Hey, I’m a huge Star Trek fan and have seen all of that stuff endlessly.

I love the Star Trek community, and it seems Doctor who has a similar thing.

So, I want to check out this show. Can someone recommend a good place to start?

Can I just pick a series based on the actor? I was considering the series with Matt Smith. Just because I saw a few clips with him.

  • Obi@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I would also suggest starting at the beginning of nuwho to get the story in the right order, even if it’s indeed possible to jump in pretty much anywhere. If you feel you can’t handle the slow-ish start or think you might need to see some of the best it has to offer before jumping in there are a few “star” episodes that you can watch independently, these are usually recommended when you’re trying to get someone into it. Some options:

    • blink
    • Vincent and the doctor
    • eleventh hour
    • family of blood
    • Smith and Jones
    • The shakespeare code
    • the empty child
    • the girl in the fireplace

    There’s way more but that’s more than enough.

    • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      Thank you, I didn’t know it was split like that. I just thought each doctor was its own self contained series.

      I did try to watch one episode and I think it was one of the doctors first episodes of their series and I felt confused about what was going on. It seemed to just pick up in the middle of a story. It was an episode where Christmas trees came alive and attacked people or something I didn’t finish the episode.

      So I decided to start at the beginning of nuwho.

      Thanks for your help.

      • Obi@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        Yeah it’s only some specific episodes that work as “teasers” like this, usually picked because they don’t talk much about the main storylines, blink for example is entirely from the point of view of someone that doesn’t know who the doctor is, so as a new viewer you share that with them.

        But starting at eccleston is the best, do be warned it’s definitely a bit campy/cheesy at the start, just try to look past that.

        • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
          2·
          4 days ago

          Yeah, it really is. But I watched the second episode last night and when I woke up, I found that I was looking forward to watching another episode. I think I am going to stick with it and just watch it slowly. I am a bit excited for the next two doctors as I like those actors.