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Best Doctor Who?

deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
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I'm a fan of the storyline of David Tennant, but I liked the style of Matt Smith.

What about you folks?

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  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    Everything about Three. His era, the exile arc, the companions, the villains, the Master, the Whomobile, the arrogance and intelligence, the clothes.

    Six runs a close second but unfortunately he only has a few really good stories.​​
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    Norway and Yeager dammit... I still want my Typhoon and Jupiter though.
    JJ Trek The Kelvin Timeline is just Trek and it's fully canon... get over it. But I still prefer TAR.
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  • theraven2378theraven2378 Member Posts: 6,015 Arc User
    Chris Eccleston, the 9th doctor for me
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    • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
      I wish I could find more of the older doctor who files that are CCed
    • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
      deaftravis05 wrote: »
      I wish I could find more of the older doctor who files that are CCed

      Don't try Dailymotion, you will not find almost all of the classic series there, especially do not start from 'Spearhead in Space'. Nothing to read here, move along.​​
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      Norway and Yeager dammit... I still want my Typhoon and Jupiter though.
      JJ Trek The Kelvin Timeline is just Trek and it's fully canon... get over it. But I still prefer TAR.
      #TASforSTO


      '...I can tell you that we're not in the military and that we intend no harm to the whales.' Kirk: The Voyage Home
      'Starfleet is not a military organisation. Its purpose is exploration.' Picard: Peak Performance
      'This is clearly a military operation. Is that what we are now? Because I thought we were explorers!' Scotty: Into Darkness
      '...The Federation. Starfleet. We're not a military agency.' Scotty: Beyond
      'I'm not a soldier anymore. I'm an engineer.' Miles O'Brien: Empok Nor
      '...Starfleet could use you... It's a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada...' Admiral Pike: Star Trek

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    • galattgalatt Member Posts: 708 Arc User
      edited December 2015
      artan42 wrote: »
      Everything about Three. His era, the exile arc, the companions, the villains, the Master, the Whomobile, the arrogance and intelligence, the clothes.

      Six runs a close second but unfortunately he only has a few really good stories.​​

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    • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
      edited December 2015
      Tom Baker for me (Dr. #4).
      He was my first introduction to the series back in the '70's.
      deaftravis05 wrote: »
      I wish I could find more of the older doctor who files that are CCed

      Netflix has a WHOLE bunch of the shows (which includes quite a few of the really old classics) and I believe all of them are CC'd in English.
      B)
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    • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
      My first exposure to Doctor Who was reading The Caves of Androzani, so for me, the Fifth Doctor was who I automatically thought of as the Doctor, until the Eighth Doctor... Now, my favorite incarnation is the Tenth Doctor, and IMHO, Paul McGann was 'more the Doctor' in Night of the Doctor, than Matt Smith was in his entire run. I never liked him in the role and was glad to see him go. I like Peter Capaldi in the role, but the introduction of the guitar and the sonic sunglasses, frankly, I just thought was stupid (I know, the Second Doctor had his recorder, but that's a bit more portable and less pretentious than waving a guitar around) so I'm hoping there'll be less of that in the future (at least he's got a new screwdriver again...)
    • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
      daveyny wrote: »
      Tom Baker for me (Dr. #4).
      He was my first introduction to the series back in the '70's.
      deaftravis05 wrote: »
      I wish I could find more of the older doctor who files that are CCed

      Netflix has a WHOLE bunch of the shows (which includes quite a few of the really old classics) and I believe all of them are CC'd in English.
      B)

      they are, but there's not a lot, for Canada Netflix :(
    • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
      artan42 wrote: »
      deaftravis05 wrote: »
      I wish I could find more of the older doctor who files that are CCed

      Don't try Dailymotion, you will not find almost all of the classic series there, especially do not start from 'Spearhead in Space'. Nothing to read here, move along.
      daveyny wrote: »
      deaftravis05 wrote: »
      I wish I could find more of the older doctor who files that are CCed

      Netflix has a WHOLE bunch of the shows (which includes quite a few of the really old classics) and I believe all of them are CC'd in English.
      B)
      deaftravis05 wrote: »
      daveyny wrote: »
      Tom Baker for me (Dr. #4).
      He was my first introduction to the series back in the '70's.
      deaftravis05 wrote: »
      I wish I could find more of the older doctor who files that are CCed

      Netflix has a WHOLE bunch of the shows (which includes quite a few of the really old classics) and I believe all of them are CC'd in English.
      B)

      they are, but there's not a lot, for Canada Netflix :(

      Bugger, sorry, I completely missed the CC'd part of your post :tired_face:. Try a VPN and set it to UK maybe?​​
      22762792376_ac7c992b7c_o.png
      Norway and Yeager dammit... I still want my Typhoon and Jupiter though.
      JJ Trek The Kelvin Timeline is just Trek and it's fully canon... get over it. But I still prefer TAR.
      #TASforSTO


      '...I can tell you that we're not in the military and that we intend no harm to the whales.' Kirk: The Voyage Home
      'Starfleet is not a military organisation. Its purpose is exploration.' Picard: Peak Performance
      'This is clearly a military operation. Is that what we are now? Because I thought we were explorers!' Scotty: Into Darkness
      '...The Federation. Starfleet. We're not a military agency.' Scotty: Beyond
      'I'm not a soldier anymore. I'm an engineer.' Miles O'Brien: Empok Nor
      '...Starfleet could use you... It's a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada...' Admiral Pike: Star Trek

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    • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
      ohh, there's an idea
    • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,007 Arc User
      My knowledge of the classic show is limited, I only watched the original doctor for the knowledge of how it all began and while certainly very sixties he's a loveable grump pig-2.gif

      Of the new series it's 9 (Eccleston) before 12 (Capaldi) and 10 (Tennant), although I really couldn't tell who I liked the most. Eccleston had a lot of the darker, settled Doctor going manic occasionally. Tennant was light hearted but when he stared into the abyss he got almost crazily psycho. Capaldi is just fantastic, being both at the same time. Thinking about it, the rating is probably 12 > 9 > 10 after all pig-2.gif

      Sorry, I really didn't like much about 11. Matt Smith got his act together only in the very last few episodes (in my opinion) and I liked almost nothing about his arc and the Ponds (*shudders*). I like Smith otherwise, but I didn't get warm with him in Dr. Who.​​
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    • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
      I like smith, but you're right, it's not very doctory... blame the writer
    • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,007 Arc User
      edited December 2015
      deaftravis05 wrote: »
      I like smith, but you're right, it's not very doctory... blame the writer

      I don't know if he wasn't doctory. My wife likes him for being able to be young as he was but act a lot older, like you could believe he is as old as the doctor is. But I personally only got that a lot later. His last few episodes (second half of his last series) were rather good and he did have a few strong moments I really liked, but I guess I was a bit traumatized by Tennant's leave and I really disliked Smith for a long time.

      But the writing was also very subpar. It was when Moffat took over as show runner - his arcs lack so much. RTD and 10 had so many excellent episodes with engaging and intelligent, albeit more "classic" arcs than Moffat's "experimental/narcistic" approach. Only thing I really liked about 11 was the Pater Noster Gang pig-2.gif

      EDIT: Matt Smith did a good job in the recent Terminator movie, which I actually like quite a lot. Of course the sequen to that was put on hold because the one time something not as bad spawns form hollywood nobody watches it...​​
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      ^ Memory Alpha.org is not canon. It's a open wiki with arbitrary rules. Only what can be cited from an episode is. ^
      "No. Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects... and claw at you." -Worf, son of Mogh
      "A filthy, mangy beast, but in its bony breast beat the heart of a warrior" - "faithful" (...) "but ever-ready to follow the call of the wild." - Martok, about a Targ
      "That pig smelled horrid. A sweet-sour, extremely pungent odor. I showered and showered, and it took me a week to get rid of it!" - Robert Justman, appreciating Emmy-Lou
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    • twg042370twg042370 Member Posts: 2,312 Arc User
      Here's my list;

      1. Tom Baker (Da man!)
      2. Peter Capaldi (Despite the "WTF Doctor?!" of the series finale. We'll see what the next series brings.)
      3. Peter Davison (Underrated with some very good episodes.)
      4. John Hurt (Provided the gravitas the 50th would have failed without.)
      5. Matt Smith (Very likable with a lot of awful scripts and too much Ponds)
      6. David Tennant (He'd be higher but he cried too much)
      7. Jon Pertwee (Stylin'!)
      8. Sylvester McCoy (Did he mention that he was in The Hobbit?)
      9. Paul McGann (He'd be higher based on the radio plays but if it's not on TV it doesn't count)
      10. Christopher Eccleston (Could never warm up to him but had a number of great episodes.)
      11. Joanna Lumley (Next Doctor!)
      12. Colin Baker (If only because of the TRIBBLE over he got.)
      13. Patrick Troughton (Only due to very limited exposure. I should go watch some of the recently found episodes some day to see if he deserves to be higher.)
      14. William Hartnell (He was the first but he also had the presence of a log of wood.)
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    • wildthyme467989wildthyme467989 Member Posts: 1,286 Arc User
      edited December 2015
      Candidate for the Best Doctor Who theme, it's from the Big Finish War Doctor series of Audio Drama's

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUIk2QHyPgA
    • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
      angrytarg wrote: »
      deaftravis05 wrote: »
      I like smith, but you're right, it's not very doctory... blame the writer

      I don't know if he wasn't doctory. My wife likes him for being able to be young as he was but act a lot older, like you could believe he is as old as the doctor is. But I personally only got that a lot later. His last few episodes (second half of his last series) were rather good and he did have a few strong moments I really liked, but I guess I was a bit traumatized by Tennant's leave and I really disliked Smith for a long time.

      But the writing was also very subpar. It was when Moffat took over as show runner - his arcs lack so much. RTD and 10 had so many excellent episodes with engaging and intelligent, albeit more "classic" arcs than Moffat's "experimental/narcistic" approach. Only thing I really liked about 11 was the Pater Noster Gang pig-2.gif

      EDIT: Matt Smith did a good job in the recent Terminator movie, which I actually like quite a lot. Of course the sequen to that was put on hold because the one time something not as bad spawns form hollywood nobody watches it...​​
      I think it took the efforts of Smith, Gillan, Darvill and Moffat all working together to really TRIBBLE things up ;) I initially loved Madame Vastra, but the heavy-handed "We haz lezbians..." got tired very quickly... (and written about fifteen years too late to be in anyway shocking/revolutionary) My favorite thing from 11's run, was Handles... I felt more for his demise, than I did the end of 11 (to be fair, I was just looking forward to Smith being gone...)

    • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
      From the old ones, I must admit Tom Baker is awesome. From the new ones - I just liked them all. Matt Smith might be my favorite. I wish however we could have spend more time with Ecclestone's Doctor.

      Ultimately I don't really want to pick a definite favorite, because he doesn't exist.
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    • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,007 Arc User
      marcusdkane wrote: »
      I think it took the efforts of Smith, Gillan, Darvill and Moffat all working together to really TRIBBLE things up ;) I initially loved Madame Vastra, but the heavy-handed "We haz lezbians..." got tired very quickly... (and written about fifteen years too late to be in anyway shocking/revolutionary) My favorite thing from 11's run, was Handles... I felt more for his demise, than I did the end of 11 (to be fair, I was just looking forward to Smith being gone...)

      Funny you say that. It wasn't really necessary, but I liked a TRIBBLE "lead" that didn't have to use that as her personality trait. It was present but wasn't really overused, and believe me I am picky with homosexuals in fiction and bad writers who just use them as token appearances. Underlining that it that you primarily think of their inclusion as something intented to be "shocking" or "revolutionary". As far as a time-traveling interspecies TRIBBLE couple fighting robots in victorian england and the far future can be considered "realistic", their representation was decent and non-intrusive in my opinion. And Strax, even though obviously used for comic relief, is a very likeable fella and even his punchline didn't get old over time. Yeah, I root for a spin-off pig-2.gif

      I agree with your notion about Smith though. I really don't want to think of it as his fault but he was actually unbearable a few times. He made me almost quit watching pig-32.gif​​
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      ^ Memory Alpha.org is not canon. It's a open wiki with arbitrary rules. Only what can be cited from an episode is. ^
      "No. Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects... and claw at you." -Worf, son of Mogh
      "A filthy, mangy beast, but in its bony breast beat the heart of a warrior" - "faithful" (...) "but ever-ready to follow the call of the wild." - Martok, about a Targ
      "That pig smelled horrid. A sweet-sour, extremely pungent odor. I showered and showered, and it took me a week to get rid of it!" - Robert Justman, appreciating Emmy-Lou
      #TASforSTO
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    • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
      angrytarg wrote: »
      marcusdkane wrote: »
      I think it took the efforts of Smith, Gillan, Darvill and Moffat all working together to really TRIBBLE things up ;) I initially loved Madame Vastra, but the heavy-handed "We haz lezbians..." got tired very quickly... (and written about fifteen years too late to be in anyway shocking/revolutionary) My favorite thing from 11's run, was Handles... I felt more for his demise, than I did the end of 11 (to be fair, I was just looking forward to Smith being gone...)

      Funny you say that. It wasn't really necessary, but I liked a TRIBBLE "lead" that didn't have to use that as her personality trait. It was present but wasn't really overused, and believe me I am picky with homosexuals in fiction and bad writers who just use them as token appearances. Underlining that it that you primarily think of their inclusion as something intented to be "shocking" or "revolutionary". As far as a time-traveling interspecies TRIBBLE couple fighting robots in victorian england and the far future can be considered "realistic", their representation was decent and non-intrusive in my opinion. And Strax, even though obviously used for comic relief, is a very likeable fella and even his punchline didn't get old over time. Yeah, I root for a spin-off pig-2.gif

      I agree with your notion about Smith though. I really don't want to think of it as his fault but he was actually unbearable a few times. He made me almost quit watching pig-32.gif​​
      Maybe it's just me... I just thought it was a heavyhanded attempt to continue in RTD's style and tendency to throw in homosexual characters, but not quite getting it right... Strax was pretty badass though B)

      However, Smith actually did make me stop watching after 'Dinosaurs in Space', and the few episodes I caught after, tended to just make me roll my eyes at the 'trying too hard pretentiousness' of Moffat's writing. I only started watching again to see 11's swansong... I like Capaldi in the role, but a few of the last season, I just couldn't be bothered to watch, and I don't feel like I really missed anything in doing so, as the ones I did catch, it was easy enough to pick up the plot B)

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