Doctor Who Omnibus Thread

[AxB]

2 hours ago, Ace said:

 

3. Baker

 

Tom or Colin?

[Eivion]

Still only familiar with modern Who. Its Tennant, Capaldi, Smith, Eccleston, Whittaker for me.

Edited September 24, 2023 by Eivion

[odessasteps]

Classic: Pertwee, Davison, Tom, Troughton, Hartnell, McCann (including Big Finish), Colin (including Big Finish), Cushing*, McCoy

Modern: Capaldi, Tennant, Smith, Eccleston. (Haven’t seen any Whitaker episodes) 

[The Natural]

17 hours ago, Eivion said:

Still only familiar with modern Who. Its Tennant, Capaldi, Smith, Eccleston, Whittaker for me.

Switch Capaldi with Smith and we have the same order. So close for my top spot between Tennant and Smith. Times I think I should or stick. Whittaker is the worst by far. I couldn't believe in her whereas Michelle Gomez's Missy I could.

[Craig H]

I didn't really care for Matt Smith's run as the Doctor. That was more or less the Amy and Rory show for me with the Doctor just kind of being there. Plus I haaaaaate River Song and that comprised a lot of Matt Smith's time. I thought Smith was fine, but Amy and Rory are very S-tier for me.

Probably loved Tennant the most, then Capaldi starting near the end of his first season as the Doctor, then Whittaker, then Eccleston, and finally Smith.

Strong honorable mention for John Hurt.

For older Doctors, I think they're all outshined by the newer ones, but I do remember Colin Baker the most. Not sure if that's because he looked like a fucking clown or because it felt like he had the most time spent with episodes about Gallifrey and I always found Gallifrey to be really interesting as a kid. The Chicago based PBS was what aired Doctor Who over here and it seemed like they showed the McCoy run the most. I could never really get into Tom Baker's time, but maybe that had to do with me being a kid and thinking the show at that point still looked really old.

[odessasteps]

I think a lot of the Big Finish stuff has helped "rehabilitate" Colin and the 6th Doctor, since its prob better served than what JNT did at the time. 

As we know from wrestling, even the best booker eventually runs out of steam and ideas. I don't know if I'd call JNT the Russo of Who but .... 

[Control]

Tom Baker in a walk, y’all are embarrassing.

Saying Matt Smith is the best Doctor is like saying David Niven is the best Bond.

Edited September 28, 2023 by Control

[odessasteps]

6 hours ago, Control said:

Tom Baker in a walk, y’all are embarrassing.

Saying Matt Smith is the best Doctor is like saying David Niven is the best Bond.

Even the biggest Casino Royale fan here wouldn't say that.

[odessasteps]

https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/welcome-to-the-whoniverse-and-tales-of-the-tardis

Something for us old folks

[Ace]

The Children in Need short. Also a bit of comedic lore dumping.

[J.T.]

Hey!  The Doctor Who Classics Channel is now on Vizio WatchFree+.  About fucking time since WF+ is pretty much just select feeds from Pluto TV.

Now they need to get off of their asses and give me the Pluto TV Godzilla 24/7 Channel.

Edited November 18, 2023 by J.T.

[odessasteps]

Do we know if D+ is getting those specials with the classic folks?

[Ace]

It is.

 

[J.T.]

God.  Watching Remembrance of the Daleks.   Forgotten how much I hated most of the Seventh Doctor stuff except for this one story.

Totally forgot that Joseph Marcell, the actor that played Geoffrey the Butler in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, is in E2.

Edited November 20, 2023 by J.T.

[odessasteps]

 

[The Natural]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2V_xYubUJFo&t=4s

You need to see this official tribute to Doctor Who for the 60th Anniversary.

Speaking of need, more Paul McGann as the Doctor.

[J.H.]

Special #1... damn that was fun!

James

[odessasteps]

One friend said “it’s like RTD never left.” 
 

someone else also said “Jodie is going to be NuWho’s Colin Baker.” Doomed by the material and production. 

[Nomad]

By far the best episode in a long time. So much fun.

[Control]

I enjoyed it. It was a solid, mid-tier RTD effort. 
 

Admittedly, I hate when the sonic screwdriver is a wand and the Doctor is a wizard, but I’ve come to accept its inevitability. 

[Eivion]

That was a fun episode. Tennant is always such a joy. I like how things changed for Donna.

[Matt D]

The most Davies thing to ever Davies. At one point we thought that Who could be better, outright demanded it to be, but after years of Chibnell, this dumb shlock works fine. Tennant was lovely and older, more subdued Donna was at least a temporary improvement. 

[odessasteps]

Someone said this episode was purposefully “classic RTD” as away to ease people back in and next episodes will be different. 

[Kuetsar]

3 hours ago, Matt D said:

The most Davies thing to ever Davies. At one point we thought that Who could be better, outright demanded it to be, but after years of Chibnell, this dumb shlock works fine. Tennant was lovely and older, more subdued Donna was at least a temporary improvement. 

Never gotten the love for Donna. I thought she was the most annoying companion by far(I've only watched NU WHO), though a few later ones have come close. She was much better in this ep, I agree. Too bad they didn't do Martha Jones instead. . 

[odessasteps]

She's definitely in the Adric level of annoyance for me, maybe even more so than Jenna Coleman, who I really didn't like.