Poll: Smith or Tennant? (Or Eccleston)

[TimeLord]

Originally it was Tennant all the way. But recently Smith has endeared himself to me and rewatching series 1 has made me love Eccleston again, as I loved him when he left in 2005.

Eccleston was pretty broody but that was post-time war genocide stuff. Which I actually think he portrayed better than Tennant's almost mopey emo attitude to the whole thing. I loved Eccleston's humour, it was a different style to Tennant's and more closer to Smith's in terms of obvious jokes.

Eccleston example; Rose: 'I heard singing', Eccleston: 'That's right, I sang a song and the Daleks ran away'.
Smith example; Amy: 'So we're in a bubble universe?', Smith: 'Yes! No. But if it helps, yes'

Whereas Tennant's humour came more from talking to himself most of the time.
Tennant examples;
'Is it? Did I? No! Oohh! You are kidding me!'
'Head's full of stuff, need a bigger head!'

Tennant though is the closest the Doctor has been to humanity, in the new series at least. Leaving aside that he turned himself into a human, he was obvious in his desire to save humans. Even marvelling at times how stupid but brilliant humans could be. i.e. Calling humans brilliant for flying a rocket down a gravity funnel to a rock orbiting a black hole.

So I love them all pretty equally but Tennant still has the slight edge.

But Rory still takes the crown!

 

[JambalayaBob]

To anyone who says that they don't like the show as much just because Tennant is gone, grow up. You knew from the beginning he would one day leave, and it isn't like this is a new concept for the show. You're not a Doctor Who fan if you only watched it for Tennant, you're a Tennant fan. I was gonna write a huge, several paragraph long post on what I liked and disliked about each doctor, but I don't really feel that's necessary. I'll just say that Smith's Doctor is my favorite of the new series and leave it at that, I did enjoy both Eccleston's and Tennant's performances, but I feel that Matt Smith is generally a better actor, and they're already doing so much with his character that I don't even know where they're taking him, and that's pretty cool I think. Also, RTD ruined the 10th Doctor, IMO. And he did it very slowly throughout the last two seasons of his run, but very quickly during the specials, and then you heard those stupid little last words of his. I will say that Waters of Mars was a good episode though, and it did explore a very interesting dynamic of the Post-Time War Doctor. So was Midnight, probably the only truly great episode RTD ever did in Doctor Who.

EDIT: I don't care if you liked the Tenth Doctor more than the Eleventh btw, I was only addressing the people who say that the show isn't as worth watching without him. Just clearing that up.

 

[Macgyvercas]

I'm sorry, but asking me to choose between 9 and 10 is just cruel.

But seeing as Chris was my first Doctor...

 

[TornadoFive]

Mine's has gotta be Tennant. Eccleston introduced me to the Doctor, but Tennant just took it to a whole 'nother level!

I thought Smith was crap in Series 5, but I can forgive that as he was still easing into the role. Not to mention the writing in that series was the worst! But I actually enjoyed the new series. Looks like Matt might have settleed into the role a little and is getting the hang of space/time travel. Not to mention the fact that the writing is a lot better! Neil Gaiman FTW!

 

[ChildofGallifrey]

I believe my avatar voices my opinion nicely. All 3 are quite good though.

 

[King Toasty]

I'm sorry, but asking me to choose between 9 and 10 is just cruel.

But seeing as Chris was my first Doctor...

Yeah, people usually stick with their first Doctor, so Smith's for me.
The first episode I saw was "Time of Angels." I was hooked and also shitting my pants.

Unrelated side-note, I haven't slept in several months.

 

[tehbeard]

I'd say Matt's my favourite.

Tennant just seemed to go moody after Rose left and it wasn't as enjoyable as watching Eccleston fight gas mask zombies or Matt's eccentric character remind me of Tom Baker's performance.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Baker.

Arse to all this revival bulldrek, he's been going since the 60's, dammit.

If you mean post assassination, Smith, Ecclestone, Tennant, Lake.

 

[Lilitu]

This is exactly what I was going to say.

You should consider wearing a aluminium hat all the times.
Reading your mind is way to easy

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

Which Revival doctor is your favorite?
Mine is Matt Smith. Although I love David Tennant, and Christopher Eccleston had his moments, I just like the 11th's personality better.

So what about you?

I still like Tennant as my all time fave but at the moment i'm loving the new Doctor (Matt Smith) also.

 

[TimeLord]

Baker.

Arse to all this revival bulldrek, he's been going since the 60's, dammit.

If you mean post assassination, Smith, Ecclestone, Tennant, Lake.

He's also been gone since the 60's stop living in the past man!

No McGann? He was much better than Lake!

Edit: Also, there's no 'e' in Eccleston

 

[Daaaah Whoosh]

I like Smith, but there are times when I just wish that Tennant was still the Doctor. He would have done so well these past two seasons.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Baker.

Arse to all this revival bulldrek, he's been going since the 60's, dammit.

If you mean post assassination, Smith, Ecclestone, Tennant, Lake.

He's also been gone since the 60's stop living in the past man!

No McGann? He was much better than Lake!

Edit: Also, there's no 'e' in Eccleston

That was an oblique references to THEGS because only Eccles knows the time.

McGann was good, but if you bring in McGann, you also have to bring in Lumley, Atkinson, Broadbent, Grant and Grant.

 

[TimeLord]

Baker.

Arse to all this revival bulldrek, he's been going since the 60's, dammit.

If you mean post assassination, Smith, Ecclestone, Tennant, Lake.

He's also been gone since the 60's stop living in the past man!

No McGann? He was much better than Lake!

Edit: Also, there's no 'e' in Eccleston

That was an oblique references to THEGS because only Eccles knows the time.

McGann was good, but if you bring in McGann, you also have to bring in Lumley, Atkinson, Broadbent, Grant and Grant.

Ahh yes, then the melting pot kinda tips over a bit.

But Lumley, Atkinson, Broadbent, Grant and Grant are not canon. So we can remove them from the pot. And then the pot might have something decently flavoured in it. And maybe I should stop the analogy.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

But Lumley, Atkinson, Broadbent, Grant and Grant are not canon. So we can remove them from the pot. And then the pot might have something decently flavoured in it. And maybe I should stop the analogy.

The pot's still half human on its mother's side though.

 

[Griffolion]

Tennant all the way for me. He's better than most of the 'original' doctors too.

 

[Azahul]

Matt Smith, hands down. I wasn't overly sure of him right up until about the third-to-last episode of the fifth season (The Lodger, I believe), where telepathy via headbutting officially won me over. Plus, the whole of the sixth season so far has been absolutely fantastic, in my opinion, with "A Good Man Goes to War" being one of my favourite episodes of the revived series (not far after Blink, frankly). Something about the way Rory phrased that question of his...

 

[thublihnk]

11, 9, then 10. However, they are all great.

 

[Rolling 20]

They are all good Doctor's, although my personal preference is Tennant.

The personalities they have aren't just a random mish-mash, they have those personalities for a reason.

Eccleston was post-Time war and had a dramatic change to the leather jacket wearing Doctor as a result of what he went through. Thus why many people find him hard to get in to but intriguing in how different he is.

Tennant't character was more about seeing the Doctor age and for the various things he's been through begin to take a stronger effect on him. Eventually as his time ends he is so traumitised by the combination of Time War and his own adventures that it is time to change to....

Matt Smith, who is deliberately weird and geeky because The Doctor needed to be different and was separating himself from his previous two evolutions in an effort to forget and move on. The bi-polarity you see in Smith is just that former darkness emerging again, only to be swallowed back down quickly.

Ideally you watch all three and you see the mental and physical progression in relation to the overall story behind him, but naturally every person will find a different favourite doctor.

 

[Jedisolo75]

David Tennant is the best, hands down, and the 10th doctor also had the best personality, then Christopher Eccleston, I don't even like Matt Smith a little bit.