Doctor Who | I am the Doctor | Reaction - I have never watched this show.. NOW I WANT TO!! 

Wow what a miserable person you must be. Life exists outside of your favorite show, if you don’t understand that then I feel sorry for you. You’re*

I can assure you he isn't a dw fan since even casual watchers would know that the 60th anniversary literally just passed. He really is just here to try to act superior and be rude to feed his own ego. DW is easy to get into for new fans completely on purpose. There's nothing to be ashamed about if you're late to the party. We can still have fun 👍​@@TheZWVNetwork

Forty plus years? Try sixty plus. You have a lot to learn about Doctor Who! And even more to learn about social interactions.

It's been running for 60 years you silly billy, also you should really find better things to do than hate on People who have a life and can't watch your favorite show 24/7

This guy said this show has been 40+ years when it's actually 60. What a stone age man lmao

And they have made a joke out of the series ever since Jodie Whittaker became the doctor

​@@Radiatron18the problem was the writer, not the actress

11 was the funniest. 12 was complaining about his scripts being too serious.

@@BritishBeachcomber You missed the point. And in my humble opinion: you're wrong. To me, the second was the funniest.

Yeah, that's a good way to explain the mavity of the stories 😂

As well as mind blowing, or just super cheesy, or heart pumpingly exciting or scary, or groan worthy bad. It's my favorite!

one might say they forgot all the jokes 😂

Imagine watching this and immediately watch Love And Monsters

Better.

Though our wallets might.......

I admit I am a bit jealous. I wish I could have grown up with it too. That said, it's also fun catching up because honestly? Some of the cliffhangers would have killed me. It's slow-going, though. I have to scrape together the money bit by bit. I'm up to the Fifth Doctor in the Classics (I love him❤... I liked every incarnation I met so far though. Cried at every death). I watched NewWho first (and keep rewatching), then went back to the classics- no regrets😂

I was the same age and Dr Who has journeyed alongside me all the way

They where rather stander for a production of it’s time

Not much budget at that time.

correct, it was rather low like all tv shows back then so it wasn't really dated for its time though obviously is for for todays standereds @@luanafarina3626

They were pioneers of special effects but on a very low budget. In fact, Star Trek The Original Series' sfx people got in touch with Dr. Who sfx people to ask them how they did certain things and they shared their knowledge with one another because both series were on television at the same time, but Dr. Who didn't come to the United States until later.

It's an in joke by now, even within the BBC. One of my favorite old "Who's Line is it Anyway?" jokes during the props segment was one person holding up a two foot long piece of spiky plastic and saying "look, I know we're strapped for cash but there's no way I can get 14 Doctor Who monsters out of this by Tuesday."

Agree! “The Eleventh Hour” is a great introduction to the show.

You’re entitled to your opinion, but I think it’s a minority opinion. I started watching Doctor Who in 1964, so I lived through Old Who, and there are some episodes of it that I still like to look back on now and then. But it’s not for newcomers to the show in 2024. It looks primitive, and I don’t agree that the writing was better. The 20th century Doctors are worth seeing sometime, but people can catch up with them later, not as a first experience of the show.

@@jonathan.palfrey I accept that I am probably "last of the time lords" on that view, Yes. One of the Original fans? Then I defer to your judgement Sir, as you are far older than I. I was introduced at age 3 just after the Cancellation by Re-runs of some of the old Pertwee and Baker (Tom) Serials. Think Planet of the Daleks (so with Episode 3 still in B/W) was my first, and I got hooked immediately! So I defer to your Judgement, where as I would Immediately point to either Genesis or Remembrance for a strong first start, where would you point to? I assume, perhaps incorrectly, with "Rose" ?

@@simeonyves5940 You don’t need to defer to my judgment. All judgments are subjective, and mine is no better than yours in any absolute sense. It’s interesting that you’re so keen on Old Who, and I’m sure you’re not the only one; though I suspect (without proof) that you’re relatively unusual. “Genesis of the Daleks” seems to be well thought of generally; I saw it when it was first broadcast in 1975. But when I saw it again in 2018, I was disappointed: the story seemed crude, clunky, and not entertaining, although there were some decent performances in it. Old-Who stories that I’ve rewatched and quite liked in the 21st century include “Spearhead from Space”, “Carnival of Monsters”, “The Time Warrior”, “Robot”, “City of Death”, “The Five Doctors”, “The Two Doctors”. (And my sister appeared as Janet in “Terror of the Vervoids”, so I rewatched that one.) I suppose “Rose” is the obvious place to start watching New Who, and it’s quite good overall, although it has some embarrassing moments. “The Eleventh Hour” makes a rather better start to the Moffat era. For me, Steven Moffat was the best writer in the history of the show (although he was somewhat less good as a showrunner); one way to start someone off with Doctor Who would be with Moffat’s stories before he became showrunner: “The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances”, “The Girl in the Fireplace”, “Blink”, “Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead”.

@@jonathan.palfrey Fair Enough, and thank you for the Kind Words. I think it is because I was Raised on Old Who during the Period between the Second Cancellation (1989) and the Revival Attempts (first that woeful movie in 1996, although, thankfully, Big Finish used it to give us some Exceptional Audio Drama's with the 8th Doctor, including the Nightmare Rocket Fuel that is Terror Firma.., and then the Successful Revival in 2005) so Old Who is a massive Part of my Childhood. I openly admit to being a very Unusual and Peculiar Person even by the Standards of the Who Fanbase! Fair Enough, Personally I think Genesis of the Daleks is the Greatest Doctor Who Story ever Filmed, but, we all have our own Tastes. All Absolute Classics those :) Good Choices. Spearhead from Space being one of the very best Stories IMO! Still pretty Scary even now in Places despite the low Budget! A Personal Connection? gosh! I guess that must make "Terror of the Vervoids" quite a Special Episode for you. Been a while since I last watched the Trial of a Timelord actually! Yes, the "Belching Dustbin" is rather cringe inducing... Rose does have its issues for certain. Now, Personally, I would give the Gong for Greatest Doctor Who Writer to Robert Holmes ("Talons of Weng Chiang.." and "Caves of Androzani", among many other stone cold classics!), still, Horses for Courses I guess. but then, I also rather enjoy Eric Saward's rather Darker, somewhat Nihilistic, grittier and more Violent take on Who (Earthshock, Resurrection, Revelation, Varos, Attack, etc) in the 1980's, so, what do I know? I will admit, Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead was a Superb Story, Properly Scary, Well Written, Atmospheric, and even saved a Beautiful old Building from Destruction in Real Life! Moffat was a poor show runner (although I cannot help but feel RTD was still running the Show as the "Supreme Dalek" with Moffat as just "the Controller" taking his orders, If I am honest) but was a Great Writer, I give him that. So some good Stories there! Nice to talk with one of the Original Fanbase going right back to Hartnell! Peace :)

Your just incorrect

Lol woke? So having black and women characters make it woke? Dude you seriously need to evaluate your shitty life. Doctor Who is and has always been a great show, it has its rough patches yes, but that's due to change in showrunners and bad writing, not anything progressive.

Doctor Who has always been about progressive ideas too. It's always talked about politics and how people are the same. But people like you, who see divide as a tool to express yourself, this isn't for you.

Sorry, what, woke? Do you even know what that word means and how it pertains to Doctor Who? Doctor Who literally started in 1963 as an educational program to educate children and people like you on many political and social issues by making allegories. Daleks were the allegories for Nazis , while Doctor traveled through various culture learning that we are all one. Now this fool comes here calling it woke while not understanding the point of the show.

Totally. They started getting “woke” in the 60s when they fought Nazi pepperpots. Totally not your lots style.

brother i am a man of God, i dont need or want any 'they/them' pronouns in the show alright??!! have a nice day@@nikdik154

That's what Donna says to Jenny. "Running. Seriously, there's an awful lot of running."

yeah by the capaldi era they got a little too high on the pained speeches and such. Capaldi was great but i always felt like the writing wasn't.

Can I just say, I occasionally get a thumbs up for a comment but never have I had 206. Thanks everyone!

@@Lazrael32 Yes, absolutely. I don't think the Doctor should be making speeches, especially political speeches. There's one from Capaldi about war that everyone praises but I just find it tiresome, overblown, out of character. (You know the one, that tedious double-Zygon story.) Now, Matt's challenge to the 'god planet' in Rings of Akhaten is sometimes called a speech but it's not really, it's a scream of defiance in the face of overwhelming power. And as Matt is my favourite Doctor, I find it wonderful. 'Take it all, baby!'

chills man.

I actually just assumed because I heard the show ran for so long that they had to cast different actors, but in terms of how they explain the changes on the show I figured it would be revealed through the show. Then I saw someone comment the reveal haha

​@@TheZWVNetwork It only started as William Hartnell the first doctor became sick. So they had to come up with a way to continue with the show.

I started with Tenth and his famous quote "Barcellona"....that literally saved my life. 😁

The first season is 1963

@@matthewjh138The first series of the revival.

and, traditionally, the place to watch Dr Who is from behind the sofa

​@@matthewjh138Doctor who killed Kennedy.. jk, but he did debut that night.

Never skip Nine. Eccleston is fantastic!

I also started by watching the Tom Baker episodes on PBS in the eighties, which was probably true for most Americans. Hearing the name "Doctor Who" usually evokes the image of a man with longish brown curls, the fedora, and the too-long striped scarf on this side of the Atlantic.

@@MsLogjam Yep, exactly. Tom Baker and David Tennant are my doctors. The Key to Time has been my favorite serial since I was a kid.

The show was originally designed for kids and young teens, but obviously appealed to all ages, and the show adapted to that over time. The BBC periodically gets complaints if the aliens are too intense, so the show tends to be a bit whimsy now and then. It has its own charm that way, and I like that the show doesn't take itself too seriously and can remain a bit low budget compared to other shows. Can you believe it was pitched to the BBC as an educational program in the beginning? Somehow they forgot that along the way. Bless those early writers, lol.

​@@garyperkins3304the ones set in the past have their educational moments, more so in classic Who, wherein, IIRC, a number of the serials just had the Doctor and companion(s) caught up in historical events without there being some alien trying to mess with history. I can't think of any episodes of new Who which feature a purely historical storyline. Not sure if there were any after the first couple of Doctors.

@@malcolmrowe9003 How about Van Gogh?

I would like that! You have a recommendation?

​@TheZWVNetwork Mate, I found this if it's any help! Five minutes of utter chaos from the show 😂 But it does certainly show the flip side! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KXOoZnVFRdo.htmlsi=WMlgXj7WEU_sxUuA

@@TheZWVNetwork How about 'The Doctor and Amy Pond being a comedic duo' from Eleven's era. Matt Smith - The Doctor, Karen Gillan - Amy Williams - nee Pond, Arthur Darvill - Rory Williams and Alex Kingston - Professor River Song are the main actors.

@@josefschiltz2192 All Eleventh Doctor episodes?

@@sallyatticum Without referring back to the actual video, I believe they are instances in chronological order and from each episode from the start of her time in the series to it's conclusion. - Open to amendment upon reviewing!

Spoiler unneeded. Be kind and edit it.

Ah, the typical 'everyone will like what I like and hate what I hate' hivemind opinion 🙄

He should watch as much as he can, jodie onwards, not great. Can still be fun and will be refrenced ALOT

I’m starting my first episode tomorrow! Can’t wait!

@@TheZWVNetwork Where are you starting, back in the 60's ?, There are some MISSING episodes of Dr Who that people are madly searching for in some dark basement somewhere, because the BBC after a set period, would wipe the master tapes for reuse. They recently found a few episodes in an archive of an old TV station in South Africa for example. Much like in Australia, a Music Video show called "Countdown" made by the ABC, was a popular feature on Cable TV channel TV1 where they would show snippets in between programming. TV1 went to Purchase the remainder of the archives of Countdown, only for the ABC to say "Whoops, Sorry, We recorded over them". Add to that, David Tennant (Number 10) was also in a series called Broadchurch, if you like Crime Drama's.

I found the characters compelling and the storytelling to be very creative. It's my favourite era after William Hartnell's. I enjoy eras, though.