Tragic news: My best friend is a heretic who doesn't like Tom Baker!

[Samson88B]

Re: Tragic news: My best friend is a heretic who doesn't like Tom Bak

I've been surprisingly successful in getting my best friend into Doctor Who. I loaned her Season 27 and she fell in love within 3 episodes. She's even trying to figure out how to put together a Rose Tyler costume. When I loaned her Season 28, she refused to give it back until I suggested a prisoner exchange and I gave her Torchwood Season 1 & Stargate SG-1 Season 4.

I haven't gotten around to loaning her Season 29 yet but I did loan her a couple of my classic Doctor Who DVDs-- "The Ribos Operation" (which was the story that sold me on the show) & "The Five Doctors" (an excellent sampling of many of the great characters from the show's 1st 20 years). She watched "The Ribos Operation" and she confessed to me that she really couldn't see Tom Baker in the role. My heart just sank. I didn't think anyone was even allowed to be a Doctor Who fan without liking Tom Baker.

Is there anything I can do? Is there any hope for rehabilitating her feelings toward Tom Baker? What chance does the rest of the series stand?

You definately should have started your friend off with something like [ The Pyrimids of Mars or Talons of WC] These are pretty much considered some of the best classic who episodes. Not just because of T.Baker but also in writing and the general atmosphere of the set.

 

[Jim Steele]

Re: Tragic news: My best friend is a heretic who doesn't like Tom Bak

I didn't think anyone was even allowed to be a Doctor Who fan without liking Tom Baker.

You thought correct.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Re: Tragic news: My best friend is a heretic who doesn't like Tom Bak

The original poster gave me a heart attack. All I saw of the thread title was Tragic News and Tom Baker.

Middle words in sentences are very important. Last time I ignored those, I inadvertantly gave a very attractive woman the mistaken impression that I'm a transvestite.

And back on topic .... why "The Ribos Operation"? You may as well show a prospective trekkie, "Shades of Grey".

I get the impression for most American fans, Tom Baker is the Doctor, because his episodes were shown the most often.

I have to say he isn't my favourite. When he's good, he's very, very good, but there were large portions of his tenure when he's lazy, playing for laughs, bored, and obviosuly inebriated.

I'd probably rate Hartnell and Troughton above him overall, and probably Eccleston and Pertwee too.

However, The Ribos Operation is brilliant!

Like I said, I started with "The Ribos Operation" because that was the story that got me hooked on the show. I particularly like the early banter between the Doctor & Romana.

That said, I'm making a mental list of "Genesis of the Daleks," "Pyramids of Mars," "The Pirate Planet," "City of Death," etc.

BTW, speaking of Tom Baker, I was recently reexamining the box art on some of his Key to Time stories and he seems to have this series of sores around his mouth. Are those cold sores or is this a side effect of his philosophy that playing the Doctor is a great way to get laid?

 

[DWF]

Re: Tragic news: My best friend is a heretic who doesn't like Tom Bak

BTW, speaking of Tom Baker, I was recently reexamining the box art on some of his Key to Time stories and he seems to have this series of sores around his mouth. Are those cold sores or is this a side effect of his philosophy that playing the Doctor is a great way to get laid?

Those were made by a dog bite he got Paul Seed's little dog too excited and it bit him, the dog had been abused by a previous owner and making a poping sound with his mouth was enough to set it off.