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I love the absurdity of Farscape, but I do not accept the absurdity of Doctor Who. I will die on this hill. I do not understand the absurdity of Doctor Who. Why am I wrong? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I guess the question is "What Who have you watched?"

For my money, peak Who will always be Tom Baker. Yes, it's absurd, he knows it's absurd and leans into it.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Baker FTW. He understood the assignment: Gandalf-Bugs-Mr-Bean, saving the universe with absolute pacifism and a crumpled bag of jelly babies.

    The remake in the new format completely destroyed the character archetype, and turned him into a forced-whimsy action hero with a side of self-pity.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Make mine Pertwee. The Barry Letts era is the most consistently good the show ever was, or likely ever will be. There were some individual Tom Baker stories that were better under Hinchcliffe and Williams, and some that were much worse *coughs* JNT *coughs* . Perhaps one of the hazards of Tom Baker's long tenure. 😆

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