I locked my girlfriend in the cellar until she watched Doctor Who. She’s out now & I think we’ll live happily ever after

This man knows some things.

As a Doctor Who fan who never insulted you for disliking it yet still I get insulted I would just like to flip you this bird and kindly ask you to sit on in and spin.
Who knows, you might even enjoy the spinning :P

Do you clip your fingernails?

I watched the Christopher Eccleston stuff, I lost interest though and didn't continue.

Doctor Who cares is more like it.

@omdata:

I work for a company called Deluxe; they did film processing in the early days of Hollywood and have since branched out into all aspects of modern post production/distribution. We've been handling the Doctor Who releases on DVD from the beginning and I get a real kick out of seeing all the extra footage the BBC put together for the releases. Back in the Sixties they were wiping tapes as if the serials weren't important and now they are slowly piecing together the lost episodes like the actually matter. Obviously the damage can't be reversed, some will be lost forever, but the time and money they appear to be investing is mighty reassuring.

It might be hokey and dated but it ran for far longer than Star Trek, in any guise, and still isn't fully appreciated on a similar level. I just hope the BBC will one day make everything in their archive available, even for a subscription, and let the world enjoy all of the original run. The masters are there, it's really just whether the executives see it as a worthy cause. I, of course, think is is. One-hundred-percent.

@joshthebear: That. Is pretty funny.

Not for you, no

Your title made me think of that recent story of the man who locked three young women in his cellar and kept them there for over a decade until someone finally freed them a few weeks ago.

Though, despite the chilling title, I would agree that Doctor Who is good fun.

I'm nearing the end of David Tennant's first season now, and I guess I'm digging it.

Have to admit, I really liked Christopher Eccleston, and still find Tennant a little too manic. The stories also seem to be even more loosey-goosey than the first season of the "new Who." Apparently there's really good stuff later on?

It's weird - even though the series is incredibly inconsistent, and their approach to the fiction ranges from "well, whatever" to "this makes absolutely no sense, but go with it," it's still a pretty entertaining show.

@mmmman: Wow! So there's hope for all those lost Hartnell and Troughton ep's? Hartnell's great, but I've always thought it was absolutely criminal how much of Troughton's work was lost. I was watching the commentary of Davison and Dicks for the 5 Doctors last night, and I have to agree with Dicks' assertion that Troughton originated the role in many ways. I'd kill to be able to see the Yeti storyline (that's one of the "lost" series, right?). And of course, more Wendy Padbury couldn't hurt....

Also, I'm glad to see someone near the source is at least putting into the ether the idea of a sub-based model for Doctor Who content. Half a century's worth of tv episodes - not to mention the radio plays that could also be made available - behind a subscription model? Sign me up day 1.

@zoozilla: I understand how you feel. Tennant just keeps getting better in the role, I'd say, though from that point on various other parts of the show begin to waver in quality. Without giving too much away, his next assistant's character is shamefully wasted by the writers but there are some real winners in her season. I found that his next assistant after that started out grating, and ended up a fantastic character.

You might just want to apply a 5 - 15 minute rule with some of the episodes if the "Oh, COME ON" factor gets too high, just zip to the next one as there is some really great television throughout Tennant's run.