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  • charredbysin
    +10

    Doctor Who

    • Xeno
      +5

      Doctor Who is a hard sell, but it's now one of my favorite shows. The first season is hard to get through because of the crappy effects and goofiness, but it definitely grows on you... and the effects and stuff become better. I had to force myself to continue watching out of boredom, and I don't regret it at all.

      • spaceghoti
        +2

        Whenever I have a friend who isn't sure whether or not they want to start watching Doctor Who I give them a copy of Blink. Most of the time they're hooked right away.

      • charredbysin
        +1

        Aside from the crappy effects and the thin plot lines, it was the quality of the acting and the dialogue that was my biggest turn off.

        The early seasons of Stargate SG-1 have pretty terrible special effects, but it immediately gave you depth of story and emotional connections to the characters that made you want to keep watching. The same cannot be said of Doctor Who. I just don't buy 'it's an acquired taste' reasons for watching a show.

        • Xeno
          +3

          I found the characters and dialogue to be the redeeming aspect of Doctor Who in the first few episodes... it's why I kept watching; I thought the plots were interesting. The crappy effects were hard for me to swallow.

    • Arbitras
      +2

      I'll admit it. I used to like doctor who, right as it was getting semi-popular. But then, as it's popularity increased, I became disinterested, simply because the fans of doctor who. We watched senior year in English, (it was british literature, so british TV counts, too, right?) and it felt really weird and overly dramatic, and I wondered how I could even watch it.

      • charredbysin
        +1

        Interesting perspective. What was it that initially attracted you to the show?

    • anonycon
      +1

      I tried watching Dr. Who on netflix, and I was hoping it would be a fun watch. I watched two episodes with with the Ninth Doctor, and it just wasn't fun at all. Very disappointed, and haven't watched any more.

      • charredbysin
        +2

        Same story here. I expected I was going to like it, but I only made it through three episodes before I just couldn't force myself to watch anymore.

        • spaceghoti
          +2

          Skip ahead to the Tenth Doctor. David Tennant really stole our hearts, or at least those of my fiancee and I.

          • charredbysin
            +3

            This has been my struggle, other than not being connected enough to want to attempt doing this, I would hope that skipping ahead would spoil the story the writers are telling.

            Babylon 5 was a difficult first season to get through, but there was so much foreshadowing and introductions to major storylines and characters that it would be incredibly foolish to skip an entire season and hope to truly appreciate the depth of the show.

            • spaceghoti (edited 8 years ago)
              +2

              Most of the story arcs in Doctor Who, especially in the first series, are self-contained within the series. There's no overarching story where each series advances the meta storyline. If you skip the Ninth Doctor (with whom I was not overly impressed as he reminded me too much of Colin Baker in his portrayal) you'll miss some of the Bad Wolf references but it won't ruin the show.

              Tennant himself takes a few episodes before he really settles into character, but in my opinion it's worth the wait. I'm just sad he left the show as early as he did. He really brought life to the character that I haven't seen matched by any since Tom Baker.