Doctor Who - Series 8

This is actually my first regeneration"in real time," as I started watching at the beginning of season 6.

I know it's never going to happen because American but does anybody else think Robert Downey Jr. would make a great Doctor? Who do you guys wish would be the Doctor, but know won't be? And more importantly, where do you think Matt Smith is going to go from here?

RDJ would be much better than most actors people want as the Doctor (too many people want Daniel Radcliffe or Rupert Grint...maybe in 20 years guys). He'd have to stick with his British accent from the Sherlock films though. Time Lords tend to speak with Received Pronunciation and, despite the Doctor having the occasional Scottish or cockney accent, it would be even more odd if his next incarnation had an American accent.

IIRC, unlike previous actors who portrayed the Doctor, Matt Smith was a bit of a nobody before Doctor Who. This show has made him very famous, so I expect him to be in more TV series and movies after he leaves.

And Happy 70th Birthday to Colin Baker!



Of course his birthday just happens to be the day after mine. :p