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Who is your fav Doctor Who?

My fav. is the Ninth doctor because he was just so funny!

who's that bloke with the scarf?

him.

Christopher Eccleston from the north...because he's from the north. Also I think the episodes he got to act in were better. Him and David Tennant are really close together though in my opinion.

My fave is definitely David Tennant, partly cuz he's the one i know best, partly cuz he's lovely and gorgeous lol.

Who else was gutted at the end of Doomsday? Tragic.

The one with the scarf was Tom Baker, the 4th Doctor.

My personal preference is the 9th Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston. He's the only Doctor Who who's series I've been able to follow completely. He managed to put plenty of emotion into his performances. "Dalek" has been my favourite episode so far.

If anyone's wondering, no I haven't been a regular watcher of Doctor Who until the 9th and 10th series.


Who else thought last night's episode was brilliant? Finally! Daleks vs. Cybermen!

just got the poll up

Tennant.

Teh secksay.

I didnt really watch it until it was revised, and I like both Chris and David equally.. they're both likeable for different reasons - plus their both cute

I didnt really watch it until it was revised, and I like both Chris and David equally.. they're both likeable for different reasons - plus their both cute

I only started watching with chris too

I only started watching with chris too

yeah.. I would have seen some episodes of the older ones, but I was probably too young to really remember. I remember more of bonnie tyler being in it than anything else. She annoyed me.

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FTW

It was close between Baker and Tennant, but Tennant shades it because of the end on the last episode.

Excluding the appearance of Tate, that was just ridiculous.

Ecclestone. One short, sweet series. I haven't seen as much of Tennant (damn social life...)

Its a close call between Tennant and Ecclestone for me (the only 2 i've seen)

Its a close call between Tennant and Ecclestone for me (the only 2 i've seen)
I've never seen a single episode...

Jon Pertwee. Only Doctor with a flying car.

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Not only am I old enough to remember Tom Baker, I am old enough to have met and have a pint with Jon Pertwee. Both are lovely gentlemen but my favorite Doctor will always be the Fourth Doctor (although Pertwee's Third Doctor is close).

I've never seen a single episode...
Heathen!

I liked Sylvester McCoy, but I'm not sure he was better than Eccleston.

Tennant does the completely bipolar doctor thing perfectly. Truly cool. :D


As I said before, teh secksay.

Not only am I old enough to remember Tom Baker, I am old enough to have met and have a pint with Jon Pertwee. Both are lovely gentlemen but my favorite Doctor will always be the Fourth Doctor (although Pertwee's Third Doctor is close).
You're very fortunate, but you know that already. I like them both as well, but Pertwee narrowly out-classes Baker in my estimation.

I... I CAN'T CHOOSE! They're all so good! I know a lot of people didn't like Colin Baker's doctor, but I think he was great - he just got a lot of really terrible stories.

Shouldn't that be favorite Doctor?

Anyways, speaking of Doctor Who, what's with the granddaughter in the early Doctor Who stuff? Is she a Time Lord too?

dalek vs cyber men sweet
:mp5: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5: :mp5:

Shouldn't that be favorite Doctor?

Anyways, speaking of Doctor Who, what's with the granddaughter in the early Doctor Who stuff? Is she a Time Lord too?

Gallifreyan, perhaps not a Time Lord though.

Gallifreyan, perhaps not a Time Lord though.
I dunno, they never really explained that one away, if I recall correctly.

They never explain if Time Lords are an elite or every Gallifreyan is a Time Lord. I want to know!

They never explain if Time Lords are an elite or every Gallifreyan is a Time Lord. I want to know!
No, they touched on that - the Time Lords are an elite, there are "back-to-nature" primitivist Gallifreyans who don't associate much with the Time Lords. Leela spent some time with them, though I don't remember the circumstances clearly at the moment.

Didn't know that. You learn some new every day. Well, I learn something new every few weeks.

The 3rd and 4th doctors. Because they were classic and FUNNY!

I'm hoping Bill Nighy gets to play the Doctor after Tennant. He was great as Slartibartfast in that rotten version of Hitch-Hiker's Guide last year. Best thing in the movie, really.

Nighy for no.11!

No, they touched on that - the Time Lords are an elite, there are "back-to-nature" primitivist Gallifreyans who don't associate much with the Time Lords. Leela spent some time with them, though I don't remember the circumstances clearly at the moment.

That would be during "The Invasion of Time", also Leela's final episode.

They also touched on it a bit in "The Deadly Assassin", where they go over the three colleges of Time Lords and a bit on Galifreyan government.

We do ALSO know that there are exams for being a Time Lord, and that the Doctor only passed with 51% on the second try. :)

That would be during "The Invasion of Time", also Leela's final episode.

They also touched on it a bit in "The Deadly Assassin", where they go over the three colleges of Time Lords and a bit on Galifreyan government.

We do ALSO know that there are exams for being a Time Lord, and that the Doctor only passed with 51% on the second try. :)
Thanks for jogging my memory.

I also liked Jon Pertwee.

My mom used to watch the British Doctor Who until they ported it to America. Took all the fun and imagination out of it. Now it sucks. Same with me. I liked the British version better.

The one with the scarf was Tom Baker, the 4th Doctor.

My personal preference is the 9th Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston. He's the only Doctor Who who's series I've been able to follow completely. He managed to put plenty of emotion into his performances. "Dalek" has been my favourite episode so far.

If anyone's wondering, no I haven't been a regular watcher of Doctor Who until the 9th and 10th series.


Who else thought last night's episode was brilliant? Finally! Daleks vs. Cybermen!

there on the same side :headbang:

there on the same side :headbang:

No they weren't! They were fighting each other, with humans (as usual) getting caught in between.

Daleks plus Cybermen, together we could upgrade the Universe!

Daleks plus Cybermen, together we could upgrade the Universe!

And corner the market on silver paint! :D

You are superior to us in only one respect: you are better at dying!

You are superior to us in only one respect: you are better at dying!

Good diss on the Daleks part. Great line.

I thought it was very funny when the Cybermen and Daleks first encountered each other.

Everything about the Daleks just screams class.

And EX-TER-MI-NATE!

Everything about the Daleks just screams class.

And EX-TER-MI-NATE!
That's an appropriate use of the word 'screams' if ever I saw one.

You're very fortunate, but you know that already. I like them both as well, but Pertwee narrowly out-classes Baker in my estimation.

<smile> He was the most courtly and gentlemanly man I have had the good fortune to meet. A very dear friend of mine invited me out to a Dr. Who fan event, and when things got a bit dicey for him I gently intervened between him and a more than slightly overenthusiatic fan by suggesting we nip off for a quick pint and a sandwich to discuss the finer points of an admittedly false "new deal" in the works for him. Mr. Pertwee, not being a slow man played right along. It provided the break he needed to get away from the grasping fan, allowed him to finish his meet and greet without much fuss, and then when it really was all over he walked up to me and thanked me and then told his minder that he was going to have a pint and a sandwich with me. I never expected it. But, he was a classy man and we discussed nothing about Dr. Who over lunch. A genuinely nice moment I will remember for a long time.

for it has to me the Fourth Doctor followed by the Third Doctor then the Second Doctor.

Who is your fav Doctor Who?

My fav. is the Ninth doctor because he was just so funny!

Not sure, but my favorite Daleks were the Pakistani-Daleks with the turbans and the curry.

I quite liked Peter Cushing as the Doctor, but he was really just re-enacting Hartnell's incarnation, I think.

Peter Cushing, the overlooked Doctor. :(

As for 'real' versions... close between Tom Baker, Colin Baker, and Chris Eccleston.

In the end - I have to go with Eccleston - for the best writing, I suspect.

Jon Pertwee.
Why?
His era brought in the Master, colour Doctor Who, the name of the Time Lord race, cunning wit, the ever changing Tardis interior and the fact that I celebrate the same birth date as him (July 7)

Who said the first doctor? While truethfully, I have only seen the ninth and (much of) the first series (The tenth won't be on for a while in America.), the ninth was far superior to the first. In fact, to be frank, I didn't even like the first. He wasn't funny. Was he even supposed to be?

My mom used to watch the British Doctor Who until they ported it to America. Took all the fun and imagination out of it. Now it sucks. Same with me. I liked the British version better.

???

There is no American version. The last two series have been produced in Wales by the BBC with a touch of extra funding from a Canadian station.

Peter Cushing, the overlooked Doctor. :(

Let's not go there: we'll start off with Richard E. Grant, work our way through Hurndall and who knows where we'll stop?

extra funding from a Canadian station.
Network. CBC. Good decision on their part to get involved - the Doctor is very popular here.

Network.

Meh. In the UK the terms TV channel/network/station/broadcaster are all but synonymous in common parlance.

Anyhoo: the point remains, the closest that Doctor Who got to an American version (meaning USA) was the 1996 telemovie, and even that was a co-production.

Its a close call between Tennant and Ecclestone for me (the only 2 i've seen)
Yes. Tennant and Ecclestone.
And YAAAYY!!!! Rose did not die!!! *beats Earth Starfleet/ System Lord something in the head with baseball bat in celebration*

Yes. Tennant and Ecclestone.
And YAAAYY!!!! Rose did not die!!! *beats Earth Starfleet/ System Lord something in the head with baseball bat in celebration*
*clears throat*...you know, some of us haven't actually seen the second season as of yet. Still, good to know - I'd've been sad had Rose died.

I was really really young when i watched the old episodes so i say Eccleston.
I have seen one episode with Tennet.:)

I only ever saw 5,6,7 & 9. Tennant's series only started on Saturday (Christmas Invasion). I liked McCoy & Eccelston the best.

Yes. Tennant and Ecclestone.
And YAAAYY!!!! Rose did not die!!! *beats Earth Starfleet/ System Lord something in the head with baseball bat in celebration*

D'oh!

I just don't stop making puppets, do I? :D

Oh well. Yaaaay! The Doctor can never see Rose again!

You extremely young people are clearly biasing the poll. Watch the old ones, and just see how much better they are. Personally, I don't go so much for any doctor after the 6th... the writing started going downhill, and they started taking themselves too seriously.

Probably Tom Baker's first, but I like Jon Pertwee, and Peter Davidson, just for the assistants. He had the best assistants.

sylvester McCoy, cos I've met him and he's a nice bloke

Damn kids. :p

Tom Baker all the way.

You extremely young people are clearly biasing the poll. Watch the old ones, and just see how much better they are. Personally, I don't go so much for any doctor after the 6th... the writing started going downhill, and they started taking themselves too seriously.

Probably Tom Baker's first

Wow almost the exact post i was going to write as i was reading pages 1 2 and 3...

Fav Tom Baker episode ever...i dont remember the name of the episode even as its been many many years but as a youth the notion of it freaked me out. Dr Who went to a planet full of alien nerds who were doing nothing but inputting stuff into a huge computer. It turns out that the entire Universe can be broken down into mathmatical equations and this was the planet were those equations were calculated and processed. The Master (ie evil nemisis) went to this planet and started killing the nerds with the intention of destroying the universe because without the caluclations being done reality would break down and everything would go to chaos. Silly in reality, but i always enjoyed the notion of it.

Anyone who says young people are biasing the poll is an old fart.

David Tennant is the best thing since sliced toast.

Wow almost the exact post i was going to write as i was reading pages 1 2 and 3...

Fav Tom Baker episode ever...i dont remember the name of the episode even as its been many many years but as a youth the notion of it freaked me out. Dr Who went to a planet full of alien nerds who were doing nothing but inputting stuff into a huge computer. It turns out that the entire Universe can be broken down into mathmatical equations and this was the planet were those equations were calculated and processed. The Master (ie evil nemisis) went to this planet and started killing the nerds with the intention of destroying the universe because without the caluclations being done reality would break down and everything would go to chaos. Silly in reality, but i always enjoyed the notion of it.

That was "Logopolis," Tom Baker's last.

Anyone who says young people are biasing the poll is an old fart.

David Tennant is the best thing since sliced toast.

Tom Baker was sonic screwdrivering doors a million years before sliced bread was ever invented ;)

And Tom Baker TOTALLY wins in: Hair most likely to look like a Time Lords.

Anyone who says young people are biasing the poll is an old fart.

David Tennant is the best thing since sliced toast.

And how soon will you need your diapers changed?

Anyone who says young people are biasing the poll is an old fart.

David Tennant is the best thing since sliced toast.

Toast HAS to be sliced to dumbshit, the expressions sliced BREAD.

*****WARNING GEEK DISCUSSION ALERT INVOLVING STAR TREK YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED********

Ive noticed the new versions of the Daleks with the new Dr Whos really dont carry the terror or fear lvls that they conveyed in the Tom Baker era. Its much like how horrifying and terrifying the Borg were in Star Trek when Picard first encountered them. The 10 billion twists and lame permutations of the Borg since then left them watered down and lame and no longer able to carry the horror that it could in the past.

Tom Baker Dr Who really is the best. The storylines were great in an era of no computer generated graphics so they spent thier budget on the script instead of explosions.

*clears throat*...you know, some of us haven't actually seen the second season as of yet. Still, good to know - I'd've been sad had Rose died.
Oh...I'm sorry. I didn't think of that. *kicks United Timelords in the groin over and over agin untill he spits blood* Why didn't you say anything? I didn't mean to spoil it for others. *continues kicking UTL head wearing steel toed armyboots*

Toast HAS to be sliced to dumbshit, the expressions sliced BREAD.

No, it doesn't, dumbshit. Not all bread comes sliced, fucktard.

I can play that game too, cockface. :)

I have to say, I base my choice of Time Lord on weirdness and looks. no competition. :D

Although I enjoyed the last episode, I still think it was a mistake to have daleks and cybermen in the same episode. It's like brawn vs. crappier brawn - battle of the similar. If they managed to bring back the master, or davros or something so that the doctor had some serious brain to compete against it could have been much more interesting. I agree with IF too, the daleks aren't nearly as badass as they were.

As for which doctor I like best; being only a wee toddler in terms of Doctor Who (I was 2 when it ended with McCoy), I'm a little off on which doctor is which. The only episodes I really remember were the ones about the birth of the daleks - whichever doctor was banging on about the divine right to destroy such a race, he's my favourite.

Plus, anyone else a little confused about the next sidekick?

Probably Tom Baker's first, but I like Jon Pertwee, and Peter Davidson, just for the assistants. He had the best assistants.

Davison. No 'D' in the middle.

So, Adric and Kamelion are some of the best assistants?

I always liked Tom. number 4 was a brilliant doctor, and got some good storylines. And the fact he was so eccentric made it better.

Davison. So, Adric and Kamelion are some of the best assistants?

Nah, best assistant paws down? Easy. K-9 None of the other assistants came pre-equipt with a laser in his nose.

I always liked Tom. number 4 was a brilliant doctor, and got some good storylines. And the fact he was so eccentric made it better.
TIN! There's a blast from the past.

TIN! There's a blast from the past.

Hah! Another worshipper!

Hah! Another worshipper!
Hmm, I know I'm in the cult of Czardas, I'm a member of the Reject Royalty and I was probably in the cult of Tink. Did you have an official following dude, cause I was probably in it...

Also, you a Doctor fan - have you any idea which Doctor was the one who got the opportunity to kill the daleks at their birth? Whoever he was, I liked him. The melodramatic fool.

Davison. No 'D' in the middle.

So, Adric and Kamelion are some of the best assistants?

Adric's always been my favourite companion.

But I'm still voting Pertwee. The dude had such style.

"All teeth and curls? Well, perhaps I did, but I haven't yet."

You extremely young people are clearly biasing the poll. Watch the old ones, and just see how much better they are.I have to agree with this. Much as I've enjoyed the latest two series, the old ones were much better.

Anyway...my favourite was Pertwee, partly because he was the Doctor I first watched. Then Baker, then McCoy. I thought Paul McGann had excellent potential, but unfortunately the script for the television movie in which he starred was pretty poor. In a way, the same thing that was wrong with it is, to me, the same thing that has been (somewhat) wrong in the more recent two runs; there is too much focus on dialogue and relationships, rather than actual science fiction. This is especially true of the episodes written by Russell T Davies, who often can't seem to compromise between children's stories and real sci-fi for us old fogies.

All that said, both Ecclestone and Tennant make great doctors, and some of the stories have been very good. Obviously the special effects are much better. However, while I still very much enjoy it and will continue not to miss it when it returns, the new Doctor Who just doesn't have quite the same charm for me as the older series' did.

It was Tom Baker that killed off the Daleks at their origin (of which btw – can anyone tell me how they got around that particular problem to bring them back – other than being resurrected by the magical ‘plot device’ because they were so popular?)

He is by far the best – highly eccentric as I think the Doctor should be, very affable, and with a clever wit. I am also partial to his dress sense with the interesting scarf and all – and his habit of having all sorts of things in his pockets.

Jelly baby anyone?

I am also partial to his dress sense with the interesting scarf and allOh, me too! My boyfriend has curly/frizzy hair, which is currently just above his shoulder, and a long-ish Baker-esque scarf. When he puts it on, he looks like a younger, better looking version of Baker...very appealing, I can tell you ;)

I've just actually recalled that my first celebrity crush, when I was about five or six, was on Peter Davison's Doctor. I didn't think he was an amazing Doctor in terms of the acting, scripting, etc, but he must have been a damn sight better looking to me than other 'celebrities' when his spell in the TARDIS was repeated in the late '80s. Never was one to go for conventional types, me.

Thanks for jogging my memory.

No problem...

I can't believe that I'm still the only Peter Davison afficianado!

Good diss on the Daleks part. Great line.

I thought it was very funny when the Cybermen and Daleks first encountered each other.

Please, no spoilers. We Whovians in the US still haven't gotten our 10th Doctor episodes!!

Oh...I'm sorry. I didn't think of that. *kicks United Timelords in the groin over and over agin untill he spits blood* Why didn't you say anything? I didn't mean to spoil it for others. *continues kicking UTL head wearing steel toed armyboots*
I didn't want anyone to feel overly constrained. It's my own fault, really... I could simply have chosen not to read the thread.

Ah well. No biggie.

No problem...

I can't believe that I'm still the only Peter Davison afficianado!

Meh, he was seemingly perpetually physically weaker than his immediate predecessor - and it's always tough following a terrific act. It was hit-and-miss for Davison, but I've heard one or two of his subsequent audio adventures, and I must admit, he's better than I remember him being.

Meh, he was seemingly perpetually physically weaker than his immediate predecessor - and it's always tough following a terrific act. It was hit-and-miss for Davison, but I've heard one or two of his subsequent audio adventures, and I must admit, he's better than I remember him being.

My first doctor was Tom Baker (Pyramids of Mars to be precise -- I was 10), and while he's always good, he does have off moments. Davison, IMO did a great job following the longest (and perhaps beloved!) Doctor and made the part distinctively his own.

That, and I loved Nyssa/Tegan/Turlough or Adric dynamic. Few if any 6 parter stories, and some of the best episodes.

I mean, I like all the doctors (even Colin!), but Peter was the best.

It's easier to remember the really great Tom Baker episodes, simply because he did the show for so long. He was the Doctor for 7 seasons. Peter Davison I think did a good job - he just doesn't look as good when juxtposed with Tom Baker.

If we compare him instead with Colin Baker, Peter Davison looks like a genius.

It's easier to remember the really great Tom Baker episodes, simply because he did the show for so long. He was the Doctor for 7 seasons. Peter Davison I think did a good job - he just doesn't look as good when juxtposed with Tom Baker.

If we compare him instead with Colin Baker, Peter Davison looks like a genius.
*chuckles*

I've met people who swear Colin Baker wasn't half-bad. But those same people also watch Stargate, so there goes your proof.

*chuckles*

I've met people who swear Colin Baker wasn't half-bad. But those same people also watch Stargate, so there goes your proof.

Actually, Trial of a Timelordis pretty good if you watch it in one sitting. Unfortunately, that almost never happens.

Actually, Trial of a Timelordis pretty good if you watch it in one sitting. Unfortunately, that almost never happens.

But who can even get to Trial of a Timelord if it involves making it through Vengeance on Varos first?

Tom Baker ... He was the best! Jelly Baby anyone?

But who can even get to Trial of a Timelord if it involves making it through Vengeance on Varos first?

I'm a glutton for punishment... I'm also a Blake's 7 fan. :)

I'm a glutton for punishment... I'm also a Blake's 7 fan. :)

I'll admit, I do have a friend who thinks Trial of a Timelord is the greatest Doctor Who epsiode.

I'd probably top the list with episodes like The Brain of Morbius, Earthshock, Inferno, and Genesis of the Daleks.

I picked up The Claws of Axos on DVD, but a clever friend with the right equipment has promised he'd dupe my VHS copy of Inferno on a disc for me. All those great lines about 'penetrating Mother Earth' and all - oh how I miss Inferno.

I picked up The Claws of Axos on DVD, but a clever friend with the right equipment has promised he'd dupe my VHS copy of Inferno on a disc for me. All those great lines about 'penetrating Mother Earth' and all - oh how I miss Inferno.

I always confuse The Claws of Axos with City of Death - I don't know why. They really aren't similar at all.

I always confuse The Claws of Axos with City of Death - I don't know why. They really aren't similar at all.
My significant other likes pointing out how many of the minor (and major, come to think of it now) Doctor Who villains all have names that begin with an "sk"-sound (i.e. Skaroth from 'City of Death', Scorby from 'Seeds of Doom', the home-planet of the Daleks, Skaro) ... this is held up to me as proof that Saxons have a long, lingering revulsion for Danes.

Etymologically speaking, in modern English the "sk"-sound when it appears at the beginning of a word always indicates that the word is of Danish origin. This is a legacy of the Danelaw and the massive influx of Danish-speaking invaders in the ninth century AD.

It's all subconscious demonization of the character - derived from a hatred lodged so deeply in the English psyche that they don't consciously know it's there - only that the name is foreign and sinister.

It was Tom Baker that killed off the Daleks at their origin (of which btw – can anyone tell me how they got around that particular problem to bring them back – other than being resurrected by the magical ‘plot device’ because they were so popular?)

Pay attention. The whole point of Genesis Of The Daleks was the Doctor's decision that he couldn't bring himself to destroy the Daleks at their origin - justified in part to himself by talk of the great alliances that would spring up to fight them and the hope they represented for the future - and so only allowed himself to set back their development somewhat.

I didn't want anyone to feel overly constrained. It's my own fault, really... I could simply have chosen not to read the thread.

Ah well. No biggie.
Ah ok then.
*strangles UTL with shoelaces*

I just put on the DVD-rip of 'Full Circle'. Drat that Adric and his badge for mathematical excellence. Anybody ever see that interview with the grown-up Matthew Waterhouse where he keeps talking about how Tom Baker just - well - just didn't particularly like him all that much?

My significant other likes pointing out how many of the minor (and major, come to think of it now) Doctor Who villains all have names that begin with an "sk"-sound (i.e. Skaroth from 'City of Death', Scorby from 'Seeds of Doom', the home-planet of the Daleks, Skaro) ... this is held up to me as proof that Saxons have a long, lingering revulsion for Danes.

Etymologically speaking, in modern English the "sk"-sound when it appears at the beginning of a word always indicates that the word is of Danish origin.

So, the words Ska, skat, skein, sketch, skew, skiff, skiffle, skim, skin, skrimp, skink, skipper, skirmish and skunk are all of Danish origin?

Uh-huh.

News to me and the makers of the Collins dictioniary.

Sounds like your S-O needs to stop playing fast and lose with the evidence.

So, the words Ska, skat, skein, sketch, skew, skiff, skiffle, skim, skin, skrimp, skink, skipper, skirmish and skunk are all of Danish origin?

Uh-huh.

News to me and the makers of the Collins dictioniary.

Sounds like your S-O needs to stop playing fast and lose with the evidence.
Well, names anyway. Definitely something atavistic.

Anybody ever see that interview with the grown-up Matthew Waterhouse where he keeps talking about how Tom Baker just - well - just didn't particularly like him all that much?

Any wonder? - the poor man was told he would no longer be working with the attractive young lady he was shagging and instead with a teenager who kept on getting stiffies on camera.

Tom Baker was the first Doctor I saw, so the one with whom I'm most familiar. Jon Pertwee was very good, and I didn't mind the Fifth Doctor. Christopher Eccleston was excellent -- unfortunately I've only seen one with David Tennant, so I can't really judge (damn CBC).

Colin....blech

Colin....blech
Colin Baker was the sixth doctor...