Pertwee wasn't over the top.
In fact he was the most normal of the doctors.
A big personally perhaps.
"they really didn't understand Dr Who at all."
Describes all the modern tat.
The early classic just seemed to have more time, at least it looks it on screen.
The actors have time to act and arnt expected to gabble a speel of nonsense every time.
One big problem with the modern tat is it's taking on some element of the doctor being a god, or what not.
Compared to the early classic of a space faring hobo it's quite the contrast.
But shows do this sort of thing, usually feeding on their own popularity and contriving things that don't show them taking them selves seriously.
Often it a person who's a fan of the main characters, like in later SG1 or the X files.
The main characters becoming god like, like SG1 no longer seeing jafa or Gould as a threat in SG1, or the doctor being some god like being or such in doctor who.
They usually do unrealistic or real world episodes too, like the X files episode of cops.
Often it's signs of a show reaching the end, running out of ideas and just feeding on its own popularity.
