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::Oh, I know its been debated a hundred times before, and really this was about Benton and Mike, although I didn't really make that very clear. I just found it a bit odd how everywhere on this wiki it was said that they were companions of the Doctor, when really they were usually quite minor characters in their stories. I mean, the Doctor talked to Benton what, like five times in the whole series? (OK, I know it must've happened a bit more than that). As the situation escalated, I spose I just sort of went crazy with the whole idea and yeah, brought up things that obviously no one else agrees with. I shall now stop posting on this thread, unless of course something really interesting happens on it, which it probably won't. [[User:Bigredrabbit|Bigredrabbit]] 08:17, August 10, 2011 (UTC) | ::Oh, I know its been debated a hundred times before, and really this was about Benton and Mike, although I didn't really make that very clear. I just found it a bit odd how everywhere on this wiki it was said that they were companions of the Doctor, when really they were usually quite minor characters in their stories. I mean, the Doctor talked to Benton what, like five times in the whole series? (OK, I know it must've happened a bit more than that). As the situation escalated, I spose I just sort of went crazy with the whole idea and yeah, brought up things that obviously no one else agrees with. I shall now stop posting on this thread, unless of course something really interesting happens on it, which it probably won't. [[User:Bigredrabbit|Bigredrabbit]] 08:17, August 10, 2011 (UTC) | ||
:::Well, there are good reasons to think Mike and Benton companions. From a purely fictional standpoint, you'd have to give it to Mike because of his status with the ''Fourth'' Doctor in audio. He's unambiguously the Fourth Doctor's [[AudioGo]] companion. No question. Also, from a behind-the-scenes perspective, [[Richard Franklin]] was contracted for the whole of [[season 8]]. In my mind, anyone who receives a ''seasonal'' contract, and is on the side of the Doctor, is a companion. Benton qualifies for a number of reasons, I think. Like Franklin, [[John Levene]] was contracted for season 8. But he also | :::Well, there are good reasons to think Mike and Benton companions. From a purely fictional standpoint, you'd have to give it to Mike because of his status with the ''Fourth'' Doctor in audio. He's unambiguously the Fourth Doctor's [[AudioGo]] companion. No question. Also, from a behind-the-scenes perspective, [[Richard Franklin]] was contracted for the whole of [[Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 8]]. In my mind, anyone who receives a ''seasonal'' contract, and is on the side of the Doctor, is a companion. Benton qualifies for a number of reasons, I think. Like Franklin, [[John Levene]] was contracted for season 8. But he also | ||
:::*has the record for most appearances of a UNIT soldier other than the Brig. | :::*has the record for most appearances of a UNIT soldier other than the Brig. | ||
:::*definitely knew about and practically witnessed regeneration on television (Mike only got that in other media.) | :::*definitely knew about and practically witnessed regeneration on television (Mike only got that in other media.) | ||
