Tag: Sylvester McCoy
Honk Mahfah Ranks the Doctors
by Honk Mahfah on Jul.18, 2009, under Doctor Who, Television
Okay, so I’m in a mood to make a best-of/worst-of list, and I think I’ll satisfy that urge by ranking the Doctors from, duh, Doctor Who. As always, worst to best.
Since this is sure to be controversial for any Whovian not named Honk Mahfah, let’s start off with something I’d hope we can all agree on.
That’s right, coming in in last place is the Doctor who ain’t a Doctor, but a Dr. I’m referring to Peter Cushing, who portrayed a radically different version of the character in a couple of ’60s theatrical films, Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Now, I’ve only seen the first of those, but based on it, I have no hesitation whatsoever in labelling Cushing’s THE worst Doctor. Intent on (poorly) playing Dr. Who — yes, that is his actual name — as a feeble old man, Cushing is obviously going for some weird brand of eccentricity that not only isn’t the Doctor we know from the series, but isn’t a satisfying or interesting character in its own right.
But enough of that. Let’s get to the real Doctors.
