So the role of Doctor Who is going to be taken over by actor Matt Smith ( age 26 )and his companion ( that label kills

me ) is a 21 year old actress who has just landed a role that will take her from the role  of reletively unknown to very well known actress.

 I’m sure that the writing will be great, that the acting will be fine but I wonder if the ages of the new cast is an attempt to lure those Twilight and Harry Potter Fans to a show they probably have watched their parents going crazy for most of their young lives.

It smells like it though and I’ll be honest- that really does bother me.

First of all, David Tennant was not exactly an old man when he took the role over and for heavens sake Christopher  Eccelston was not exactly a fossil when he pulled the TARDIS out of the PBS basment and slammed that baby back into Prime Time.

I’d like to think this isn’t the case and that the edgy casting that brought Doctor Who back is going to work again. After all,  when Chris Eccelston was cast as the Doctor- Peter Davidson’s daughter’s name bubbled up for the character of ” Rose ” ( imagine the ink that would have got them had she been cast in that role – hey she’s David Tennant’s girlfriend now so it’s not like she got cheated here) and that non-cop out decision turned out to be a smart one.

So fingers crossed all- let’s hope that when the Doctor and the series regenerates, it is into another unique and interesting Doctor Who and that he avoids becoming simply  a Doctor Tween.