“People are intimidated. They think that there’s 47 years worth of stuff they need to know before they can enjoy anything. And what you want to say is, No. Look, there is a blue box. It is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. It can go anywhere in time and space and sometimes even where it’s meant to go. And when it turns up there’s a bloke in it called the Doctor, and there will be stuff wrong and he will do his best to sort it out and he will probably succeed, because he’s awesome. Now sit down, shut up, and watch “Blink.”
- Neil Gaiman to Comic Con
I <3 Neil Gaiman!
reblogged as part of our continuing series: Protips! Doctor Who for Newvians
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And Neil Gaiman recommends it. He’s one of my favorite authors. Whattacoincidence.
Yet another reason why Neil Gaiman is awesome. :3
Gaiman and Doctor Who in the same text is the definition of perfection.
This is the post who make me start watching Doctor Who.
I used to suggest that people just start at the reboot (with Christopher Eccleston) and work forward, since that would...