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Actor Matt Smith Will Be 11th Doctor Who

Jerry Smith was among a large number of readers letting us know that the 11th Doctor Who has been named. It's Matt Smith, 26, who will be the youngest actor to play the time-traveling Doctor. The head of drama at BBC Wales said this about Smith's audition: "It was abundantly clear that he had that 'Doctor-ness' about him. You are either the Doctor or you are not."

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  1. Re:Matt Smith by click2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, just The Doctor

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  2. Re:Waiting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    At this rate, the 12th Doctor will be sperm.

  3. Re:Hmmm getting close to the 12 regenerations limi by GaryOlson · · Score: 3, Funny

    You have to remember there used to be more Time Lords in the universe. Now with fewer Time Lords, in order for the number of regenerations to remain constant, The Dr must regenerate more often. Otherwise, we could see a localized destabilization with the accumulated regeneration energies normally expended.

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  4. Re:IMDB link by martin-boundary · · Score: 3, Funny

    It looks like he hasn't done much in his career so far,

    Sorry, but you're mixing up your spacetime continuum. Let me fix it:

    It looks like his agent doesn't like to book him a lot of pre-2009 gigs.

  5. Re:Waiting by curmudgeous · · Score: 3, Funny

    Welcome to "Gallifrey 90210"

  6. Re:Waiting by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've already seen these episodes.

    Given the challenges he faced, I thought that Matt did a good job.

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  7. Re:Waiting by ChangelingJane · · Score: 5, Funny

    But he'll be so spunky! Yeah, that's right, I said it.

  8. Re:Waiting by Kam+Solusar · · Score: 4, Funny

    A ball of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff?

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  9. Re:Waiting by h4rm0ny · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't forget that he is a Brit. Different (lower) prettyboy standards.

    By lower, you mean actually allowed to look like a human being you'd want to date, rather than a giant set of ultra-white teeth jammed in a tanned manequinn?

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  10. Re:Waiting by stiller · · Score: 3, Funny

    WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF DOCTORS, PEOPLE.

    However, that would be a good opportunity to reboot the series, so we could finally get rid of those damn 60's props and update the Daleks. *ducks*

  11. I'd like Rowan Atkinson to be the 13th Doctor... by master_p · · Score: 3, Funny

    Imagine a doctor as cunning and stupid as the Black Adder...a major TV hit!