• Hugin@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    No in fact a good chunk of the early episodes are missing. The show changes a lot based on who is playing the Doctor and who the showrunner and head writer are.

    Best bet is pick a Doctor and watch the first episode or two. If you don’t like it try another.

    Old run Tom Baker and John Pertwee are good choices. Baker had Douglas Adams as head writer for the early seasons and Pertwee has two of the best companions.

    Latter original run had a show runner who did not want the job and it shows.

    New Who I would recommend trying Christopher Eccleston or Peter Capald. Lots of people love David Tenant but I find him annoyingly hyperactive.

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      5 months ago

      Gotta come to bat for my boy Matt Smith, imo his first episode is the best of any in the modern era

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        5 months ago

        I like Matt Smith a lot as well. I was trying to keep it to two Doctors per era.

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          5 months ago

          Understandable, Capaldi was outstanding as the Doctor, and Smith definitely has some weaker episodes. Purely on first episode alone though I do think nothing compares to Eleventh Hour