10 Reasons to Watch the 10th Doctor

by Ken Parker

10 -Romance – Long term Doctor Who fans never dreamed of a romance between the Doctor and his companion (well, realistically anyhow) but Rose fell for the Doctor. This was probably an after thought that grew off of the great chemistry between Piper and Tennant and also fan feedback reading into the idea that their relationship was more than just two friends enjoying the time of their life. This chemistry lead to a very powerful farewell scene between the Doctor and Rose and if you can forget what would happen later on, was one of the best moments in the current series. This is one of those examples of fans thinking there is a relationship going on when there really isn't but the producers decide to make it happen.

10 Reasons to Watch the 8th Doctor

by Ken Parker

10. -The cop out ending – I would argue that Doctor Who rarely had a cop out ending as bad as this reset that happened in this one. Unfortunately this too would set a standard that some current episodes would employ, emphasizing that it is more about the characters and less about the story and how they get out of danger.

That was easy....

10 Reasons to Watch the 7th Doctor

by Ken Parker

10 - Unbalanced Stories – Doctor Who always had good and bad stories but it seemed that with the 7^th Doctor that format became more stable. How can we go from" Delta and The Bannermen" to "Dragonfire" and from "Remembrance of the Daleks" to "Happiness Patrol."

What a cutie....

10 Reasons to Watch the 6th Doctor

By Ken Parker

10 - Violence – Was it may imagination or did the show get more violent during this time period.  Not sure if everyone would consider this a good reason to watch but the violence was frequent with the Doctor often making cracks at people’s demise.

Vengeance on Varos - the acid bath scene

10 Reasons to Watch The 5th Doctor

By Ken Parker

10 - New Music – while it did debut during the Tom Baker era, the new arrangement and opening titles for Doctor Who is definitely a huge change. The incidental music was finally becoming better during this time period.

Enlightenment