The Eleventh Doctor (Spoilers Within)

Right, let's all cross our fingers and hope for the best! (Get the reference and have a cookie!)

*deep breath*

I've not delved deep into the mass of Doctor Who stuff going on, but I am going to comment about my thoughts...

I have spent the entire time since I heard about the announcement (which seemed to be pretty early, it's not often I can get info before drunken_hedghog  !) in a state of moderate terror. I knew it shouldn't be a woman, but dammit I was scared! I had my own personal shortlist, and my list of people I wouldn't disagree with, but I was just so scared it would be some dodgy soap opera "actor" that I was literally as focussed as I was during an F1 race.

Let me explain this Doctor Who stuff, since I've never really put this out there on LJ before:

When RTD brought back Dr Who, I was thrilled. Eccleston was clearly a great choice, but he was never my favourite. He clearly didn't really enjoy being the Doctor - there's an indescribable feeling you get when an actor loves the role that is absent when they don't - and I didn't feel that from him. Some did, but I didn't. To me, while watching him, Tom Baker was still my favourite: I loved the eccentricity and fun he brought, as well as the glimmers of phenomenal intelligence. Ecclestone was different, and while still good, I always failed to connect.

Now, Tennant, I connected with. He was fun, quirky, slightly mad and a genius. He became my favourite, and I think always will be, followed by Baker and then Pertwee comes third. My Doctor is Tennant - he's my mom's too, and she's watched every single episode ever, since the first aired when she was 11. I guess that makes me feel slightly less bad for saying it.

Onto the Thoughts: I didn't agree with all of them, but I could envision them all, except possibly Ejiofor - I think he's a far better villain (if you need evidence, go watch Serenity). I personally thought that out of that list it was between Joseph and Nesbitt, and that was fine. But I had a list that had popped into mine (and a few mates') brains over the months. One of my best mates desperately wanted John Hannah, whereas I thought that a curveball could be thrown with Max Beesley. Others came up, but we decided on those two as our personal picks.

Now, onto the choice of Eleven:

I seem to be one of the few people who has seen Matt Smith act. I saw Party Animals and loved it, for no reason I can fathom. I like him. I actually yelped and clapped when he appeared on the BBC announcement. I leave my opinion of him as the Doctor open until I see him. And that is all I can say on the matter, because that's all I can see to say - correct me if I'm wrong, please! Seriously. And don't forget who's head writer - Steven Moffat - the man behind Coupling AND Jekyll, for God's sake!

Because let's face it people, I recall wank just like this when Tennant was announced. And I personally raged when Billie Piper was announced, and now I miss her: ditto Catherine Tate. I'm gonna kick back, relax, and enjoy my last year EVER with David as Ten. I will cry when he leaves, but right now I have to focus on the now of Who, and that's Ten.