Yup, I’m bringing my nerd level up to previously unimaginable heights.
Last year Bellana came home for a visit and spent a good chunk of TV time showing Harry episodes of Doctor Who. The next time Harry came home he was binging his way through the modern series.
The history here is the show aired from 1963 to 1989, I think, then came back in 2005? I think? Something like that. The kids were watching the second run. The first run isn’t on any streaming service we have access to. I joked that I was going to find the original show and watch it myself. I didn’t.
Last week, or thereabouts, I let their enthusiasm inspire me and I started binge watching the modern show too. I think the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max has 13 seasons. I’m on the last episode of season two.
Earlier this evening I also decided to look into keeping my threat to find episodes of the original show. I found some bad low-res scans of the first season. I watched the first two episodes. Did you know The Doctor had a granddaughter? Will that be explained away or will it be retconned at some point?
I’ll let you know. Someday.
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Omg Doctor Who is GREAT! I was probably 29 or 30 when I first started watching it. It gets you hooked fast! Following.
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Dr Who terrified me as a child. Then about five years ago, I binged watched every episode over one summer with my niece. It’s great television. 🙏
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I would recommend the 1979 Tom Baker/Lalla Ward story City of Death. Doctor Who stopped being purely a kids show in 1969-70 when Jon Pertwee took over as the Doctor. The storylines definitely became more sophisticated at that point.
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The weeping Angels were the bomb
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That was one of my favorite episodes! Definitely a highlight for me.
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