Sir, as someone who has always meant to watch Dr. Who yet has never been able to get into it due to having no idea what has happened up to this point in the series, where, in your opinion, is a good introductory point to enter said series? I don't have to watch all 30 years of it, do I?
Yes, the new season with Matt Smith as the doctor is designed as a jumping on point, episodes are written as standalone and any information required tends to be given in the actual episode. You do not need to watch all 30 seasons.
I'd start with the reboot from 2005, personally, with Christopher Eccleston. If you have Netflix, you can watch all four seasons plus some of the 2009 specials instantly. =)
Yeah, I started with Eccleston, and really enjoyed it.
At the same time, I've gone back to the first season and I'm now approaching the end of the 6th or 7th season, and I'm already finding the cybermen and daleks to be a bit tiresome... Maybe it'll turn around by the time I reach the 4th doctor though. I do like how they referenced the first story of the second season when they made the end of the 4th season of the new show... Nice pulling the whole thing together like that. I had watched the second season already by the time I hit the 4th season of the new show and it was nice and fresh in my mind when it was referred back to...
If River turns out to be Romana (as discussed in my LJ) or possibly the Rani, it'll be good. Otherwise I see no way to save it from suckitude. The Angels were lame to begin with, but with this sudden Munchkinization they've become super-lame.
THAT depends entirely on what you consider "Canon", and a great many people do not consider the Big Finish stories to be canon. The bit with Romana leaving E-space and then ruling Gallifrey was never televised, or even alluded to in ANY of the televised stuff. (Besides, do you really think that Romana would have let the Timelords get involved in something so stupid as a War, with the Daleks, through Time, and then be destroyed???)
haven't seen the latest ep - but I had to chime in to say this - I agree about the daleks & the cybermen...but the recent treatements of the Master have been *fun*. Simm has been nothing short of entertaining every moment he's been on screen. And they actually managed to make him tragic! I was impressed. I mean...massive massive retcons...but well handled, and well set up over several seasons.
I am so totally out of step with NewWho fandom. The most popular things often make me cringe. Simm just wasn't the Master for me. Never really made it. He did his best and there were some nice ideas, and some of the things in the last sequence were references only a geek like me would even CATCH, but still... Not the Master.
I have been less than impress thus far. Matt Smith is ok and I adore Amy but the problem hasn't been the acting. Actually I think the acting so far has been really good.
But the writing so far I have been very disappointed with. The plots themselves have been ok, but it's all seemed to be rushed with too little development through the story to make the final outcome believable.
I'm also not sold on River Song yet. She seems a little convenient and is being used as a crutch in place of better writing.
I could be wrong and things may turn around, but I really wanted to like the Weeping Angel story and it's just sorta left me feeling blah so far. And Blink was one of my favorite episodes ever.
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Yes, the new season with Matt Smith as the doctor is designed as a jumping on point, episodes are written as standalone and any information required tends to be given in the actual episode. You do not need to watch all 30 seasons.
There was a fantastic introduction written on IO9 http://io9.com/5521264/everything-you-need-to-know-about-doctor-who which does a pretty good "need to know guide" but it isn't necessary.
The most important thing to note is that Doctor Who isn't for everyone! There's no need to force it, if you don't like it, that's cool too.
Tho there is rumours over expats being created by public dislike of the doctor >.>;
ST~
p.s: sorry for sticking my nose in.
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At the same time, I've gone back to the first season and I'm now approaching the end of the 6th or 7th season, and I'm already finding the cybermen and daleks to be a bit tiresome... Maybe it'll turn around by the time I reach the 4th doctor though. I do like how they referenced the first story of the second season when they made the end of the 4th season of the new show... Nice pulling the whole thing together like that. I had watched the second season already by the time I hit the 4th season of the new show and it was nice and fresh in my mind when it was referred back to...
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Now, i'm just waiting for the reveal that these angels go back for vengeance in blink.
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OTOH, this Doctor and his companion are cool.
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(Besides, do you really think that Romana would have let the Timelords get involved in something so stupid as a War, with the Daleks, through Time, and then be destroyed???)
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And they actually managed to make him tragic! I was impressed.
I mean...massive massive retcons...but well handled, and well set up over several seasons.
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But the writing so far I have been very disappointed with. The plots themselves have been ok, but it's all seemed to be rushed with too little development through the story to make the final outcome believable.
I'm also not sold on River Song yet. She seems a little convenient and is being used as a crutch in place of better writing.
I could be wrong and things may turn around, but I really wanted to like the Weeping Angel story and it's just sorta left me feeling blah so far. And Blink was one of my favorite episodes ever.
--Mav
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