doctor who - doctors

[penlid]

which doctor was better christopher eccleston or deavid tennant. i would like to hear what people think. thnks.

[CLOWN TICKLE]

dt, brill

[joko]

i like chris, but then i haven't seen a lot of dt yet

[Suzyboo]

both actors are fab but are trying to shine despite dire plots and appalling dialogue at times so you cannot see the best from either

[sheffwed39]

eccleston was the worst ever. even peter cushing was loads better

[orange-gnome]

David Tennant is definitely waaaaay better...I didn't find Chris Eccleston very likable at all and he looked like he had just stepped out of his council house into his tardis!! (no offense to council house duellers....just not a good look for a time lord!)
But I have to agree that its a shame the scripts aren't better!

[cole13uk]

David Tennant, Eccleston was okay but a bit too RSC and could not do the comedy side at all.

[dot.hawkes]

david tennant was a Dr Who fan as a kid and it said in the paper today that he was pressuring the Beeb producers to change the character name to The Doctor, as noone in the series calls him Dr Who and he doesn't call himself Dr Who. very good point I think.

[Nummy]

i loved Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor...it was a big responsibility being the first TV Doctor for years, and i think he managed it beautifully.

But god bless RTD for choosing David Tennant as the 10th Doctor. He's really the made the part his own...and i think he's fabulous!!!

[helliebobs]

Ditto what nummy said - both bits!

Sorry nummy!

[Suzyboo]

Changing the character name would be a mistake given the nostalgia attached to the show. I disagree with cole13uk though because I think that the supposed humour is badly written rather than badly executed. Davies is trying to bring the show down to his level and is incapable of subtlety or of living up to the genre. It is not actually supposed to be just a comedy yet that is Davies' background.

[Nummy]

no probs helliebobs!

glad you agree!!!

:o)

[helliebobs]

Well, I couldn't have put it better myself nummy!

[LeMarchand]

DT - I found CE way too OTT, and not at all "FANTASTIC!!!".

[ermintrude35]

...my daughter who is 12 says Eccleston, (in fairness it's her 1st dr who, john pertwee was my first dr who and I will always have a soft spot for him , even though tom baker was the best ever)...I prefer Tennant to Eccleston, mainly because he was sexy as hell in Cassanova.....

[marwel7]

They are both marvellous Doctors in very different ways.This is one of the most brilliant aspects of the concept.As the lead changes so does the character.I like the hardness of the Ninth Doctor,I felt that however he was when he regenerated his experiences and the war had moulded his character.And after that the Tenth has brought back an eccentricity and determination to have fun.Both of them brilliant and fantastic scripts.