Epic Dr Who Marathon

[mirth]

https://io9.gizmodo.com/twitch-is-streaming-over-five-hundred-episodes-of-class-1826261024

[JasonPratt]

They're also totally available (at last) on Prime with a bit of an extra Britbox subscription (like $2.50 a month I think).

(Note by totally I mean the ones with surviving copies of course. I haven't checked whether the official animated remakes of some episodes are included.)

[bbmike]

That's cool. I prefer the classic Doctor.  O0

[mirth]

Tom Baker is THE Doctor.

[bbmike]

Tom Baker is THE Doctor.

O0

[GDS_Starfury]

while I do agree about Baker, the modern Doctors have petty much all crushed the role.
Tennant, and more so Smith, made it far more global.

[SirAndrewD]

Capaldi was amazing.  I've been watching Dr. Who since the 80's and won't watch his last episode.  I am leaving on it with him as the Doctor from now on. 

But yes, Baker was best.

[JasonPratt]

As someone who grew up with Baker (whose tenure started around the time I started watching TV and also around the time our local PBS station started importing Doctor Who), I was surprised and pleased at the quality of the Third Doctor shows once I started back-watching them a few years ago. Second Doctor exceeded expectations rather well, too. In many ways the iconic Classic Who starts with Two's run immediately: as a younger actor he's more easily in charge of the adventures.

I was surprised (and a tad disappointed in not being able to share) to learn this weekend that my brother has watched all the Modern Who eps up to where they've been released on Prime. (I don't think final Capaldi season is out on Prime yet per se. Almost the only reason I'd watch that is to see Missy again.)

[mirth]

Pertwee was very good, but no one tops Tom Baker.

[GDS_Starfury]

if Capaldi had been given as many seasons he would have surpassed Baker.

[SirAndrewD]

if Capaldi had been given as many seasons he would have surpassed Baker.

He had the ability, yes. 

He improved every year. 

When his tenure ended, he made statements that he left by choice, and the BBC said the same, but there were a lot of rumors inside that Capaldi was essentially fired by the new show runner who had another actress in mind for the role and had the backing of the BBC. 

It wouldn't be the first time the BBC had put up smoke and mirrors about the departure of a Doctor (Colin Baker, Chris Eccelston).

That's part of the reason I feel no desire to go past Capaldi.   I felt strongly that he was the one that should get to live in the role for a while and make it his. 

[mirth]

if Capaldi had been given as many seasons he would have surpassed Baker.

If you had been given as many seasons, you'd have been remembered as the Goat Doctor.

[bbmike]

if Capaldi had been given as many seasons he would have surpassed Baker.

Nah.

[GDS_Starfury]

all of the modern Doctors have had just 3 season.  whats been annoying is how the episode count has dropped so much.

[bayonetbrant]

There's a big Dr Who event, including an interview with Tom Baker, coming to theaters for 1 day in June.

https://www.fathomevents.com/events/doctor-who-genesis-of-the-daleks?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0a7YBRDnARIsAJgsF3NWunYkewdbulShlWD07NbxuaNVtQ7g5bKoDkmF_fkR3WVa8PqrZC4aAgI8EALw_wcB