So I finally got around to watching it. I and my boyfriend just watched the two first episodes of series 1.
I don't understand why I should not have started there (as you said), because I have to tell you, I was in complete love within 20 minutes. IT'S BRILLIANT.
I sort of consider "Rose" to be one of the weakest episodes; that, and the newer seasons have a more vibrant style/feel that's a bit easier to get into. But Season One is still amazing, and if you like it this much already, I guarantee you're going to love the rest.
This actually bothers me. I find it hard to believe it actually can get so much better. I'm still looking forward to it, though! And I love Eccleston - I haven't got anyone to compare him with, which means I see his full potential, and I find him totally awesome!
Watched another episode while eating breakfast. I haven't been this excited since Dexter.
!!!!!
I'm absolutely ecstatic that you're loving it so much. I was exactly the same as you when I first saw series one. Adored the whole thing from the word "go..." but, so spoiled are we, that I guess we don't any more have the same amount of faith in it as we would in "The Eleventh Hour." You have got so many treats lined up that it's unreal. There's one two-parter in particular that I consider really dodgy in series 1 - you're not far off it right now - but I really dug it at the time, so I hope you do too.
I'm almost tempted to ask you to check in after every episode. You'll have watched The Unquiet Dead next, yes? That's where S1 really kicks off for me - absolutely adore it.
It's interesting... I didn't start to dislike the Slitheen two parter until I looked online and saw that everyone else did, which is the same thing that happened with every other Doctor Who episode I've watched. I literally liked every single episode thus far that others have called mediocre (except "Love and Monsters," which nearly got unwatchable near the end for me). I've also never watched "Fear Me," and I'm not sure if I should.
I find that with a lot of things. Very few things in life are perfect, but I don't really expect them to be, so when I watch some TV, or listen to an album, or read a book, I'm gravitating toward the good bits. I might notice the bad bits, in which case they don't negate the good, but often I'll be so wrapped up in the good that I won't notice the bad at all.
So I'll be buoyant with cheer for a good few days, what with my naturally rose-tinted world view, then have a gander on the internet, and find all the bad bits flagged up with a highlighter. It's like back in school, when you got a piece of work back and it'd have red pen all over it. You'll hand in a piece of work and be very happy with it, 'cause you've managed to really succinctly and eloquently address all the relevant points, but then when you next see it, with a myriad of red underlines smiling up at you, it's like a punch in the gut - and only very rarely do you go "what, why is
that underlined?" It's more of an "Oh. Yeah. I can kinda see how that
is bad. Crap." The pile of good stuff is no longer in focus, no matter how pleased you were with it at the time. 20 mistakes are still 20 mistakes, and they're stifling up the room.
Of course, quite often you'll just go "nah, fuck it!" Or just as frequently "that's not even a problem, that's just you being a picky cunt, you whiny unpleasable little loser." More often than not, even - and you should be saying all of that in your head, by the way. It doesn't tend to make a big difference in the long-run: I've seen The Big Bang dissected and stitched back together umpteen times over while snooping about on Gallifrey Base, and I still don't care for any of the criticisms, and think the people who are unpicking it are oafish boors who have completely missed the point. A big enough pile of good stuff, or a small enough pile of bad stuff, or a stupid enough pile of critics, and you'll be laughing. And that applies to everything and anything. Radio shows, books, TV, songs, you name it.
This is part of the reason that I've been known to scarper when an album release has been imminent. Refused to check out any Doctor Who sites for the whole of Series 5, too. It's better that way.
So I finally got around to watching it. I and my boyfriend just watched the two first episodes of series 1.
I don't understand why I should not have started there (as you said), because I have to tell you, I was in complete love within 20 minutes. IT'S BRILLIANT.
I sort of consider "Rose" to be one of the weakest episodes; that, and the newer seasons have a more vibrant style/feel that's a bit easier to get into. But Season One is still amazing, and if you like it this much already, I guarantee you're going to love the rest.
This actually bothers me. I find it hard to believe it actually can get so much better. I'm still looking forward to it, though! And I love Eccleston - I haven't got anyone to compare him with, which means I see his full potential, and I find him totally awesome!
Watched another episode while eating breakfast. I haven't been this excited since Dexter.
!!!!!
I'm absolutely ecstatic that you're loving it so much. I was exactly the same as you when I first saw series one. Adored the whole thing from the word "go..." but, so spoiled are we, that I guess we don't any more have the same amount of faith in it as we would in "The Eleventh Hour." You have got so many treats lined up that it's unreal. There's one two-parter in particular that I consider really dodgy in series 1 - you're not far off it right now - but I really dug it at the time, so I hope you do too.
I'm almost tempted to ask you to check in after every episode. You'll have watched The Unquiet Dead next, yes? That's where S1 really kicks off for me - absolutely adore it.
I watched The Unquiet Dead today. It's just getting better. The only "downside" is that the episodes treat one adventure each (apart from the double episodes of course, but I have yet to see one) and this means you can't watch too much at the same time. I would like to be watching non-stop but I know for a fact that would make me kinda tired of it. 
I don't think it's a spoiler to say that that will change, to an extent, as you go along.
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