There's a new Doctor (Who) in town....#12

Well, BBC has finally announced the identity of the actor slated to play the twelfth incarnation of Doctor Who.  His name is Peter Capaldi, and this is not his start in the Doctor Who series.  Peter Capaldi was Caecilius in the 2008 episode The Fires of Pompeii.  And true fans of anything remotely related to The Doctor will also remember him as John Frobisher in Torchwood: Children of Earth.  Peter Capaldi's acting credits go back as far as 1982, according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

The thing that gripes me today is that people are calling Peter Capaldi "too old" for the role of Doctor Who.  (Peter Capaldi was born in 1958.)  This is patently ridiculous, because there is a long history to the Dr. Who franchise, 50 years worth of Dr. Who history.... The 3rd Doctor, Jon Pertwee was in his 50's and the 1st Doctor, William Hartnell in his 60's.  These are beloved portrayers of Doctor Who.  So you sissy, sassy, young punks who are calling people old may just be too young to even watch Doctor Who.  ;-)  and YES that is a poke at you young whippersnappers.

Who are you calling "old"?  Think about who might call you old!  Need I remind you: Doctor Who himself is over 900 years old!!

What I am ultimately saying is that age is only a number.  It does not need to be a state of mind, or to control your life or behaviour.  Mr. Capaldi has an impressive body of work coming into this role.  If he has energy and stamina he could well be an impressive Doctor Who.

I am excited to about the 12th Doctor, cannot wait for the episodes to be aired.  I love television programs that allow for an interchangeable cast, or, as in this instance, replacement actors.  But replacement actors who step up and take over the role they are cast, make it all their own, and take us to new places we never imagined possible.

That is the total and final essence of The Doctor -- he always takes us to a new place we never imagined.