One of the best things about his web-site is the lack of trolls.
Of course, we have our disagreements, as people who misinterpret my screen name make silly accusations. It tends to work out in the end.
Go to your local library and see if they have the historical Dr. Who series, which started in 1963. Tom Baker was the 4th Dr. Who. The earlier ones were interesting.
We have at least four large boxes filled with old Dr Who tapes, which include a lot of Tom Baker. I’ve also purchased a great many of the UK series for husband and can always borrow one there. I just never bothered watching unless I needed a scene. My tastes run toward David Tennant and Matt Smith, and the Torchwood and Sarah Jane series.
I actually get a fair number of trolls here. But they rarely have any cogent arguments, and are merely bluster and rudeness. I think of them less as trolls than as haters. They hate with passion and need everyone to hate with them and, if they don’t, they hate them, too. Incredibly sad people.
But they are FAR outnumbered by the intelligent people in FR who can disagree with beautifully expressed logic and express their own positions. Those disagreements are wonderful because they give you a chance to expand your viewpoint, which raving never does.
I enjoy opening my views, and I look forward to watching one of husband’s Tom Baker series with your comment on optimism in the front of my mind.
Just watched Key to Time: Rybos Operation. It’s just like watching Blakes 7, and is written by one of the same writers! Tom Baker doesn’t have the character development that Avon has in B7, though.
Did you ever watch the program about William Hartnell, the first doctor? Can’t remember if it was a movie or documentary, but it was interesting. It was originally a children’s show, which I’m sure you already know. I don’t think it really became mostly for adults, until David Tenant. But even then, it was pretty mild to begin with, just getting further and further into social politics, with time. I was incensed with the homosexuality of the character, Captain Jack. That’s when it started to annoy me. Then they backed off of that for a while.