I had the same problem with Doctor Who . Christopher Eccleston was alright , David Tennant was brilliant and I cried like a little bitch when he left . I was pleasantly surprised by Matt Smith . I went into it with utter contempt for him but ended up loving him despite the fact Moffat seemingly and increasingly just shat out words and hoped for the best . I desperately , DESPERATELY , wanted to like Peter Capaldi as the doctor but I just wasn ' t feeling it and lost interest . It ' s not even that I don ' t like his acting , he ' s a great actor and has certainly earned his stripes in other productions . But for me , I just don ' t see him as The Doctor . I read somewhere that Matt Smith was interested in perhaps coming back . It ' s unlikely to happen but I guess it could be interesting with the right story . and writer of said story .