Oh dear that's dark I feel bad now for laughing
Its pretty genuinely hard, cause as mentioned, you have to fundamentally like the character at their core and enjoy them at all their appearences, otherwise what's the point. Anyway, it's been genuinely difficult to clutter down a list cause I do genuinely love them all (well, except for one incarnation, personally) and its a difficult process. For instance, watching the first three episodes of The Dalek Masterplan for the first time ever, and I was struck by how much I do like Hartnell's Doctor, and yet he's so low on my list! Anyway, here's the list so its over and done with.
(John Hurt is lower because his incarnation is basically a hastily re-written Ninth Doctor, though he was splendid at it, and he's basically the same in the audios, and Fugitive is just a harder edged Hartnell, really, and we don't know much about her)
In conclusion, McGann's Doctor, as depicted in the audios is the culmination of all the Doctors at their given time. The most heroic, the most vulnerable, selfless and the most caring Doctors, and when the Ninth through Eleventh Doctors try to reclaim the title, its McGann they have in mind IMO. Similarly with Capaldi's Doctor, but on a more explosive canvas and a more impressive background as his incarnation starts off as an insular, introspective gruff who doubts himself. Pretty great arc there. And, really, Tom Baker has been the Doctor in my mind, long before I ever watched the show (for the longest time I thought he was the original, you may say) and for a perfectly good reason too. And Matt Smith's the Doctor that saved Gallifrey, from himself. Nuff said.
- Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann)
- Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi)
- Fourth (Tom Baker)
- Eleventh (Matt Smith)
- Fourteenth (David Tennant)
- Ninth (Christopher Eccleston)
- Second (Patrick Troughton)
- Third (Jon Pertwee)
- Seventh (Sylvester McCoy)
- Sixth (Colin Baker)
- Tenth (David Tennant)
- Fifteenth (Ncuti Gatwa)
- First (William Hartnell)
- Fifth (Peter Davison)
- War Doctor (John Hurt)
- Fugitive Doctor (Jo Martin)
- Thirteenth (Jodie Whittaker)
(John Hurt is lower because his incarnation is basically a hastily re-written Ninth Doctor, though he was splendid at it, and he's basically the same in the audios, and Fugitive is just a harder edged Hartnell, really, and we don't know much about her)
In conclusion, McGann's Doctor, as depicted in the audios is the culmination of all the Doctors at their given time. The most heroic, the most vulnerable, selfless and the most caring Doctors, and when the Ninth through Eleventh Doctors try to reclaim the title, its McGann they have in mind IMO. Similarly with Capaldi's Doctor, but on a more explosive canvas and a more impressive background as his incarnation starts off as an insular, introspective gruff who doubts himself. Pretty great arc there. And, really, Tom Baker has been the Doctor in my mind, long before I ever watched the show (for the longest time I thought he was the original, you may say) and for a perfectly good reason too. And Matt Smith's the Doctor that saved Gallifrey, from himself. Nuff said.
I only started watching Doctor Who when it was re-booted.
Having said that:
1) Eccelston- because he played the Doctor as if he were mad (as you would be if you wiped out two species)
2) Smith - Wasn’t sure if he was right for the part when he started. His charm and sweetness won me over.
3) Tenant -So good, he played the Doctor twice.
4) Capaldi - played the part as a Doctor who was starting to come to grips with what he had done. And he created sonic sunglasses
I tried to watch the first Doctor Who, but I could not watch it all
Having said that:
1) Eccelston- because he played the Doctor as if he were mad (as you would be if you wiped out two species)
2) Smith - Wasn’t sure if he was right for the part when he started. His charm and sweetness won me over.
3) Tenant -So good, he played the Doctor twice.
4) Capaldi - played the part as a Doctor who was starting to come to grips with what he had done. And he created sonic sunglasses
I tried to watch the first Doctor Who, but I could not watch it all
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Two and half,
Peter Cushing from the movies, right?
Wildly, I've never watched those two films. I keep meaning to but I've never gotten around to them.
Same here. Just can never muster interest in them really.
One of my early exposure the (well a Doctor). Can't recall if it was him or T. Baker I encountered first.*
*The films often showed up on Saturdays as part of a SciFi movie block. Baker was being shown on PBS.
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You know Cribbins is in one of them, right?
I've seen snippets. To be honest I might have watched one or both of them but if I have it was a VERY long time ago!
Yup! That's why I've come to close to watching them...but still haven't quite done it yet.
I'm a great admirer of Peter Cushing, but those were NOT his best casting.
They're not the most amazing films ever made, but they're fun and they move more quickly than the original series. They look pretty good, too.
Not to mention that they inspired an entertaining series of books from Obverse:
Not to mention that they inspired an entertaining series of books from Obverse:
So are those books original adventures or rewrites of classic DW stories but adding in the Cushing Doctor?
I grew up with Eccleston, so I feel like he will always by "my doctor". I don't think he was necessarily the best (Baker kind of has my heart there), but I thought he was utilized very well by the writers. Tennant was an admirable followup, but I kind of gave up around Matt Smith's time because I felt the writing was nosediving. I'm actually rewatching that whole era at the moment and have a brighter view of it than I did, so maybe my opinions will change.
I have a soft spot for Gatwa's performance. I had a lot of fun watching the latest seasons with him, particularly after Whittaker's seasons (which were really a victim of poor showrunning/writing rather than acting).
I have a soft spot for Gatwa's performance. I had a lot of fun watching the latest seasons with him, particularly after Whittaker's seasons (which were really a victim of poor showrunning/writing rather than acting).
They often follow the movies' lead of being inspired by TV episodes, but they build their own lore, both within the stories and in the introductions and other texts that describe this alternate world where the movies kept coming out, with cast and producer changes and whatnot. At least one book, as I recall, is a collection of adaptations of the Doctor Who radio series from that universe. The writers are clearly enjoying themselves developing the movie storylines and the world in which those movies were made.
I'm not sure who all the writers, as the books are generally published pseudonymously, but I gather the first few were written by someone known for doing professional and properly licenced Doctor Who novels, and I think a few others with similar backgrounds have joined in. They're only available from the publisher because they're tolerated rather than licenced, with proceeds from the books going to charity.
My holy trinity is Pertwee, T-Baker and Capaldi.
I haven't even SEEN Capaldi as the Doc, but as he was so great in TORCHWOOD, I'm promoting him to third place on eccentric principles.
I haven't even SEEN Capaldi as the Doc, but as he was so great in TORCHWOOD, I'm promoting him to third place on eccentric principles.
Cool, thanks. I’ve always liked the idea of a concurrent series of movies, with Cushing’s Doctor being replaced with a Doctor who was a little like Troughton (Ron Moody?), then someone redolent of Pertwee (not sure who would work, TBH), etc, with movies based loosely on stories from their runs.
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