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I agree with you on christmas specials being average. Christmas Invasion was only good because it was Tennant's first story and he played him very well. Runaway Bride was good because of Catherine Tate. End Of Time was good because it wasn't really focused on christmas that much.

And the rest were all quite bad.

And I will eventually post a list of my favourites. Eventually.

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Posted: March 03 2012 at 03:00

I have not been a fan of the Christmas specials in general though loved Titanic episode - i thought Kylie made a great companion as did that foxy assassin in black but sadly was only in the one episode about the Planet of the Dead.

My favourite Dr Who episodes in order of airing from first doc to latest are:

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FIRST DOC - HARTNELL ERA (ONLY CHOSE COMPLETE STORIES)

THE DALEKS

THE DALEK INVASION OF EARTH

THE WEB PLANET

THE CHASE

THE TENTH PLANET

SECOND DOC - TROUGHTON ERA (MOST ARE MISSING AN EPISODE SO CHOSE COMPLETE STORIES)

THE TOMB OF THE CYBERMEN

THE DOMINATORS

THE MIND ROBBER

THE SEEDS OF DEATH

THIRD DOC - PERTWEE ERA

INFERNO

DAY OF THE DALEKS

THE SEA DEVILS

THE THREE DOCTORS

FRONTIER IN SPACE

PLANET OF THE DALEKS

THE GREEN DEATH

DEATH TO THE DALEKS

THE MONSTER OF PELADON

PLANET OF THE SPIDERS

FOURTH DOC - TOM BAKER ERA

ROBOT

GENESIS OF THE DALEKS

REVENGE OF THE CYBERMEN

TERROR OF THE ZYGONS

PLANET OF EVIL

PYRAMIDS OF MARS

THE SEEDS OF DOOM

THE ROBOTS OF DEATH

THE TALONS OF WENG CHIANG

THE INVISIBLE ENEMY

THE INVASION OF TIME

THE PIRATE PLANET

DESTINY OF THE DALEKS

CITY OF DEATH

MEGLOS

LOGOPOLIS

FIFTH DOC - DAVISON ERA

THE VISITATION

EARTHSHOCK

MAWDRYN UNDEAD

THE FIVE DOCTORS

WARRIORS OF THE DEEP

RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS

THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI

SIXTH DOC - COLIN BAKER ERA

ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN

THE TWO DOCTORS

TERROR OF THE VERVOIDS

THE ULTIMATE FOE

SEVENTH DOC - MCCOY ERA

TIME AND THE RANI

DRAGONFIRE

REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS

SILVER NEMESIS

BATTLEFIELD

THE CURSE OF FENRIC

EIGHTH DOC - MCGANN (MOVIE ONLY)

NINTH DOC - ECCLESTON ERA

ROSE

DALEK

FATHERS DAY

THE PARTING OF THE WAYS

TENTH DOC - TENNANT ERA

SCHOOL REUNION

RISE OF THE MACHINES

ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN

ARMY OF GHOSTS

DOOMSDAY

GRIDLOCK

DALEKS IN MANHATTAN

EVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS

BLINK

THE SOUND OF DRUMS

THE LAST OF THE TIMELORDS

VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED - SPECIAL

THE SONTAREN STRATEGEM

THE DOCTORS DAUGHTER

SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY

MIDNIGHT

TURN LEFT

THE STOLEN EARTH

JOURNEYS END

THE END OF TIME 1 AND 2

VICTORY OF THE DALEKS

VINCENT AND THE DOCTOR

THE PANDORICA OPENS

THE BIG BANG

PLANET OF THE DEAD - SPECIAL

ELEVENTH DOC - SMITH ERA

THE IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONAUT

DAY OF THE MOON

A GOOD MAN GOES TO WAR

LET'S KILL HITLER

THE WEDDING OF RIVER SONG

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Posted: March 03 2012 at 01:37

In more recent news, honest opinions on the most recent christmas special.

I'll ask for yours before delivering mine.

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Posted: March 02 2012 at 06:03

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Posted: March 02 2012 at 05:43

During RTD's era, Moffat's four were the best, along with Human Nature and The Sound Of Drums.

Since then, Vincent, Girl Who Waited were quite good, I'm more partial to Vincent, maybe because I've seen it more, and the other good ones have been The God Complex and The Doctor's Wife.

Notice how none of them have been Moffat's?

Also, I thought the second weeping angels episode was one of the worst possible things Moffat has ever thought up. I try not to think about it, because the more I do, the more things are wrong.

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Posted: March 02 2012 at 04:42

Everyone thinks whoever plays Doctor Who is an actor who cannot fill their bra. Conversely, everyone loves the Daleks
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Posted: March 02 2012 at 04:08

Gallifrey wrote:

In terms of writing, the latest two series don't compare at all to 1-4 with Eccelston and Tennant.

I can't think of one episode from Matt Smith's era that tops Silence In The Library or Blink or The Sound Of Drums or even the End Of Time.

Writing has declined. But I still have hope. Moffat's a terrific writer most of the time, he just hasn't been on writing form recently

It's a different take. Moffat wrote probably the finnest individual episodes during Russell T. Davies period at the helm. Now he is more concerned with the story arc (which is brilliant) than with individual episodes.

Still there have been some pretty great ones with Matt Smith - "Vincent" and "The Girl Who Waited" stand out from the top of my head.

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Posted: March 01 2012 at 20:36

In terms of writing, the latest two series don't compare at all to 1-4 with Eccelston and Tennant.

I can't think of one episode from Matt Smith's era that tops Silence In The Library or Blink or The Sound Of Drums or even the End Of Time.

Writing has declined. But I still have hope. Moffat's a terrific writer most of the time, he just hasn't been on writing form recently

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Posted: March 01 2012 at 15:28

I watch, but I'm too young to have the original seasons.

Of the most recent batch I do love Tennant's doctor most, with Smith a close second. With regards to writing...I thought season 5 and the first part of 6 were very good. But the latter half of six did seem to suffer a little with writing. But they did dig themselves quite a big hole, which I don't think anyone expected for them to get out of fully. At least they left various questions for future seasons to answer.

All that said, I am looking forward to the new season.

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Posted: March 01 2012 at 13:35

I liked Tennant's Doctor a lot. I think my favourite episodes of the new crop involved Eccleston with the Slitheen in the two-parter Aliens of London.

By the way, for those who haven't seen the parody with Rowan Atkinson, Jonathan Pryce, Hugh Grant etc. Dcotor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-wDPoC6GM (not embedded for full screen reasons)

EDIT: And my favourite version of the Doctor Who theme off a really good album:

Edited by Logan - March 01 2012 at 13:43

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Posted: March 01 2012 at 09:23

I'm about midway through Tennant's 1st or 2nd season (can't remember which, it's been a while since I watched)... One of these days I'll get around to catching up to the present.

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Posted: February 29 2012 at 21:18

Naaaa. Only 32 seasons.

But most fans only watch the most recent series, and there's only 6 of them.

Seriously, watch something from the new series "The Empty Child/Doctor Dances" from series 1, or "Blink" from series 3.

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Posted: February 29 2012 at 16:44

The fact you say "every forum needs a Doctor Who thread" and how you have converted 21 people...well it is honestly just feeding my own fire...I know think even more that this show is actually a cult LOL

Besides the fact crazy Dr Who fans wrecked my group of friends almost, aren't there like 40 seasons of this thing?
I'll be dead by then!
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Posted: February 29 2012 at 12:44

My favourite is still Tennant, with Davison, Tom Baker and Matt Smith coming in behind.

I've only seen a few of Pertwee's because I believe some have disappeared. But he's still very good. I guess just every version is good.

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