The Classic Series vs The New Series

[carmen_lj]

There's a curious discussion going on at teh OG just now (worry not, kids, this is nought to do with shipping or beloved companions) that's a general back and forth snarkorama over whether Classic or New Who is better. The answer, course, is that both are rather smashing and 'betterness' is so ridiculously subjective (and, indeed, Lambert is as different from Letts as Adams is from RTD, that viewing the whole Classic series as single entity is silly anyway) that it's an almost meaningless discussion.

Anyway point is that someone said that no-one who's got into Who through the New Series and then gone onto Classic will prefer the Classic one. So I was curious (and I'm pretty sure at least one person on teh flist has pretty explicitly stated that they do) and will thus discover truth by means of that Ultimate Skientific Test, the LJ poll.

[Poll #1041361]

I have reluctantly provided a cop-out choice. I will Totally Judge You for picking it.

Comments

[calapine.livejournal.com]

IT IS VERY BORING SOMETIMES.

[fannishnonsense]

That's why we have to steer them towards the good bits!

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Mostly I encourage Time Monster love. IT OBV NOT GOING TO EVER ALIENATE NEW VIEWERS EVA.

[fannishnonsense]

That plan could never backfire!

[calapine.livejournal.com]

I knows! Self is diabolical GENIUS!

[codenamecarrot.livejournal.com]

Having just finished (yesterday!) watching through your top picks for each doctor I am both a) totally in love with-old school and b) going to trust your episode recommendations beyond all reason.

Just two questions - which episode(s) have the most exploitative best shots of the brigadier's bottom person? and which has the giant clams?

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Spearhead for the Brig's bottom - I believe there are actually comments made about that on the commentary. And Genesis of the Daleks feaures the Giant Clams.

(Time Monster is terrible, terrible, I says.)

[codenamecarrot.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

The only problem with Inferno was that there was a lovely shot very near the beginning and then we got evil!Brig in his nasty, baggy evil!pants.

It made me sad.

[calapine.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh, I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE SEE OLD STUFF FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LIKE IT; it is maybe my favourite thing about the whole New Old Skool fandom thing, which obv needs a better name, but yes.