# And the 11th Doctor is... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602 "2009-01-02T16:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/61 "2009-01-03T18:54:08Z")
Wow, he’s ugly as hell. Sure hope he can act. ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/62 "2009-01-03T18:54:15Z")
I’m willing to reserve judgment until we see him play the role, but for crap’s sake someone cut that guy’s hair. This bed-head look has got to go, it just looks ridiculous! I will miss David though, hopefully he can go on to do something fun. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/63 "2009-01-03T18:59:03Z")
He looks Doctor-ish in [this](http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/andy_r104/mattSmith.jpg) photo someone on Outpost Gallifrey has dug up. Hi **NailBunny** , welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/64 "2009-01-03T19:07:04Z")
Don’t mind his age, don’t mind his interesting face or emo hair. My only complaint is his voice, cos he sounds like Jamie bloody Oliver. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/65 "2009-01-03T19:09:53Z")
We need to recruit Christoper Eccleston to tell this guy how GREAT it is to only be the Doctor for one year. ---
**Author:** ![Dublin11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dublin11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dublin11)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/66 "2009-01-03T19:54:51Z")
I can safely say I have never laid eyes on this actor in anything at all, so I have no idea what sort of a job he’ll do. But I am cautiously optimistic. Bring it on, Dr New Who. And also - is it just me or is he the most ancient looking 26 year old the world has ever seen? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/67 "2009-01-03T20:24:47Z")
> [@NailBunny](#): > > Tennant is the perfect age This amuses me - Tennant was the same as when he started as Peter Davidson was when he quit - 34. Davidson was 30 when he started. The approximate ages of each Doctor during their tenure, (there’s several variables not accounted for - actual production dates vs birthdays, primarily): 1/Hartnell - 55-58. 2/Troughton - 46-49. 3/Pertwee - 51-55. 4/Tom Baker - 40-47. 5/Davidson - 30-34. 6/Colin Baker - 41-44. 7/McCoy - 44-54 (though there were several years of no Who in there, he did appear in the movie). 8/ McGann - 37 (no appearances outside the movie). 9/Eccleston - 41. 10/Tennant - 34-38. 11/Smith - 27-?. Does he really look that young when put against Davidson and Tennant? Or even McGann, the Bakers, and Eccleston, for that matter? And does the age drop (11 years) really look that extreme up against Hartnell-Troughton (12 years), Pertwee-T Baker (15 years), T Baker-Davidson (17 years), or McCoy-McGann (17 years)? He’s going to be the first Doctor who’s younger than me, but given how close I am in age to Tennant (6 years younger), that was bound to happen this regeneration or the next, unless one of them put Tom Baker’s tenure to shame, so I really can’t get bothered by that. As to looks, I think he looks a little on the older side, given his age, IMO - he reminds me of Michael York, circa 1976, who I thought looked a bit old to be playing Logan in Logan’s Run (and, checking his Wikipedia article, he was 34 at the time, so I was right - hah!). ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/68 "2009-01-03T20:28:31Z")
> [@Dublin11](#): > > And also - is it just me or is he the most ancient looking 26 year old the world has ever seen? Hah, given I was researching the ages of the different actors, it took me half an hour to compose my post - needless to say, I agree…kid looks old for his age. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/69 "2009-01-03T22:15:26Z")
Woah, here’s the first google result for “Matt Smith”… I would totally love [this guy](http://www.kennicottguides.com/images/Matt_Smith.jpg)as The Doctor. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/70 "2009-01-03T22:24:31Z")
I just watched a clip of this guy doing something (a link on a me-fi discussion) and he reminded me of a cross between Tennant and Davison. I think he might be just fine, so let’s hold off on the hatin’. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/71 "2009-01-03T22:51:59Z")
Not going to cast judgement until I see him in action. I’d never heard of David Tennant before his casting, and that turned out well. But it is a bit out of left field, and I’m not sure what to think. I was kind of looking forward to Paterson Joseph. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/72 "2009-01-03T23:18:10Z")
> [@Darth\_Nader](#): > > Woah, here’s the first google result for “Matt Smith”… > > I would totally love [this guy](http://www.kennicottguides.com/images/Matt_Smith.jpg)as The Doctor. 403 forbidden ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/73 "2009-01-03T23:29:15Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > 403 forbidden [http://www.kennicottguides.com/images/Matt\_Smith.jpg](http://www.kennicottguides.com/images/Matt_Smith.jpg) Really? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/74 "2009-01-03T23:34:45Z")
> [@Darth\_Nader](#): > > [http://www.kennicottguides.com/images/Matt\_Smith.jpg](http://www.kennicottguides.com/images/Matt_Smith.jpg) > > Really? > [@](#): > > You don’t have permission to access /images/Matt\_Smith.jpg on this server. > You may need to create an index.html page or enable the directory browsing by creating an .htaccess file containing “Options +Indexes”. Yup, really. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/75 "2009-01-03T23:36:44Z")
> [@Darth\_Nader](#): > > [http://www.kennicottguides.com/images/Matt\_Smith.jpg](http://www.kennicottguides.com/images/Matt_Smith.jpg) > > Really? Yep, for me, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/76 "2009-01-03T23:51:51Z")
Huh. Just downloaded it again. PM me with where to send the jpeg, folks. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/77 "2009-01-04T00:13:57Z")
I remember the complaints when it was revealed that Tennant was to replace Eccleston. “He’s too young!” “Just a pretty boy.” “Do they want to appeal to the tweeners!?” It turns out Tennant had acting chops to make him the bestest Doctor evah for many people, and a close second for those who grew up with [insert name here]. I have trust in Moffat and considering this: [QUOTE=Moffat] The Doctor is a very special part, and it takes a very special actor to play him. You need to be old and young at the same time, a boffin and an action hero, a cheeky schoolboy and the wise old man of the universe. As soon as Matt walked through the door, and blew us away with a bold and brand new take on the Time Lord, we knew we had our man. [/QUOTE] I’m not too concerned. [Link.](http://www.gallifreyone.com/news.php#newsitemEkFEppVVuuScfpXBor) ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/78 "2009-01-04T00:24:32Z")
Copy the link and paste it into the browser bar. ETA: Woah, had that page open longer than I thought. That was re Darth Nader’s link, obviously. EATA: Woah, he _does_ have a neck! ---
**Author:** ![chocolatefrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@chocolatefrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chocolatefrog)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/79 "2009-01-04T01:54:53Z")
He’s…interesting looking, to put it gently. His hair squicks me out though, it’s greasy and weirdly cut. Makes me want to grab a bottle of shampoo and a pair of shears. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Jenkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Brown\_Jenkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Jenkin)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602/80 "2009-01-04T03:28:07Z")
He was one year old when Tom Baker left the show. At this rate, it won’t be long before we get a Doctor who declares in a Children in Need special that bloody Eccles was “\*MY \*doctor”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-11th-doctor-is/479602.md?page=5)