It's like you asked that question actually knowing what it is that you wrote..

I see this thread is going into hibernation for a good half a year or so. I think I shall too.

 

Smith is quitting the show.

I personally was never a fan of him, or his bumbling buffoon doctor. So I call this welcome news. If only he could take Moffat with him.

 

I am okay with this. Introducing new Doctors is always a good thing.

 

That'd be okay if they brought Tennant back.

 

Goddamn it. Smith was a really good Doctor, he should get more time than this.

 

On one hand I will really miss him since he's been the best Doctor I've seen so far and the actor I associate the Doctor with, on the other hand seeing a new Doctor is always good and the bar has been set really high, so heres to happen the next guy delivers

 

I vote for Idris Elba.

 

While I really liked Smith's Doctor, I didn't quite like Moffat's, and, even though Smith is my favourite doctor, I hope that the next Doctor would be played by someone who suits Moffat's writing more, because I feel that the reason most of the recent episodes sucked was because Moffat couldn't see enough of Smiths potential to write him in a more suitable way.

 

Very disappointed; I once saw a comment saying that if you didn't know who Tom Baker was, then you should just close your eyes and think of Doctor Who. The image you had would probably be of Tom Baker. Well for me, that's true of Smith. He hasn't been perfect, but more than any other I've seen - admittedly mostly post-revival - he has defined the Doctor for me. I'll be sad to see him go.

Still, always interested to see who will be coming next. In my head, when I have pictured the 12th, I've been fond of Julian Rhind Tutt, although that's admittedly largely because he's ginger. I wouldn't mind seeing someone a little older though.

 

I got your next Doctor right here:



If this happened, I'd take it as a sign that the heavens are kind and all will be well with the world.

Going to miss Smith, though. He eclipsed Tennant for me, which at the time of 10's regeneration I didn't think was possible. I hated and feared the change, and wanted Tennant to stay. I got over that swiftly in Smith's first episode. He did a fantastic job, and will be a hard act to follow for so many reasons.

 

I'm gonna take a wild gamble and guess a woman.

 

Eh, from what I've read of Moffats interviews, he seems to feel the oppoesite, that Matt really does work really well with his material, which I agree with because event though some episodes were a bit meh, it was always Matt who made them better for me.

Do you have an example of how the two don't work together?

 

Well, Moffat has said it is possible. Especially if people talk about it.

Also

I've got your older right here:
Helen Mirren has specifically said she would love the part and I think she'd be amazing.

I think Emma Watson would be a very interesting choice also, but probably too high profile and expensive in any case.

 

Helen Mirren as the Doctor and Emma Watson as the companion?

 

Smith is an amazing actor, and there were many scenes where he portrayed the Doctor brilliantly (the scenes where he seemed darker and wonderful), but Moffat didn't exploit that enough and often made the Doctor seem bipolar or schizophrenic in the see-saw between silly toddler and powerful timelord.

I like the timelord more than the toddler. I thought that the toddler phase was just to show that some of Ten was left over in Eleven and that it would be slowly faded out, especially after the Ponds left. But Moffat didn't do that, and I'm more than slightly resentful

Just my opinion, but, basically, I like Smith's Doctor; I dislike Moffat's.

 

Good place to say goodbye I think. Smith's routine is getting awfully tired and Moffat's unbearable over-arching plot is in desperate need of resolution.

 

I'd definitely like a less kinetic actor. That would be one good thing about Helen Mirren. But I doubt that it will happen. This trend of handsome,spastic Doctors and their pretty assistants seems like something that a network exec would be pretty happy with. And kids as well to be honest.

Also, isn't the schedule for shooting very tight and heavy? Can Mirren ,or any old person for that matter, handle it?

 

Damian Lewis is rumoured to be considered as the next Doctor. Only ever seen him in the Alex Rider film but I know he's in Homeland and has got a lot of credit for his role in it.

 

I saw him in Life and he wasn't bad either. He'd do just fine I suppose, he is pretty handsome. But of course, he has the Emmy award-winning Homeland so I doubt he'll be free.