Doctor WHo Anyone

heirmiles said:

Just finished reading Dr Who and the Abominable Snowman. Thoroughly enjoyed it. The story was only 160 pages long, and portrayed the Doctor in his Number 2 incarnation. Made me think that no matter how "unchangable" one might expect a treasured place in our memories may be, there will always be differences when we return.

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Number 2! that'd be Patric Troughton! I loved him as the doctor. I was lucky enough that our PBS station (as a kid) re ran some of his episodes!

I saw the "lost episodes" a couple of months ago and enjoyed him playing both the Doctor and his 'evil maniacal' dopple-ganger attempting to take over the world. Definitely worth seeing.

abysmul said:

Number 2! that'd be Patric Troughton! I loved him as the doctor. I was lucky enough that our PBS station (as a kid) re ran some of his episodes!

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I just finished up all his surviving and reconstructed episodes. Yay torrents!

I absolutely love Doctor Who! It is probably my all time favorite show... Sometime in the late 80's, when I was about 7, my family discovered Dr Who on PBS and it became a Saturday night ritual up through whenever they stopped running it (1993?). In any case, during those years, I saw all the way through the William Hartnell years, bits and pieces of Patrick Troughton years (never saw enough of him to form an opinion...

Saw through the Tom Baker years at least twice which are obviously classic and then a couple times through the Peter Davison years (as a kid, he was my personal favorite). I have to admit, Colin Baker wasn't my favorite - though that may be more attributable to problems at the BBC than to Colin himself. I'm weird and actually enjoyed Sylvestor McCoy as the doctor, and thought Ace was a good companion.

I don't know how good of an idea it was to have me watching Doctor Who every week between the ages of 7 and 12, but that is what happened. In 1996, I enjoyed the movie and hoped that meant it was coming back...

Even though I had to wait a long time, at least I got Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel from 1997 to 2004.

Well, needless to say, ever since Doctor Who came back, I have found it infectious and have been hooked. It simultaneously brings back warm memories of childhood and yet is so much more now than it was then. I really appreciated the somber atmosphere of Christopher Eccleston and wish that he had stayed as the Doctor for longer. That being said, the David Tennant years were absolutely the best for the entire show and when the classic is taken along with the new, he is the best Doctor of them all. Nevertheless, Matt Smith made a very good Doctor - and I am looking forward to seeing how Peter Capaldi does...

Best show ever!
(also a fan of the Torchwood spinoff)

Anybody else really loving the new Doctor?

Thunder Peel said:

Anybody else really loving the new Doctor?

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I'm happy with him. Hopefully his performance will stay strong.

I like the new Doctor too. I am going through marathon withdrawals, it was all so much fun!

I always think of Jon Pertwee as Dr Who...

Dr Who is wonderful. Still haven't watched last week's episode and tonight there's a new one on. I think I'll pull a double-header!

I didn't even know this thread existed. I'd been following Dr Who discussions for a couple of years here on CF at this thread: Doctor Who

Thanks for the plug chrys!

Well, it would be nice if we were all together in one place. There's even a few of us floating around in the groups--those aren't very active though.

CounselorForChrist said:

I tried watching it on Netflix with the first episode about some mannequins coming to life but I didn't laugh and found it to be stale.

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That episode isn't really a good representative of the show. The format changes often - sometimes slapstick comedy, sometimes gothic horror, sometimes sci-fi. Try the episodes 'Midnight' and 'Flatline' as an introduction. Maybe 'Silence In The Library.'