Doctor Who announcement at midnight tonight....

[RustyBear]

The New Doctor?

Or just the trailer for the 50th anniversary episode?

Or something else entirely?

Totally sucks! I'm so gutted :(

I'm exhausted. That was exhausting!

As long as he has a Scottish accent.

I don't even know who he is... but he looks like a Dr Who... not someone I'd fancy tho.

I think they were wise to go for someone older otherwise it could get a bit repetitive. This way they can write in a different style.

I'm looking forward to it. I suspect it'll be a bit of a change of pace, but in a good way. I've liked them all, they've each brought something good to the role.

He's not much younger than Peter Davison so very different dynamic than the three previous doctors.

Gobsmacked that people do not know who Peter Capaldi is

I didn't know the name, but recognised him as soon as I saw him.

I'm happy it's someone older!

Jokes already flying about him having played a W.H.O. Doctor in World War Z...

could not actually be happier! off to gallifreybase, but i think it might have melted...

Love Peter Capaldi so I'm really chuffed!

I hope this spells an end to assistants going all dreamy-eyed over the Doctor. That's really getting tiresome now.

im 50/50 on this

they really like to re-use their cast dont they?

Nice to have a Doctor who is older than me. Can't wait to see how he does the part.

I wish i did know him, what's he been in. i am surprised too, that i don't know him. i am 43 and but not a huge tv watcher of late. ( last ten yrs or so)

I like Alan Rickman

Let it begin!!

Oh yes, happy, happy, happy

Great choice.

I'm very happy and glad to be proved wrong that Moffet wouldn't give it to someone who's been in it so much before.

It's going to be different, but I think that can be a good thing.

And for once I'm glad I'm an old gimmer because I have absolutely no problems in thinking he's actually quite attractive...

Hmm. The only shame with it not being a young bloke is that Matt Smith's Dr is a fantastic role model for DS1. It sounds daft, but he has so few outside of DH (no male teachers at his school) that the Dr has been a real influence on him.

I don't know the new guy, but I don't watch much TV anyway.

I can't wait for all the merchandise to be in the shops and seeing DS off to school with his Malcolm Tucker lunchbox and backpack.

God, yes, it is nice to see that it's someone that those of us in our 40's can look at and not think "i'm old enough to be his mother" lol