But wait. If you destroy me, then I can't watch Classic Who. Then I have no choice but to BRAINWASH YOU!!!
Hrm, now I have the difficult choice of telling you what to watch (almost) first. Tomb of the Cybermen is widely acknowledged to be a first-rate serial, and it has my favorite Cybermen, so that's probably a good choice. Anything with Two and Jamie will make your not so inner slasher happy, as well.
OH. Bi teh wai, Jamie was the apple of a Cyberman's eye long before Ianto and Lisa came along. Go here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/clips/second.shtml and watch the clip titled "The Phantom Piper." The Cyberman has been ordered to take humans back to their base, but he can't bear to hurt the young man lying flushed and sweaty on the sick-bay sheets, wearing only a thin hospital gown; helpless, unconscious, shiny.
I've got two episodes of the Moonbase on DVD (the rest were burninated) and some eps from other Two/Jamie serials; I'll try to get them uploaded for you in the next few days, since scattered episodes will be less time consuming than full serials (Three in particular has serials that are eight episodes long!). Here's a rough guide for exploring on your own, though: Two and Jamie is awesome, Jo and Delgado!Master with Three are awesome, Sarah Jane is beyond awesome. So is the Brigadier. Four has some really good stuff, but his run was so long that there's plenty of duds (also, I haven't seen any Romana I yet.) Five is nice, too, but mostly just the early serials; once Adric leaves (and some before that), the series gets a bit-- idk. Those were the JNT years and plenty of things went wrong. I haven't seen any Six or Seven yet, but Muppet (who got me into Classic Who) vastly prefers Two and Three's eras, despite trying very hard to like them all. Thus far, I agree with her. Eight, of course, is lovely in himself (OMG WHOOOOOO PAUL MCGANN!!) but the movie was horribly Americanized and a bit crap.
The BBC Episode Guide (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/index.shtml) is a good place to check out for some info on individual serials, though I've disagreed with some of the reviews.
Ok, here's a much more specific list: my favorites! Two The Mind Robber (delightfully meta!) Tomb of the Cybermen The Invasion (really long, partly reconstructed. also generally acknowledged as one of the best serials, period) -- All of these I can upload for you if they're otherwise unavailable, so let me know.
Three Terror of the Autons (KILLER INFLATABLE CHAIR. Jo's introduction, and also the Master's iirc.) The Three Doctors (Two and Three together OMG!!) The Time Warrior (Sarah Jane's first serial, so I'm biased.)
Four Robot (Four's first serial, and rilly rilly kyoot) Genesis of the Daleks (OMG DAVROS. Very good serial all around.) Masque of Mandragora (fun and cute) Hand of Fear (SARAH JANE WEARS OVERALLS. AND GETS POSSESSED. Also, her last serial. :/)
There's tons more Four, but I only took you up through Sarah Jane's era so as not to overwhelm you.
Looking back on the list, I would say the absolute top picks (acknowledging that I haven't seen everything, either; Three's The Sea Devils is looking very good thus far) are: Tomb of the Cybermen Terror of the Autons Genesis of the Daleks
The Three Doctors is not as fantastic overall, but it's very fun and gets you two doctors (One is barely in it) for the price of one!
SO. What Nu Who should I watch first? Guide me, O Chaos. ^_^
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Then I have no choice but to BRAINWASH YOU!!!
Hrm, now I have the difficult choice of telling you what to watch (almost) first. Tomb of the Cybermen is widely acknowledged to be a first-rate serial, and it has my favorite Cybermen, so that's probably a good choice. Anything with Two and Jamie will make your
not soinner slasher happy, as well.OH. Bi teh wai, Jamie was the apple of a Cyberman's eye long before Ianto and Lisa came along. Go here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/clips/second.shtml and watch the clip titled "The Phantom Piper." The Cyberman has been ordered to take humans back to their base, but he can't bear to hurt the young man lying flushed and sweaty on the sick-bay sheets, wearing only a thin hospital gown; helpless, unconscious, shiny.
I've got two episodes of the Moonbase on DVD (the rest were burninated) and some eps from other Two/Jamie serials; I'll try to get them uploaded for you in the next few days, since scattered episodes will be less time consuming than full serials (Three in particular has serials that are eight episodes long!). Here's a rough guide for exploring on your own, though: Two and Jamie is awesome, Jo and Delgado!Master with Three are awesome, Sarah Jane is beyond awesome. So is the Brigadier. Four has some really good stuff, but his run was so long that there's plenty of duds (also, I haven't seen any Romana I yet.) Five is nice, too, but mostly just the early serials; once Adric leaves (and some before that), the series gets a bit-- idk. Those were the JNT years and plenty of things went wrong. I haven't seen any Six or Seven yet, but Muppet (who got me into Classic Who) vastly prefers Two and Three's eras, despite trying very hard to like them all. Thus far, I agree with her. Eight, of course, is lovely in himself (OMG WHOOOOOO PAUL MCGANN!!) but the movie was horribly Americanized and a bit crap.
The BBC Episode Guide (http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/index.shtml) is a good place to check out for some info on individual serials, though I've disagreed with some of the reviews.
Ok, here's a much more specific list: my favorites!
Two
The Mind Robber (delightfully meta!)
Tomb of the Cybermen
The Invasion (really long, partly reconstructed. also generally acknowledged as one of the best serials, period)
-- All of these I can upload for you if they're otherwise unavailable, so let me know.
Three
Terror of the Autons (KILLER INFLATABLE CHAIR. Jo's introduction, and also the Master's iirc.)
The Three Doctors
(Two and Three together OMG!!)
The Time Warrior (Sarah Jane's first serial, so I'm biased.)
Four
Robot (Four's first serial, and rilly rilly kyoot)
Genesis of the Daleks (OMG DAVROS. Very good serial all around.)
Masque of Mandragora (fun and cute)
Hand of Fear (SARAH JANE WEARS OVERALLS. AND GETS POSSESSED. Also, her last serial. :/)
There's tons more Four, but I only took you up through Sarah Jane's era so as not to overwhelm you.
Looking back on the list, I would say the absolute top picks (acknowledging that I haven't seen everything, either; Three's The Sea Devils is looking very good thus far) are:
Tomb of the Cybermen
Terror of the Autons
Genesis of the Daleks
The Three Doctors is not as fantastic overall, but it's very fun and gets you two doctors (One is barely in it) for the price of one!
SO. What Nu Who should I watch first? Guide me, O Chaos. ^_^