While I am becoming more and more a Doctor Who fan, I also want to become more of an expert, so I am digging into the past and have just watched a lot of episodes of Tom Baker's time as the doc - I really like him, he was my first (and only) doc too. So apart from all episodes of the 1st two years with Tom, I have also seen the very first doctor story (An Unearthly Child), the Dalek episodes in the Daleks DVD box and the two Peter Cushing films (I know they are rather off canon!).
I am a bit puzzled why Moffat's, in my book, excellent take (with minor exceptions) gets so much criticism, as I have not yet encountered an episode that can hold up to the depth the new episodes have - is that the criticism? Please do not take it as criticism to the older stuff, I love what I saw but on a complete different level, it is a bit like comparing the old Star Trek of the 60s with the Next Generation and beyond, not a very fair comparison, I think...
Maybe I still have to see the old episodes that change that view, so if there are nay tips what to hunt for, I am open to all and why in the doc's name (whatever that is
) don't we get a DVD box with all episodes of the old years? OK, that would be a huge set and I do not even want to imagine the price, but the design of that box should be crystal clear and would we mind the price if we get a nice, slightly downsized blue police box for it?
BTW: When did the make the sign on the TARDIS door black letters on white? It is white letters on black in the Tom Baker episodes...