WHO? This sounds like an Abbott and Costello routine

I never caught on to Doctor Who, when I was a kid I found the look of the show too cheesy even for its time. Now I feel that I'm too far behind to get caught up. So to hell with Who :)

There's rerally no need to list the programs for this weekend as it is AVATAR weekend. Everybody AVATAR. Anyone found watching tv and not going to see AVATAR will be severely punished

Your loss Wiseguy.  They really made the new Who easy to get into.  There's no franchise history in the shows that isn't adaquately explained in the episodes.  The Doctor is an alien with a time machine.  That's really all you need to know.

Rob, you mentioned Rose and Martha but not Donna, The Doctor's most recient companion.  Of the three, I liked Donna the best.  Rose was immature and selfish and Martha's unrequited crush on The Doctor was painful to watch.  The Doctor and Donna's relationship had a competative brotner/sister vibe which I found highly entertaining.

Kara S

Kara, I think you made me realize I think I like Donna the best too.  It made me really sad when she had to forget everything, but I'm guessing that may get addressed in the final two specials.

I like Donna so much I found out more about the actress that plays her, Catherine Tate, & that she was already an accomplished comedian in the UK prior to Dr. Who.  She's pretty funny. You might want to check out some of her stuff on youtube.

Wiseguy, you really are missing out.  When I was a kid I found the show cheesy as well, but I think that had to do with the budget more than the shows imagination.  It's actually pretty good science fiction.  The new series really does explain everything you need to know.  If you ever find yourself in need of a show to watch you might want to check it out.

I liked Donna as well, but I must respectfully disagree about Rose being too immature.  Considering when the Doctor found her she was only 19 I thought she handled herself and the subsequent adventures very well.  In addition Martha's crush was not unlike Rose's or for that matter Sara Jane's, Captain Jack's or any of the other companions the Doctor has traveled with.  We are talking about a chrismatic and extreemly powerful timelord here.  Nonetheless it was sad how Donna ended up having to forget everything and return to the more self-absorbed state that she belonged to before she met the Doctor.  I am also wondering, now that we are going to get a new Doctor who the new companion is going to be?  

As for the "cheesyness" of the show, I say pay some respect to the longest running science fiction show in history.  Apart from the actual TV show there were I believe four theater movies, several radio shows, an animated web show, a made for TV movie, and hundreds of novels.  The only thing cheesy about the series was the special effects.  On a budget much less than Star Trek TOS for most of its run it managed to pull off some excellent sci-fi stories.  And with it's current incarnation the special effects are on par with hust about any other TV series out there.  And you don't have to go back 30 some odd years in order to enjoy the series.  I would say that the best jumping on point would be the first season with Eccleston and go from there.  Plus don't forget to take a look at Torchwood and The Sara Jane Chronicles.   

I'm actually not going to see Avatar, what's my punishment ?

 I think I liked Martha the least of all the companions, but I still enjoyed her time in the Tardis. Tennant has been great as the doctor and I really wish he would have stayed on. He is the best of the Doctors that I have seen. I will give the new guy a try because I wasn't too sure about Tennant when he took over Eccleston, but he turned out to be even better. I am just looking forward to seeing Waters of Mars and the final two specials. And Wiseguy I may go see Avatar this weekend, but I am definitely going to wait for all the reviews to come in before I make my decision.

There's a reason Doctor Who is the longest running television drama ever, and it's certainly not because it's cheesy.  The cheddar factor is the reason it got cancelled in the late 80's, actually.  The show went from a quality sci-fi family program to a goofy, poorly written mess when Peter Davison left.  With the resurgence of the show in 2005, we not only get a return of one of the best characters ever, but a return of quality scripts, and the FX budget that the show always deserved but never got.  Heck, the new series story The Empty Child was good enough that it probably should have been made into a theatrical release rather than just another two-parter.  That's how awesome it was!

EvilMonkey you get 4 cracks of the whip (for the 4 years Cameron put into making Avatar) and the worse Banana Smoothie ever made in existence! lol.

 Ok so I just saw the early reviews for avatar and I am definitely going to check it out.

EvilMonkey - Your punishment is to miss what seems like a pretty damned cool flick.