Comments on: Matt Smith Is The New Doctor Who

By: Stanley Arsebeard

Stanley Arsebeard — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:56:05 +0000

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Fred

By: kdrgh

kdrgh — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:07:50 +0000

I think Matt Smith is doing well, he is portraying the doctor as all of the formers did, still having the knowledge and memories of his former self, but bringing out his own side as well. The thing that pulls me away from the show ( I guess I do have to keep in mind the fact that I am not that far through the first season of Matt ) is the fact that not only did the doctor change, everything else did at the same time. The TARDIS doesn’t have the quirks and ‘personality’ that made me want one for Christmas anymore. The Doctor was like a whisper, he consistently saved the universe from devastation and then disappeared without a praise and now he has a 1-800 number for people from the past.

I guess we shall see as the show progresses, but from the little I have seen so far, I don’t think that it is Matt’s fault for what the show is. It didn’t become the longest running SciFi show by doing a complete 180, it did it by being reliable, consistent, and just plan fantastic.

By: hannah pcrocoh

hannah pcrocoh — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:26:45 +0000

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By: michelle

michelle — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:57:03 +0000

I agree with you 100% abd heres to hoping the next Doctor is David Tennant..They could fig out a way to bring him back..Its SYFI they can do anything..(=

By: michelle

michelle — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:52:25 +0000

I bring David Tennant back.I stopped watching when Matt started..He is just no good as the Doctor..He is not very nice looking either..Please Bring David back.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 04:48:37 +0000

I started watching the show again recently, (grew up with Tom Baker). Personally I think the new writers are far superior, which makes the new season enjoyable. But since the re release Smith just isn’t all that great as the Doctor. I’m thinking a new Doctor or somehow bringing back one of the last 2 (preferably Tennant) would make this show much better.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:55:14 +0000

I agree K-Rock. But he’s good – just nowhere near as good as Tennant or even Eccleston to be honest. And Karen Gillan is sooooo bad.

By: Tina Ebenreuter

Tina Ebenreuter — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:40:24 +0000

i looooovvvvvvvvvvvvveeee matt smith and david tennant… they must be the sexiest men in the worldd (dont hate me!)

By: knews

knews — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:00:37 +0000

This new doctor just doesn’t seem “quite done yet”. His acting is juvenile, though he does try. His companion seems even more juvenile that he is, which is real shame as I have searched throughout the season for a reason to enjoy the series that my family and I had learned to love. I have been quite disappointed, not only with the acting but with the writing. The scripts have left me with nothing but questions upon questions that I thought would be answered in the season finale, or in reruns of the last season. Needless to say, I have seriously been disappointed.

By: K-Rock

K-Rock — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:24:03 +0000

David Tennant brought drama to the part. He made you believe the world was in peril. He made you believe that he cared. When facing powerful foes, when the time for jokes had passed, he made you believe that he was the TIME LORD, someone to be feared and awed.

Matt Smith brings the dramatic tension of a pickle. Really, you could put a pickle over his image on screen and get the same effect. Please get rid of this guy.

By the way, according to ratings for his first season, viewership dropped almost 4 million between Smith’s first episode and the season finale. That should tell you all you need to know. Another year of this guy will completely kill the show.

By: ComicBookReader1

ComicBookReader1 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:06:33 +0000

First off i under stand loyalty to a character or even an show you like. So…How do the majority of us think as far as Matt Smith as the Doctor. I feel like the minority in this, apparently if you follow the reviews that are posted then Matt Smith is the next coming as the new Doctor. Maybe being an American something is lost in the translation of Matt Smith as the Doctor. I grew up watching Tom Baker on PBS channel in California. I didn’t understand somethings like “jelly babies” of certain slang wwords but i did like the show. I stopped watching for a bit and then started watching Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor i liked the edgy nature and meloncholy version i was also impressed with the great stories amazing cast i could not help but like it. As my name states i read comics. I will explain what that entales not that you the reader would not understand but to explain how i came to be a comic book reader. First you find a character you like and find the origin (how that character came to be)…like Superman was born on another planet or Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider. As watched the show Doctor Who i wanted to learn more and i was amazed on the historty and regeneration so another man can pick up the torch and continue on. David Tennant with one show won over my family. I think it helped with the continuity by keeping the previous cast members around to help you believe he was the Doctor. Now i am sure in the beginning everyone was not so happy with the new David Tennant as the Doctor but he grew on you and when his tenure was up you missed watching him as i did. I watched the new Doctor and i wanted to like him …i thought well he will grow into the part…still nothing. Matt Smith comes across as trying to be the Doctor and it is painful to watch. If he would have been hinself and not…Ihonestly want to like the new Doctor an tell everyone to give him a chance. But i can’t Matt Smith might act better in a different role but he will be consider a forrgetable Dr Who at best. Again maybe i am the minority but to say Matt Smith is doing a great job of is the shinning hope for the Dr Who character would be a lie. Regrettably i still record Dr Who on my DVD-R in hopes that Matt Smith will get better but…now i just hit delete. Here’s hoping the next Doctor Who does a better job because 11 is not hitting the mark. Lastly the bow tie should be taken off of him and force fed to Matt Smith with a lemon wedge so he knows how bitter it is to have to watch him attempt to act.

By: Dave D

Dave D — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:30:19 +0000

Im an american – Ive lived near Wash DC most of my life until i moved to Florida. I followed Dr Who religiously during the tom baker years back in high school on public television (sometimes late at night). Tom Baker rocked! The effects were bad but the plots were engaging and the show was funny at times and deadly serious at others.

With Ecclestons and Tenants runs as The Doctor I felt the same way. Better effects, good scripts (The darkness in the library episodes should have won the Hugo Award, IMHO). Good writing and a darker grittier view of the doctor. All of this rocked.

I sometimes watched the earlier doctors (Pertwee etc) as well. They were O.K. and nearly as engaging as Baker.

The rest of the later doctors – just werent the same. I couldnt get into Davison or any of the others. After seeing one episode with Matt Smith on BBC America this last Weekend – Im sorry to say ill dump him in with the other Dr Who forgettables. I just had no interest in what happened in the episode. The show was almost unwatchable. Bad Script and Bad acting.

On a side note I thought Paul McGann did ok as a melancholy doctor who but the script and the other actors did him in. They americanized the movie way too much (and im american lol). Eric Roberts as the master lol – Roberts – IMHO he is only good as a mobster like bad guy (like in the Stallone movie “The Specialist”). Definite Bad casting.

I think Dr Who will survive. I think due to the economy its just entered a necessary but unfortunate doldrum period.

My prediction is Smith will survive only 1-2 years unless his acting dramatically improves. Ill leave it to the british fans to suggest a replacement.

In the future Id like to see more of the Doctors Daughter (from Tenants Hand etc) or even more of the actress who played Dr. Riversong (maybe as Romana regenerated and returned from the anti-universe?) Some of the ideas in this thread were also quite good (the guest star as doctor idea in particular)

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:05:31 +0000

Over the last weeks i have been able to overview Matt Smith’s work as the Doctor and i believe that he is a fine Timelord. If anyone really has issues it’s with the head writer Mr. Steven Moffat, his scripts lack fast paced word play and the essence of works before him, not just Russell’s work but those who precessed him. His pomposity which has shown through multiple times on Doctor Who Confidential and the amount of plot lines that reside on Earth still remain a vital flaw. Being a writer for the BBC myself i feel that it is the writer’s job to make the script compelling no matter the actors, genre or programme and feel that Moffat has not kept the feel of Doctor Who.

By: Darrell

Darrell — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:41:46 +0000

I was extremely sceptical of Matt Smith, just as I was when David Tennant took on the role and I absolutely LOVED DT as the Doctor, but honestly and surprisingly, I like Matt even more as the Doctor . He’s fun and quirky and not as serious/emo/condescending/arrogant as DT’s Doctor. He brings more fun to the role, and I find his Doctor very charming. And even though DT’s doctor was fun and quirky at times, it was beginning to get waaay too serious/emotionally manipulative (although that may be part of the writers as well). Of course, I still think DT was great and he is certainly at the top of the list of my favourite Doctors, but I think MS will give him some competition if people give him the chance. Also, he has great chemistry with KG/Amy Pond. So, I’m very impressed (and surprised) with the new Doctor and the new Series.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:49:38 +0000

I love Matt Smith.
At first, i was just willing to give him a chance because I was so in love with Christopher Eccleston that when he left to be replaced by David Tennant, I was determined not to like him (obviously that didn’t happen David you legend)
Anyway, after the first episode I wasn’t sure because it just didn’t feel like Doctor Who anymore, because of the NEW THEME TUNE!! what is that all about?! and because he usually has a companion with him already when he regenerates and they are the constant which keeps the Doctor Who feel… but I think Matt has become the Doctor so well… he is walking in very hard shoes to fill, but doing an incredible job of it, despite the negative feedback from some ¬¬
Keep up the great job, Matt Smith, we love you!!

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Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:40:53 +0000

[...] would replace one of the best Doctors ever to grace the screen. On January 3, 2009 the identity of the new Time Lord was revealed. Matt Smith, a somewhat unknown actor, was tapped to become the eleventh iteration of everyone’s [...]

By: shiro

shiro — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:47:52 +0000

Please kill him off and get another guy. Mat is useless.

By: TheWasp

TheWasp — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:54:48 +0000

OK – I reneged on my decision not to watch 'cos so many people said I was being unfair (and I wanted to see what they did with the Tardis).

So I sat through the whole thing and…. well…. It just doesn't come off, I'm sorry. He's earnest enough (bordering on over-acting) and I'll give him ten out of ten for effort… but it doesn't work. He LOOKS too young.

You know what it looks like? A sixth former doing an end of term play where he is playing Patrick Troughton playing the Doctor. It just doesn't seem real.

When then show all the previous incarnations from Hartnell up to Tennant and then Smith steps through the vision to announce that he is the Doctor, it really showed it up. Moffatt described this as the defining moment and actually he's right…. but not in a good way. It made my heart truly ache for Troughton, Pertwee, Tom Baker, Eccleston….

By: Mungo St James

Mungo St James — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:52:09 +0000

Katherine Tate wasn't as bad as I thought so there is hope for Matt. Not a lot but some.

By: layne

layne — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:16:37 +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!