Talk:Dr. Hooves/@comment-96.4.9.24-20130117163227/@comment-5870562-20130218224048

The new Doctor Who series, that is, after 1997, are more reliant on effects than the old ones and have a much more character based style of writing. The older episodes, before 1997, have a style that relies more on the science fiction genre and put almost no investment into things like costumes and effects, which are generally quite poor even for the era in which they were originally made. Overall, Dr. Who is a great show in both styles, but if you want a prototypical episode that defines Dr. Who are a show there is no way you can suggest any episode that does not have Tom Baker as the Doctor. I would recommend Genesis of the Daleks (1975), City of Death (1979), or the Talons of Weng Chiang (1977), the latter being written by the greatest of the first series Dr. Who writers, Robert Holmes. If I had to pick one ep and tell you watch this from start to finish and don't stop and then decide if you like Dr Who, it would be Weng Chiang.