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So, I just noticed this morning that iTunes is now carrying what appears to be all available seasons of Doctor Who for sale/download.
I'd never watched any Doctor Who before RTD took over; I was a HUGE Queer as Folk fan, and when the creator of that moved over to Doctor Who, I thought I would try it out. Of course, I loved it.
Every now and again, I'd wander through HMV or Best Buy and look at the old seasons for sale, but the prices for the BBC releases were ridiculous - I wasn't about to pay $30 or $40 for 4 half-hour episodes. The iTunes releases, though are a lot more reasonable - $6 for the 4-episode seasons.
So, now I'm thinking I'll buy some old-school Doctor Who.
Which doctor should I start with? Go back to the very beginning and get the William Hartnell Series? Just start with the Tom Baker Ones? Which Doctor had Sarah Jane as a Companion?
Who's your favorite old-school Doctor?
(As a separate question, has anyone downloaded TV episodes off iTunes? What's the quality like? I'll be hooking my laptop up to the TV to watch them; is the quality good enough for that, or do they just sell the lower quality stuff optimized for watching on an iPod?)
I'd never watched any Doctor Who before RTD took over; I was a HUGE Queer as Folk fan, and when the creator of that moved over to Doctor Who, I thought I would try it out. Of course, I loved it.
Every now and again, I'd wander through HMV or Best Buy and look at the old seasons for sale, but the prices for the BBC releases were ridiculous - I wasn't about to pay $30 or $40 for 4 half-hour episodes. The iTunes releases, though are a lot more reasonable - $6 for the 4-episode seasons.
So, now I'm thinking I'll buy some old-school Doctor Who.
Which doctor should I start with? Go back to the very beginning and get the William Hartnell Series? Just start with the Tom Baker Ones? Which Doctor had Sarah Jane as a Companion?
Who's your favorite old-school Doctor?
(As a separate question, has anyone downloaded TV episodes off iTunes? What's the quality like? I'll be hooking my laptop up to the TV to watch them; is the quality good enough for that, or do they just sell the lower quality stuff optimized for watching on an iPod?)
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Date: 2010-04-15 03:19 pm (UTC)Personally, I would probably start from the beginning, but I'm a completist that way.
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Date: 2010-04-15 03:52 pm (UTC)The iTunes cost is fairly reasonable, though - it's generally $6 or $9 for each series, depending on the number of episodes. For the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker), that's over $100, all told, but he's got by far the most series.
I still don't know what the quality will be like, though, or if the downloads are DRM'd. I might buy a series tonight and take a look. *g*
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Date: 2010-04-15 05:55 pm (UTC)