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Why is "Waters Of Mars," airing Sunday, so scary? Says Russell T. Davies:

It's the intensity ? it's trapped, claustrophobic, desperate ? which really ups the stakes. Towards the end, the monsters aren't the scary things: it's the humans and the Doctor who really give me a chill.

[Daily Telegraph]

Shifting forward to 2010, here are some set pics showing Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, on set at the Temple Of Peace (first featured in "The End Of The World,") which is rumored to be the Silurian Senate in a new two-parter. A couple of these photos give glimpses of what might be a Silurian head poking through a window. What do you think? (For those who aren't steeped in the lore, Silurians were prehistoric lizard people who turned up in 1970's "Doctor Who And The Silurians," and then made a comeback in 1984's "Warriors Of The Deep.")

According to one poster who claims to have inside info at the Gallifrey Base forums, those really are Silurians, but they look like crap and don't have a third eye. And there's an "overweight senate Silurian" who will make us want to facepalm. (Note: Everything not supported by photos is purely a rumor at this point!)

This is believed to be the same two-parter that the earlier graveyard scenes were from, and some fans say there was a lizard woman with a Predator-style mask in the graveyard sequences. The pics also include Alan Raglan, who plays Mo Northover, the father of the little boy from the graveyard scenes. Also, there's a huge rig shining a light from an upstairs window in one of these pics.

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Well, David Tennant's Doctor at least. The picture above is one of the first shots from 'The End Of Time', the first scene of which we'll see during Children In Need on Friday, November 20.

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Glad someone does, cuz I sure don't lol

Plus I can't stand the way he looks in general. He looks like a total nerd/sexual deviant to me :D

don't judge it before we see it at least one episode :p

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Glad someone does, cuz I sure don't lol

Plus I can't stand the way he looks in general. He looks like a total nerd/sexual deviant to me :D

He does look rather strange and not what I would have expected the next Doctor to look like at all. I will give him a chance before I judge him too harshly, though.

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Oh I'll give him a chance. I didn't quite care for Eccelston when he signed on either but I gave him a shot and I tuned out to love him as the Doctor (still wish he woulda had more than one series, or come back somehow for a cameo or something).

Matt Smith will get a chance, but I just can't see him ever, ever replacing Tennant as he is now the de-facto Doctor.

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Oh I'll give him a chance. I didn't quite care for Eccelston when he signed on either but I gave him a shot and I tuned out to love him as the Doctor (still wish he woulda had more than one series, or come back somehow for a cameo or something).

Me too. I loved his year. I wish he had done more, or came back for a special or something. He reminded me of the first Doctor in some ways.

I may be wrong, but I feel Matt Smith is going to be too young to handle the pressure. He's going to need a couple of seasons (at least) to get his head into the role and we are all so spoiled from DT I'm not sure we are patient enough to give it to him.

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Well DT was literally born for the role as he grew up always wanting to play the Doctor. Plus, he's an awesome freaking actor which helps alot lol

Matt Smith outside of a few things he's done in the UK so far, is a realtive unknown here. DT at least, I knew about when he took over the role if not for being in HP4 but doing alot of UK TV and theater.

Now I'm not saying Matt Smith can't impress the hell out of me, he might do that in his first episode (like DT did). But considering Eccelston and then Tennant, he's got huge ass shoes to fill this time around. There aren't many Doctors who make you CRY when things happen. DT did that easier then he made people laugh lol

In fact, I'd go so far as to say until Eccelston and Tennant, most of the previous Doctor's were all just cheesing it up most of the time (yes even the god known as Tom Baker). Both Eccs and DT were serious actors and brought that air of "good" acting to the show imo.

I mean seriously, in Doomsday when he's against the wall in Torchwood and Rose is in the other universe, that was some amazing acting. My jaw still drops when that scene is ever shown somewhere. If Matt Smith can pull that off eventually, hell I'm all for it.

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I've been religiously watching since my parents plonked their scared 4 year old son down in front of the telly in '83 to watch Davison in action (or so i've been told), i've seen my fair share of doctors and out of the current 10 i always loved Davison and (controversially) McCoy then McGann showed good form in the movie but then it got stepped up a gear with Eccleston who is just an amazing actor in almost everything he does.

... but then along came Tennant and my world was complete... this Christmas is coming to fast, on one hand celebrating, presents and food n drink on the other hand the end of Ten!

I'll give Matt Smith a chance, i have before, if i hadn't i'd be still stuck on Davison. he's just got some mighty big boots to fill!

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