I am a fan of the British Television show Doctor Who and have been for quite some time. It started with my mum who was a fan when Tom Baker was the current incarnation (i.e. The Fourth Doctor). She used to check the videos out of the Chattanooga library and watch them when I was a child. So it began with Tom Baker. Fast forward to my second year in college. I met this absolutely wonderful lady named Paula who sparked my Doctor who obsession once more. She was an avid fan of Peter Davison, but she did know of the other Doctors. Other Doctors? Of course I didn't know of other Doctors because my mum stopped watching when Peter Davison took over. She didn't like him quite as much as she liked Tom Baker. So of course I started to try to get to know the other Doctors. I knew that the Doctor was a Time Lord. Time Lords are from Gallifrey and can regenerate 12 times. Thus 13 Doctors! Our current incarnation is number 10 (And quite possibly the most handsome man I have ever seen!). William Hartnell was the First Doctor. He ran 1963-1966. He collapsed and regenerated. I have the first few episodes on my laptop, but am unable to watch them with sound for some reason. The Second Doctor was Patrick Troughton. His stint lasted 1966-1969. He was forced to regenerate after a trail on Gallifrey and exiled onto Earth. That brings us to the Third Doctor, John Pertwee. He was the Doctor from 1970 to 1974. He drove a little car named Bessie and worked with UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce). He got radiation poisoning and regenerated. One of my favorites, Tom Baker was the Fourth Doctor. Jelly Babies, a very long scarf, teeth and curls, and a robotic dog aptly named K-9! As I said, he is among my favorites. He ran a long campaign: 1974-1981. He had many memorable companions such as Sarah Jane Smith, Leela, and both Romanas. His reign ended when he fell from a control tower and regenerated. The Fifth Doctor Peter Davison's stint was 1982-1984. I remember him best from The Five Doctors, the 20th Anniversary special. Though I did watch a couple episodes with Paula, I never really got into his incarnation. He did wear celery on his lapel. He featured in "Time Crash", a Children in Need special happening between series 3 and 4 of the "New" series. He was exposed to a poisonous drug and regenerated. Colin Baker took over as the Sixth Doctor from 1984-1986. I don't know much about him except that he was actually a guard on Gallifrey in the Fourth Doctor's era. He regenerated into the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy. He ran from 1987-1989 (technically 1996...the show was cancelled in 1989!). He was shot in San Francisco by a gang member and taken to the hospital where his bilateral cardiovascular system confused the doctors and they accidently "killed" him. Perhaps because of the anesthesia he regenerated into the Eighth Doctor hours later, scaring the crap out of the mortician. The Eighth Doctor, Paul McGann, was only portrayed (on the tele anyway) in the made-for-TV movie that was put out by FOX. Apparently FOX was trying to start Doctor Who back up and failed. Anyway, he was the first Doctor to break the "don't kiss the companion" taboo. As far as how or why he regenerated we'll never know for sure but the Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston (I love his voice!) alluded to his "new face" in the first of the "new" series. The "new" series started back up in March of 2005 (in Europe). Christopher Eccleston's incarnation only lasted one short series. In Series 1 we learned that the Doctor has lost his home Gallifrey in a Time War against the Daleks where he was the sole survivor because he ended it all destroying both the Daleks and his home. At the end of Series 1, Rose absorbs the energies of the Time Vortex and destroys the Daleks (yes, they came back), brings Captain Jack back to life (almost permanently), and almost loses control. The Doctor absorbs the fatal energies from her and regenerates in to the absolutely fantastic (^_^) Tenth Doctor, David Tennant. Who remains, to this day, the current incarnation of the Doctor. And absolutely beautiful, I might add...
Well, that was nice...
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