10 Ways That Doctor Who Was Better In The 1990s

Blissfully, there was no social media in the 1990s. If you didn't like Paul McGann's TV Movie, you had to go to much more effort to register your distaste. You could either seek out one of the fledgling online messageboard communities. Once your dial-up modem eventually connected, you may have had time to balance your vitriol, realising that maybe the work had some merit after all.

If you didn't have an internet connection, you could write letters to the various fanzines or to Doctor Who Magazine, but in the process of writing your letter, you could provide a more balanced response to something you didn't enjoy. Or maybe you could pop into your local group and have an argument with your friends over a few pints.

Complaining about Doctor Who was a much more considered and sociable affair back in the 1990s. Doctor Who criticism was a lot less knee-jerk than it is now. It's hard to imagine a fan reaching for a pen and paper the moment that the Doctor and Grace kiss, rattling off a quick letter, walking down to the postbox and returning home in time to see the Master fall into the Eye of Harmony.