Yeah. It's the only reason I can come up with because, really, young white guy? Again? When they obviously had a diverse casting pool and an opportunity to do something different? *hands in air*
On the other hand, I'm willing to give the guy a chance. It's not his fault the crew's going with the same old, same old, and he'd have to be an idiot to not pour his all into it. And it seems from his Wikipedia entry that he's got decent (if undiscovered) acting chops, so ... *shrugs* We'll see.
Oh, he'll be fine, I really am just disappointed in the team for going with the same old template. I guess they didn't want to mess with the iconic figure.
On the other hand, casting someone different just because they're different isn't necessarily in the best interests of the show. What we all really want is the best person for the role, whatever he or she looks like on the outside.
Steven Moffat's a guy who knows his Doctors and if he says this Matt Smith has something that makes him his choice for the role, then that's a pretty good recommendation.
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Date: 2009-01-03 06:19 pm (UTC)On the other hand, I'm willing to give the guy a chance. It's not his fault the crew's going with the same old, same old, and he'd have to be an idiot to not pour his all into it. And it seems from his Wikipedia entry that he's got decent (if undiscovered) acting chops, so ... *shrugs* We'll see.
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Date: 2009-01-03 06:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-03 07:31 pm (UTC)Steven Moffat's a guy who knows his Doctors and if he says this Matt Smith has something that makes him his choice for the role, then that's a pretty good recommendation.