Kali Hears a Who

[fictional]

Eleven is starting to grow on me, and not even like a fungus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJpB9QhejnU

I will always miss DT. But. I think Matt Smith's going to be... not fan-tas-tic, or brilliant... but... perhaps *waves fingers about in vaguely alien & excited fashion* excellent. Well, watch it. You'll see.

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[rm.livejournal.com]

It's really going to depend on the writing and the direction. There's something slower, more disconnected about him than DT. If I were directing him, just from that interview, I see a real capacity for sorrow (as opposed to emo self-torture like we've have from the last two Doctors). There's a lot, I think, to do with him and just quiet/stillness, although yes, we'll be able to see the evolution from Ten to Eleven with ease -- so much so, I wonder if it doesn't need to be a plot point. It's hard for me to imagine the Doctor fighting a regeneration, and yet, that's the plot I want to write with what we know so far.

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

I like the waving-fingers-about thing. My autistic nephew and I do that a lot.

He's got potential. XD

[natalief.livejournal.com]

Although Ten has grown on me (and I love David Tennant in almost everything he does including Cassanova and Eddings), Four (Tom Baker) and Nine (Chris Eccleston) are still my favourite Doctors. I grew up with the later Three episodes (Jon Pertwee) and all of Four and did not like (and so did not watch) any of the Doctors after that until Eight (the one episode/film only Doctor, Paul McGann). I only realised tonight just how much Chris Eccleston was channelling Tom Baker's Doctor in his rendition The Doctor - I am wondering if Tom was Chris' Doctor as well...

P.S. I just love the way Matt Smith wiggles his fingers when he talks - I hope that his Doctor # Eleven does so as well - I can just picture him doing that as he says "Timey Wimey"!

P.P.S. You might find this interesting… (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1104727/Doctor-Who-Unknown-actor-Matt-Smith-26-announced-David-Tennants-replacement.html)

[(Anonymous)]

He reminds me of Sir Patrick Moore (the astronomer), and don't ask me why as I am sure no one else will get that vibe. Maybe because he has that whole frightfully posh eccentric thing going on.
Whatever he looks like now (haircut, clothes etc) really has nothing to do with what we're going to see in a YEAR. And apart from DT none of the previous Doctors have been lookers. Still I think if he does get to meet Capt Jack there may be a bit of the JJ's in the Torchwood camp.
Enough said. I have plenty else to keep myself busy in 2009!

[troygirl68.livejournal.com]

sorry! that was me!

[electro-club.livejournal.com]

That interview made just a little bit more excited about the choice, but I'm not completely comfortable with it yet. I looked at him the first ten times and saw a Buffy character. Really didn't seem like what I'd expect of the Doctor. From all the names I had seen speculated before, none were actors younger than Tennant, and I guess I was half expecting him to be older. I only started to watch Doctor Who with Ecclestone, and then Tennant seemed even younger and colorful and all that, and I really wanted to see a Doctor more like the older ones (I was sooooo hoping David Morrissey would be it!). So couldn't avoid disappointment when I saw Smith. But that interview made me have second thoughts. I mean, I've never doubted he'd make a good Doctor because, well, I suppose they could've chosen almost anyone for the part. If they went for him, they had a good reason.

I'm not comfortable looking at him yet, but now I'm reeeeally eager - and excited - to see how it'll go.

And, yes, Jack will have big anime sparkling eyes when he sees that Doctor. Although I think it would be interesting if that appearance caused some sort of reverse reaction on Jack - it's almost (almost?) too wrong to be the Doctor. But it's Jack, that'll never happened. He'd be jumping and drooling over the Doctor even if he regenerated into Chewbacca.