The rather inevitable Top 20 Thread

[Johnstone McGuckian]

Your Top 20 Classics? Go...

20)Revelation of the Daleks
19)Fury from the Deep - Yes, the audio really did have that much of an effect.
18)Earthshock
17)The Robots of Death
16)The War Machines
15)The Two Doctors
14)The Enemy of the World
13)The Invasion
12)Inferno
11)The Tenth Planet
10)Logopolis
9)Image of the Fendahl
8)State of Decay
7)The Stones of Blood
6)The Tomb of the Cybermen
5)The Invasion of Time
4)The Caves of Androzani
3)The War Games
2)Remembrence of the Daleks
1)The Deadly Assassin

[Colin Hicks]

Just classics?

In broadcast order, then:

An Unearthly Child (first episode)
The Romans
The Mind Robber
The War Games
Doctor Who and the Silurians
The Mind of Evil
The Daemons
Carnival of Monsters
Genesis of the Daleks
Pyramids of Mars
The Brain of Morbius
The Seeds of Doom
The Masque of Mandragora
The Ribos Operation
City of Death
Logopolis
Mawdryn Undead
The Five Doctors
The Caves of Androzani
Remembrance of the Daleks

Probably more of interest die to what's not in there...

Bubbling just under: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Deadly Assassin, Image of the Fendahl, Kinda, Ghost Light

[Patrick]

So this is just the classics, then? Alrighty then.

An Unearthly Child
The Web Planet
Tomb of the Cybermen
The War Games
Inferno
Terror of the Autons
The Seadevils (Calm down, Sid)
Day of the Daleks
The Time Warrior
Genesis of the Daleks
Talons of Weng Chiang
The Sun Makers
The Pirate Planet
City of Death
State of Decay
Earthshock
The Caves of Androzani
Vengance on Varos
Revelation of the Daleks
Rembrance of the Daleks

[TOMSPY77]

In order of broadcast:

1. Edge of Destruction
2. The Celestial Toymaker
3. The Invasion
4. The War Games
5. Inferno
6. Frontier in Space
7. Invasion of the Dinosaurs
8. Genesis of the Daleks
9. The Deadly Assassin
10. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
11. The Keeper of Traken
12. Logopolis
13. The Visitation
14. Earthshock
15. Mawdryn Undead
16. Attack of the Cybermen
17. Dragonfire
18. Remembrance of the Daleks
19. Battlefield
20. The Curse of Fenric

[The Co=Ordinator]

Predictable I suppose...............

The Chase
Dalek Masterplan
Power of the Daleks
Evil of the Daleks
The Ice Warriors
Web of Fear
The Invasion
The Green Death
Terror of the Zygons
Seeds of Doom
Robots of Death
Talons of Weng Chiang
The Stones of Blood
City of Death
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Caves of Androzani
Revelation of the Daleks
Mindwarp
Remembrance of the Daleks

[Dave Webb]

Ooo. Much as I hate lists I find myself unable to stop:

1: An Unearthly Child
2: The Daleks
3: Edge of Destruction
4: Invasion
5: The Wargames
6: The Silurians
7: The Three Doctors
8: Genesis of the Daleks
9: Horror of Fang Rock
10: The Talons of Weng Chiang
11: State of Decay
12: Black Orchid
13: Earthshock
14: The Caves of Androzani
15: Vengeance on Varos
16: Remembrance of the Daleks
17: The Happiness Patrol
18: The Curse of Fenric
19: Ghost Light
20: ...it looks like it's just a top 19 then.

[sparacus]

My favourite stories in order of preference are:

1) Genesis of the Daleks
2) The Green Death
3) Pyramids of Mars
4) Talons of Weng Chiang
5) The Daemons
6) The Seeds of Doom
7) Planet of the Spiders
8 ) Terror of the Zygons
9) City of Death
10) The Daleks
11) The Ark in Space
12) The Robots of Death
13) Inferno
14) Spearhead From Space
15) The Stones of Blood
16) The Deadly Assassin
17) The Time Warrior
18 ) The Massacre on St Bartholemew's Eve
19) Planet of Evil
20) Invasion of the Dinosaurs

[sheringham]

Blimey. 20. OK, I 'll try.....

1. The Daemons
2. The Green Death
3. The Time Monster
4. The Mind of Evil
5. The Seeds of Doom
6. The claws of Axos
7. Planet of the Spiders
8 Terror of the zygons
9 Talons of Weng Chiang
10 Mark of the Rani
11 Revelation of the Daleks
12 Castrovalva
13 The Ribos Operation
14. The hand of Fear
15. The ark in Space
16. Pyramids of Mars
17 Brain of Morbius
18 Sea Devils
19 Planet of the Daleks
20 Frontier in Space

[camino real]

Ok, I'll have a punt.

1. The Deadly Assassin
2. The Daleks
3. Tomb of the Cybermen
4. Caves of Androzani
5. The Ark in Space
6. Genesis of the Daleks
7. The Aztecs
8. The Ice Warriors
9. The Daemons
10. Terror of the Autons
11. The Green Death
12. Kinda
13. Pyramids of Mars
14. The Sea Devils
15. An Unearthly Child
16. The Monster of Peladon
17. State of Decay
18. Ghost Light
19. Spearhead from Space
20. Horror of Fang Rock

These are all subject to change of course.

[barnaby morbius]

old series?

not in order

city of death
revelation of the daleks
kinda
dalek master plan
ambassadors of death
the mind robber
marco polo
robots of death
deadly assassin
the silurians
caves of androzani
delta and the bannermen
androids of tara
evil of the daleks
the green death
invasion of the dinosaurs
brain of morbius
frontios
the stones of blood
the massacre

[Graymalkin]

Hmm... today, it's...

1. 'The Talons of Weng-Chiang'
2. 'City of Death'
3. 'Terror of the Zygons'
4. 'The Seeds of Doom'
5. 'The Masque of Mandragora'
6. 'Pyramids of Mars'
7. 'The Myth Makers'
8. 'The Evil of the Daleks'
9. 'The Invasion'
10. 'Genesis of the Daleks'
11. 'The Caves of Androzani'
12. 'The Ark in Space'
13. 'The Green Death'
14. 'The Massacre'
15. 'The Mind Robber'
16. 'The Tomb of the Cybermen'
17. 'The Deadly Assassin'
18. 'The Reign of Terror'
19. 'Horror of Fang Rock'
20. 'The Web of Fear'

[Max Marble]

I'm just going to list my current Top 20 from the Nap Year Marathon (out of An Unearthly Child through Genesis):

1. Inferno
2. The Tomb of the Cybermen
3. The Daleks’ Master Plan
4. The Silurians
5. The Dalek Invasion of Earth
6. The Ark in Space
7. The Mind Robber
8. The Evil of the Daleks
9. Marco Polo
10. Carnival of Monsters
11. Invasion of the Dinosaurs
12. The Three Doctors
13. The Power of the Daleks
14. Spearhead from Space
15. Genesis of the Daleks
16. The War Machines
17. The Ice Warriors
18. The Crusade
19. The Sea Devils
20. The Web of Fear

[Beatly]

In order of preference:

1. The Ambassadors of Death
   
2. The Invasion
   
3. Delta and the Bannermen
   
4. Timelash
   
5. City of Death
   
6. The Trial of a Time Lord
   
7. Warriors' Gate
   
8. Image of the Fendahl
   
9. The Five Doctors
   
10. Terminus
    
11. The Tenth Planet
    
12. Attack of the Cybermen
    
13. The Horns of Nimon
    
14. The Sea Devils
    
15. Earthshock
    
16. The Mark of the Rani
    
17. Remembrance of the Daleks
    
18. Full Circle
    
19. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
    
20. The Keys of Marinus

And yes, I am serious about those! I love Timelash!

[barnaby morbius]

In order of preference:

1. The Ambassadors of Death
   
2. The Invasion
   
3. Delta and the Bannermen
   
4. Timelash
   
5. City of Death
   
6. The Trial of a Time Lord
   
7. Warriors' Gate
   
8. Image of the Fendahl
   
9. The Five Doctors
   
10. Terminus
    
11. The Tenth Planet
    
12. Attack of the Cybermen
    
13. The Horns of Nimon
    
14. The Sea Devils
    
15. Earthshock
    
16. The Mark of the Rani
    
17. Remembrance of the Daleks
    
18. Full Circle
    
19. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
    
20. The Keys of Marinus

And yes, I am serious about those! I love Timelash!

bonkers list. but brilliant.

[Beatly]

bonkers list. but brilliant.

heh, thank you. Probably sums me up quite well.

I wonder what psychologists can make of a person's favourite Doctor Who serials...

[Johnstone McGuckian]

They'd probably give up as soon as DW was mentioned

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