Doctor Who is the longest running science-fiction series of all time, says the Guinness Book of World Records. Long ago, the series hit on the clever idea of creating a sci-fi explanation that would allow the Doctor to appear in a various "incarnations" therefore neatly explaining away periodic changes in actors, and allowing the series to remain fresh. In fact, in its twenty-first century version, which followed a near-decade break in production from 1996 until Christopher Eccleston picked up the role in 2005, The Doctor seems as popular as ever.Doctor Who first appeared on the BBC in 1963. "The Time Lord" has been played by ten actors in all. David Tennant now has the role, and season two episodes of the new Doctor Who will appear in the U.S. on the SciFi Channel beginning tonight, with "New Earth." Billy Piper is still along as plucky Rose.
Who's your favorite Doctor?
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9-29-2006 @ 1:50PM
Misty said...
Tom Baker and Chris Eccleston tie for my affections.
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9-29-2006 @ 10:18AM
James said...
Eccleston, no doubt about it. He was the first Doctor i ever saw, and i thought he was "Fantastic."
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9-29-2006 @ 10:58AM
Maurine said...
I remember Tom Baker. I liked his assistant Sarah.
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9-29-2006 @ 10:28AM
lp said...
Tom Baker or David Tennant - just the right level of madness.
Chris Ecclestone was a goon for most of it.
I'm not sure I should mention this, but I'm glad that Rose isn't in the next series.
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9-29-2006 @ 10:51AM
mamaloo said...
lp, you oughta mark out your spoilers. Many may not know about Rose, particularly in the US audience.
Up here in Canada, Doctor Who season 2 will start next week. I can't wait!
My family have been whiling away the summer by renting classic Doctor Who dvds and cassettes from the library and buying a few choice episodes online. A well, we've been getting Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who Adventures, their kid mag.
http://momcast.blogspot.com/2006/09/galactic-fire.html
I wrote a post on my blog with little videos of my 3 year old son about how he is obsessed with scifi. His bedroom wardrobe is his TARDIS and he takes daily trips in it, as you can see in one video.
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9-29-2006 @ 10:59AM
TheMatt said...
I have to admit that I am a fan of the manic doctors, Tom Baker and David Tennant, but Chris Ecclestone grew on me. "The Doctor Dances" and the last ep of his season were really tour-de-force performances.
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9-29-2006 @ 11:22AM
Nancy said...
Eccleston and Pertwee but Troughton pulls up very close. Of course I loved them all...
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9-29-2006 @ 11:39PM
Michael said...
McCoy followed closely by Troughton.
Glad to see Guiness acknowledged their mistake...:)
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9-29-2006 @ 5:06PM
Brent McKee said...
They say that your first Doctor is usually your favourite but since my first experience with Doctor Who was in 1964 and not a very happy one (the CBC replaced Bugs Bunny with this new show from England, although not for long) William Hartnell isn't really my favourite. I like Jon Pertwee and Peter Davidson and would probably have a fondness for Patrick Troughton if only more of his episodes survived. For companions, of course Liz Sladen's Sarah Jane Smith, but also the wonderfulJanet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka.
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9-29-2006 @ 5:53PM
adhonus said...
I would have said Tom Baker, until I went back and took a look at some of the old shows again. They're not very good to my 21st century eyes. I'd have to say Eccleston, and that Tennant really hasn't blossomed yet. He had moments (will have moments?) and I don't think he's really manic, to be honest.
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9-30-2006 @ 12:07PM
erroneous_nick said...
(Tom)Baker, Tennant, McCoy - in that order, although I loved them all, even the dour Colin Baker.
I'd like to give a special mention to Joanna Lumley who had a brief stint as the good Doctor in "The Curse of Fatal Death". She was the only Doc to be incarnated with special features. Or as she put it, "Emma! Look! I've got etheric beam locators!"
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10-06-2006 @ 7:23PM
Allen Warren said...
No doubt, it is Jon Pertwee the 3rd doctor. Arrogance wrapped in great humour(Dry).
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3-03-2007 @ 7:28PM
Ellen Bishop said...
Tom Baker, hands down, he was perfect!
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3-25-2007 @ 4:14PM
James said...
My faves were of course Tom Baker, John Pertwee (he had a certain James Bond-ish charm) Christopher Eccleston (he was FANTASTIC), and the current one Dave Tennant. I was saddened to see Billie Piper go, as she was a hottie and a cutie at the same time. I also loved the Doctor companions Romana and Tegan (I LOVE TEGAN!!!! She looked good in leather!).
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