Is there a Doctor in the house?
I have always been a Sci Fi Geek. I don't have one particular focus that I know all about while ignoring the rest. While I would say my Star Trek knowledge is the most well rounded, my ability to know the back story of IG-88 or the plots to most classic Sci Fi movies is pretty good I feel. There are very few Sci Fi shows that have been on in the last few years that I have not watched most (if not all) of. That is except for a time and space traveling Doctor.
I know the basics of the mythos, but try as I might, I could never get into it. I knew the show Dr. Who was important in the world of Science Fiction, but the idea of that many seasons of back history was daunting. This is the same reason I don't read comics. I would want to know it all, and lets face it the history of Batman goes back pretty far. X-men is even worse, considering how many titles are currently running.
2005 saw me graduate college and start on my Masters. This was no time to pick up a new series, especially one that I was afraid would bring 40 years of episodes (some which are missing) crashing down on my head. However, try as I might, I have started. I read up on the basics of the doctors up to the 2005 incarnation and have been watching some reviews of them to get the necessary bits that I will need in order to feel comfortable.
So how is it going? Not bad. The 2005 run does a good job of slowing explaining the world to new watchers, while still leaving some mystery in. The pacing of the episodes can be a little odd (going from tons of action to none at all in a blink of an eye and then staying that way for the rest of the episode until... BAM! Action again....). So we shall see. Perhaps I have finally caught the bug. Now if you will excuse me, I have to practice my Dalek impression.
I know the basics of the mythos, but try as I might, I could never get into it. I knew the show Dr. Who was important in the world of Science Fiction, but the idea of that many seasons of back history was daunting. This is the same reason I don't read comics. I would want to know it all, and lets face it the history of Batman goes back pretty far. X-men is even worse, considering how many titles are currently running.
2005 saw me graduate college and start on my Masters. This was no time to pick up a new series, especially one that I was afraid would bring 40 years of episodes (some which are missing) crashing down on my head. However, try as I might, I have started. I read up on the basics of the doctors up to the 2005 incarnation and have been watching some reviews of them to get the necessary bits that I will need in order to feel comfortable.
So how is it going? Not bad. The 2005 run does a good job of slowing explaining the world to new watchers, while still leaving some mystery in. The pacing of the episodes can be a little odd (going from tons of action to none at all in a blink of an eye and then staying that way for the rest of the episode until... BAM! Action again....). So we shall see. Perhaps I have finally caught the bug. Now if you will excuse me, I have to practice my Dalek impression.