Yo, Sylvester McCoy is underrated

Greetings,

Being an American Doctor Who fan, I am the only person I know who watches this show for anything other than David Tennant. Certainly the only Classic Who fan and people look at me as if I’ve developed an extra head when I mention expanded media. Looking forward to discussing on this forum and eventually posting an entire essay about who my favorite doctor is only to end with the conclusion that I love all of them.

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Welcome. And I think you’ll find that Sylvester McCoy isn’t considered underrated at all. Heck, deltaandthebannermen is Shauny’s right-hand man[1]. While McGann is my favorite, McCoy isn’t far behind and his last two seasons are some of my favorites. Feel free to jump around and stick your fingers into any thread that catches your interest. If you’re a McCoy fan, might I suggest the seventh-doctor tag as a good starting point?


  1. or at least Delta says he is ↩︎

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Welcome! This is definitely the place to go if you want to talk all things Doctor Who. I’ve yet to see anyone mention an episode/book/comic/audio that at least one other person didn’t know, no matter how obscure. Glad to have you here!

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Who’s your favorite companion? Welcome to the forum! I hope you enjoy your stay here

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Hello fellow American Who fan! :grin: You are not alone! I actually grew up with the classic series and Seven has always been one of my favorites! And Ace, of course, such a wicked team! :wink: Welcome and I hope you enjoy hanging out here! ^^

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Welcome to the Nut Hutch!

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fourth-doctor

Welcome to the forum!

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Hi there. Welcome to the site and forum.

We have Television > TV Club Audio > Audio Club Books > Book Club and Comics > Comic Club. They’re good places to jump into and give your spicy opinions :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Also we have the Big Finish Release Schedule and the Non Big Finish Release Schedule.

If there is anything you want to know about in the site or forum, feel free to ask, and we will point you in the right direction.

I hope you enjoy your stay.
ItsR0b0tNinja

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Welcome @Mercury!

It’s a pleasure to have you here.

I’m also a McCoy fan. Which serials are your favorites?

I look forward to chatting more.

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Welcome to TARDIS Guide. Your time space travel pod has brought you swirling through the vortex to the best place for discussions of Doctor Who (and spin offs… and other stuff). I Hooe you enjoy! You’ll find people who champion every different era and plenty who champion them all! Every story has its fans and you’ll see passionate defences of stories that traditionally have a bad reputation as well as deep discussions about those that are more highly regarded. This is a truly great place to chat and just enjoy the Whoniverse in a whole different light. I look forward to reading your posts on the various threads.

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Welcome to the forum @Mercury - great to have you here. How did you discover TG?

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Welcome! I hope you have fun here!

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Welcome, @Mercury. Sly isn’t underrated in these parts, but I’m sure he probably is amongst the wider public perception of the end of the classic series. I think his particular strength was in portraying the darker, sadder side of the character. Sylvester was an accomplished clown when he took on the role, but it’s the more tender and subtle moments where I think he really shone in the role.

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Welcome, I have to say that when pressed for a favourite Doctor I always say McCoy. Never really felt that he was underrated here, I think he’s given the proper admiration he deserves.

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Hello and welcome! I’m sure you’ll be welcome here, there are lots of McCoy fans hanging around (including myself, I’ll admit :D ).

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hello and welcome to the forum!

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Hi and welcome to the forum! Hope you have a good time here

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I read your reviews actually when i was searching for an alternative to times scales while doing research for this years Paul Spragg competition.

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I have a lot of love for Ghost Light. I can appreciate that Remembrance of the Daleks and Curse of Fenric are probably better episodes but the atmosphere of Ghost Light is genuinely beautiful.

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Choosing a favorite companion is more difficult than I thought it would be. I think Clara’s arc is great and Sarah Jane is so iconic she got her own show…

Oh wait K9 that’s the correct answer. If you offered me a future season where we get no human companion and it’s just The Doctor and K9 I would be thrilled

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