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[Sparklefan1234 169,330]

Everything I know about Doctor Who I learned from My Friend, @cuteycindyhoney. That being said I've never watched a full episode. 

[Nightfall Gloam 18,258]

I've watched a lot of Doctor Who in the past, from around like 2005 to about 2015. Haven't watched any of the more recent episodes though, so I don't have any real opinion on them.

[Odyssey 5,715]

It's on my list of things to watch! I heard really cool things about it, but I don't know which season to start off on! 

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[Oleks 1,993]

I watch it, particularly the new series (2005-...). I know that many fans really dislike the recent episodes, and I agree that the previous season only had a couple of good moments, and the current one started pooly. However, I personally enjoyed the last two episodes, and finally there are some things I'm looking forward to this season.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,306]

44 minutes ago, Sparklefan1234 said:

Everything I know about Doctor Who I learned from My Friend, @cuteycindyhoney. That being said I've never watched a full episode. 

Give it a try!

 

 

I am really liking this season. They're going full out action. Of course there are people complaining. They're starting to get louder on the REAL reason. Apparently there are some that want to roll back the clock (Get it? It's a time travel show) to a simpler time when ONLY MEN were allowed to be an action star on TV. They think the women are only there to scream and be rescued by the MAN. They're crying about "Whaa-Whaa! It's pandering to make the show diverse! Stop it!" I've seen commenters on several sites actually say "I won't watch "Nurse Who". That strongly implies that they firmly believe that in real life, women should not be doctors.  Let's not even get into the hate-storm over any non-heterosexual characters!

The latest episode added an all new dimension for the haters to wail about. Personally, I LOVED it!

 

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[Here No Longer 5,276]

I have seen (and enjoyed) Doctor Who, but I haven't seen anything since after the 11th Doctor (in fact, I've only seen the episodes with the 1st, 10th, and 11th doctors at this point), so I can't comment on the new episodes.

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[Cash In 22,180]

I've watched a bit of it. Not a ton, but enough to the point where I know what's going on. I've enjoyed what I've seen so far, so I'll probably watch more of it once I have more time on my hands.

[Rainbow Cloud 17,851]

I used to watch Doctor Who but I gave up on the series midway through series 10 as it wasn't really that good anymore. I still watch Classic Doctor Who occasionally though.

[Envy 6,129]

8 hours ago, cuteycindyhoney said:

Give it a try!

 

 

I am really liking this season. They're going full out action. Of course there are people complaining. They're starting to get louder on the REAL reason. Apparently there are some that want to roll back the clock (Get it? It's a time travel show) to a simpler time when ONLY MEN were allowed to be an action star on TV. They think the women are only there to scream and be rescued by the MAN. They're crying about "Whaa-Whaa! It's pandering to make the show diverse! Stop it!" I've seen commenters on several sites actually say "I won't watch "Nurse Who". That strongly implies that they firmly believe that in real life, women should not be doctors.  Let's not even get into the hate-storm over any non-heterosexual characters!

The latest episode added an all new dimension for the haters to wail about. Personally, I LOVED it!

 

That's so ridiculous. The Doctor may have always been male, but canonically it doesn't even make sense for the Doctor to always regenerate as male. Canonically the Time Lords regenerate as different genders.

And that's what it really comes down to when people whine about "forced" diversity. Diversity is actually the natural state of humanity, whereas straight white male protagonists being so common is what is actually forced.

Yeah, there being another regeneration of the Doctor that is not only a woman but also black is really neat.

[Prospekt 11,018]

I've seen the first several seasons of the reboot. I see why it's so well-liked, though I still need to catch up. David Tennant is my favorite Doctor so far. 

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7 hours ago, Prospekt said:

I've seen the first several seasons of the reboot. I see why it's so well-liked, though I still need to catch up. David Tennant is my favorite Doctor so far. 

Tennant is my second favorite Doctor. Tom Baker is still my first. Tennant was a breath of fresh air to the series and made the character his own. I still believe that Donna was his best companion. They worked so well off of each other. Their comedy was gold.

[Samurai Equine 50,777]

Yes, I am Doctor Who fan. Even before the pony version, I heard tons of people talking about it, and I checked it out for myself.  Those were the days when it was still on Netflix...

[Serenity Sunbeam 7]

I've watched from 8th doctor onwards, I have also seen various episodes from the 1st and 4th doctors

[cuteycindyhoney 13,306]

On 1/28/2020 at 9:34 AM, Envy said:

That's so ridiculous. The Doctor may have always been male, but canonically it doesn't even make sense for the Doctor to always regenerate as male. Canonically the Time Lords regenerate as different genders.

And that's what it really comes down to when people whine about "forced" diversity. Diversity is actually the natural state of humanity, whereas straight white male protagonists being so common is what is actually forced.

 

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Yeah, there being another regeneration of the Doctor that is not only a woman but also black is really neat.

 

Going back through the history of the show, there's little or nothing that the Doctor does that involves gender. In my favorite 'classic' episode. Tom Baker's Doctor told a female character "You're a beautiful woman, probably." It always implied to me that he actually didn't know because of his almost childlike sense of wonder for the universe. I liked David Tennant don't get me wrong, but I honestly think the whole Rose thing was a mistake. Matt Smith roped it back in. He portrayed an innocence much like Tom Baker. His Doctor was terrified when Amy tried to kiss him!

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My thought on the new Doctor? I think we're going to find out that a rift has opened, and she's actually slipped through from a reality where Gallifrey never fell. As for Captain jack? I hope he comes back SOON!

 

[Envy 6,129]

9 hours ago, cuteycindyhoney said:

Going back through the history of the show, there's little or nothing that the Doctor does that involves gender. In my favorite 'classic' episode. Tom Baker's Doctor told a female character "You're a beautiful woman, probably." It always implied to me that he actually didn't know because of his almost childlike sense of wonder for the universe. I liked David Tennant don't get me wrong, but I honestly think the whole Rose thing was a mistake. Matt Smith roped it back in. He portrayed an innocence much like Tom Baker. His Doctor was terrified when Amy tried to kiss him!

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My thought on the new Doctor? I think we're going to find out that a rift has opened, and she's actually slipped through from a reality where Gallifrey never fell. As for Captain jack? I hope he comes back SOON!

 

Well, at the very least, the whole Rose just made Tennant's regeneration all of the more sad. I mean it was already so sad to see Tennant go because he was excellent, but then you added that on top of it.

TBH, I don't remember how all of it went down as I watched that all five years ago and I don't always have the best memory (which works well for series like this where everything is retconned left and right constantly. LOL)

Alternate timeline/universe was my exact thought, as well. Not only did the whole plot with the Gallifreyan after her feel very foreign in every single way, but the personality of this Doctor was just drastically different. It's really like they were two entirely different people. Then you add on the fact that she thinks she is above the sonic screwdriver and that's really bizarre.

I was reading elsewhere that it was mentioned that there would be no alternate universes by the writers or something, though, so I don't really know how to make this all make sense. That's a rather common feeling in the series, though!

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17 hours ago, Envy said:

Well, at the very least, the whole Rose just made Tennant's regeneration all of the more sad. I mean it was already so sad to see Tennant go because he was excellent, but then you added that on top of it.

TBH, I don't remember how all of it went down as I watched that all five years ago and I don't always have the best memory (which works well for series like this where everything is retconned left and right constantly. LOL)

 

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Alternate timeline/universe was my exact thought, as well. Not only did the whole plot with the Gallifreyan after her feel very foreign in every single way, but the personality of this Doctor was just drastically different. It's really like they were two entirely different people. Then you add on the fact that she thinks she is above the sonic screwdriver and that's really bizarre.

I was reading elsewhere that it was mentioned that there would be no alternate universes by the writers or something, though, so I don't really know how to make this all make sense. That's a rather common feeling in the series, though!

 

Hopefully they will pull off something spectacular with where they're heading!

[BritishBrony2012 793]

Yes I do, I like Daleks, Cybermen and Tardis. The show abit different and it has alot of negetives views lately. But latest season is going good so far.

[Will Guide 21,359]

Only saw what was on Netflix until it was taken off. So Doctors 9 through 11, I saw.

[Patty Thundersnow 4,155]

I've been watching Doctor Who since late July, early August 2014, particularly the revival series. But thanks to the twitch streams a couple years ago, i watched much of the classic series.

[Pentium100 2,115]

I have watched the new series until the latest Doctor and also a few episodes of the very first season. I kinda gradually lost interest because the show kinda stopped making sense. I watched some episodes with the latest Doctor and the show had a bit too much real-life politics for my tastes.

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Just now, penns87 said:

I'm not a fan of shows bringing in politics to make a point.

Yea, in my opinion, real-life politics only belong in TV shows and movies about a historical event or person etc. While it may not really be possible to make a TV show with absolutely no real-life politics in it, having the politics be too blatant counts as propaganda IMO. 

If I watch a movie/TV show, see something in it that makes me stop and think "oh yea, they put that in here because of real-life politics" it damages my enjoyment of the show. One of the reasons I like MLP is that it does not really have real-life politics in it.