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SPOILER WARNING for The Name of the Doctor!

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Originally Posted by Locke

I think modern Who has screwed up a lot of perceptions of the series, honestly.

As much as John Hurt as the Doctor is perfect, I also loved him as a choice because it isn't another sexy Doctor pile of shit. The Doctor was never meant to be sexy, not conventionally anyway. I hate all this new emphasis on the Doctor being young and attractive with girls fawning around him, it makes him feel less special and more of a douchebag.

The Doctor should feel like Gandalf not Legolas.

The Doctor isn't always old though. Even in the classic series, we see the Doctor get younger (until the 6th, which slightly reversed that trend). Peter Davison is still the second youngest actor to start playing the Doctor. Still I agree that they could tone down the sexy bits in Doctor Who. Have more companions like Donna who don't want anything romantic with that "space-man". This goes for the tone of the entire series as well.

Seeing an older Doctor was a big part of my excitement as well. While I loved Matt Smith's "old guy in a young body" take, it would be really nice to have an older actor play the Doctor again. This may be the only time we can legitimately see one, as I don't think any mainstream incarnations of the Doctor in the future are going to be old-looking.