Ooh, Doctor Who! Yes, that's where I disappeared to when I moved on from here around seven years ago. So great to see other FoLCs discovering it now!
Eccleston is my favourite Doctor, hands-down, with Tennant a close second. Of the Classics, I prefer Jon Pertwee (Three). When Matt Smith came along, and Moffat took over as showrunner, I tried so hard to keep liking the series, but I had to give up watching. I did watch the last couple of specials - the final one was absolutely terrible, a complete mess - and I'm looking forward to Capaldi taking over, though with Moffat still in charge I can't guarantee that I'll love his era, sadly.
Companions: my favourite Team TARDIS is Nine, Rose and Jack. I did enjoy Nine on his own with Rose as well, but Ten and Rose were just too silly sometimes. That said, I still rate S2 far above any of the subsequent seasons except S4: Donna and Ten were just wonderful together (though I could have done without the Library episodes; I
loathe River Song. Was not at all pleased when she reappeared during the Eleven years).
If anyone is looking for fanfic, I'd recommend starting with
A Teaspoon and an Open Mind , which is the main fanfic archive for the DW fandom. The main organisation there is by Doctor, but you can also search for particular characters, pairings and genre. I'd also recommend, if you find an author you enjoy, taking a look at that author's favourites list - it's a good way of discovering other authors and stories you might like. Also, the Doctor Who section on
An Archive Of Our Own is growing, and their fic tagging and search system is really good.
Anyone watch
Lewis? That's my current interest...
ETA: A couple of you mentioned enjoying the Ten and Donna era, but being disappointed in fanfic which was romance. Let me know if anyone is interested: I know some really good Ten and Donna fic that's much more like the series: best friends, sparky and fun together.
Wendy
