Originally Posted by BobbyMalone:
“So yesterday, or maybe it was Tuesday, I was talking to my cat about Doctor Who as I often do. And my cat said Tom Baker was a rubbish Doctor. Now my cat is a DW obsessive. It prefers old who to the more modern stuff. So this is a cat that really knows its stuff. After I had finished talking, to my cat, I wondered if maybe it was right and thought I'd start a thread. Based on stuff my cat said. Is my cat right? Was Tom Baker actually a rubbish Doctor? Or is my talking cat wrong? Thought this would be a great thread. Really kick off some debate.
My cat can't talk. I don't actually have a cat.”
I think you should tell your cat that he should look to some of the earlier Tom Baker stories. The decline in viewership started in his reign and I think a large part of it is down to the quality of the stories. Some of my favourite stories were during the Tom Baker years - but only in the early years - which is why overall I think Jon Pertwee was better.