It should probably come as no surprise to anyone that I am a major-league science fiction fan, to the point of uber-geekdom. Some of the best science fiction has appeared on television over the years, from the original Star Trek to Battlestar Galactica (the remake), and The X-Files to The Twilight Zone. But my choice for the best series, bar none (with an admiring nod in the direction of the wonderful Babylon 5), is Dr. Who.
Now, the Doctor has had his ups and downs over the years (that's what happens when you've been around as long as he has), but from the thrill of watching Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker as a kid, to the absolute joy of seeing the series properly re-booted in the past decade, he's never disappointed. He's made me think, and opened my mind to new worlds and new possibilities.
Thus do I appoint Dr. Who as the official science fiction series of The Other Side of Truth, which seems only fitting, as I often refer to myself, amongst friends, as the Twelfth Docor!
And now, for the record, my picks for...
Favourite Doctor - The Fifth Doctor (played by Peter Davison), with a hat tip to the Tenth Doctor (played by David Tennant).
Favourite Companion - Peri Brown (played by Nicola Bryant), with a bow to Rose Tyler (played by Billie Piper).
Favourite Villain - The Daleks, of course, with a respectful nod to The Weeping Angels.
And while I really like the Tenth Doctor's catchphrase of "allons-y", I have adopted the following as my own - "why not?"
Paul Kimball
2 comments:
That’s something we have in common Paul. I’m a huge Doctor Who fan, I know you used to write for them too, if you check out Alien Worlds issue 4 you’ll find a article I wrote for the magazine about Doctor Who. Hey check out my SCI-FI WORLDS blog sci-fiworlds.blogspot.com. I could do with some more followers. I posted a list of my top favourite episodes http://sci-fiworlds.blogspot.com/2010/10/best-of-ten-doctors.html
I remember that last issue of AW well Richard - your column on the Doctor was a fun read!
There's a number of interesting and provocative themes that run through the DW series, much more so than your run-of-the-mill TV fare.
Paul
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