UK Timeline Doctor Who : Season 6 - Page 10

Pierre · 16-05-2011, 23:21

Whilst I have been highly critical of this current Dr, I thought this episode was better.

I think I know what is holding this Dr back, and it's his companions. Amy and Rory just don't cut the mustard. I think Matt Smith still has it in him to be a good Doctor Who but Amy and Rory are just a snooze fest

v0id · 16-05-2011, 23:58

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Originally Posted by Pierre

I think I know what is holding this Dr back, and it's his companions. Amy and Rory just don't cut the mustard. I think Matt Smith still has it in him to be a good Doctor Who but Amy and Rory are just a snooze fest

I agree, there are one too many companions.
Rory should fill the 'Mickey' companion role, only appearing occasionally

Lord Nikon · 17-05-2011, 00:03

I'd put the Matt Smith doctor and Rory into the 'Adric' companion role - left on a ship about to crash into a planet.

**Chris** · 17-05-2011, 00:12

Not a chance, Rory is nowhere near as irritating as Adric.

v0id · 17-05-2011, 03:35

'Adric' :Geez, you guys are showing your age now, huh?

Stephen · 17-05-2011, 08:35

The most annoying companion will always be Mel! Lol.

Peter_ · 17-05-2011, 08:43

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The most annoying companion will always be Mel! Lol.

Well it was Bonnie langford, but anything to do with the Sylvester Mccoy period was very bad and nearly killed of the series for good.

Stephen · 17-05-2011, 08:46

I really liked the 7th Doctor, it's the one I remember the most. He had some great stories and was rather mysterious. Ace was a great companion.

**Chris** · 17-05-2011, 08:58

Ace was a two dimensional, walking cliche. And the show during its final three seasons under John Nathan-Turner and Andrew Cartmel veered alarmingly from the sublime (Remembrance of the Daleks, The Curse of Fenric) to the utterly ridiculous (The Happiness Patrol) via the tooth-jarring, pseudo-highbrow (Ghost Light) and the mediocre (Survival - irony of ironies, because it didn't).

Nevertheless, the show held its own reasonably well during that period and it really only died off because Michael Grade hates science fiction and actively sought to undermine it. It was scheduled against Coronation Street, with predictable ratings results.

Stuart · 17-05-2011, 09:23

Sad, I know, but I still think the heavy weapons dalek was cool..

**Paul** · 17-05-2011, 09:24

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the Sylvester Mccoy period was very bad and nearly killed of the series for good.

Nonsense, Michael Grade nearly killed it off, no one else.

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I really liked the 7th Doctor, it's the one I remember the most. He had some great stories and was rather mysterious. Ace was a great companion.

I loved them as well, one of my favourite pairings (my other two favs were both from the Jon Pertwee era).

beeman · 17-05-2011, 09:32

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....to the utterly ridiculous (The Happiness Patrol).....

Ridiculous yes but as far as im concerned one of the BEST multi-parter epp ever. As a kid the idea of a giant evil Berty Bassit was the ONLY Dr who monster that ever scared me.

Killer sweets

dilli-theclaw · 17-05-2011, 09:35

HHHmmm Peri

What with her and Servalan from Blakes 7 I think my puberty was sorted

carlwaring · 17-05-2011, 09:58

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I agree, there are one too many companions.

There's was, quite regularly, more than one companion with the Doc in old Who. (IIRC

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Stuart · 17-05-2011, 10:41

Indeed, I think every doctor (from William Hartnell until Peter Davidson anyway has had at least one occassion when they have had more than one assistant.