[ SECRET POST #2679 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2679 ⌋

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[tcex28]

I think some Doctor Who fans are kind of inwardly hurt a little by the implication that someone could watch a bunch of episodes of their show and only like one aspect, rather than warm to all of the lovely lasting and ever-changing aspects, and the whole boundless Whoniverse with its many fantastical stories.
To them this devalues/disrespects the eternal and important qualities of Doctor Who in some way, which is obviously incredibly silly because someone's personal viewing preferences don't affect Doctor Who in any way whatsoever.

It comes from being overly invested in the franchise. It is a very easy franchise to get overly invested in, if only because it speaks to people's imagination and sense of escape so deeply and broadly with the range of material. This is where that unhealthy elitism comes in; anyone who doesn't 'get it' is mentally closed off to this captivating land of fiction, and must be inferior!

It's enhanced when it comes to Tennant, which I suspect may be partly down to the backlash against Smith from vocal and enraged Tennant fans when Tennant left (and when Smith came in, and while Smith was having his first series, and while Smith was being widely acclaimed, etc.). This gave birth to the whole stereotype of the whiny Tennant fan. Because it was such a bare-faced rejection of the show's premise (everything, including the main actor, changes, but the stories go on), now there's a desire to affirm yourself as a 'Doctor Who fan' by disavowing and shunning anything that even looks like a 'David Tennant-only fan'.

[(Anonymous)]

This is a very good comment!

[(Anonymous)]

This is a good comment and you should feel good.

I'd also add the suggestion that the reason a lot of fans get their teeth out at Tennant fans is because the loud, angry, vocal ones also tend to be loud, angry, vocal Ten/Rose fans who get shirty when reminded that there have been and will continue to be other companions.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with this but for this part:

which is obviously incredibly silly because someone's personal viewing preferences don't affect Doctor Who in any way whatsoever.

The show's producer do pick up on fangirls liking the sexy kind of Doctor that David Tennant introduced (yes, you can argue that some previous Doctors were kind of attractive but still the sex/romance angle was never played up with them). Viewing preferences can change the show if they are shared by enough viewers in the key demographic. And the Tennant fans were a very vocal group, causing some older fans to feel concerned that the show would extensively pander to that audience.