Doctor Who, which and why?

[mvallevand]

One of my resolutions this year is to watch at least one Doctor Who program which somehow escaped me over the years, I don't even think I have saw a part of on partly because when I was a kid I actually thought it was a medical show like Dr Kildare or Ben Casey, but I digress. Having the Netflix trial I have the following choices, does anyone have a suggestion from these?

The Tomb of the Cybermen
The Robots of Death
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
The Armageddon Factor
Earthshock

If I do like it, how important is it to watch Dr. Who episodically? I know there are three distinct series, but does it really matter a lot if I watch them randomly and out of order?

Martin

[systemshark]

Morning....

Oh where to start....

Doctor Who started in 1963... and ran for 25 years before the 8th doctor finally killed the show with his crap acting.... but I to digress... but it started up again in 2005 with new doctor etc and is great imho

From the episodes you listed above these are all from the orginial run and are good espiodes, my personal fav is Robots of Death as I like Tom Baker as Doctor who.... I think he did a great job.

Order is favgily important but overall you can watch in any order....

However doctor who has a number of interesting rules like regeration whichs allows the actor who plays doctor who to change without the Doctor actually dieing.

Might I suggest a quick trip to Wikipedia... Doctor Who

[pcostanza]

I only started watching the 'new' Doctor Who (2005) and haven't missed an episode but from what I can tell, some of the 'rules' have changed over the years and the newer series have created some of their own rules. But, it is hard to keep up with all the companions he's had over the years. A few seem to stick out more than others and I just recently found out that not all were female companions so I need to do some brushing up on the wiki myself.
I've really enjoyed the new series and wish there were more episodes as each season goes by way too fast.

[mvallevand]

Thanks for the feedback, as it turns out I had a bug in my Universe plugin and I actually have this bigger choice. Systemshark you said "Robots of Death" was your favourite so that is where I think I will start (after finishing "Fawlty Towers")

Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
Doctor Who: Earthshock
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Doctor Who: The City of Death
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
Doctor Who: The Power of Kroll
Doctor Who: The Ribos Operation
Doctor Who: The Robots of Death
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death
Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood
Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
Doctor Who: The Visitation
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos

Martin

[kayleigh]

I'm going back & watching them all from the start - I actually just finished watching "The Tenth Planet." (The last William Hartnell/the Doctor's first regeneration - on to Patrick Troughton!) I started watching DW when I was 12 or 13 - somewhere in the early Tom Baker era.

Looking at the list, "The Aztecs" is the oldest (story 6 or 7, I think), and is a good story - very 1960's. "The Pirate Planet" and "City of Death" are both really good (Tom Baker, Doctor 4, late 1970's), and I liked "Robots of Death," so I can second systemshark's recommendation there.

[EDIT] FWIW, I love the "new" series, too. I've purchased every Doctor Who DVD released so far - close to 100 total releases, I believe. [/EDIT]