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Originally Posted by EddieDog
Ken, I too watched the original series in '65, I was ummm, errrr, 19. I think the criticism you make, much of it warrented, is what turned it into an immediate cult hit. Yes, tight budged resulted in poor props, heck - were it NOT for props then all the doors would have fallen in each time they were closed. As others have written, that was part of the charm of the series, so too the gross scientific innacuracies and plot deficiencies. And yet...I have just watched a heap of the original William Hartnell series and was quite supprised at a number of scientific gadgets they had that only now are mainstream. Re-watcning I now have far more regard For the Late Mr Hartnell and his acting skills then I realised at the time. Jon Pertwee was, to me and many, the quintisenntial Dr Who, though for others might argue it was Tom Baker. I have enjoyed them all. When finally the Beeb got the rights back, I wondered just how the new lead would manage. Christopher Eccleston did a superb job in 'Regenerating' the character. David Tennet made it his own, whilst Matt Smith has yet to grow on me but I'm willing to give him more time.
The modern series all have spectacular special effects undreamed of in the '60's. But I feel that much of the original charam has been lost. In those days it was either Dr Who or Star Treck. Decades later some of us managed to accept both. I will be watching the new series.
Eddie
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I reckon the best Doctors in order of my opinion are:
1: Jon Pertwee
Even with poor budget and special effect I think Pertwee was the only actor to bring real credibility to the show as serious SciFi
2. Christopher Eccleston
Eccleston really reinvigorated the show from the "lost years" after Tom Baker with a similar seriousness to the Pertwee years backed by much better budget and effects
3. David Tennant
Great follow on to Eccleston however some of the episodes seem to come adrift along the way and revert to a style that reminded of the Syvester McCoy primary school audience
4: Tom Baker
Introduced a great blend of seriousness and humour to the show and opened up the Doctor character
At this stage the show seems to have reverted to a show targetted primarily at a primary school audience some flashy though cheesy CGI effects and a lot of nonsence an ramblings to fill the scripts.
It has lost a lot of the elements and reinvigoration that Eccleston and Tennant achieved.
Matt Smith is a pretty poor "serious" doctor character and the companions are also a big letdown over all of the prior Pertwee, Tom Baker, Eccleston and Tennant companions (apart from Donna).