Anybody a fan of Doctor Who out there?

I'm just curious, and kind of bored. Definitely tired. But I'm a huge fan of Doctor Who and was wondering if anybody out there keeps up on the show? I'm currently making my way through the back-catalog (I'm on John Pertwee), thanks to Netflix, but I'm also keeping up with the modern show. I'm very much looking forward to the End of Time. Anybody have thoughts they'd like to share on this? Love to get a bit of a dialog going.

I missed that one-off from a while back. Could someone sum it up in like, 4 sentences? All the descriptions I find online are way too in depth for me to care reading.

If you're British then it's more then likely that you are to some extent. I never got into myself but I do know a fair bit about it.

There was some random CGI version on today, dreamland maybe, it was pretty terrible.
I think alot of it was down the cheap CGI, makes me wonder where license money goes.

I must say that David Tennet, the tenth doctor, is my favourite rendition so far. and yes i am a huge fan.

I love the modern doctor who's but I've only seen a few bits & pieces of the older ones because they were before my time. My favourite episode of the new ones is "Blink". That was scary, even to me as an adult. It was fantastic.
 
Don't blink, don't even blink, blink and you're dead! They are fast, faster than you could believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink!!!!

watched it since eccleston, and i've seen alot of the old one's since. My favourite series ever... am not looking forward to christmas though, i hope the series doesn't start sucking :'(

" If you're British then it's more then likely that you are to some extent. I never got into myself but I do know a fair bit about it. "

I stopped watching after the guy with the big, long scarf left.

As the BBC's flagship show, Dr. Who just looks and feels embarrassingly cheap. After watching American produced sci-fi for years, Dr. Who feels like a student project.

I love Doctor Who, by the time I was born it was done (born in 1990) but I watched it all the time as a kid even getting up at 5am on a sunday to watch it on UK Gold lol Im hooked on the new series as well, there are very few shows I actually watch on TV (there are some TV shows I like but only enough to wait and get on DVD or watch it at 2am on the internet) but I cant wait to watch this. Im going and buying a lot of the DVD's of the original series (though they do seem a bit overpriced compared to other TV series) and its freaking awesome!

" I love the modern doctor who's but I've only seen a few bits & pieces of the older ones because they were before my time. My favourite episode of the new ones is "Blink". That was scary, even to me as an adult. It was fantastic.
 
Don't blink, don't even blink, blink and you're dead! They are fast, faster than you could believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink!!!! "

" I love the modern doctor who's but I've only seen a few bits & pieces of the older ones because they were before my time. My favourite episode of the new ones is "Blink". That was scary, even to me as an adult. It was fantastic.
 
Don't blink, don't even blink, blink and you're dead! They are fast, faster than you could believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink!!!! "

" As the BBC's flagship show, Dr. Who just looks and feels embarrassingly cheap. After watching American produced sci-fi for years, Dr. Who feels like a student project. "

I really don't get the appeal myself. Not for me.

" I really don't get the appeal myself. Not for me. "

" @HandsomeDead  The whole thing with Dr. Who is its not supposed to be serious, its designed to be something for parents and kids to sit and have fun watching as a family for the most part. I think allot of people like that it isn't too dark and heavy with its subject matter.    British people don't seem to take their sci-fi overly seriously in general. Its a shame really because allot of British TV is among the best in the world when it comes to drama, but the sci-fi always comes out a bit kitch and silly. "

I remember watching an episode back in Grade 8 or so and really liked it. Unfortunately I don't remember the episode title and the amount of other shows and movies I need to watch are just piling up. I know I'll eventually watch it though, it's just a question of when.

Dr who would be extremely good if they didn't always try and find the corniest possible ending for each episode

Only the modern one. I tried to watch some of the one with the celery stick but it was too serious, corny, and kind of badly acted by the supporting cast. I will try the one with the scarf next, I hear he is kind of good.

Awful acting, terrible scripts, unconvincing makeup, lame costumes and never funny or scary. So no, I am not a fan.

i realy only like tenant and ecalstan dont no if i spelt that rite but after that i doubt ill watch it after this year  

Doctor Who?
 
 
See what I did tharr?

yes, but I havent watched it in a looooong time.

My gf is a fan, and she is all kinds of hyped for End of Time. I really don't know much about the show other than the current Dr. Who is cute.

 I was raised on it. Not a fan of the new stuff.

I didn't get into it till about two seasons ago, i enjoy it as a fun little distraction, though i'm not going to watch any of the past dr. who.
 
 
now a related and funny video to alienates most of the people who are fans and is yet very funny

I'm a reasonably big fan of the modern Dr. Who, but I love the Torchwood spin off. 
 
Both of which are going to be drastically changed (if Torchwood comes back at all) since Tennant is leaving, i dunno how I will take to a new Doctor.

Wow, this thread was old. But it seems topical to revive it now that Season 7 is almost upon us! Hopefully some of you duders are still fans.

I made a poster in celebration of the long-awaited new season, check it out here

Loved me the Russell T Davies era, flaws and all, but I cannot seem to give a shit at all anymore. Steven Moffat's a good writer, but he's a terrible showrunner, there's no one to reign his crazy silly ideas in, and his episodes don't tonally fit in with the others in the season at all. His only good character is Rory, and he's only good in episodes written by others (Amy's choice, The Doctor's Wife), where they deconstruct the effects of the weird writing in those main episodes.

So yep, I await the day they switch creative teams and doctors again, because currently, show does nothing for me.

I've only watched the modern Doctor Who's(9-11) and missed the past two series, but I love Doctor Who. Gonna miss Rory and Amy when the new series starts, easily my favorite companions since Rose.

@Tylea002 said:

Loved me the Russell T Davies era, flaws and all, but I cannot seem to give a shit at all anymore. Steven Moffat's a good writer, but he's a terrible showrunner, there's no one to reign his crazy silly ideas in, and his episodes don't tonally fit in with the others in the season at all. His only good character is Rory, and he's only good in episodes written by others (Amy's choice, The Doctor's Wife), where they deconstruct the effects of the weird writing in those main episodes.

So yep, I await the day they switch creative teams and doctors again, because currently, show does nothing for me.

Yes! another Rory lover! (okay that sounds a little extreme but you get my point)..

I do miss Davies, even tho I did find some of his stuff a little cheesier than Moffat.. I really like what Moffat did with Sherlock and I think his Run so far has produced some really good interesting stuff, but yes when he goes to crazy and over the top, everybody loses, he did do better work under Davis, and his expansion on the Weeping Angels diminished there impact.. I'm hoping all the super crazy River Song stuff is behind him and the Doctor's remark at the end of season 6 means smaller more self contained adventures here on out, also a new companion can't hurt..

I blasted through the first two seasons on Netflix, got burned out midway through Season 3, but got a free episode of Season Six on iTunes and just bought the Season 6 pack and a Season 7 Part 1 pass on iTunes.

I'll eventually return to three and watch through five, but Six has secured me as a Who fan.

Probably posted in this thread before. But yes. I am.

Yep, pretty big fan of that silly show. I am sad to see The Ponds leave, but in Moffat I trust. That man is an ingenious bastard.

I don't want Amy Pond to go, god damnit! I enjoy seeing Karen Gillan all HD'ified on my televisionthingamajig way to much to have her go!

That's probably the most pathetic thing I've ever written. Still, it's true.

I watched the first season of the new Doctor Who with the shaved head guy but I just found it not really to my tastes. Lame enemies and low budget costumes and effects don't really do anything for me. I think Daleks are the most boring enemies ever, now they are bringing them back for the 500th time.

I wish I did like Doctor Who because it seems to have lots of stuff to like about it but naw.

Big fan of the 10th doctor era (Tennant and Davies), but I feel like Moffat's biggest accomplishment in the 11th Doctor era so far has been River Song rather than anything to do with Smith.

It may not happen this time around by maybe next year I'd like to see a longer over-arching story that's a little more grounded and character driven rather than lots of one-off adventures with a finale that's breaks all sorts of laws of time and space.

Last season's finale was a little too much for me and it kinda made one of my 10th doctor's favourite moments, David Tennant's "The Timelord Victorious" actions and final speech, a bit redundant.

I used to like Dr Who until Moffat got obsessed with River Song. I fucking hate Song, she's a complete Mary Sue and completely ruined Dr Who for me.

However I still think that the episode "Blink" is one of the best things created for TV ever and I still watch it every now and again.

Only a fan of the new stuff though, I really can't get past how badly made the old stuff is compared to the new stuff.

Love it, David Tennant was by far my favorite. Wasn't too hot on Matt Smith to begin with, but he grew on me. He had some pretty big shoes to fill imo. I think I was just so disappointed to see Tennant leave that it took me that much longer to warm up to Smith. Anyone have a date on the new season?

I would probably watch it if it had the CSI theme at the start.

@pyromagnestir said:

I don't want Amy Pond to go, god damnit! I enjoy seeing Karen Gillan all HD'ified on my televisionthingamajig way to much to have her go!

That's probably the most pathetic thing I've ever written. Still, it's true.

I feel ya ... I did not expect to get so attached to that ...ummm... character :)

but ... SATURDAY!!! wooo series 7!

@Wesker411 said:

Love it, David Tennant was by far my favorite. Wasn't too hot on Matt Smith to begin with, but he grew on me. He had some pretty big shoes to fill imo. I think I was just so disappointed to see Tennant leave that it took me that much longer to warm up to Smith. Anyone have a date on the new season?

Right after the regeneration when Matt first appeared as the Doctor I hated him, I found him way too goofy. In retrospect I think that was because it clashed with the "end" of Tennant and the emotions surrounding that way too much. It messed up both moments by taking you out of the sadness of seeing Tennant go and his Doctor die and then it didn't let you fully appreciate Smith as the new Doctor.

I took a few months off and didn't really plan on picking it back up but then I missed it too much and I had seen some images of Amy Pond and could not resist ... for some reason I was sold on Matt Smith as the Doctor from the very first proper episode of series 5. They delivered some truly awesome stuff in that time so I don't regret checking out the new Doc at all. I think no other show has made me cry that often. I don't even know how they're doing it but my tear ducts get a pretty regular workout with Doctor Who lol.