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I'm currently on Season 4, almost done with it as I'm on "The Evil of the Daleks". Who's watched the older stuff before? How much?

I find it somewhat hard to follow (especially the reconstructions with stills) but I always have tvtropes + tardis.fandom to refer to as well.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've watched them all. The first few seasons are quite a slog to get through, but they establish some very important information.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's why I'm at least playing them in the background while I work or clean. I actually really like some of the animated reconstructions, they let the artists do more than just rigidly recreate the lost footage for say, the Macra Terror.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I grew up watching them. I think I began watching just as Tom Baker became the Doctor. I just loved his manic energy the way he was always thinking through the next ten things he was going to do.

He knew you were bested long before you were

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You in the UK? I only started watching who with extended cable in like 2007

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No. It was on PBS and I don’t even remember how I found it, just accidentally watched and was hooked, the half hour episodes were perfect for a 7yo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Once you get to the 3rd Doctor, it gets much better. They don't need any reconstructions because all the episodes exist.

#4 will always be my favorite!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm excited to get to Pertwee and to see the first real "reset" of the shows history.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's really cool to see them slowly build out the lore - I love how regeneration was thought up before Time Lord for instance.