What Who?

Posted on December 17, 2007 in Culture

Time for me to reveal a guilty pleasure: I’ve watched nine out of the ten Doctor Whos. (Number eight is still not on dvd/vhs.) And over the years, I have formed my opinions about which I like best and, more importantly, which companions I have liked. So in the spirit of my Ideal Star Trek Crew post, here are my choices:

Top three Doctors:

1. Tom Baker – pretty much defined Doctor Who for me
2. Sylvester McCoy – just the slightest hint of crankiness, but not overwhelming
3. (tie)David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston – David brings back the Doctors of old and Christopher breaks off in new directions

I won’t list worst Doctor because they were all good.

Top three Companions

1. Leela – looks good in skins and handy to have in a fight. Definitely not a screamer.
2. Rose and Mickey (you can’t have Rose without Mickey — he’s more than “the tin dog”) Love Rose because she came with a family. May have screamed.
3. Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart – the head of UNIT, a pre-Torchwood organization dedicated to fighting aliens. Never screams.

Worst Companions

1. Jo Grant – blonde dimwit. A screamer.
2. Mel – red haired dimwit. Supposedly a computer programmer. A screamer.

Companion My Cats Dislike the Most

K9 – the tin dog

Best Enemies

• The Master – Until Season Three we thought he was dead
• The Cybermen – they think they are doing the universe good by removing emotions and putting brains in stainless steel bodies
• The Daleks – YOU WILL TALK! EXTERMINATE!

Best Exit of a Doctor:

Christopher Eccleston

Best Exit of a Companion:

1. Adric – crashed into a planet trying to thwart the Cybermen
2. Tegan – Just had enough after encountering the Daleks and walked out somewhere in time. The “fuck this” exit.
3. Rose – tragically separated from the Doctor into another Universe as Daleks and Cybermen were sucked into The Void.

Best Theme Music

Has there been any other?

Love to hear your opinions on this matter.