So You Want to Watch Doctor Who

Saturday, January 29th, 2011 | 64 Comments

Doctor Who
Where To Begin?

So if you follow my Tumblr you probably see a hefty amount of Doctor Who spamming. A lot of people have been asking me about wanting to get into it themselves and sorta, “Where to begin?” So here’s my short answer to that question!

All 11 Doctors

Doctor Who is a BBC show that’s been in production (on & off) since 1963. It plays in the US on the BBC America channel. There have now been Eleven Doctors. So, which “series” do you start from!? The First Doctor!?

I say, if you can, start at the 2005 Series, Series 1, that begins on the Ninth Doctor. The show is currently awaiting Series 6 to begin.

If you don’t have the time to watch that much TV then you can jump in at Series 2 which begins with the Tenth Doctor. Actually it begins on the Christmas Special leading in first…

If even then that’s too much TV, jump in at Series Four’s specials. This will lead you in with the Tenth Doctor and intro you into Eleven before Series 5 begins.

And of course you can start at the most recent series, Series 5 with the Eleventh Doctor.

A special note. Whichever Doctor you start with will become YOUR Doctor. That’ll make sense when the next regeneration takes place. *I’m looking at you Series 5 only watchers

So in a nutshell there it is! Any more questions please ask!
Which Series did I start on? Half way through Series 2!
Which Series have I seen? All since Series 1 (2005) and then the Fourth Doctor in “The City of Death” and the movie special “The Five Doctors”
Who do you ship? Currently? Rory/Eleven but forever Ten/Donna.

So I hope that was helpful to any new watchers! Of course if you’re British this was probably beyond redundant and maybe even a bit laughable, lol, but I’m glad there’s becoming a bigger following in the States & beyond. It’s a fun show! It’s corny, geeky, and at times gimmicky but it’s also heart-warming, cute, full of adventure, crazy addictive, and sometimes a bit scary… DON’T BLINK.