Can not wait to see him in action

Peter Capaldi.

I don't know much about him (but do remember him in the Fires of Pompeii episode), but I do think his look works.

I had a feeling they'd go with the older Doctor route. (My secret hope is that it will quiet down the crazy fangirls. :P)

Thoughts on this new development: He's British (and still not ginger :( ) He seems older, and I like that somehow. It will bring a new dynamic to the show, although when I first saw pictures of him I thought he looked more like the Master. I can't think of anyone better though. Now to just wait until the 50th anniversary for the next episode

I'm definitely interested to see how Capaldi turns out. I read on Twitter that he played the angel Islington in the BBC version of Neverwhere from the 90s. It's been awhile since I saw that, but I remember him being very good in it. I really look forward to seeing what he brings to the Tardis.

So this needs shared here too. Just a little something I noticed...

Peter Capaldi was apparently in World War Z as an unnamed doctor working for the organization WHO.

Coincidence or not, that is freaking amazing.

Did anyone else notice that when the hostess of the Press Conference Reveal whatever mentioned, just suggested, that maybe the Doctor could be female.. the room went silent. Like drop a pin and it'll echo like Church Bells on your head silent.

Sad. I would love a female Doctor.

I wouldn't.

Why?

Neither would I unless they can really convince me (which will be terribly hard) that it's anything more than a gimmick. Heck, even the Rowan Atkinson parody realized that a female Doctor was a gimmick.

Plus, being male is an inherent part of his psychology, but having watched Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, this reason was not as strong for me as it used to be.

Peter Capaldi? Terribly excited. I think this is the first time one of those pre-announcement rumors actually turned out correct!

Other than the fact it would be done primarily as a gimmick and to appease the incredibly vocal crowd that the show is apparently sexist because there hasn't been a female lead in its 50 year history, I don't like genderswapped characters.

The Doctor has always been designed to fill a patriarchal role that's been somewhat lost with the last few younger Doctors, and changing his sex takes away that essence of the character. Good female characters are ones that are created from scratch, not ones that are adapted from male ones.