BBC America Dr. Who announcement in the next few minutes

[scarletlib]

The new doctor coming up momentarily

[TexasTowelie]

1. The winner is

Peter Capaldi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Capaldi

[Dr. Strange]

2. Whoa.

https://twitter.com/wilw/status/364091903588827136/photo/1

[Vashta Nerada]

3. I haven't seen any of his work (other than the Doctor Who episode

"The Fires of Pompeii&quot , but I hope he does well in the role.

[alarimer]

7. Watch "In the Loop."

Or "The Thick of It" in which he plays basically the same character. The Thick of It is a British comedy set in the world of politics. These people are hilariously nasty, especially Malcolm Tucker, as played by Capaldi. I doubt he'll be allowed to curse so much on Doctor Who!

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. I recommend "Local Hero"; he's also won an Oscar for short film director/writer

He's support in 'Local Hero', but good:

The Oscar was for "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106961/

[tjwmason]

11. He played a spin-doctor in 'The Thick of It'

A sit-com based in a government department - definitely N.S.F.W. example.

[KatyaR]

4. I'm so excited--I think he will be brilliant!

He's good at doing lots of really different roles, so he should be great as the Doctor.

[laundry_queen]

5. All I'm going to say

is I really hate the new doctors at first (yes, even David Tennant - I really REALLY loved Eccleston) but I always grow to love them eventually. It'll be interesting and I can't wait to see what happens with the character.

[HipChick]

6. The Dr I grew up with...will be the only Dr for me, the rest are imposters..

Jon Pertwee

[Paulie]

12. Problem? Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow.

[walkerbait41]

8. Our favorite Dr, Who

Tom Baker

[mucifer]

10. Mine too.

[NightWatcher]

13. I also heard they're doubling their f/x budget as well

Now they'll be able to spend £165.00 per episode.