I started with the first Hartnell adventures and Five Doctors because I thought it would give me a glimpse at a couple of Doctors in one go. But I already had an idea what I was watching, knew about the Master, the Daleks and the Cybermen from New Who and at least the names of most companions. Otherwise it would have been beyond confusing. There probably is no right way for discovering Classic Who, except watching one complete adventure and then branching out. Try a different Doctor/Companion team, see which you want to see more of.
For example I couldn't watch all One episodes, then Two, Three and so on cronologically. I just don't like the way One acts too much, Ian and Barbara are what keeps me interested in most stories so far. Haven't seen much of Two yet, but in Two Doctors he is much more fun than Six, who get's on my nerves a bit (though Peri takes the cake in that area, the most annoying companion I've encountered so far). My favourite from the classic series is so far Three, I just love him and the Master antagonizing each other. So much slashy potential there...
And I hear some people really don't like some of the recurring baddies, like the Daleks or the Master, so starting with one of those stories is not neccessarily the best either. So, yes, it's probably best to just watch a random adventure and go from there.
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Date: 2010-03-06 01:44 am (UTC)For example I couldn't watch all One episodes, then Two, Three and so on cronologically. I just don't like the way One acts too much, Ian and Barbara are what keeps me interested in most stories so far. Haven't seen much of Two yet, but in Two Doctors he is much more fun than Six, who get's on my nerves a bit (though Peri takes the cake in that area, the most annoying companion I've encountered so far). My favourite from the classic series is so far Three, I just love him and the Master antagonizing each other. So much slashy potential there...
And I hear some people really don't like some of the recurring baddies, like the Daleks or the Master, so starting with one of those stories is not neccessarily the best either. So, yes, it's probably best to just watch a random adventure and go from there.