I love those descriptions, P-C! I will likely end up watching all three, so it's just a matter of which one first. I love these kinds of decisions.

wacky intergalactic/intertemporal adventures that tend to culminate in the fate of the entire universe being at stake

Or sometimes they're quiet like Blink and...I was going to say not remotely wacky, but I forget it has funny bits too. Just freaking freaky. Not to mention The Doctor Dances/The Empty Child.

Also should note Supernatural can also be painfully funny. They're not afraid of the meta, nosirree bob.

serial:

Are people who aren't already watching Doctor Who going to love it?

I think New Who, or perhaps Doctor #10 are good entry points. People who mightn't have liked Classic Who have been sold on those (like, say, sister mine).

Are people who aren't already watching Doctor Who going to love it?

What do you mean? I wasn't watching it when I started, and I loved it. It took some time to get used to the tone, but after I got into it, I was really into it.

I agree that FNL is the one I would recommend without reservations, though. Aside from a subpar second season, there's nothing I would worry about someone not digging.

I love those descriptions, P-C!

Thanks!

I will likely end up watching all three, so it's just a matter of which one first. I love these kinds of decisions.

I know how you feel! I've got various shows on the horizon.

Or sometimes they're quiet like Blink and...I was going to say not remotely wacky, but I forget it has funny bits too. Just freaking freaky. Not to mention The Doctor Dances/The Empty Child.

Also should note Supernatural can also be painfully funny. They're not afraid of the meta, nosirree bob.

Yes to both. It was hard to peg DW into a short description, but yeah, I wouldn't want to give the impression that it's a totally wacky show. It does freaky and dramatic very well too.

I think New Who, or perhaps Doctor #10 are good entry points. People who mightn't have liked Classic Who have been sold on those (like, say, sister mine).

Oh, I assumed java was going to do New Who, not Old Who.

In tonight's dinner news, I have to note that I totes nailed the linguini with clam sauce. I don't think I've ever got the pasta so perfectly cooked before. (Pretty much a happy accident since I didn't do anything different. Linguini is more forgiving than some other pastas though.) The sauce was really yum. I'm so glad my (long time ago) med-school ex taught how to put those cans of chopped clams to use with just basic ingredients. It's so simple and cheap but it feels like a treat.

What do you mean?

That I was SO excited about New Who when it started that I can't tell if people who were not would be as into it. Not that they can't be, but that I can't know, at least not from my own experience. And I am hesitant to base my recommendations on anything but my own experience.

Which is why it's good you can add your experience to the discussion.

I rec FNL, but I only watch SPN randomly and don't get DW, so my opinions are suspect. But dear god, I love the relationships and characterizations in FNL. OMG.

Ankle seized back up. WTFF.

My sister tends to harshly judge everything I watch, but she tried DW this time round and liked it. Then Captain Jack showed up and she went over to Torchwood without looking back, but she's a big old hot for the man on man.

I noticed that the grocery list I left on the counter had "ICE CREEM SANDWICHES" added to it. I'm buying them. If Owen took the time to put them on the list, he deserves ice cream sandwiches.

Owen is awesome. When I was in high school, I used to put things on the grocery list by drawing pictures. My mom kept the list that I drew a hairy leg (for razors) on for a while. (Didn't hang it on the fridge, though.)

I totes nailed the linguini with clam sauce.

"Totes"? You've been hanging with a bad crowd, my friend, picking up their "lingo."

However -- linguini with clam sauce is totes yummy.