Who’s your Doctor?

I just found out that Matt Smith will be taking over from David Tennant as Doctor Who.

As I lifelong Doctor Who fan, I'm trying really hard to reserve judgment at this point. You see, before Doctor Who came back on TV, I wasn't all that interested in watching it because I thought Tom Baker was the best Doctor there ever was, and I was completely certain no one would ever play the part better. Basically, I was expecting the new seasons of Doctor Who to be like the new Knight Rider series. Based on something awesome, but ultimately a great big pile of shit.

However, Christopher Eccleston did a fairly good job as The Doctor, the writing was as great as it ever was, and they managed to keep enough of the low-budget 'cheesy' feel of the previous seasons while using some awesome big-budget special effects. Then, most surprisingly of all, David Tennant took on the role and he very quickly became my favorite Doctor.

Basically, I don't want to judge until I've seen Matt Smith on screen. For all I know he could turn out to be the best Doctor ever.

Unfortunately, there's no changing the fact that right now he looks like a manufactured emo nickelodeon-style boyband member. Seriously, it's like the Tardis is being put in the hands of one of the Jonas Brothers. After seeing the dude's picture, I was wondering if they'd also be casting Hannah Montana as his new companion.

But like I said, I'm reserving my real judgement until I see the guy act.

Dude…don't fuck this up. At this point, the series' survival is on your shoulders and you have some gigantic shoes (well, trainers) to fill.