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I want to get into Doctor Who, but it seems daunting and massive, any suggestions where to start? (startrek.website)

submitted 3 months ago by jimhensonslostpuppet@startrek.website to c/doctorwho@startrek.website

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Should I watch all 20 years of the original run or just begin with the new one which I think is been around for 15 years? What are the best episodes? I've seen only a handful of the old and New ones but I liked what Ive seen, just hoping for a guide to really get into it

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

The key thing to understand is that The Doctor is on a constant rotation. Some are really liked, some are not. So if you start watching one doctor, and for whatever reason it just doesn't hit for you, try another one. :)

Right now, for a brand new viewer, Disney+ is treating the new Doctor as "Season 1" and it's not awful. I think there are better seasons, but I'm biased.

It IS better than the last few though.

Free streaming services have a "Doctor Who Channel" which is all the old classic Who, I like to put it on as background noise.

If it's black and white, that means it's either Doctor #1 or #2. All the others are color.

White hair and velvet jacket? #3
Long scarf? #4 - My first and favorite.
Cricket Jacket? #5
Multi-colored jacket that makes no sense? #6
Straw hat and umbrella? #7

After that, #8 was a TV movie.

Then the show rebooted with #9. Bald, slick leather jacket.

#10 - Skinny guy, current popular favorite. Brown or blue suit, converse sneakers.

#11 - Kind of goofy looking, bow ties are cool.

#12 - Angry attack eyebrows.

#13 - First female doctor.

The show kind of started losing steam at the end of #11, and never really recovered. #12 and #13 were fine, but they needed better writers.

#14 - the current doctor on Disney+, has writers and show-runners from the #9 and #10 eras, so a big up tick in quality.