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   Riley Cran (rileycran@peoplemaking.games)'s status on Monday, 27-Nov-2023 13:32:03 JST Riley Cran

   If I wanted to start Dr. Who, how should I approach it?

   Is it a ‘watch it from the start and just deal with the missing 90 episodes’ thing?

   Or do I start with ‘modern’ Dr. Who or?

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 27-Nov-2023 13:35:53 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @rileycran
     It’s a tough one.

     Lots of it is totally unnecessary to long-term continuity (which is self-contradictory anyway). Lots of it sucks. Some of it sucks but serves longer plot arcs. Some of the best almost works with no prior knowledge.

     So… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

     I’d say start somewhere in the modern series, whose modern pacing will feel more familiar — maybe from the beginning, but maybe skipping some duds. Then maybe sample some classics for the contrast (I love “City of Death”).

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 27-Nov-2023 13:37:25 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @rileycran
     Since I just posted this yesterday, may be helpful:
     https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/111475264302758032