In article <jc8MdKLI...@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid>,
John Hall <
nospam...@jhall.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <khvb5s$13a$
1...@gallifrey.nk.ca>,
> The Doctor <
doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> writes:
> >1st) William Hartnell
> >2) David Tennant
> >3) MAtt Smith
> >4) Tom Baker
> >5) Jon Pertwee
> >6) Patrick TRoughton
> >7) Peter Davison
> >8) C Baker
> >9) C Eccleston
> >10 ) Syl McCoy
> >11) Paul McGann
>
> I'd put Tom Baker first and Colin Baker last (through no fault of his
> own - I just didn't like the interpretation that he was required to
> give). I'm very unsure of the rankings in between. I'd omit Paul McGann
> altogether, as I don't think that one TV movie is enough on which to
> judge,
Total disagreement on the list above. Tom Baker first, second and
third! 8-) I liked Peter Davison, then Jon Pertwee, and possibly
Patrick Troughton, though I didn't see many with him. This list looks
like one made by someone who started with the modern ones. Of the
modern ones, I liked Eccleston right away, came to like Tennant after a
while, and like Matt Smith much better than I expected to. The worst
ones I remember were Colin Baker and THEN Syl McCoy. Never saw McGann.
It's hard to rank Hartnell because the show was so different then, and I
began with Tom Baker and only saw the others later.
The thing is, we remember them with the assorted companions and foes as
well, which affects our perceptions and memories as well.
--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist