I sit here watching the episode New Earth, the first episode of the second season of the revived Doctor Who (well, not counting The Christmas Invasion), on the DVD set that was released today. I’m actually listening to the audio commentary, as I’ll be cranking through them all throughout the week. I already watched through the other extras on the set today (well, I actually watched the great video diaries via download a little while back). As I watched the deleted scenes, I came to a realization. I sat there realizing just how much I enjoy David Tennant in the role of The Doctor. I mean, he’s enormously entertaining, even in rough cut, unfinished deleted scenes. I’ve loved him in the role while watching him through all of his season (and so far, the Christmas special, “The Runaway Bride,” leading into the upcoming third season). I really liked Christopher Eccleston a whole lot when the series came back to life in it’s first year of rebirth. I was disappointed when it was announced he’d be leaving after just the one season. What I didn’t know is how amazing his successor would be. At any rate, getting back to my revelation while watching the deleted scenes - I’m going to say it: David Tennant is my favorite Doctor. If you’ve known how dedicated I’ve been to Sylvester McCoy’s portrayal for darn near 20 years now, you know how big a statement that is. Every Doctor Who fan has their favorite incarnation. For most, it’s Tom Baker (but not me). For me, it has long been McCoy. Well, as of now, it’s Tennant. Below is my revised list of the actors to play The Doctor in the order I prefer them. For the record, I don’t dislike any of them (well, Colin Baker maybe). I’m not going to have Peter Cushing in the list, sticking only to the TV versions of the franchise (Cushing played the role in the two theatrical films from the 1960’s).

1. David Tennant (#10 / 2005-Current)
2. Sylvester McCoy (#7 / 1987-1989)
   
3. Christopher Eccleston (#9 / 2005)
   
4. Jon Pertwee (#3 / 1970-1974)
   
5. Peter Davison (#5 / 1982-1984)
   
6. Paul McGann (#8 / 1996)
7. Patrick Troughton (#2 / 1966-1969)
8. Tom Baker (#4 / 1975-1981)
   
9. William Hartnell (#1 / 1963-1966)
   
10. Colin Baker (#6 / 1984-1986)
    

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 at 11:10 pm and is filed under Top Lists. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.