I'm Kinda Excited About Doctor Who Again

While I was intrigued as the next casual viewer about the appointment of the new Doctor I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I saw the rumours but never thought they'd be an actual chance Peter Capaldi would be the Doctor. The more I think about it, the more I think they could not have given the role to a more perfect actor.

"...And I am the new Doctor."

So his most famous role is Malcolm Tucker, but it's two other shows that I remember him mostly from. Vicar of Dibley is the first. Poor Geraldine, thinking she found a husband but instead ends up marrying him off to a woman with a name she can't spell. Love it. The other role is in Skins as Sid's dad. He was one of the more memorable additions to the cast in the first series.

This role will however pretty much banish him being Malcolm Tucker forever, it gives him a chance to do something else with his career while alienating exactly nobody.

I thought David Tennant was a fantastic Doctor, funny and endearing, he was someone who could do serious and comedy in a flick of switch. Personally, I never really got on with Matt Smith. He was just too similar to Tennant for my liking. Tennant also had the better stories (Blink and The Sound of Drums to name but two) which helped him.

There's just something about this hiring, it's perfect. I can't think of anything that's wrong with it. Steven Moffat has somehow managed to hire someone who you'd think was unattainable and in doing so he will definitely get some of the Whovians back on board, along with some new fans.

We've also had the inevitable fan made mash up video...

         

Which to be honest, looks amazing.

Bring on the regeneration.