Reply #7: True, but their input into their Doctor's personalities were more interesting... [View All]

[Deja Q]

I do like Doc10, but I never really tried fathoming any of the 10 as being shaggable... As a long time fan of the classic and lukewarm to the new series, the one thing I actively dislike is the humanizing and sexualization of the Doctor. He's an alien. We don't need to relate to his life for drama to work. The classic series managed to avoid this trap for 26 years plus a decade's worth of novels...

Hartnell (Doc1) was in his mid-50s.
Troughton was 45 when he took the role.

Pertwee was about 50.
Tom Baker was 40.
Peter Davison was 29.
Colin Baker, early 40s.
Sylvester McCoy - mid 40s.
Paul McGann - early 30s.
Christopher Eccleston - early 40s.
David Tennant - 34.

Producer Russell T Davies is on record saying he prefers younger actors to take the role because he thinks his target audience won't accept older people (anyone over 45) in the role. Apart from accusing the guy of ageism (and he's said other things that suggest he's got some issues), I fail to see his point. Especially when the first three actors were 45 or older and people liked their performances then (and now), RTD is clearly wrong. Of course, he prefers marketable images than anything of structure and depth, so what would I know? :D