Every point you've made here is the exactly what I think. Matt Smith will evolve once they stop writing for Ten. The only difference between us was I didn't like Eccleston. Of course it didn't help with all the Rose/Doctor stuff. I'm old school and I can't get passed the fact that there was no romance at all in the original series.

River Song is brilliant!!!! I love Alex Kingston and have since I first saw her on ER. In DW she is tough, capable and smart! Just the kind of foil the Doctor can bounce off.

I'll leave Amy Pond alone as I'm not liking her, seems to be a bad cross between Rose and Donna. However, I'm loving Rory :D