The Lord President of Gallifrey requests....

[caddyman]

OK, chaps and chapettes.

Time to show your age - who is your Doctor Who?

I'm guessing I know the answer already.


[Poll #168169]

Comments

[captainweasel.livejournal.com]

Do you mean the one you liked best or the face that you put to the name ?

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Generally speaking it's the Doctor you grew up with that seems to get the vote, I think.

My vote is a little skewed since Dad liked to watch whaever crap was on ITV, and until we got our first colour telly in 1970 and I inherited the ancient black and white, I didn't really see much Who. So my favourite is Pertwee, though by age it should be the later Hartnell or Troughton episodes.

Of course, the fact that the US and Canada didn't get (I think) the series prior to Tom Baker, the overseas votes tend to skew the voting further.

At the time of typing this, I'm a little surprised at Sylv's showing. When I said I thought I knew in advance what the results would be, I expected the pattern you'd get if you swapped the McCoy and Davison votes.

I have a soft spot for all the Doctors, and feel that Colon Baker's portrayal was excellent, he just had shite scripts to work with.

Gotta love that frock coat, though...

[mollpeartree.livejournal.com]

the overseas votes tend to skew the voting further

Indeed; I only remember Tom Baker and John Pertwee distinctly. I think it was all in second-run syndication by the time I saw it anyway (late 80's), so the identity of the Doctor was entirely up to my local affiliate.

[jfs.livejournal.com]

By age, I should be firmly in the Baker camp, but he frankly annoyed the bejeezus out of me so much that even at the tender age of 10 (IIRC) I wanted to use his scarf to attach his neck to a long drop.

Davidson's cynical nature and offhandedness struck a chord.

And Nyssa. Mmmmmmmmmmm.

[captainweasel.livejournal.com]

well I grew up with Tom Baker I'd guess - he's certainly the earliest incarnation i clearly remember... would be Robots of Death with those scary gold faced robots chasing the Doctor and Leela around a giant sandsifter thing.
But, thanks mainly to the "New Adventures" books its leaning toward Sylvester McCoy - certainly it's him I picture annoying Sherlock Holmes greatly in "All consuming fire", or hanging around with a pseudo- Iain M Banks's Culture in "The Also People"

Not to mention...

[romney.livejournal.com]

Also "Transit" which is lodged forever in my top ten of all books. Reread value makes my tatty copy priceless.

Re: Not to mention...

[captainweasel.livejournal.com]

Ben Aaronovitz writes some good ones ;)