Top Ten Reasons Why the old Doctor Who is Better Than the New
Don't take this list seriously, although somethings on the list are serious. It is mean for fun, and a bit of a laugh. And I haven't done my top ten lists for a while.
10: Wobbly sets : It's just not the same without the fear that the space ship the Doc is in might fall apart.
9: Costumes : Oh the bright clown suits some doctors wore, or the big cushion type costumes of some slime monster type things. Somethimes the costumes were as budget as the sets. The closest we've come to that was the Slitheen, in the SJA.
8: Companinions : It seems to me that in the new stories, companions start at the start of a season, and end at the end of a season (except Jack). In the old, they used to join up randomly, and leave randomly. Guess it's a contract thing nowadays.
7: The Brig. : Oh, I miss him. I don't know what more to say.
6: Anthony Ainley and Rgoer Delgado: The new master guy was funny, but he just wasn't "the Master"ish enough for me. Sorry.
5: Multi-episode stories : Sure the occasional 2 parter is good, and that one 3 parter, but I miss the days of the 4 or 6 episode stories. The cliff hanger endings that made it feel slightly like a bad soap, but you loved it anyway. And how one episode led in to next.
4: Locations : I feel that too many of the new stories are set on earth, with alot of those being set "now". Where are the gravel quarries?? Seriously, I know it's cheap and easy to set the show "today", but that isn't what this show is about!
3: The Tardis : That whole dark interior thing that's going on is a little gloomy for me. I like the change, but i think it needs to be a little less industrial, and a little brighter.
2: Companions : The only companion The Doctor has had, in the new stuff, that isn't from here and now, is Jack. 4 season, and we got 4 eps of a companion from future earth. I feel it's about time to change the dynamic a little.
1: Oh come on. The New stuff is fantastic. You really think I was going to bag it badly? New and old, both hold a strong place in my heart.
So, comment away, and let's look forward to a great final (2 part) episode of season 4. Where, the rumours are starting, there might be a sneaky, well covered up, character change. New companion? old one returning? Regeneration????? hmmmmm
Enjoy
Rule for life # 512
Never leave M&Ms in a packet together. They will breed, and you'll have lots of brown ones. (think about it, there are more brown ones, aren't there?)
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and your rule for life... SOOOO TRUE!!
And your rule for life is true! Those damned Orange and Green ones are continually mating! They should produce more blue ones... Everyone loves blue M&Ms
9: Though of course the Adipose took me right back to the Candyman (well almost).
8: Though in the old once they'd gone, they'd gone 7: Can't fault you on that one.
6: You know it bugged me that Ainley and Delgado played the character the same way, whereas each Doctor was different. That's what I liked about Simm, he was a diffent take on the same person.
5: Don't mistake number of episodes for length of story, the pace was painfully slow in the early days. If you track average story length it's had a steady predictable shortining from 1963 to today as pacing in general speeds up in media.
4: I always find a threat is more scary when it can be on your doorstep.
3: I think having established the Desktop Theme idea, they should play with it a little. I really miss the swimming pool.
2: Again, helps sell the fear if it's happening to one of us.
1: Same here.
Almost an elaboration of how I feel, but didn't find the right words.