Meanwhile, back in the day....(Fourth Doctor) (and some HHGTTG)

[ninesbiggestfan]

I've been having a crisis of Doctor-love; it seems I overloaded a bit on Nine, can't bear to look in Ten's direction just yet, and need to catch up on RL stuff anyway. Look who comes to the rescue - none but Tom Baker! The first Doctor I saw, the only one I remember from before New Who, and as I now find, a HUGELY warm and fuzzy source of nostalgic

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[phlebotnum]

Might I also recommend "Genesis of the Daleks" for TB fun? I just got disc one from Netflix and it's absolutely hilarious. It's kind of cool to know who Davros is now (I know very little about classic who).

[ninesbiggestfan]

oh man. I forgot that one! Yes, it is hilarious, and it's also crucial Who mythology! One realizes why Baker had such a long and beloved run as Doctor No. 4. :D

[nina_ds]

It's funny, I have vague memories of Who from childhood (mostly Davison and both Bakers), but I remember not liking Tom Baker at all - I just thought he was obnoxious and silly. But recently, I've been rewatching and discovered that I quite like him early on. It's around the "Key of Time" series where he starts getting silly (evidently, about the time he was drinking seriously), and that's where I start not to like him very much. Ironically, early Four reminds me of Nine; late Four reminds me of Ten!

But since I've been rewatching, it's been Two who really does it for me among the originals. I can't help it - I'm always most drawn to the ones played by actors as opposed to entertainers (I'm just starting some One episodes, and it holds true - One is a very interesting character so far!).

That version of HHGTTG is brilliant! It's just so pitch perfect; even the goofy SFX and primitive graphics work. And David Dixon (Ford Prefect) is in the Robin Hood I was gushing over in my LJ over the weekend.