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Matt Smith Leaves "Doctor Who"

Posted by timothy on from the later-you-won't-know-you-don't-remember-this dept.

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."

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  1. Often the best man for the job is a woman by auric_dude · · Score: 5, Interesting

    An Alternative History of 11 American Female Doctors http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2013/05/doctor_who_american_female.php & The Other 11 Doctors http://www.scifind.com/features/the-other-11-doctors/

    1. Re:Often the best man for the job is a woman by Nyder · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Is it this this?

      yes it is. I just found this link:

      http://www.eskimo.com/~rkj/doctor.html 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.

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  2. No Shit by Nyder · · Score: 3, 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.

    http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/9985/doctorwho20057x13thenamz.jpg

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  3. No way by Anonymous Coward · · 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.

  4. What I would like from the next series by Chuck+Chunder · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Less SHOUTING. Too often they seem to try and create a sense of excitement through the sole mechanism of having the Doctor get excited and shouty. I don't think it Matt Smith's fault, he does do some of the darker, more ponderous moments very well. I think the situation should be exciting in itself and the Doctor then rising above it.

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  5. A couple of corrections... by Sam+Andreas · · 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 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.

  6. Re:I hope it's John Hurt by archshade · · 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.

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  7. Re:Who's next? by ChunderDownunder · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Nick Frost.

  8. Hugh Laurie by scorp1us · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Admit it, he would make the perfect doctor...

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  9. Re:Who's next? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Patrick Stewart. We need a better accent and the older doctors were better.