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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 13:16:29 GMT -5
I don't know if there are any Doctor Who fans but if there are then who is your favourite actor to play the Doctor?
I'd go with Christopher Eccleston. He had the perfect mix between humour and gravitas and was an excellent person to restart this classic series.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 13:17:09 GMT -5
I completely agree - he was fantastic.
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Post by The-Ghost-Dancer on Apr 11, 2015 13:37:03 GMT -5
all the newer doctors were class but for me its capaldi hands down and it was this photo that got me frothing at the gash for his interpritation  then when his 1st ep was shown he was brilliant " oooohhhh I AM scootttisshhh" |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2015 13:53:13 GMT -5
all the newer doctors were class but for me its capaldi hands down and it was this photo that got me frothing at the gash for his interpritation then when his 1st ep was shown he was brilliant " oooohhhh I AM scootttisshhh" |
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Post by The-Ghost-Dancer on Apr 11, 2015 13:57:47 GMT -5
all the newer doctors were class but for me its capaldi hands down and it was this photo that got me frothing at the gash for his interpritation then when his 1st ep was shown he was brilliant " oooohhhh I AM scootttisshhh" brilliaint mate infact i was waiting on you to post something with malcolm tucker," i got a to do list longer than a fuckin leonard cohen song" |
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Post by davidjay on Apr 11, 2015 13:59:25 GMT -5
Tough one this, as they've all brought something great and unique to what has become an iconic sci-fi character. I'm especially enjoying Peter Capaldi's take on the role.
I voted Tom Baker. Patrick Troughton would be a close second for me. There's a real warmth and mystery in his portrayal. Someone once said his version had a sense of a Chaplin-esque "little man who plays havoc with the system" about it, and that's one aspect of the character that appeals to me. That mischievous, jokey quality that leads his enemies to underestimate him.
Tom Baker developed that even further, with a self-aware sense of humour that's become the character's trademark. I do enjoy those moments where the Doctor undercuts the seriousness of a scene by flippant humour. I guess you'd call it gallows humour, jokes made in the face of death. I find that aspect quite similar to Blackadder.
One that sticks in my mind from a Tom Baker episode.
Here's one from the Caves of Androzani, written by Robert Holmes and starring Peter Davison in the title role.
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Post by eva on Apr 11, 2015 14:35:37 GMT -5
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Apr 11, 2015 20:40:19 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 3:47:08 GMT -5
A whole 8 posts before somebody made this joke. I was expecting you to be quicker. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Apr 12, 2015 3:50:00 GMT -5
A whole 8 posts before somebody made this joke. I was expecting you to be quicker. The fact it was him who made the joke makes it instantly less funny though. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2015 3:51:44 GMT -5
A whole 8 posts before somebody made this joke. I was expecting you to be quicker. The fact it was him who made the joke makes it instantly less funny though. Would you have preferred Guy Fawkes to have made it? |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Apr 12, 2015 3:53:50 GMT -5
The fact it was him who made the joke makes it instantly less funny though. Would you have preferred Guy Fawkes to have made it? Anyone. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2015 16:58:46 GMT -5
Oh...that joke doesn't work anymore.  |
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Post by fabulousbakers on Sept 29, 2015 17:34:30 GMT -5
Two years I'd have said that for me it would be close race between Troughton, Tom Baker and Davison. But Capaldi is just knocking it out of the ball park.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Sept 29, 2015 19:53:10 GMT -5
Mean Mrs. Mustard, if was your patient would you be the one who saves me? Serious question.
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Post by Manualex on Sept 29, 2015 21:51:43 GMT -5
Mean Mrs. Mustard, if was your patient would you be the one who saves me? Serious question. I dont want to sound rude, but the only one who can save you is yourself. |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Sept 30, 2015 6:39:22 GMT -5
all the newer doctors were class but for me its capaldi hands down and it was this photo that got me frothing at the gash for his interpritation then when his 1st ep was shown he was brilliant " oooohhhh I AM scootttisshhh" "Run, you clever boy" "Oh fuck off!!" |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 7:33:56 GMT -5
David Tennant!
Capaldi is pretty cool and I did like Christopher Eccleston, Matt Smith not so much. Haven't watched much Classic Doctor Who (because I really don't like it!) but from what I have seen I think Tom Baker was the best.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 13:31:28 GMT -5
Not seen the latest series yet, though I hear Capaldi is killing it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 15:13:51 GMT -5
Totally off topic (I never heard of the series) but my favourite doctor is Doctor Drake Ramoray on Friends
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 15:27:14 GMT -5
Totally off topic (I never heard of the series) but my favourite doctor is Doctoer Drake Ramoray on Friends YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF DOCTOR WHO??!! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 15:44:50 GMT -5
Totally off topic (I never heard of the series) but my favourite doctor is Doctor Drake Ramoray on Friends YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF DOCTOR WHO??!! The names sounds a little bit familiar but, no, I don't know what it is  |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Sept 30, 2015 15:53:17 GMT -5
YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF DOCTOR WHO??!! The names sounds a little bit familiar but, no, I don't know what it is It was on tv just about half an hour ago! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 16:34:21 GMT -5
YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF DOCTOR WHO??!! The names sounds a little bit familiar but, no, I don't know what it is Wow that's so strange for a Brit to hear... It's like that thing from another thread where someone hadn't heard of The Beatles... Its a 50 year old sci-fi show about an alien "Time Lord" called The Doctor (leading people to ask "Doctor Who?" when they meet him) who travels in space and time in a ship called the TARDIS which is a phone-box on the outside but near-infinitely big on the inside. When he is "killed" he regenerates into a completely different person. So far there have been 12 doctors and this poll is about which one is best  My favourite: |
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Post by davidjay on Oct 1, 2015 11:01:15 GMT -5
Eccleston was great as the Doctor, and that's one of my favourite scenes of his. Such intensity there. Another was his spellbinding speech about "the turn of the earth" in Rose, the first episode of the revived series.
A pity he only stayed for one series, but he left a great legacy for the show in recreating the character for a new audience.
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