This must be a parapraxis (a.k.a) Freudian slip posting because yesterday was Valentines Day and the object of this posting is to say how much I’ve enjoyed the Doctor Who series. The recent episodes, all be it a bit bizarre , have been clean and entertaining. Normally I associate British television with Monty Python which is nuts or something more shoddy and crudely cocked up (Was that too vulgar? I’m still trying to figure out the lingo) like A Clockwork Orange.
The entire 40+ years of Doctor Who extend beyond my life experience but based on the original and current episodes the stories are unique and clean science fiction entertainment. While the science isn’t as interesting or realistic as Star Trek the application and consequences of science and technology are portrayed in imaginative ways. Just to prove I’m not completely biased I will admit some of the episodes are low budget corny flicks but I appreciate the imaginative plots and clean content.
For the record, Tom Baker is my favorite doctor. Louise Jameson as Leela is my favorite companion, especially in The Talons of Weng-Chiang. Christopher Eccleston did a great job at portraying the doctor as an adventurer and could have been my favorite but Tom Baker is just more.. well.. for lack of a better word, doctorly! David Tennant is another great doctor but he seems a bit too silly and internally conflicted to be a strong doctor.
All opinions about favorite doctors are relative. If time and space can be relative in the TARDIS then I reserve the ability to change my mind.