![]() The Doctor is absolutely brilliant, with an intellect usually far superior to those around him and with a vast knowledge of the Universe, but the fact that he had to wipe out the entire race of the Time Lords in between “Classic Who” and “New Who” has forced him to become a pacifist, swearing that he could never harm anyone else like that again. With a few exceptions, most episodes take place in entirely different settings. These places can be anywhere in time and space – near-future Moon, ancient Rome, present-day London or a futuristic spaceship. ![]() It also starts taking the Doctor to places where he is needed instead of to places where he actually wants to go – settings where oppression is rampant, or a group of people are under attack, or there’s some kind of larger mystery that needs solving. Very early on, however, his TARDIS malfunctions and, while originally designed to blend in with its surroundings, becomes permanently stuck as a police box from 1960s England. The Doctor has chosen to break that rule, so he steals a time machine he dubs the TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimensions in Space) and decides to explore the universe. His race, the Time Lords, have mastered time travel, but have a strict non-interference policy in order to avoid messing with the space-time continuum. “Doctor Who” is the story of an alien calling himself the Doctor (not his real name, of course, but that’s the title he’s chosen for himself). ![]() Basic Things You Need To Know About “Doctor Who” So if any of the descriptions catches your eye, be sure to give the episode in question a shot! Keep in mind that I’m only going to be showcasing “New Who” episodes – while there’s certainly a lot of really good “Classic Who” episodes, most haven’t really aged so well, and as such they can be a bit harder to watch for someone trying to get into the series. I believe that they best showcase what the show is all about, both its strengths and its weaknesses. Below I’ve outlined some of the best standalone episodes that you can pick up and watch right now even if you’ve never heard of “Doctor Who” before. As such, each episode acts as its own story, and while some are connected to an overarching narrative (usually a season-long mystery that’s resolved in the finale), most can be viewed as their own stories that you can watch in a vacuum with very little prior knowledge about the series. ![]() While it does have a consistent cast of characters and an overarching plot, “Doctor Who” is best described as an anthology show, with each episode having its own plot, being set in a completely different place and time period and starring a completely different cast of side characters that interact with out protagonists. Luckily, the format of the show very much allows for jumping right into the middle of, say, Series 6 and enjoying it and understanding it just the same. Today, it’s extremely hard to find anyone who’s into sci-fi and isn’t a Whovian (the name “Doctor Who” fans have given themselves), but with “New Who” having just about to start its 10th series, and with 50 years of continuity behind us, it’s getting increasingly hard for people who want to get into “Doctor Who” to catch up. The revived series (referred to by fans as “New Who”) was a smashing success not only in its native Britain, but also around the globe, with each subsequent season gaining more and more fans. Davies finally convinced the BBC to bring “Who” back to TV in 2005. While there were several attempts to revive it, it wasn’t until producer Russell T. While it was insanely popular for a time (especially around when Tom Baker had the lead role, between 19), its fame slowly died down until the show got cancelled in 1989. “Doctor Who” is the longest-running British TV show of all time (and one of the longest running shows ever), having aired its first episode all the way in 1964, when I’m positive none of the people reading this were even born yet.
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