The writers seemed to take the series in a darker direction with Smith and after he left. I love reruns of Eccleston, Tennant and Smith. I can give or take Capaldi.
Doctor Who was something my daughter and I watched together when she was in high school so it has a kind of nostalgia attached to it. We share very dry humor and love British comedies. We were watching the “Thin Blue Line” with Rowan Atkinson. We notice he had a small Tardis on his desk in the show. One episode I notice the Tardis moved around the room depending on the scene. Obviously an inside joke on the set. My daughter bought me a small Tardis coffee cup for Christmas. Whenever she visited my office, she would move the Tardis to a different spot in the office. It was a running joke with us that no body else understood, unless they watched Dr. Who.
"My favorite episode with Smith and Gillian was “Vincent and the Doctor.”
Mine also. In fact, I can't help it...I weep every time I watch it. Definitely Dr Who at it's finest. Van Gogh's affection for another "ginger" in the form of Amy Pond is a sweet reference to the kind of man he really was. The final scene in the art museum is so heartwrenching. If only he (Van Gogh) had known he would be considered the finest and most recognizable painter ever to have lived by the generations who followed...