that BBC announcement today

[dbskyler]

Honestly, I am not that excited about learning who will be playing the Twelfth Doctor. This is because most likely, I will have never heard of the actor. All of those casting rumors? I have read them, and I have no idea who any of these people are. They are all just a list of names. Okay, I do remember Peter Capaldi from Fires of Pompeii, but that's it, and I have no particular feelings about him other than "Sure, he seems like a good actor."

But everyone is talking about this special, so what the hell, I have set up my VCR to record it (since I can't watch it live). I fully expect to come home, watch a bunch of people ramble on about the role of the Doctor, then see this person I don't know anything about announced as the next Doctor and go "Okay, then."

It's possible that I will get spoiled for the name of the new actor before I get to watch the special, except that it's very unlikely that it will make the slightest bit of difference, as I will have no idea who the person is anyway.

(But perhaps I'm wrong? Now I am unreasonably hoping to be incredibly surprised by the announcement that the new Doctor is Hugh Laurie.)

Comments

[pitry.livejournal.com]

Oh, you haven't watched Children of Earth, have you? He was quite excellent there.

But yeah, people will ramble either way and complain either way. This is the way of Doctor Who fans! :D (Also, lol @ Hugh Laurie. I doubt he'll ever return to full time television, he sounded quite frustrated with House at some point!)

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Actually, I did see Capaldi in Children of Earth, and I remember being impressed with his acting. He may have been the only thing I liked about the show, actually.

people will ramble either way and complain either way. This is the way of Doctor Who fans! :D

It is indeed!