http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/08/20/doctor-who/14332561/

"He's sort of fiercer than Matt," Capaldi says of predecessor Matt Smith. "But he's not grim; he's actually very funny and passionate. He loves the universe and this job that he has, this freedom to travel through time and space. He's a guy who's passionate about life and art … and he gets impatient with people who don't recognize how fantastic the universe is.” PLUS: Steven Moffat says Capaldi looked “incredibly right” (http://t.co/SdVnEW0FSo) for the role, a beginner’s guide to “Who,” (http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/08/22/doctor_who_a_beginner_s_guide_to_the_bbc_cult_tv_series.html) Moffat seems to preoccupied with the Doctor’s age (http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/tv/redeye-doctor-who-tv-review-peter-capaldi-20140821,0,7659476.story) in the premiere, Capalidi’s gravitas and wry eccentricity (http://variety.com/2014/tv/reviews/tv-review-doctor-who-season-8-1201287046/) make up for his lack of youthfulness, and Capaldi is instantly endearing (http://blogs.denverpost.com/ostrow/2014/08/19/alons-y-doctor/19672/).
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