Topic: The other Doctor Who thread. With a poll!
With series 7 midways, and the 50 year anniversary literally days away, I wanted to start a new Doctor Who thread, that doesn't necessarily go along with the currently airing episodes, but instead leans on your experience with the show, who's your favorite Doctor, why, and which episode you fancy as well.
***Now, before you start bitching about the poll, the options max out at 7, and according to Teague, there's nothing to be done about that. So, I gathered the old Doctors as dual choices, and the new as individuals, as I think they'll be getting the most love anyway.***
So, who's my Doctor?
David Tennant. Without a doubt.
But, why?
Let me share in on how my fandom of DW first began.
A couple of years ago, I was hanging out at a friends house, when one of our mutual friends came bursting in with the new Doctor Who episode. This would be Smith's "Eleventh Hour", which had just released. I'd heard of the show, but not what it was, or what it was about, so I dismissed it as nothing of interest at that point in time. As the hours progressed, beers were consumed, and our bi-monthly halo-session ended, the same friend fired up a YouTube clip of a Doctor Who parody from 1999, named "The curse of Fatal Death", starring Rowan Atkinson.
Since I already stated I had no previous interaction of the show, I reluctantly watched it, at the "doob" gag, I was literally rofl'ing.
This was only a parody, but now I was hooked, so they started showing "Rose" with Eccleston, which I loved, and then immediately after, "The Eleventh Hour" was shown. I loved both the episodes, and went home to download all the series.
Of course, the following day would deem perfect for the task, with me being hung over, so I started watching from series one onward. I was told the basic principles of the show, what a time lord is, and how it's been going since '63, so this time, I knew a bit more about what I was diving into, but it didn't matter. I was hooked. Eccleston's performance of a Doctor fresh out of a time war, and he captured me as a great character. One that was crazy enough to go ahead and die 12 episodes later.
I had a hard time coping with my Doctor just ending it like that, so much that I actually abandoned the show for a month or so. However, upon hearing about Tennant, I thought I'd give it a go anyway.
His first episode, Christmas Invasion, didn't exactly do much for the character, up until the end, setting up a plot device for series 4, but a few more episodes in, namely "The Girl In The Fireplace" had me completely in love with Tennant's Doctor. His movement, his emotional span, the silliness, the "oh yes!" and the more dramatic side we didn't really get the chance to see from Eccleston were all points that ultimately landed Tennant as my Doctor.
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Continuing onto Smith, who I'd encountered prior to Tennant, I like him enough, but the latter two seasons have really thrown me off his whole character. He's too silly, too clumsy, and always seems to get off by chance and random events. I'm well aware that most doctors do this, but at least the others seem like they have a plan handy.
Series 5 wasn't that bad, but I absolutely don't like River Song as a character, and Alex Kingston isn't helping either.
As for my favorite episode? It's hard to choose. There's so many great ones. But I guess the one I keep coming back to is the Series 4 finale episodes, and End Of Time. It's got David Tennant, Bernard Cribbins, John Simm, and my personal Bond favorite; Timothy Dalton. Yup, End Of Time it's pretty much where it's at, although it doesn't stand on its own as much as my second fav; The Girl in the Fireplace".
Last edited by Tomahawk (2012-12-28 18:53:17)
