"But I don't know where to watch Classic Who!" Turlough is judging you so hard right now.

[doctorpancakes]

I'm really surprised at how often I hear from New Who fans that they want, they really waaaaaant to watch Classic, but they can't afford to buy that many DVDs and they just don't know where to watch it online! Really, are you all THAT not-internet-savvy? Because I don't think I'm terribly savvy and yet I found it pretty easy to google "where to

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[taiyou_to_tsuki]

I do sort of understand being overwhelmed by the sheer amount of it; not knowing where to start and not having that much time to spare can be daunting. And if you don't know where to start, you might put off looking for them... but if that's the case, you're probably not going to lament this fact on the internet, and definitely not claim it's because they're so hard to find.

Then again I'm hardly an authority, because I don't think my Who-watching has been very conventional. I put off watching New Who for almost six months because I don't torrent, and reliable download links or streaming sites were hard to find (I am a big internet wuss). And I didn't become a Whovian until I started watching the classic series, so before a friend made me try it I didn't actually feel the urge or need to find it.

When I did, I either watched them at a friend's place or bought recommended serials on DVD. I live in Sweden; they're not the easiest (or cheapest) to come by here (they still haven't restocked the Silurian boxset since I bought it a year

[doctorpancakes]

I confess that I was a big weirdo apparently and decided that the best way to go about it was to start with the first episode and then go entirely in the right order until I got to the end. I don't expect anybody else to be quite that rigorously linear, though, but just googling "where to watch Classic Who" brings up a link to a tumblr post with links to all the serials on dailymotion. I'm most specifically thinking of the defensive "don't hate me because I haven't seen Classic Who because I caaaaaaaaan't!" posts because, like, you super can, you just don't want to say that you don't want to.

[a_phoenixdragon]

Well, when I tried to rewatch Classic a few years ago it was VERY hard to find. Nice that it is easier now - and I rec Wiki for episode lists all the time!

*HUGS*

[doctorpancakes]

Episode lists are VERY helpful. I find myself consulting them all the time now that I'm making my way through the magnificent adventure tiems that is Big Finish - and people think the TV show is daunting!

*hugglesquish*

[hausfrauatu]

IT'S ON NETFLIX!!!! JAY-SUS

[doctorpancakes]

Mind you, it's not all on netflix, but at least significant chunks of it are!

And I'm that much of a snob too. Tbh, while I still like New Who, I really feel a lot of it pales in comparison to Classic. I just find myself much more drawn to the old series, the pacing, characterization, how it sometimes feels oddly less sexist in places. Having seen Every Episode Ever Made (notwithstanding the missing episodes I can't see, but have at least been able to listen to with pictures) going back and watching New episodes now feels sometimes a little bit too whoosh-whoosh-run-run-run-explode-explode-feelings The End for me to get invested. I zone out when there's too much epic action happening all at once in a story. I can't pay attention through that stuff. I like cliffhangers. Some of the really good ones I'll still sort of leap to the edge of my seat and shout BUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT at my television even though I'm going to watch the next episode straight away anyway

[liadtbunny]

I can understand fans of either old or new Who not wanting to bother with the other, but saying they're desperate to see it when they don't is daft and an obvious lie. Maybe they are scared of being flamed and need to make up a better excuse like they've bought all of the CSI's and won't have the time until 2050 when whole serials can be beamed into their brains