The Syndicate

BigDamnHero wrote:I didn't have high hopes for the new season, but the first episode absolutely blew me away! There have been very few memorable episodes during Moffat's run (which I feel has nearly made the show unwatchable except out of sheer habbit/routine) but this one shot right up to the top of the list. Hopefully this will set a new tone as I've heard there are many more 2 part episodes planned throughout this season.

zeek wrote:Before David Tennant came among Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor was generally considered the best and he's one of my favourites. If you do want to get into some of the older episodes I recommend his run.

Blink is probably my favourite episode, even though the Doctor is kind of a secondary character. It's a shame Martha doesn't get the props she deserves.

Top Five Companions?

Gotrees wrote:

Bullzeye wrote:I do want to watch some of the older stuff, I just have no idea to find it and what's considered worth watching out of it.

The matrixarchive channel on dailymotion used to have a ton of the old episodes, but it looks like the account was taken down. I did find this channel though, which seems to have a bunch of them. At one point I was trying to get through all of them, but "The Web Planet" was so bad I couldn't take it. I never made it through that serial.

If you want to try to watch all of them, you can use this wiki page to make sure you're doing it all in order.

Out of the ones I watched I would definitely recommend "The Unearthly Child," "The Daleks," and maybe "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" just because of their historic value to the show.

I also liked "The Aztecs" and "The Romans," but I really enjoyed "Planet of Giants." Some of the "special effects" (ie. props) in that episode really amazed me for some reason, especially considering it was done in the sixties with no CGI or green screens or anything, and on a really tight budget.

And here is a blog I read through as I finished each episode. Basically some guy decided to watch every old Who episode with his wife and let her review/critique them. It's pretty funny, and I sort of followed along with them as I finished each serial.