Just to say...

[jadesfire]

...I have seen the Doctor Who casting news, despite my current internet patchiness (writing lists then shopping for them takes a loooong time ;)) Since some of you may be/wish to remain unspoiled, I've chosen a neutral icon and will keep all reactions under a cut. I only have a few so far anyway.



My first thought? I'm going to be older than Doctor Who. This is a weird, weird thought. I'm disappointed that Paterson Joseph lost out, and hope that Matt Smith can make himself sufficiently different from Tennant to really be Eleven. He'll get the same chance as Ten as far as I'm concerned, and while I doubt I'll love him as much as I still love Nine, he might grow on me yet.

He will still be younger than me though! This remains weird.

Comments

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

He will still be younger than me though! This remains weird.

But that's because you're so very, very young!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* I'm only a year older than him, but it's the first time I've been in this position so it's *weird* still ;) More than prepared to give him a chance, though. I'm fairly easy going, so as long as the writing's good, I'll probably like him.

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

*nod* I'm not sure about him, not having seen him act or even heard of him, but I figure I'll give him a chance. Same as all the other Doctors/Companions.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. Much will depend on the nature of the performance. We shall see what we shall see!

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

No major reaction thus far. It's so much how young the actor is, but how young he actually looks. A lot will also have to do with who they cast as a companion, and how much residual Rose-moping we might have to contend with.

My #1 concern with any Doctor at this point is Jack-related. I won't be able to form a solid opinion until there's Jack/New!Doc interaction.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Because of the way I write Jack, my Jack's Doctor is always Nine, which I think gives me an odd view on Jack/Doctor interactions and I tend not to worry about that too much. The Doctor changes but Jack stays the same - as long as the Torchwood serial is half-decent (*closes eyes and clicks heels together*) I'll be happy.

It's going to be interesting to see what happens...

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Isn't the age just weird? I feel like a failure, first Ianto, now the Doctor! ^^

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* I'm a few months younger than GDL so being older than the Doctor is weird! We'll get used to it, I'm sure ;)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I don't mind being younger than the Doctor, it was bound to happen eventually, but did they have to make him THAT young?

I have no idea who Matt Smith is. I've never seen him act, but his age could create stumbling blocks if he were to have to be in a scene with Sarah Jane or Jack, both of whom he should (as the Doctor) act a certain way towards, but it would take quite a bit of skill and fortitude on Eleven's part to be able to put on the right reaction... if that makes sense.

I'm sure he'll grown on me. AS much as Ten did anyway, but I do wonder if the bbc made the change that much harder to accept by who they chose

[acciochocolate.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure that we will ever see any DW crossover with SJA or TW again. In fact, with RTD leaving Who, the future of the other two shows could be in some jeopardy. I still don't know if RTD will no longer have anything to do with either of them once he leaves DW.

And I was getting the impression with JE that RTD was trying to tie up all the loose ends, so as to leave a clean playing field for Moffat. (Not original with me, but lots of folks seem to take this as a given.)

Yeah, I can't quite see 11 acting the way 10 did in SR towards SJS. :(

[aeshna_uk]

Heh, I'm finding all the "but he's younger than me!!!" reactions rather amusing - I got that out of the way with DT (if only by a year). :) I think he could be good - by all accounts he was the casting stand-out and we have to trust the professionals on this - and as I never really took to Ten, I'm looking forward to seeing him in action.

Not too fussed about any Eleven/Jack interactions (I find DW!Jack rather painful to watch these days as I much prefer him as the stronger, darker character he is in TW) but am really looking forward to any interactions with Sarah-Jane! That could be rather hilarious.... :)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. It'll wear off, but it's new territory for many of us! I'm absolutely waiting to see what happens and I rarely worry in that sense - if I don't like him, I won't watch! I shall also be batonning down the hatches for a while, though, as I understand there are some flame-worthy reactions already *sigh*

*snort* I really, really hope we get the chance to see Sarah Jane meet him. There's definite comedy potential there :D

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

I'm dreading the day when the actor chosen to play the Doctor is young enough to legally be my child! If I was 2 years older I'd be there already!

I think I'm going to quite like him.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*giggle* I hope to like him, but as with every other character, I shall wait and see...

[taffimai.livejournal.com]

That was my reaction too! The Doctor should not make me feel old.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* There's a lot of us going "Wait, what???" I'm sure we'll get over it, but it's weird for the moment!

[acciochocolate.livejournal.com]

I can't really wrap my head around the fact that the new guy is so young. But, I'll give him a chance, for all my ranting about the age and the looks.

Your neutral icon is so beautiful, btw. And your header reminds me of the library in Silver on the Tree, the last book in the wonderful the Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper, the great fantasy author. (Btw, ignore that Dark is Rising movie, even if CE was in it.)

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

And your tree makes me think of The Tree! I love that series. And according to my big sis, CE was the best thing about the film (which I haven't seen).

I learnt an awful lot about Welsh pronunciation from those books and I can still say "Y maent yr mynyddoedd yn canu,
ac y mae’r arglwyddes yn dod" with an apparently half decent Welsh accent. With me coming from Liverpool and being part Welsh I suppose that isn't exactly surprising.

I am now passing my love of those books onto my niece and nephews...

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

*laughs* The main reaction on my flist I've been seeing is "the Doctor's younger than me!" Which is true for me, too...I'm a little "ehh..." that he looks so much like Tennant, the BBC's not taking any risks.

Eh...we'll see!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. We'll get over it, but they've made such a big deal of his age that it's hard not to have a panic moment ;)

The similarity is my fear as well. As much as Ecclestone remains the Doctor of my heart (well, after Peter Davison), I grew to like Tennant and hope to do the same again. But for that, I need him to be his own person, not just a copy. Should be interesting...

[theninth.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be older than Doctor Who. This is a weird, weird thought. I'm disappointed that Paterson Joseph lost out,

Yes, and yes.

Oh, well. Time to start the campaign for Paterson Joseph for 12! :D

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* There's always the possibility that he didn't want it... I'll just have to buy the Neverwhere DVD instead. Haven't seen it in years and at least all the hype has been good for sparking my interest again!

It's at times like these that I appreciate the sanity of my flist - while other parts of the internet are melting down, most of us are just going 'huh, he's young but we'll see what he can do' He'll get the same chance as Piper, Tennant, Agyeman and Tate did as far as I'm concerned!

[azure-chaos.livejournal.com]

I accidentally spoiled myself when we ended up trying to remember the previous doctors this afternoon (we got 8 out 10 which wasn't bad considering we're not die-hards) so I came back to comment on your post after just watching the programme from saturday on iplayer. Chris Eccleston never really sat right for me as the doctor, I think I'm in a bit of a minority in that. It was definitely David Tennant that brought me back into it - I used to watch when I was young but wouldn't consider myself a fan.

I must say, I'm very unsure about their choice. I'd hoped they'd go for a complete departure, either a blond, a black guy or even a woman (with a studly male side-kick). I'm actually younger than Matt Smith (who I'd not heard of) and the age makes me 'hmm' but then it's not your age but what you do with it (look at the youthfulness of some of the older doctors in the way they portray him). The thing that bothers me the most is his hair *grins* i know...ridiculous of me to say, but i just think it looks so forced and wrong, i hope that the styling he gives himself for the doctor will be better.

when it comes down to it, it all depends on how he approaches the character. he has tough shoes to fill and how he plays it will dictate the public response.

now...are we gonna start the speculation about companions? lol.

ETA: Oh...as for Sarah Jane Smith; I can totally see her mothering him. In fact he could be Luke's big brother lol

nate

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. I haven't seen the Christmas special or the Confidential yet, so haven't seen him in action. Hopefully he'll get a haircut before he starts filming ;)

His age genuinely doesn't bother me (despite the post ;)) as I think it's all about the performance. My worry is that he's going to be another Tennant, and won't be able to be *himself*. But we'll give him a chance and see what happens.

*g* Yes, Sarah could have a good shot at mothering him. As for other companions, I'm really not thinking about it right now. Jack will be Jack, as he always is, but the one that could be interesting is Martha.

All this speculation and we've still got a year before we see him!

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

He will still be younger than me though! This remains weird.

But that's because you're so very, very young!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* I'm only a year older than him, but it's the first time I've been in this position so it's *weird* still ;) More than prepared to give him a chance, though. I'm fairly easy going, so as long as the writing's good, I'll probably like him.

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

*nod* I'm not sure about him, not having seen him act or even heard of him, but I figure I'll give him a chance. Same as all the other Doctors/Companions.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. Much will depend on the nature of the performance. We shall see what we shall see!

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

No major reaction thus far. It's so much how young the actor is, but how young he actually looks. A lot will also have to do with who they cast as a companion, and how much residual Rose-moping we might have to contend with.

My #1 concern with any Doctor at this point is Jack-related. I won't be able to form a solid opinion until there's Jack/New!Doc interaction.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Because of the way I write Jack, my Jack's Doctor is always Nine, which I think gives me an odd view on Jack/Doctor interactions and I tend not to worry about that too much. The Doctor changes but Jack stays the same - as long as the Torchwood serial is half-decent (*closes eyes and clicks heels together*) I'll be happy.

It's going to be interesting to see what happens...

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Isn't the age just weird? I feel like a failure, first Ianto, now the Doctor! ^^

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* I'm a few months younger than GDL so being older than the Doctor is weird! We'll get used to it, I'm sure ;)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I don't mind being younger than the Doctor, it was bound to happen eventually, but did they have to make him THAT young?

I have no idea who Matt Smith is. I've never seen him act, but his age could create stumbling blocks if he were to have to be in a scene with Sarah Jane or Jack, both of whom he should (as the Doctor) act a certain way towards, but it would take quite a bit of skill and fortitude on Eleven's part to be able to put on the right reaction... if that makes sense.

I'm sure he'll grown on me. AS much as Ten did anyway, but I do wonder if the bbc made the change that much harder to accept by who they chose

[acciochocolate.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure that we will ever see any DW crossover with SJA or TW again. In fact, with RTD leaving Who, the future of the other two shows could be in some jeopardy. I still don't know if RTD will no longer have anything to do with either of them once he leaves DW.

And I was getting the impression with JE that RTD was trying to tie up all the loose ends, so as to leave a clean playing field for Moffat. (Not original with me, but lots of folks seem to take this as a given.)

Yeah, I can't quite see 11 acting the way 10 did in SR towards SJS. :(

[aeshna_uk]

Heh, I'm finding all the "but he's younger than me!!!" reactions rather amusing - I got that out of the way with DT (if only by a year). :) I think he could be good - by all accounts he was the casting stand-out and we have to trust the professionals on this - and as I never really took to Ten, I'm looking forward to seeing him in action.

Not too fussed about any Eleven/Jack interactions (I find DW!Jack rather painful to watch these days as I much prefer him as the stronger, darker character he is in TW) but am really looking forward to any interactions with Sarah-Jane! That could be rather hilarious.... :)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. It'll wear off, but it's new territory for many of us! I'm absolutely waiting to see what happens and I rarely worry in that sense - if I don't like him, I won't watch! I shall also be batonning down the hatches for a while, though, as I understand there are some flame-worthy reactions already *sigh*

*snort* I really, really hope we get the chance to see Sarah Jane meet him. There's definite comedy potential there :D

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

I'm dreading the day when the actor chosen to play the Doctor is young enough to legally be my child! If I was 2 years older I'd be there already!

I think I'm going to quite like him.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*giggle* I hope to like him, but as with every other character, I shall wait and see...

[taffimai.livejournal.com]

That was my reaction too! The Doctor should not make me feel old.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* There's a lot of us going "Wait, what???" I'm sure we'll get over it, but it's weird for the moment!

[acciochocolate.livejournal.com]

I can't really wrap my head around the fact that the new guy is so young. But, I'll give him a chance, for all my ranting about the age and the looks.

Your neutral icon is so beautiful, btw. And your header reminds me of the library in Silver on the Tree, the last book in the wonderful the Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper, the great fantasy author. (Btw, ignore that Dark is Rising movie, even if CE was in it.)

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

And your tree makes me think of The Tree! I love that series. And according to my big sis, CE was the best thing about the film (which I haven't seen).

I learnt an awful lot about Welsh pronunciation from those books and I can still say "Y maent yr mynyddoedd yn canu,
ac y mae’r arglwyddes yn dod" with an apparently half decent Welsh accent. With me coming from Liverpool and being part Welsh I suppose that isn't exactly surprising.

I am now passing my love of those books onto my niece and nephews...

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

*laughs* The main reaction on my flist I've been seeing is "the Doctor's younger than me!" Which is true for me, too...I'm a little "ehh..." that he looks so much like Tennant, the BBC's not taking any risks.

Eh...we'll see!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. We'll get over it, but they've made such a big deal of his age that it's hard not to have a panic moment ;)

The similarity is my fear as well. As much as Ecclestone remains the Doctor of my heart (well, after Peter Davison), I grew to like Tennant and hope to do the same again. But for that, I need him to be his own person, not just a copy. Should be interesting...

[theninth.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be older than Doctor Who. This is a weird, weird thought. I'm disappointed that Paterson Joseph lost out,

Yes, and yes.

Oh, well. Time to start the campaign for Paterson Joseph for 12! :D

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* There's always the possibility that he didn't want it... I'll just have to buy the Neverwhere DVD instead. Haven't seen it in years and at least all the hype has been good for sparking my interest again!

It's at times like these that I appreciate the sanity of my flist - while other parts of the internet are melting down, most of us are just going 'huh, he's young but we'll see what he can do' He'll get the same chance as Piper, Tennant, Agyeman and Tate did as far as I'm concerned!

[azure-chaos.livejournal.com]

I accidentally spoiled myself when we ended up trying to remember the previous doctors this afternoon (we got 8 out 10 which wasn't bad considering we're not die-hards) so I came back to comment on your post after just watching the programme from saturday on iplayer. Chris Eccleston never really sat right for me as the doctor, I think I'm in a bit of a minority in that. It was definitely David Tennant that brought me back into it - I used to watch when I was young but wouldn't consider myself a fan.

I must say, I'm very unsure about their choice. I'd hoped they'd go for a complete departure, either a blond, a black guy or even a woman (with a studly male side-kick). I'm actually younger than Matt Smith (who I'd not heard of) and the age makes me 'hmm' but then it's not your age but what you do with it (look at the youthfulness of some of the older doctors in the way they portray him). The thing that bothers me the most is his hair *grins* i know...ridiculous of me to say, but i just think it looks so forced and wrong, i hope that the styling he gives himself for the doctor will be better.

when it comes down to it, it all depends on how he approaches the character. he has tough shoes to fill and how he plays it will dictate the public response.

now...are we gonna start the speculation about companions? lol.

ETA: Oh...as for Sarah Jane Smith; I can totally see her mothering him. In fact he could be Luke's big brother lol

nate

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. I haven't seen the Christmas special or the Confidential yet, so haven't seen him in action. Hopefully he'll get a haircut before he starts filming ;)

His age genuinely doesn't bother me (despite the post ;)) as I think it's all about the performance. My worry is that he's going to be another Tennant, and won't be able to be *himself*. But we'll give him a chance and see what happens.

*g* Yes, Sarah could have a good shot at mothering him. As for other companions, I'm really not thinking about it right now. Jack will be Jack, as he always is, but the one that could be interesting is Martha.

All this speculation and we've still got a year before we see him!