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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2013 22:06:13 GMT -5
Okay so this show seems to be everywhere. I hear about this show all the time, and I was going to check it out. My question is do I need to watch the Original Dr. Who to understand the new one? Also to make this topic a little more fun, what is everyone here's thoughts about the show? Favorite Doctor, Favorite Episode, Favorite Season, stuff like that. Just keep spoilers in white please. Thanks guys.
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Post by Rob Furious on May 12, 2013 22:26:18 GMT -5
Nope. I jumped in at the 2005 series start and understand it fine. They don't rely too much on that stuff. It's part of the history but you don't need to have seen it. The show is different in tone from the original.
Personally I absolutely love the show. David Tennant is my favorite doctor. I loved Eccleston as well but I'm really really enjoying Matt Smith. He is hilarious.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2013 22:29:12 GMT -5
No you don't. Start from the Ninth Doctor where the Netflix episodes start and you'll be fine. It was a reboot of sorts.
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Post by Wato Stan Account on May 12, 2013 23:11:41 GMT -5
I would suggest watching old episodes later; the effects are really bad, but it's pretty fun. I'm actually a big fan of Peter Davison, he has a pretty fun run. It's kind of fun seeing how the Doctor progresses over time too, and oddly gets younger looking as he gets older. Matt Smith is my favorite currently, I think he does the role completely different from past actors.
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Post by Robert69 on May 12, 2013 23:19:54 GMT -5
I would suggest watching old episodes later; the effects are really bad, but it's pretty fun. I'm actually a big fan of Peter Davison, he has a pretty fun run. It's kind of fun seeing how the Doctor progresses over time too, and oddly gets younger looking as he gets older. Matt Smith is my favorite currently, I think he does the role completely different from past actors. Davison is awesome. Met him in Louisville at a film fest last year. He talked with us for over an hour, then saw us sitting at the bar and joined us because he missed the mixer for the celebrities and wanted to drink. He then let my former make up artist sit with him for the film fest awards show. Very, very cool guy. That said, hate Doctor Who. I only knew who he was because she was a Who-fan. It's tantamount to a Syfy original series, but for some reason has this massive fan following. I don't get it.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on May 13, 2013 2:39:04 GMT -5
You don't even need to start with the 2005 season. Doctor Who is set up so you can jump in. The last three seasons (including the current) have been more arc based, but still. AS long as you being at the star of A season, you're fine. Of course, I still would suggest starting with season one of the new series, but that doesn't mean you can't live without it. After you're up to date, I would also suggest watching some of the old ones, but unless you're obsessed with watching all that exist (like me), I'd just find some lists of the best stories and go from there.
I also want to include this quote from Neil Gaiman, which sums things up nicely for new viewers.
“No, look, there’s a blue box. It’s bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. It can go anywhere in time and space and sometimes even where it’s meant to go. And when it turns up, there’s a bloke in it called The Doctor and there will be stuff wrong and he will do his best to sort it out and he will probably succeed ’cause he’s awesome. Now sit down, shut up, and watch ‘Blink’.”
Where ever you start from, I hope you enjoy it.
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Post by MacReady on May 13, 2013 8:27:52 GMT -5
Just watch Blink.
Honestly, if you start from the 2005 season; with Eccleston, you'd be all set to just go from there; to be perfectly frank, you can even skip his 13 episodes entirely and still be good to go. However, I enjoyed the hell out of his run and wish he would have stuck around longer.
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Post by John Zero on May 13, 2013 17:43:16 GMT -5
Whatever you do, do not skip David Tennant. Chris Eccelston was alright, but Tennant just nailed the part. His, "End of Time" story still gives me the chills.
It took me a long time to get into the series. My sister has been watching it for awhile and had been trying to get me into it, but I just didn't like what I had been seeing. Eventually, I saw a rerun of, "Vincent and the Doctor". I love Van Gogh and that episode had me in tears at the end. After that, I was hooked and went back and watched from 2005 on.
One of the great things about the new episodes is that everyone involved watched he series when they were kids, so they try to keep it true to the originals. Neil Gaiman has written two episodes(as of Saturdays). Peter Jackson has said he would do an episode for free.
The show can really pull you in and you get attached to the characters.
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Post by noir on May 13, 2013 18:01:54 GMT -5
I have a couple of buddies who are fans but I find the show too hit-or-miss to watch. You get one episode with a great plot and sometimes a great twist, then the next episodes can be absolute trash. The acting is also super cringe-worthy. Totally overdone, hammed up, campiness. I think that's the point but it just doesn't sit right with me. Again, sometimes you get a well written episode with solid acting, but its too much of a rarity. Admittedly I haven't seen a great deal of episodes. Mainly a handful of the Matt Smith ones. The only ones I went out of my way to watch were the two written by Neil Gaiman because I ing love Neil Gaiman.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2013 20:10:26 GMT -5
Okay thanks guys, appreciate it. Watched the first two episodes, will probably watch some more tonight. Really like the characters of Rose and the Doctor. Eccelston seems fine to me, really enjoying his performance. Some of the effects are pretty "eh" but not bad enough to ruin the show for me. After I watched the first two episodes, I remembered seeing a Sci-Fi show back in 2005 where the people were playing The Weakest Link except the losers would be killed. I always suspected that this show was Doctor Who, and after seeing the Doctor in the first two episodes and doing a quick Google search I confirmed it was. I remember enjoying that episode back in 2005, so I guess that's a good sign of whats to come. Also from the odd clips I have seen, and the commercials they always show for Doctor Who, I'm quite excited to see Matt Smith as the Doctor. He seems pretty cool. I'm also looking forward to the end of this season and the new Doctor just to see how they explain why the Doctor changes. I'm sure I could Google it, or even get you guys to explain it, but I'd like to see how the show explains it.
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Post by John Zero on May 13, 2013 20:50:51 GMT -5
Okay thanks guys, appreciate it. Watched the first two episodes, will probably watch some more tonight. Really like the characters of Rose and the Doctor. Eccelston seems fine to me, really enjoying his performance. Some of the effects are pretty "eh" but not bad enough to ruin the show for me. After I watched the first two episodes, I remembered seeing a Sci-Fi show back in 2005 where the people were playing The Weakest Link except the losers would be killed. I always suspected that this show was Doctor Who, and after seeing the Doctor in the first two episodes and doing a quick Google search I confirmed it was. I remember enjoying that episode back in 2005, so I guess that's a good sign of whats to come. Also from the odd clips I have seen, and the commercials they always show for Doctor Who, I'm quite excited to see Matt Smith as the Doctor. He seems pretty cool. I'm also looking forward to the end of this season and the new Doctor just to see how they explain why the Doctor changes. I'm sure I could Google it, or even get you guys to explain it, but I'd like to see how the show explains it. Matt Smith is good, he's really grown into the role. And Amy and Rory is quite possibly the greatest love story ever told.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 23:04:54 GMT -5
Just finished the first season/series. Wow, what a finale. That was great. Sad to see Eccleston to finish as the Doctor. I really enjoyed his run. From what I've heard, Tenant is a pretty good Doctor so maybe I'll like him more. Looking forward to Season/Series 2.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 23:23:54 GMT -5
Just finished the first season/series. Wow, what a finale. That was great. Sad to see Eccleston to finish as the Doctor. I really enjoyed his run. From what I've heard, Tenant is a pretty good Doctor so maybe I'll like him more. Looking forward to Season/Series 2. I hated Tennant at first because I loved Eccelston in the row. Since then, Tennant has become my favorite by a landslide. Still not completely sold on Matt Smith.
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Post by John Zero on May 23, 2013 23:44:00 GMT -5
Just finished the first season/series. Wow, what a finale. That was great. Sad to see Eccleston to finish as the Doctor. I really enjoyed his run. From what I've heard, Tenant is a pretty good Doctor so maybe I'll like him more. Looking forward to Season/Series 2. I hated Tennant at first because I loved Eccelston in the row. Since then, Tennant has become my favorite by a landslide. Still not completely sold on Matt Smith. My girlfriend was the same way when I got her to watch it. She fell in love with Eccelston and when he regenerated, she hated Tennant. After his first episode she was over it and loved him too.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 23:47:07 GMT -5
I hated Tennant at first because I loved Eccelston in the row. Since then, Tennant has become my favorite by a landslide. Still not completely sold on Matt Smith. My girlfriend was the same way when I got her to watch it. She fell in love with Eccelston and when he regenerated, she hated Tennant. After his first episode she was over it and loved him too. Took me a few episodes, towards the end of season 2. But he really is, well, brilliant.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 4:36:14 GMT -5
I try to watch as much as I can. Tennant and Smith are definately my favorite doctors, they're great!
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Post by ahunter8056 on May 27, 2013 6:57:21 GMT -5
The way Doctor Who is, you can jump in at any time and its still the same show. You could start in 1963, 1981, 2005, or 2010 and it still has the same basic plot. However with that said, the classic series evokes a different reaction from different people. Some people can't stand the wobbly sets, bad acting by a lot of actors and laughable special effects, but some people can get past that and enjoy the story for what it is. While I prefer the revived series by far over the original, I still enjoy classic Doctor Who. If we're talking about favourites, my favourite Doctor is David Tennant, with Matt Smith at a close second. While the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors share similar excitable personalities, I get irritated some times by Matt Smith's posh British accent. One of the reasons why I prefer the revived series Doctors over all the classic series Doctors. Talking about favourite Series, my favourite is Series 2. Spoilers in white. The return of the Cybermen, a surprise appearance by the Daleks marking the one and only time the Daleks and Cybermen have been in open warfare against each other on-screen, The Doctor facing the Devil, and of course Rose Tyler's emotional farewell.My favourite episode has to be The Stolen Earth/Journey's End. Again, spoilers in white. We finally have the return of Rose Tyler, we have the Torchwood team, the return of Davros, a fake regeneration by The Doctor, the Supreme Dalek, an army of Daleks, and their plan to destroy reality.If you enjoy Doctor Who, then I highly recommend it's spin-off series, Torchwood. It stars Captain Jack Harkness with his team investigating various alien presences in Cardiff, although Series 3 switches to London and Series 4 switches to America. It's basically an adult version of Doctor Who, without The Doctor or the TARDIS. Despite this, personally I find it to be a highly enjoyable programme. I would suggest watching old episodes later; the effects are really bad, but it's pretty fun. I'm actually a big fan of Peter Davison, he has a pretty fun run. It's kind of fun seeing how the Doctor progresses over time too, and oddly gets younger looking as he gets older. Matt Smith is my favorite currently, I think he does the role completely different from past actors. It's tantamount to a Syfy original series Being British, I take offense to this.
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Post by Robert69 on May 27, 2013 16:29:10 GMT -5
The way Doctor Who is, you can jump in at any time and its still the same show. You could start in 1963, 1981, 2005, or 2010 and it still has the same basic plot. However with that said, the classic series evokes a different reaction from different people. Some people can't stand the wobbly sets, bad acting by a lot of actors and laughable special effects, but some people can get past that and enjoy the story for what it is. While I prefer the revived series by far over the original, I still enjoy classic Doctor Who. If we're talking about favourites, my favourite Doctor is David Tennant, with Matt Smith at a close second. While the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors share similar excitable personalities, I get irritated some times by Matt Smith's posh British accent. One of the reasons why I prefer the revived series Doctors over all the classic series Doctors. Talking about favourite Series, my favourite is Series 2. Spoilers in white. The return of the Cybermen, a surprise appearance by the Daleks marking the one and only time the Daleks and Cybermen have been in open warfare against each other on-screen, The Doctor facing the Devil, and of course Rose Tyler's emotional farewell.My favourite episode has to be The Stolen Earth/Journey's End. Again, spoilers in white. We finally have the return of Rose Tyler, we have the Torchwood team, the return of Davros, a fake regeneration by The Doctor, the Supreme Dalek, an army of Daleks, and their plan to destroy reality.If you enjoy Doctor Who, then I highly recommend it's spin-off series, Torchwood. It stars Captain Jack Harkness with his team investigating various alien presences in Cardiff, although Series 3 switches to London and Series 4 switches to America. It's basically an adult version of Doctor Who, without The Doctor or the TARDIS. Despite this, personally I find it to be a highly enjoyable programme. It's tantamount to a Syfy original series Being British, I take offense to this. Well -- you can take offense all you'd like. I'm sorry to hear that. But the effects are pretty terrible. I don't think this is debatable. Which, what is SyFy known for? -- Some alright shows, but low production value due to bad special effects. Admittedly, after last posting in this thread, I finally gave the show a legit chance, starting with Eccleston, and it IS entertaining (I prefer Being Human so far, though) But the effects are still terrible.
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Post by John Zero on May 27, 2013 16:44:14 GMT -5
The way Doctor Who is, you can jump in at any time and its still the same show. You could start in 1963, 1981, 2005, or 2010 and it still has the same basic plot. However with that said, the classic series evokes a different reaction from different people. Some people can't stand the wobbly sets, bad acting by a lot of actors and laughable special effects, but some people can get past that and enjoy the story for what it is. While I prefer the revived series by far over the original, I still enjoy classic Doctor Who. If we're talking about favourites, my favourite Doctor is David Tennant, with Matt Smith at a close second. While the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors share similar excitable personalities, I get irritated some times by Matt Smith's posh British accent. One of the reasons why I prefer the revived series Doctors over all the classic series Doctors. Talking about favourite Series, my favourite is Series 2. Spoilers in white. The return of the Cybermen, a surprise appearance by the Daleks marking the one and only time the Daleks and Cybermen have been in open warfare against each other on-screen, The Doctor facing the Devil, and of course Rose Tyler's emotional farewell.My favourite episode has to be The Stolen Earth/Journey's End. Again, spoilers in white. We finally have the return of Rose Tyler, we have the Torchwood team, the return of Davros, a fake regeneration by The Doctor, the Supreme Dalek, an army of Daleks, and their plan to destroy reality.If you enjoy Doctor Who, then I highly recommend it's spin-off series, Torchwood. It stars Captain Jack Harkness with his team investigating various alien presences in Cardiff, although Series 3 switches to London and Series 4 switches to America. It's basically an adult version of Doctor Who, without The Doctor or the TARDIS. Despite this, personally I find it to be a highly enjoyable programme. Being British, I take offense to this. Well -- you can take offense all you'd like. I'm sorry to hear that. But the effects are pretty terrible. I don't think this is debatable. Which, what is SyFy known for? -- Some alright shows, but low production value due to bad special effects. Admittedly, after last posting in this thread, I finally gave the show a legit chance, starting with Eccleston, and it IS entertaining (I prefer Being Human so far, though) But the effects are still terrible. As you go on the effects get better. You have to remember that they pretty much had to start over from scratch and not much of a budget. The show has grown hugely in popularity and they've gotten a bigger budget. Going into Tennant and especially Matt Smith, the effects get better.
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Post by Robert69 on May 27, 2013 17:07:23 GMT -5
[/quote]As you go on the effects get better. You have to remember that they pretty much had to start over from scratch and not much of a budget. The show has grown hugely in popularity and they've gotten a bigger budget. Going into Tennant and especially Matt Smith, the effects get better. [/quote]
That's what everyone keeps telling me.
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