*dies* omg, I'm a recognized expert. *hee hee* I--have you already read my enormous Eight books pimping post, with the summaries of the plot arcs and the recommendations and such? 'cause that pretty much sums up my advice as regards those. And as far as the audios--I also HATE being read to, it just makes me want to punch people in the face, and I LOVE the audios. They really are *plays* designed to be heard, and I can seriously just lie down and close my eyes and listen to them like watching tv.
As far as classic Who in general....well. uh. *coughs, adjusts tie* There is lameness! I will not lie. There is MUCH LAMENESS. But there's really good stuff beneath the lameness, usually! The Five Doctors is not so much a great example of that, heh. It's pretty much pure fluff--it was done as an anniversary-celebration special, so it's basically "doctors! and companions! and the master! and a dalek! AND GLITTER"
I recommend poking around the other doctors and seeing if anything or anyone grabs you. I REALLY need to get the rest of my pimp posts done--eventually I want to have covered Two(done), Three, Four, Five, and Seven--so I can provide better guidance! --but then, if you watch another couple hours and you still don't like it, there's no point in forcing it; you may just not be able to tolerate the cheese. *g* I mean, I can't watch movies from before 1970 or so--it feels pretty much like being read to, come to think of it--so, yeah, it might not be your bag. But there is SO MUCH variety and so much delight that I hope you keep trying and find something that works for you! (Offhand I think you'd like Three, some of Four, and Five--Seven is all serious and leftist and has Ace, who is FAN BAIT, but it also has some of the most outrageous cheese in the whole series.)
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also: YES. SKIP TO THE FITZ BOOKS.
Date: 2007-07-26 08:49 am (UTC)As far as classic Who in general....well. uh. *coughs, adjusts tie* There is lameness! I will not lie. There is MUCH LAMENESS. But there's really good stuff beneath the lameness, usually! The Five Doctors is not so much a great example of that, heh. It's pretty much pure fluff--it was done as an anniversary-celebration special, so it's basically "doctors! and companions! and the master! and a dalek! AND GLITTER"
I recommend poking around the other doctors and seeing if anything or anyone grabs you. I REALLY need to get the rest of my pimp posts done--eventually I want to have covered Two(done), Three, Four, Five, and Seven--so I can provide better guidance! --but then, if you watch another couple hours and you still don't like it, there's no point in forcing it; you may just not be able to tolerate the cheese. *g* I mean, I can't watch movies from before 1970 or so--it feels pretty much like being read to, come to think of it--so, yeah, it might not be your bag. But there is SO MUCH variety and so much delight that I hope you keep trying and find something that works for you! (Offhand I think you'd like Three, some of Four, and Five--Seven is all serious and leftist and has Ace, who is FAN BAIT, but it also has some of the most outrageous cheese in the whole series.)