Happy 50th anniversary, Doctor Who!

Everyone’s got their favorites. Here are mine:

• Favorite Doctor: Peter Davison
• Favorite compan . . . wait, are you kidding? No
• Seriously? Seriously
• That’s like saying George Lazenby is your favorite Bond. Timothy Dalton, actually
• You’re weird. Tell me something I don’t know
• Anyway. Favorite story: The one where Tom Baker goes to Paris
• City of Death? Yeah, that’s the one
• But that’s not a Peter Davison story. What can I say, I’m a man of contradictions
• Why is it your favorite? Because it’s set in Paris, it’s got name actors (Julian Glover, Catherine Schell) who are clearly having a great time with it, and it’s actually a pretty decent mystery story in its own right, and plus there’s that great bit in the art gallery with John Cleese and Eleanor Bron
• Who? Eleanor Bron
• Huh. Never heard of her. I know
• OK, then. Favorite Peter Davison story: Kinda and Snakedance
• That’s two. Yes
• … …
• Anyway, moving on. Favorite reboot story: They’re all great stories with terrific acting and magnificent special effects that reward viewers who pay close attention
• You don’t really like them, do you? Not really
• Why not? Because they’re all great stories with terrific acting and magnificent special effects that reward viewers who pay close attention
• I don’t get it. In my opinion (probably shared by absolutely no one else, but I’m OK with that) Doctor Who was at its best when all the alien planets looked like they were the same old quarry ten miles outside of London, with plots and costumes to match
• Why? Because then the kids watching the show could go to the old quarry behind their own houses and play Doctor Who with their friends
• But the new show isn’t aimed at kids. (*makes see my point? gesture*)
• So you’re some purist who thinks the old show is the only real show then. Not at all, the show changes over time and brings in new audiences, just like James Bond and Star Trek, and I’m totally OK with that
• Why? Because I’ll always have Paris

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