"Doctor Who" Announcement Imminent
by Clark Collis
Aug 1, 2013


BBC America announced Thursday that the new "Doctor Who" will be revealed Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on BBC America during a live special.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/08/01/doctor-who-matt-smith-announcement/

i'd rather be surprised in the first episode than a live special, but I can understand why they are doing this.

"Doctor Who" Casts "Torchwood" Vet Peter Capaldi as New Time Lord — Yay or Nay?
by Vlada Gelman
8/4/13


The Doctor has officially regenerated.

"Doctor Who" has tapped 55-year-old Scottish actor Peter Capaldi (Torchwood, World War Z) to play the Twelfth Doctor after departing star Matt Smith makes his final appearance as Eleven in this December’s Christmas special.

The hilghly-anticipated casting was announced during a live special that aired on BBC America and BBC One on Sunday.





“It’s so wonderful not to keep this secret any longer,” said Capaldi, who counts himself as a “lifelong” "Doctor Who" fan and even wrote a letter about the show to the Radio Times as a teenager.

“For a while, I couldn’t tell my daughter… She was getting upset that nobody mentioned me [as a candidate].”





Capaldi went on to attribute the success of the long-running series to the fact that “every single viewer…took it into their heart. It belongs to all of us. Everyone made Doctor Who.”

“It’s an incendiary combination: one of the most talented actors of his generation is about to play the best part on television,” executive producer Steven Moffat said in a statement.





Smith, meanwhile, ushered in the new Time Lord with a videotaped message:

“I just want to wish my successor all the best and say good luck and good on you for getting it. I know he’s a huge fan of the show and a really nice guy. The casting of it made me really excited it. I think it’s a really canny choice. Good luck, man. It’s going to be a thrill.”





Capaldi previously guested on "Doctor Who" in 2008 as the marble merchant Caecilius in the Season 4 episode 'The Fires of Pompeii'.

Cast member Karen Gillan tweeted, “CAPALDI! Superb choice. Swear I've seen him in Pompeii...”

http://tvline.com/2013/08/04/peter-capaldi-doctor-who-cast-twelfth-doctor/

Great choice. I'm happy to see an older actor in the role. No way they could keep a lid on this for long so BBC did the right thing. Bookies had stopped taking bets so it was going to get out. Good job all round.

I have to say, I was on the edge of my seat yesterday waiting for the announcement. I still thought they would surprise us with another young unknown but they didn't. I'm also glad they went with an older actor. I haven't been a fan of the romance they've tried to force between The Doctor and his companions since the show started back up, hopefully this casting will make them ease up on it.

I wish Peter Capaldi the best. I'm looking forward to see his "take" on the character. I actually like that they cast an old guy as the next doctor.

I'm over the moon

I am not familiar with Peter Capaldi - I watched the Live special but I just didn't recognize him; I watched Torchwood and can't place him and I don't remember him from The Fires of Pompeii episode - he seems like he could be a good Doctor though.

http://whatculture.com/tv/doctor-who-12-reasons-to-love-the-twelfth-doctor.php

He's only been with us five minutes but already we are smitten.

http://whatculture.com/tv/doctor-who-9-reasons-peter-capaldi-could-be-the-best-doctor-ever.php

The Twelfth Doctor will go down in history.