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Originally Posted by Falbe Publishing

I learned a long time ago that the Doctor has to change. It's good for the vibrancy of the series over all. The loss of Tom Baker when I was a kid was a cruel shock, but I gradually learned the lesson. As, for the new series, I still pine a little for Chris Eccleston.

David Tennant was magnificent though. Best of luck to him, and long live the new Doctor, may he serve well.

Change is one of the things that makes Doctor Who great and allows the series to continue. Although the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) was the first Doctor I saw, my favorite Doctor is the Sixth (Colin Baker). It's unfortunate he wasn't give enough time to develop.

I've liked all of the Doctors except for the Fifth (Peter Davison), who was okay but didn't really grab my interest. The abrasiveness of the Sixth Doctor was a welcome change for me and his personality grew on me as the series progressed.

One thing I've noticed is that each Doctor tends to evolve in a direction away from the way they first appear. The best illustration of this is with the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy). When he first appeared I was expecting him to be similar to the Fourth Doctor. However, by the end of his run he'd become similar to the First Doctor (William Hartnell).

I look forward to seeing the new Doctor. In the words of the Fifth Doctor (I think this is a quote): "That's the problem with regeneration, you never know quite what you're going to get." I think this will be the case with the new Doctor.