WHY should I watch Dr. Who? (I never have)

darth_myeek

Are you sure you are not a Dalek?

GeneralFROSTY

I recently had to explain "Doctor Who" to my boss. She's not a sci-fi person at all, but the first thing I said is that The Doctor is like Willy Wonka in a way - instead of being a chocolateer, he's a time traveler.
The next thing I explained is that the show is so great - and has lasted so long because it is NOT chained to ONE specific genre.
As a matter of fact, Doctor Who represents EVERY genre there is.
Because he's a time and space traveler, the writers are not restricted in the stories they want to tell; one week we could see the Doctor fighting alongside Pirates or fending off Vampires in the 18th century and then next week we could see the Doctor in the middle of an insurrection on an alien world.
The companions have always played the most crucial role because they bridge the gap the audience needs between this wild character and real-world thinking.
One thing is for certain, and many Whovians would tell you this is that starting with the 2005 "first Series" is the first best step in getting into the show.
Why?
As stated before, you can easily be overwhelmed with the many years of original episodes and would take you forever to get caught up.
Watching series 1-5 of the current run does not require you to have watched the original shows in order to understand what the heck is going on. It was designed to be this way.
Once you get more curious, hitting up the DW Wikipedia page would be some essential reading to get you familiar with the rich history of the show and will prep you when you are ready to backtrack to the original run of the show.

Gryffindor1991

GeneralFROSTY, you are absolutely right. Starting with series 1 from 2005 is the best place to begin, with the episode Rose. When I started watching Doctor Who and started loving it, thats where I began. Less than a month later, my friend was a Whovian. She was behind me in watching episodes though. but now she loves it as much as me. We talk about theories and what happened. Everytime we see a new episode, we are on Skype afterwards talking about it!

Actually, besides Wikipedia, the best place is '''[[Help:About|TARDIS Index File]]''', the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' wiki it has pages on every character, episode and almost everything else. It not only covers Doctor Who, but Torchwood, the Sarah Jane Adventures, and the K-9 series. So if you are a Whovian that watches more than Doctor Who, you have everything in one place!
I've barely seen any of the classics but I know tons about it! the only stories I've seen are The Five Doctors, An Unearthly Child, and The Daleks.

darth_myeek

Wouldn't it be easier to say, Doctor Who is the British Superman?

He's an alien, that changes in a phone booth, flies around saving the world and has a thing for a specific chick.

Organic Mechanic

Nah, the Doctor has the capacity for genuine emotions, and his 'chick' was only a chick for one episode in 49 years.

Hfuy

Not entirely.

Clutch

Eccleston had me hooked when they said 'sonic what?', and he yells SCREWDRIVER!

kursosawa

He had me at "Hello Rose Tyler, I'm the Doctor. Run for your life!"

backstagejack

All my friends said I'd love Doctor Who, I'm a fan of star trek, star wars, firefly, battlestar galactica, etc. I grew up on british comedies and tv shows. But for some reason.....I've NEVER watched Dr. Who.
I just started watching Dr. Who last weekend. Started with Series 1 - 2005 and now I'm almost to S3. I'm hooked, majorly hooked.
So hooked that I already want a tennant suit and coat, and a coffee mug for work, lol!

Randombell

I know the feeling. That's pretty much what happened to me. I knew of the show but never had interested in watching it until last summer when I finally caved and started with Series 1 in 2005. However, I have been unable to bring myself to watch anything after Tennant left mostly because I'm worried about what'll happen with the show. Perhaps one day I'll go back and give the recent episodes a try.

CrimsonGriffin

There is no reason that you shouldn't watch the show. Some episodes make you embarassed to watch because of the cheap sci-fi, but it just gives character to the show. For the most part, the story lines are mind stimulating and the comedy is fantastic. It feels great to be part of history, watching the longest aired television show in history. If I were you, I would watch all of the seasons starting from 2005. That's when they started to get good. The Doctor is from a different planet, and his race can change their molecular structure when they are about to die. This allows the TV series to change the actor of the same character and have it make sense, unlike James Bond. It also gives different character and personality to the same person, which is always fun. You should definately watch it!