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Doctor Who for Beginners
Mar. 5th, 2007 11:40 amSo, at my weekly tabletop roleplaying club, there's a new victim fan who has mostly seen Eccleston and Tennant, but is curious about the classic series. What should I inflict on lend her from my collection? I'm thinking seven stories for seven Doctors to start out with, to find out who she likes.
In some cases, the choice is easy. Eliminating stories burnt by the BBC, stories I've already loaned to other people and anything overly long for a newbie, I've arrived at The Romans,
The Mind Robber, and Spearhead From Space. Also Revelation of the Daleks, because it's the only TV Six I own. (His audio and book adventures are so much better.)
The remaining three Doctors are trickier. Ruling out things that are obviously unsuitable for a first-timer - The Deadly Assassin is brilliant, but I can't think of a worse place to start with Four, and I don't want to break her brain with Warrior's Gate or Ghost Light just yet - I've arrived at this list of possibilities.
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In some cases, the choice is easy. Eliminating stories burnt by the BBC, stories I've already loaned to other people and anything overly long for a newbie, I've arrived at The Romans,
The Mind Robber, and Spearhead From Space. Also Revelation of the Daleks, because it's the only TV Six I own. (His audio and book adventures are so much better.)
The remaining three Doctors are trickier. Ruling out things that are obviously unsuitable for a first-timer - The Deadly Assassin is brilliant, but I can't think of a worse place to start with Four, and I don't want to break her brain with Warrior's Gate or Ghost Light just yet - I've arrived at this list of possibilities.
[Poll #939970]