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Matt Smith sticks with Doctor Who

"I love playing this role, and I don't want to give it up anytime soon," Matt Smith says.

Following his comments about “one more year” with Doctor Who, actor Matt Smith has now set the record straight.]

While promoting the Doctor Who series six DVD set, he noted:

“We work very long hours every day for nine months. The schedule is pretty brutal, but I’d never complain about it. I love playing this role, and I don’t want to give it up anytime soon,” he said.

“I feel very lucky. In the current climate for actors, I’d never say, ‘This is too much’—quite the opposite, in fact. I’d say, ‘Bring it on.’

Geronimo.

Source: Blastr

16 Responses

  1. It’s always taken 9 months and it does show, just look at US shows pushing out 22 eps in the same time. A typical US drama has a 10 day turn around per ep, DW takes almost 3 weeks for all the location shoots.

    Correct me if I’m wrong but they usually shoot in proper episode sequence. Where as something like CSI Miami while it does most of it’s shooting in LA and if it has to go to Miami they will shoot several eps worth of exterior scenes in a few days.

    It all comes down to quality v quantity.

  2. Why is it that it takes so long for Doctor Who to shoot? Nine months for 13 episodes seems ridiculous. I understand there are high production values, but there are plenty of shows of similar quality that take far less time to shoot.

  3. I watched the first season with this new Dr. Couldn’t do the last (second) one. I actually think the problems stem with the writing on this series. They seem to be aiming at a much younger (tweens and teenager) audience (do we really need a monologue from Amy Pond each week telling us the Dr’s story?). Smith as the Dr is ok. I thought (like a lot of people) he was a little younger than the Dr should be and that he seemed a little juvenile after Eccleston and Tennant (both who (no pun) were really great.

  4. I guess when DW was first produced they never thought it would last this long so 12 re-generations would have been more than enough. As we have seen in the last few years they do like to play with the mythology to suit their own needs, which I don’t mind. Its fun and entertaining and thats what most of us watch the show for.

  5. There is no such thing as a bad Doctor, different Doctors for different fans, and when people learn this, Who fandom will be a better place. Cause frankly I’m getting sick of all the Tennant love. Yeah you can love Tennant all you want but to bring him up in an article about Matt Smith is a bit over the top and un-necessary

  6. Good news, Matt is a great Doctor, maybe not up their with David yet but still very good.

    I hope they have a reunion special for the 50th year, bringing back David and the other doctors, like they did years ago.

    Geronimo!

  7. @clipper: on a guest spot on Sarah Jane Adventures in Season 4, The Doctor said to Clyde Langer that he can regenerate more than 12 times, I think he said it was in the hundreds. So the Who producers have had to change this to suit the popularity of the show and the potential for it to be running for many more years with the chance of more actors.

  8. @clipper There were originally supposed to be thirteen incarnations (twelve regenerations) but that was under the control of the High Council of Gallifrey, who no longer exist. That means that particular rule can be thrown out.

    None of the previous actors have committed to when they’re staying or leaving until an official statement gets released by the BBC. This is no different, it’s still low enough on detail that it could mean anything.

  9. Good news – although eventually they’re going to have to figure out what to do after the next actor goes, as then all twelve incarnations will be used up.

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