Best Writer's block ever!
Ahem
Well, firstly, well done Matt Smith. He used to attend my university, and therefore I'm willing to give him a chance (I mean I gave David Tennant a chance and he's now a legend). But the likes of Rupert Penry Jones, Richard Armitage, and (according to my dad) Jimmy Carr have missed out. I'd really like to see the list of actors they interviewed because it would be interesting reading, but it is never going to be released, ho hum.
If you wanted a nice young doctor then they've made a good choice, although I can think of many nice young actors who would also do the job well (many BBC dramas have young male leads at the moment, and one of them would have been a safe, if slightly well known bet), but by picking an unknown they've not really give us any clue as to what this new series will be like. We'd better wait until we've seen the outfit, and the assistant (oh please don't let it be racheal stevens, I couldn't bear it. If you are listening, Oh god of BBC and good dramas, don't let her go on Merlin either. I'd never forgive you).