Comments on: Matt Smith Is The New Doctor Who

By: layne

layne — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:16:37 +0000

I liked David Tennant better. as an actor he brought the obviously fake aliens to life. but i don't know, maybe as Smith keeps acting he will too. I hope he can make every one fall in love with him as much as the other doctors did too and i hope his personality doesn't change too much. I think we all loved the way the other doctors smiled so much. I hope this one doesn't act depressed or something. Good luck!

By: TheWasp

TheWasp — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:38:03 +0000

I love that David Tennant has come out politically and backed Gordon Brown as Prime Minister. “I’d rather have the cleverest person in the room as Prime Minister than the one who looks best in a suit – I find the thought of David Cameron terrifying…”

Apparently they also asked Matt Smith for a comment. I understand his reply was one of bewilderment. “Gordon Brown?… What team does he play for?…”

By: Doctor Who: New ‘Matt Smith’ Trailer - Screen Rant

Doctor Who: New ‘Matt Smith’ Trailer - Screen Rant — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:41:18 +0000

[...] not going to lie, my response to Matt Smith replacing David Tennant has generally been cold and his brief performance in “The End of Time” didn’t exactly do [...]

By: glenn

glenn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:57:48 +0000

Get rid of matt smith now. Bring on the 12th doctor as soon as posible. I dont care how the episode is wrighten. [cos i will not watch it anyway if matt smith is in it] But kill him off now. He is far far far too young. He is not the doctor and i dont care what steven moffet says or the bbc. After watching him in the holiday special i have not spoken to a single person that liked him. His rendision of the doctor is like a kid doing an impresion of his maths teacher. And his catchfrays of geronimo is embarasing.

By: TheWasp

TheWasp — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:58:23 +0000

I don’t know about that, but by God he looks like “Rocky” from the Cher film “Mask”.

I watched his first few minutes and cringed… then I watched him on the set during Doctor Who Confidential and cringed even more. You could tell from the production crew and RTD that they all feel its over now…

For me the bottom line is that David Tennant served up a great Hamlet at the RSC during a break in Doctor Who…

Matt Smith, however would struggle to serve a grated ham omlette at the KFC after breaking up Doctor Who

By: favoured_fan

favoured_fan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:07:26 +0000

Does he remind anyone of the Frankenstien monster from Van Helsing ?

I’m waiting for him to ‘urgh’ so I can compare the two voices against each other.

By: Kev

Kev — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:09:11 +0000

Just watched “The End of Time”. It really is the end of an era. With Russell T Davies leaving, it was imperative that a strong actor took over the role of the Doctor. Matt Smith is far too young. He doesn’t have the looks to appeal to teenagers or the gravitas to appear to older viewers. I agree that the casting of him & the assitant (whose name escapes me)is moving the show firmly to kids TV. Maybe they should have done with it & move it permanantly to CBBC. Bad, bad move.

By: theunicornandthewasp

theunicornandthewasp — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:52:53 +0000

i dont want matt smith to be the new doctor i like david tennant the best david tennants the best!!!!!

By: Eager Beaver

Eager Beaver — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:17:17 +0000

I just start watching doctor who episodes from Water from Mars to its current finale and a few odd episodes in between. My view is that David Tennant played the role of Dr. Who amazingly – he will land on his feet so no worries – I mean really did you watch Hamlet ? Goood stuff.

I will buy the boxset of Dr. Who with him in it as I feel I’ve missed a great deal and based on the only few episodes I did watch it would be well worth it.

As for Matt Smith – I didn’t like his small part in the final episode and I doubt its going the change based on the other posts I have read above regarding Moffat and his butchering of the series.

That said give Matt Smith a chance – he might surprise you or confirm what you all have posted.

By: Smeghan

Smeghan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:13:58 +0000

Matt Smith looks like he belongs in the cast of “Twilight”. I am so disappointed.

By: Andy Bolo

Andy Bolo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:29:05 +0000

I think they should have done a year with a bunch of guest doctors. They could have introduced a plot device that made him keep regenerating. I bet they could have got huge names for not much money because of all the actors who would have loved to give it a shot. Wouldn’t you like to see a Michael Caine episode? (a sinister doctor revealing some secret, perhaps) How about Joanna Lumley, and a couple of other women to make things interesting? Hell, the doctor’s got some juice, so who knows who they could attract for little or no money. Sean Connery? Not out of the question, and his one episode would be more memorable than every one this dude is going to be in. I think Alexi Sayle could still give it a one-episode shot. Just one season, and then they could get back to someone more permanent.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:57:11 +0000

website apparently changed or something….its now http://www.gallifreyone.com/

By: TheWasp

TheWasp — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:56:37 +0000

…nor is Matt Smith’s version of the Doctor!!!

By: farsighted

farsighted — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:18:04 +0000

oh come on. Matt will be just fine. You just have to watch a couple of episodes. Matt doesn’t look young all the time. Tennant looked a lot younger than his 37 years, and Matt looks older; he’s not gonna speak street talk, just probably Curtis probably had him talking a bit priggish, that’s all. Matt will speak like Tennant did… And if you still hate it after a few episodes, just find another show. And to the guy who likes Merlin; I like it too, but it’s not any where on the same level as Doctor Who…

By: glenn

glenn — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:22:06 +0000

Ohh my god. Its getting even worse than we could have ever dreamed possible. I have just seen the new logo for matt smiths 2010 attempt at doctor who. To say it looks cheep and nasty would be an understatement. what is going on ? I sometimes think this must be a bad dream im having. It seems they are not satisfied with mearly getting the cast totally and utterly wrong. but allso get the clothes wrong the props wrong and the logo wrong. I would not be suprissed if they change the theem music next. I hate everything about the 11th doctor who balls up.

By: TheWasp

TheWasp — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:42:47 +0000

According to Richard Curtis who has written one of the next season’s episodes, Stephen Moffat had to ask him to re-write some of the dialogue for Matt Smiff’s character. Apparently Curtis had “overwritten” his speech. It wasn’t “informal” or “modern” enough and Curtis had to add “colloquialisms”.

Now I don’t know about you, but that REALLY doesn’t encourage me! “Yo, Davros, you is lookin well wicked, innit my bredren.”

Any more proof needed that Moffatt was brought in to deliberately kill the show off to save the money? Take it away…. now…. I don’t want to see it…. Even the BBC’s own Dr Who website has virtually buried all trace of Matt Smiff. Even if Tennant breaks wind it becomes the top story, they’re so desperate to hold onto him. Although what other website HIDES its news?

It used to be the first thing you saw, now its buried under a sub menu of “Features” and its not even called “News” anymore its called “Bulletins”

Speaks volumes to me! Thank God Merlin is back!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:53:11 +0000

The producers have totally sold out with this casting choice, he’s WAY to young. It’s like they’re desperately trying to cater to the younger and more “alternative” audience, like what George Lucas tried to do when he introduced Jar Jar Binks to the Star Wars universe, and will most likely fail as hard.

All the Dr.’s had a look that commanded presence and authority. One look at this guy, and I couldn’t take him seriously, I would just want to pat him on his head and send him away.

By: glenn

glenn — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:13:40 +0000

Just seen pics of matt smith as the doctor. dressed like a kid pretending to be a maths teacher. They can not even get the cloths right. And what have they done to the tardis ? it looks brand new. Like its just been taken out of its raper. The show is dead.

By: TheWasp

TheWasp — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:14:36 +0000

“…Apparently when Matt auditioned they knew the next Doctor would be him. There must be something special about Matt…”

…Yup, that something special was the price tag! According to today’s UK papers all BBC “stars” (their word, not mine) are having their salaries cut by up to 40%

They couldn’t AFFORD someone of Tennant’s calibre anymore…

By: farsighted

farsighted — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:34:15 +0000

that would be interesting wouldn’t it? But it sounds too much like Star Trek the new one…

however, it sure could make a good movie…

Matt Smith isn’t really that young, he’s pushing 30; come on give the guy a chance… I doubt Moffet would pick someone that couldn’t do the job. I’m actually in awe of what Moffet can do and I think he will be simply AMAZING…. I didn’t like Rose on the first show, but she turned out to be wonderful; she really matured and turned in some great performances…

Apparently when Matt auditioned they knew the next Doctor would be him. There must be something special about Matt. I think they know who is right for WHO….

Look at the new Star Trek movie. The LOST guys (Bad Robot) picked an amazing cast, and they were all young. I’m an old fart who loved Star Trek in the sixties, and I think the new cast for Star Trek is amazing….

I hate to see Tennant go, he’s been just wonderful, but he’s gotta have a life away from the Tardis… I doubt he will be sitting in his basement with his sonic screwdriver, being depressed. I see great things from him. He is a Shakespearean actor after all. That’s why we got such good performances out of him. The Doctor is, after all, a tragic figure.

In the meantime, looking forward to Doctor Eleven!!!