Wife bumpped into a doctor who fan who got the last copy of Day of the Doctor and he asked her

[diabeticman]

Which is your doctor. She said 10 will always be her 4 and he nodded and said " Personally 5 is my 4".


Now I like doctor who but what the heck? and do any of you have numbers like that?

[rug]

1. Stop it, you're making too much sense.

[panader0]

2. ouch!

[diabeticman]

3. what?

[Kaleva]

4. I had to read it a few times to understand what you were saying.

[panader0]

5. 10 is my 5, 5 is my 4, 2 doesn't count

One for all and all for 1!!

[WolverineDG]

6. Tennant is her Tom Baker

And the other replied Peter Davison was his.

Tom Baker (#4) played the Doctor for 7 years. He's my favorite Doctor, although of the reboot, I like Tennant the best. Overall, though, Number 4 is my 4.

[rug]

8. This is the Rosetta Stone of this thread.

Thank you.

[WolverineDG]

15. it's kind of hard to explain more

This "my number 4" code contains up to 3 (possibly more) ideas.

Tom Baker's shows were the first shown here in the US back in the 80's when the series first jumped the Pond, so for many Americans, he was the first Doctor they knew. They could be using "Number 4" as shorthand for the first Doctor they saw. They could also use "Number 4" as code for their favorite Doctor, or be combining both. In my case, Number 4 IS my Number 4. Tom Baker was the Doctor in the first Doctor Who show I saw & he is my favorite Doctor, which is why I went completely bananas when he showed up in the 50th Anniversary special.

[IntravenousDemilo]

18. I saw the show in the mid '60s (First Doctor) on CBC when I was about five or so...

… and I wonder if some Americans close to the Canadian border might also have been able to pick up the channel. You know, in places like Seattle or Detroit or Buffalo or Sault Ste-Marie or northern Maine.

Daleks scared the shit out of me, even in black and white.

[Vashta Nerada]

7. People love Tennant from the reboot, but I was a fan of Eccleston.

He was...different. He wasn't overly goofy like 10 and 11.

[diabeticman]

9. That's the guy from series one. my wife said she would have loved to see him developed

but he was too dark for her.

[Vashta Nerada]

10. Well, he was dark because he was the Doctor who manifested right after the Time War.

Back when he thought he destroyed Gallifrey with the Moment.

[diabeticman]

11. yeah but when series 1 aired they didn't have that in there thoughts did they? I mean the 50th

explains a lot. but they could have made him middle of the ground between Tenant's version and the doctor one he was.

[Vashta Nerada]

12. Yes and no.

It was hinted that's what happened, but it wasn't conclusive until "Day of the Doctor", the 50th anniversary special.

[WolverineDG]

16. I recently went back & watched the early shows from the reboot

and I was really sad that Eccleston was only in 1 season. Tennant is my favorite of the reboot, but Eccleston did a great job too.

[laundry_queen]

13. 9 is mine

although 10 is a close second.
But I'll admit to not being familiar with 1-8.

[Demo_Chris]

14. The only Dr Who I remember is some guy with a cool scarf...

From when I was a lot younger.

I take it the show is worth watching?

[WinkyDink]

17. Who's on first?

[LiberalElite]

19. And no one's ever asked

Who's on first?