5. Great, There's 50 Years of Episodes To Catch Up On... Where Do I Start?
The simple answer is, how interested are you to begin with? Have you seen a few episodes and want to know how it all began? Or do you just want to jump feet-first into the current show? If you don't care about the past right now, start with Series 5, from 2010. It introduces a new Doctor and new direction for the show (literally, as the entire production team changed). You'll get to meet the eleventh Doctor and his new companions Amy and Rory. You'll experience underworld dwellers that want their planet back; the enigmatic River Song; and how the Doctor helps Vincent Van Gogh see just how important he really was. You may also discover something about the power of memory, and how the ones we love never really go away. Series 6 gets darker, but wilder, with even Hitler himself putting in an appearance. And as for series 7? So far, Daleks, dinosaurs, westerns and Weeping Angels. Plus little black boxes invading the world. If you want history, you've got it, and it's (almost) all available on DVD. Go to the very beginning, with 1963's An Unearthly Child. Or, go with the classics, such as the Douglas Adams-penned City of Death from 1978 (with fourth Doctor Tom Baker, the fellow most people still think of when someone mentions the character). You could stick with this century and experience the regeneration of the series itself in 2005 with ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston (and rather attractive companion Billie Piper) and move on to tenth (and very popular with the ladies) Doctor, David Tennant. Its rather like the show itself: there's a universe of possibilities. Just decide where you want to go. It's a ride you won't forget.