New face of 'Doctor Who' makes his U.S. debut
- Publication: United Feature Syndicate
- Date: 2010-04-16
- Author: Kevin McDonough
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- Language: English
"Doctor Who" (9 p.m., Saturday, BBC America) returns with a new Doctor. Matt Smith takes over the role as the time traveling world-saver and becomes the 11th actor in the role of the long-playing series.
This season, the Doctor arrives in the backyard of a fearless little girl who can hear strange noises through a crack in her bedroom will. Following the logic of this fantasy, the Doctor quickly determines that-the crack is not in the plaster but in the universe itself, threatening the planet with imminent destruction.
After promising to return "in five minutes," he hops into his Tardis time machine only to land in the backyard 12 years later, when both the girl, Amy Pond (Karen Gillan), and the global threat have matured substantially.
Smith brings a tongue-in-cheek flippancy to his Doctor as he improvises MacGyver-like to save the day with only 20 minutes to spare.
This episode was written by Steven Moffat, author of some of the most acclaimed "Who" installments and who wrote the script for the forthcoming Steven Spielberg adaptation of "Tintin."
I don't know if it has to do with time travel, but Smith has an uncanny resemblance to a young Michael York ("Cabaret").
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- Title: New face of 'Doctor Who' makes his U.S. debut
- Publication: The York Dispatch
- Date: 2010-04-16
