Top Ten TV Sci Fi - #2 Doctor Who

[MagicKirin]

Well you are not going to get people to agree DW vs ST.

But I will point out that Star Trek did deal with more social and political issues.

And ST gets the nod because of the terrible work done by JNT and Russell Davies

[zufgh]

@MagicKirin Bollocks. The JNT years are only bad through reputation, not by the actual merits of his era - which were fantastic.

Same goes for the RTD era.

[MagicKirin]

@zufgh

First I saw the JNT era when it happened so before there was web fandom i made my evaluation.

Inferior Doctors, terrible companions except for Adric, Nyssa and Ace and far to much relliance on popular villians

Davies even weaker companions including Donna the Cow a loser who should have never been put on the TARDIS

[zufgh]

@MagicKirin Well I don't agree but I respect your opinion.

[sabuzzinit]

3.16

SLAYER!

[Thoroughbred17]

I SCREAMED when I saw Tom Baker. :P

[eveningtsar]

Slayer + Doctor Who monsters? It's about *$%£'n time!

Doctor Who = Number 1. Always and ever.

[Jokie155]

OUTRAGEOUS THAT STAR TREK HOGS NO.1 FOR BEING A REPETITIVE SHOW!!!

[LoveTimeLord]

Ok! 0.33 Can you not laugh! Geek moment with those giant glasses..thats the only thing about glasses i like..you can be geeky in the real way. Sorry..i'm ok now. lol

[doctorw2]

star trek isnt the number one show any more doctor who is now according to SFX magazine it is also been called the most successfull sci fi show in history by the magazine and is in the guiness world book of records for the longest running and the most successfull sci fi programme in the world. doctor who has outlived all other sci fi shows and will continue to do so becuase the series comprises of all kinds of generes sci fi,horror,fantasy, comedy, romance, and adventure.

[cook567]

Star Trek got No. 1. I love the Morris Dancers quote at 4:00!

[Keruaran]

I'm glad Dr Who is back and being given the love the series deserves.

[TimelordTVRevolution]

@Keruaran Here here. Well said. The show that will never die

[deadman00]

Doctor who is my favorite sc fi show.

[usetheluck]

for me i like more tom baker he had a great look with that Staring eyes.Manic toothy grin.Powerful,velvety voice.Curly hair.and his long scarf.

[chewie211171]

At 2.27, these were some of Tom Baker's best lines as the Dr.

[chewie211171]

At 0.27, my god it's Bill Gates. Who knew he was a fan of the Dr?

[loofyggahs]

I read the reason why the show declined was bad scheduling, And Michael Grade had it in for members of the cast and crew.

My opinion the stories were good. But there weren't enough good ones per year.

I think taking a show off the successful track it's on isb very dangerous. Esp when the changes are extreme. Just long enough for old audience to forget about the show.

Bring it back to people who aren't as familiar.

[Atripple]

Which episode was that spider things from?

[handofsutekh]

planet of the spiders, you can watch it on the bbc classic who youtube channel for free =)

[michael7677]

The makers of this programme seem to show Doctor Who more of a parody of a Sci-Fi then anything else :/ such as suggesting the Doctor has sex with his companions in some sorta "Austin Powers" room in the TARDIS...and also was there much of a point mentioning the TV movie just to call it "not great"? pretty worthless really

[badhead]

@michael7677 just telling the truth. The tv movie was not great

[RobynInTheHood]

I personally think the Hapiness Patrol is a very misunderstood story.

[damo007revenge]

YES I agree, I think it is quite good actually and enjoyable.

[forsakenprogeny]

I can't believe Dr. Who isn't number 1. There are plenty of other SciFi shows I love but none of them have the amount of depth, creativity and escapism that Dr. Who provides. Being able to go ANYWHERE in time and space and become ANYONE is pretty hard to beat.

[jamesmorrell91]

i wonder wat was number 1

ill bet it is Star Trek or something

[MALONEYCAMFIELD]

I have to agree with Kim Newman that K-9 was when the rot started to set in.

[MALONEYCAMFIELD]

I thought The Kandyman was utter rubbish but it was really no worse than the fart monsters in Russell T Davies' series.

[Suprahampton]

Look at statistics... Dr Who has been running since the 60's, Star Trek had 79 episodes of the original series. I love both but for me Dr who is more entertaining

[zufgh]

it's sad that JNT would die a year later

[MALONEYCAMFIELD]

Yes. I'll even forgive him getting it wrong about Gallifrey.

[zufgh]

what did he get wrong about gallifrey

[MALONEYCAMFIELD]

He said we didn't know he was from Gallifrey for three years. Actually, we didn't know he was a Time Lord for six years (The War Games, 1969) and we didn't know his home planet was called Gallifrey for ten years (The Time Warrior, 1973). I think JNT got a bit mixed up there.

[MALONEYCAMFIELD]

No he didn't what?

"We didn't know for three years that he came from a planet called Gallifrey" is what he said. All I'm saying is that he was mistaken. We didn't know for ten years that he came from a planet called Gallifrey.

[zufgh]

what ? i did not reply

[codyw1]

Star Trek my arse!

[HypnoToad72]

How the blank did WHO **not** get to #1 position?!?!

[th4397]

@HypnoToad72 Because of the dreadful McCoy and the awful stories he had!

[hcvang]

@HypnoToad72 boggles the mind... i bet the insipid Star Trek went to number one. utterly impossible to understand... the only important scifi show is Doctor Who. The only show that has the scope and variety that this does.

boggles the mind it didnt hit number one.

[ultimatedbz2]

@HypnoToad72 What was #1 anyway?

[HTprods]

star trek is terrible. doctor who is brilliant in every way. though i don't think there is a best sci-fi,cos it's all a matter of opinion. but personally i think doctor who is the best

[mummra4ever]

Star trek is not terrible it's just a different show from what doctor who is. I don't get why people have to comparsions between the two. Doctor who is about monsters and adventures and star trek is about the human condition and exploring new possibilities.

[MagicKirin]

@mummra4ever

I agree, I enjoy both and don't try to compare anymore than Star Trek vs Star Wars.

Though it would have been great for Classic Who to have Star Trek's budget.

[davros667788]

u r right doctor who should b number 1

[davros667788]

docor who is way better than star trek. star trek is a load of crap

[stewiegriffin1963]

I wasn't saying my opinion (I equally love Doctor Who) I was just saying what was on the poll. I love both Doctor Who AND Star Trek, but they both lack different things. Doctor Who lacked the budget it required and the stories in the 80s, and Star Trek lacked monsters and it failed to capture my imagination (I got into Doctor Who first so thats ONE (I have many) of the reasons why I love Doctor Who), also Star Trek; Enterprise was crap.

[stewiegriffin1963]

Number 1 was Star Trek!

[tehkao]

Uhhh whats #1????

[stewiegriffin1963]

Star Trek!

[davros667788]

star trek is crap

[stewiegriffin1963]

I wasn't saying my opinion (I equally love Doctor Who) I was just saying what was on the poll. I love both Doctor Who AND Star Trek, but they both lack different things. Doctor Who lacked the budget it required and the stories in the 80s, and Star Trek lacked monsters and it failed to capture my imagination (I got into Doctor Who first so thats ONE (I have many) of the reasons why I love Doctor Who), also Star Trek; Enterprise was crap.

[stewiegriffin1963]

I wasn't saying my opinion (I equally love Doctor Who) I was just saying what was on the poll. I love both Doctor Who AND Star Trek, but they both lack different things. Doctor Who lacked the budget it required and the stories in the 80s, and Star Trek lacked monsters and it failed to capture my imagination (I got into Doctor Who first so thats ONE (I have many) of the reasons why I love Doctor Who), also Star Trek; Enterprise was crap.

[borgduck]

Typical biggoted response.

[sycoraxrock]

"The Happiness Patrol" was brilliant! It was an intentionally camp allegory of Thatcher-era Britain set in a 2000 A.D. style setting. The new series did this right in the episode "Gridlock", but you have to give "Patrol" a few points for trying. The McCoy years were really good, even if the ideas and stories sometimes overshot the budget.

[Primodummy92]

What could beat that?

[stewiegriffin1963]

I hate it when everytime they symbolise the down fall of Doctor Who they always pick on the Happiness Patrol. WHY?! They were just trying to be diffrent (What's the crime in that). I actually liked the Kandy Man. If Doctor Who was purfect all the time then it would be boring.

[stewiegriffin1963]

Where the bloody hell is the other videos of top ten tv sci fi, I've been searching everywhere.

[fluffysbro]

Is it just me, or do they always show a clip of "The Happiness Patrol" when adressing the downfall of Dr Who in documentaries. Having seen that story, I can see there is a very good reason for that...

[jrjaff]

it should be FIRST!