So, the 11th Doctor...

Matt Smith thread now here

I think my reaction is just generally being underwhelmed. I've seen him in a couple of things and while he's not a bad actor, he just didn't seem to have that spark that marked him as out as someone to watch. Not just the 'would make a good Doctor' vibe, but the whole 'going to be a big star' feeling.

Mind you, I'd likely have said the same about anyone who appeared in Party Animals after watching that, and Andrea Riseborough and Raquel Cassidy have been outstanding in stuff I've seen them in.

Maybe it's just lingering disappointment at not getting Joseph or Ejiofor, and I'll obviously give him a chance, but I just don't see him as the Doctor in the way the announcements of Eccleston and Tennant made me think 'yes, they've got it right.'

Or perhaps I'm just getting old and can't accept the idea of a Doctor who wasn't even born when Tom Baker was the Doctor. Actually, just looking, he was born after Davison's first season...