's Name plot threads, I'm assuming Hurt will do an bit of intro to that thread.
What I would like from the next series (Score:5, Interesting)
A couple of corrections... (Score:3, Interesting)
"after spending the last four seasons in the titular role of The Doctor" - no, it was only three. The British do TV different than the Americans but there were only three "seasons" (including the current one) with Smith.
"where he will star alongside a majority of the other actors who have taken on the character" - That was the fan theory ages ago, but the casting has long since been confirmed by the BBC [bbc.co.uk] and David Tennant is the only other former doctor to appear in the special.
Regardless, Smith had a great run. I was skeptical at first at the "youngest ever doctor" but I was thrilled with the result.
Re:I hope it's John Hurt (Score:2, Interesting)
I agree with this - I don't really like Matt Smith (he is OK but the worst of the modern Whos). I don't think it's just the age thing either, the Dr. has always been eccentric but Matt Smith comes off more as "quirky". He comes off as someone trying to eccentric for the sake of the image and not because that is how his mind works.
Re:Who's next? (Score:5, Interesting)
Nick Frost.
Re:Often the best man for the job is a woman (Score:2, Interesting)
Is it this this [youtube.com]?
yes it is. I just found this link:
http://www.eskimo.com/~rkj/doctor.html [eskimo.com] and was coming to post it.
Now you got me a youtube video, thank you very much.
I was positive that I had seen this, but you have no idea the amount of drugs I have done since then. =)
I'm not crazy, and it was from 1984, which fits in me seeing it in the early 90's.
So, fuck you all that kept saying Curse of the Fatal Death when I made it clear it was early then that. Stupid Anonymous Coward bitches.
Hugh Laurie (Score:5, Interesting)
Admit it, he would make the perfect doctor...
Re:Who's next? (Score:3, Interesting)
Patrick Stewart. We need a better accent and the older doctors were better.