I started to watch the doctor when John Pertwee played him and it was really ggod to watch. Tom Baker played the part brilliantly and Peter davidson did not do too badly after him. Then it all went to rat shit after that with Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker. I never bothered watching when thet were on and drifted away from the whole thing until Tennant took the role. Big improvement and got me back into it. My only complaint now is that they are using the old enemies time and time again which is getting a bit dated now.
My ramblings on Dr Who
Pertwee was my main Doctor to, though I do just about remember Patrick Troughton, he had the yetis a lot as his enemy if I remember correctly. It always used to be on BBC 1 Saturday, I think quite early on, kinda like late afternoon early evening. I know one of Patrick Troughton companion was Jamie aka Fraser Hines who later went on to be Joe Sudgeon in Emmerdale, coz I had the biggest crush on him EVER (not that he was even that good looking but I was looking out of the eyes of a little girlie " ha ha and he worn kilt to, those legs " ha ha")
But Pertwee was the best well up and until he left in Planet of the Spiders when he became Tom Baker whom I hated, well for about one episode then HE was my favourite Doctor. And Sarah Jane she just suited them both really well as a companion. But when Peter Davidson took over ( had a crush on him), was a little unsure but as I liked him in All Creature Great and Small, it help ease him into the role as the Dr and he did pretty decent job IMHO. Think he played Tristen Farnham in “All Creatures” the loveable screw up to his big brother ( cant think of the characters name now too many years ago " ha ha").
But the Colin Baker years not so good IMO, all can I remember there, is he had some annoying assistants but still loyally watched. Now Sylvester McCoy never got that one much and he had that horrible asstitant Ace I think her name was or was it with Colin Baker not sure now but she was just "
" and one of had Bonnie “ bloody Langford“ as companion, god knows why they picked her. But having rewatched Sylvester McCoy’s Doctor, it isn’t that bad he himself does an ok job but the scripts were bloody horrible.
Now that god-awful movie with Paul McCann well, was just plain bad again only IMO. It was nice that they had some sort of continuity with Sylvester McCoy regenerating into Paul McCann but that’s it as a plus point for me, the film is just (well it’s wiped from my memory because it was so horrid).
Really was excited when Dr Who returned to our screens but was so disappointed with Christopher Eccleston though I don’t blame him all that much just some very bad writing, but he and it got better though never liked Rose very much. David Tennant was like a breath of fresh air he actually felt like a Doctor of old to me, he was brilliant and a very hard act to follow. And boy, what a bad choice in “what’s his face” they now have. I read it in the paper when it was first announced and thought “OMFG no who’s this, why” and then when I heard him speak well that was it. I knew I was done with Dr Who.
Watched David Tenants last one saw him regenerate into “what’s his face” and have NOT watched another Dr Who since. Sadly I can’t stand the actor playing the new Doctor, don’t really know why just don’t. There is something about him I just don’t like so don’t watch. Can’t wait for the next incarnation hopefully then I’ll start watching again. Still long live Dr Who and hopefully it can go on for many more years to come but 1963 to date aint a bad run including the Peter Cushing Movies as well not bad indeed me thinks.
