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Who's Quitting?

By Steven Lloyd Wilson | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (23)

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Arib passed this along to us, an article warning that Matt Smith may be leaving “Doctor Who” already. It goes without saying, though I will, that such a departure would suck. We’re just getting used to the new guy.

There are fortunately a number of caveats to the story. First of all, Matt Smith has been confirmed for the Christmas special this year and for a season beyond that. So that puts the date a little further out, firmly beyond Eccleston’s territory of making us love him and then ripping our hearts out after thirteen paltry episodes.

Second, Karen Gillian was asked in an interview about the news and she dismissed it as nothing but a rumor: “I think those rumors were made up.” (source: Digital Spy)

Third, and perhaps most importantly, though the rumor has spread to many sites, the original source of the rumor was a completely unsubstantiated article in The Sun, which is about as reputable a science fiction news source as Mel Gibson is an authority on Hebrew linguistics. Other than a full slate of Kelly Brook pictures, here are some of the other articles currently headlining The Sun:

  • Black Parents … White Baby
  • Girl survives 90ft plunge at hotel
  • Skint Spy Anna ‘to pose for Playboy’
  • Lohan’s Full Frontal
  • Gazza Felt My Boob

So, Matt Smith might keep on Doctoring for some time yet.









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Comments

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Posted by: :( at July 20, 2010 9:46 AM

Pfft, Gazza was probably just reaching for his booze.

Posted by: Carrie at July 20, 2010 9:48 AM

I thought they had locked Matt Smith in for several years when they hired him as the Doctor, to prevent premature evacuation.

Anyway, I'm kind of in love with old Weird Skull now. He has the gravitas to pull off "old man in a new body" that David Tennant never did. Tennant was always winking at the camera (winking at me of course, but still winking and snogging, ew.) Smith seems more like Patrick Troughton or Tom Baker to me, and they were my favorites.

Posted by: BWeaves at July 20, 2010 9:48 AM

Psh. The Sun also said Doctor Who would be cancelled after season three. I'm fairly sure I read somewhere much more reputable that both Matt Smith and Karen Gillan are on board for next year. It was probably the BBC news site or maybe Doctor Who magazine (shut up).

Posted by: RedFeather at July 20, 2010 9:55 AM

Sad face! I hope not. The Doctor is only supposed to have 13 incarnations, right? If he leaves, it puts us one step closer to no more Doctor! Well, until they pull some ridiculous deus ex machina to give him more lives. Or worse still, figuring out how to come up with a whole new Time Lord to exploit.

Posted by: ZombieNurse at July 20, 2010 9:57 AM

Fuck the fucking Sun.
I dont like Matt Smith or the new season of Who but fuck the fucking Sun, it is beyond a cheap, tabloid rag.

Dont listen to a single thing that fuckrag says.

Ahem, sorry, that paper inspires a fathomless rage within me

Posted by: Nadine at July 20, 2010 9:58 AM

Shameless comment mongering! Just trying to ruffle our feathers!
Teach me?

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at July 20, 2010 10:02 AM

I'm not one of those "she deserved to be raped types" but honestly, any woman who lets her boobs within a mile of Gazza is looking for something to happen to she can sell it to the red tops. Of course, the headline doesn't say it was a "she". If it was the flabby boob of a lager lad, then I think Mr. Gascoigne has really hit rock bottom this time.

Posted by: PaddyDog at July 20, 2010 10:07 AM

I have not watched the last few episodes because I just cannot bring myself to care about Eleven (or his cute as a button sidekick). I say, fine, leave, Eleven, it was nice knowing ya. And bring on HUGH LAURIE as Twelve!!

Posted by: Stella at July 20, 2010 10:16 AM

Good gravy, SLW, don't scare me like that! I woke up my roommate by going, "no No NO" when I saw the headline. Then she had just dosed off again when I finished the article and went "PHEW!" Oh man, that was terrifying.

Optimus, if you become a disciple of commentmongering, I will commandeer a miniature horse and take my revenge. There has to be someone genuine on staff.

Posted by: esme at July 20, 2010 10:21 AM

a completely unsubstantiated article in The Sun, which is about as reputable a science fiction news source as Mel Gibson is an authority on Hebrew linguistics

Heretofore Steven Lloyd Wilson, henceforth Sugartits Lloyd Wilson.

Posted by: branded at July 20, 2010 10:28 AM

The Sun is most historically famous for claiming that Liverpool fans pissed on the dead and dying bodies of victims at one of the great football stadium tragedies.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/apr/18/hillsborough-anniversary-sun-newspaper

There is literally no depth to which they will not stoop.
Although for balance it must be said they were not alone in utterly rampant lying hysteria about said tragedy - they jsut took it the furthest from all accounts.

Girl survives 90ft plunge at hotel

that's actually a pretty normal story come post exam time
except it usually doesn't involve the world survives

still strying to get out a 7th floor window to avoid the walk of shame - there's a news stroy in there somewhere about kids self-esteem

Posted by: PyD at July 20, 2010 10:31 AM

I don't see why anyone is surprised.

River Song kills him on the second to last episode of the next season. Which is a break from the tradition of Doctors generally being snuffed in the last episode of a season.

Of course, being one who actually travels in time, I suppose it might be just my hindsight being 20:20.

Doctor number 13 is my personal favourite. He takes the story into a much darker territory. Really confronts his own mortality, thinking he's on his final regeneration.

Oops, sorry... "Spoilers".

Posted by: DarthBrookes at July 20, 2010 10:35 AM

Gazza was just rolling hard on some good E's. At 5 pounds a piece, I would forgive hime.

Posted by: PissBoy at July 20, 2010 10:39 AM

Remember when Christopher Eccleston's Doctor kissed Rose to suck the Tardis stuff out of her before it killed her? Remember how she brought Jack back to life and made him immortal (Face of Boe and all that)? Maybe the fact that the Doctor sucked the Tardis immortality out of her means that the Doctor is now immortal and can have more than 12 regenerations.

Or maybe he'll just pull a Master and steal other people's bodies.

Or maybe they'll just reboot the series. Yeah, I'll go kill myself now for even thinking that.

Posted by: BWeaves at July 20, 2010 10:41 AM

Who in hell is Gazza?

Posted by: Todd at July 20, 2010 10:52 AM

My understanding is they're not really supposed to say how long someone's been contracted because it screws with any sense of tension. If there's a cataclysmic end of the universe event coming and we know he's signed on for another year, we know it will end fine (not that we wouldn't anyway, but still).

Posted by: Courtney at July 20, 2010 11:49 AM

I have no idea who Gazza is. Must be a Brit thang.

Posted by: BWeaves at July 20, 2010 11:55 AM

Gazza = Paul Gascoigne, former Man U. and Glasgow Rangers (pauses to spit) player. Talented but notorious for on-field fouls, tantrums and foul language, and off-field legal problems (fighting in bars, etc.). May be manic-depressive: was sectioned for a while. Continues to create headlines for lewd behavior years after retiring from football.

Posted by: PaddyDog at July 20, 2010 12:29 PM

I'd rather Matt Smith did quit and Tennant came back as the next doctor.

Posted by: LordNinja at July 20, 2010 3:04 PM

If I had read this headline last week, I would have been, if not thrilled, at least content. For the first 8 and a half episodes I thought his doctor was a poor impression of Tennant, Amy was a gorgeous but completely personality-devoid (apart from THE SASS) bitch, and the new season quickly entering hopeless territory.

But then a friend sat me down and made me watch the last 4 episodes (and finish that gawd-awful Silurian two parter) and I have to say, I will be genuinely upset if Matt Smith leaves. I was just starting to love him.

Posted by: dsbs at July 20, 2010 3:24 PM

I like Matt Smith but I'm sure they'll find someone just as good or even better. Tennant coming back would be weird. Have any of you guys seen this video of a fellow Who fan?: http://www.itsasickness.com/lounge/tim-sheridan-obsessed-doctor-who. I wish I had that model TARDIS!

Posted by: Hector at July 20, 2010 5:14 PM

I'm still trying to get over Rory's death, don't leave me to the shadows!

Posted by: Jo 'Mama' Besser at July 20, 2010 6:43 PM