Shun the Unfinished Watcher! Shuuuun!

[x_losfic]

*blatantly stolen from elyssadc*

So I've realized that it's been just a few months shy of a year since I first watched a Who ep. Naturally I've seen New Who, but I've been slacking a bit on getting my classic on--or I'll start an arc and wander off, or rely on wiki to tell me what happens so I can move on to the more fun bits rather than finishing

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[annwnrho]

I think one of the most daunting thing about deciding to watch old school is just the sheer number of them. I'd hardly seen any recently and then in the last three weeks I've been having a massive marathon. I've watched all of three, and I've watched all of four up to the image of Fendal (sometimes cut up with the X Files and Cadfeal

[x_losfic]

Haha AWESOME. Thanks so much! Now I have, like, some direction and shit!

[blinkidybah]

THAT'S TOO MANY GOD

[x_losfic]

YOU ARE TOO WEAK FOR CLASSIC WHO, KEL.

[blinkidybah]

I AM TOO WEAK FOR ANYTHING THAT HAS THAT MUCH ANYTHING OMFG.

[x_losfic]

WHAT IF IT WERE CHEESE THO?

[elyssadc]

YAY!!! This is such a fun thing to do and I'm so glad you are into it! There are 2 problems I see here, though. First?

NEEDZ MOAR TROUGHTON!!!!

How can you have not watched the Second Doctor?!?!? Sure, I'm biased being that he is my MOST FAVORITE DOCTOR IN THE HISTORY OF WHO, but come on. Two/Jamie is as canonical (if not even moreso) than D!M/Three! You need to watch the Second Doctor, for serious.

Also? The Seventh Doctor is very sad you haven't seen his eps. For he is quite, quite awesome as well and his serials have some of the greatest dystopian 80s feel to them.

[x_losfic]

I start Seven eps but I never get to the end of them (which the exception of Survival, though I'm sure part of my fascination was trainwreck based--omgwtfmotorcycles?!)--I dunno what it is, but I swear, proper effort this time!

And I'm watching Mind Robber this week, so there we are. :p I did like Two a lot in War Games?

[elyssadc]

I start Seven eps but I never get to the end of them

That's crazy talk! My person favorite Seventh Doc eps are Happiness Patrol and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. Maybe you could give those another shot?

As for the Second Doctor, Troughton pwns ALL. The Invasion is another genius serial with the burninated parts reconstructed through brilliant animation. Definitely watch that one. For serious.

[x_los]

I could never get anyone to watch Seven with me, I think is the problem. I think I remember that I was pretty into Happiness Patrol, and then halfway through my friend was all 'that thing is made of candy: let's not.'

I will totally investigate both, tho. It's weird: a lot of people fond of Seven seem to tend to like two, and vice versa? There's probably a trend between what Doctors you're particularly fond of, I kind of want to do a poll of maybe 'top 3' or 'rank these' to see how it correlates.

Aw, reconstructions? *sulks* I'm such a baby about those. But I need to suck it up and get over it and just watch them. Invasion is totally on the queue, then!

[marah_sarie]

SECONDING elyssadc LIEK WHOA - TWO IS MADE OF AWESOMESAUCE.

Two and Jamie SO IN LOVE it is unbelievable, and Zoe EXPLODES COMPUTERS WITH HER BRAIN. Oh, Two, why did you get burninated?! It is so unfair.

For Four: "The Pirate Planet" and "City of Death" are Douglas Adams's creations, and definitely worth watching for that. For One: I love "The Aztecs", because One/Cameca is the original canon ship, yo, and because Barbara is a GODDESS. For real. "The Romans" is also fun, and "The Edge of Destruction" was doing the bottle episode thing four decades before "Midnight".

*gets out pom-poms and cheers you on* C'mon! There's only 700-odd episodes! :D

[x_losfic]

OMG from the first two One serials I am already so deeply in love with the adventures of Awsomeface Barbara and her manstick Ian the Majestic it is not even funny.

C'mon! There's only 700-odd episodes! :D

*CRIEEEEES*

See, I actually did see City of Death a while ago and forgot to highlight it. Never take Four to the Louvre, for serious--he will only embarrass you.

[x_losfic]

Huh. I'm intrigued! And I will!