I was introduced to the show via a second season 10th Doctor (David Tennant) episode, The Girl in the Fire Place. I thought it was kind of cool. That was probably when it first aired back in 2006. Never watched Doctor Who again until earlier this year when a friend of mine kept pushing me to do so, I started in season one of the 2005 series and watched my way all the way through until the end of season 5 over the course of several months.

Season one was really hard to like, it was kind of fun at times, but more often than not it was so dumb and cheesy I felt embarrassed for myself wasting time on it. Sometimes it was kind of cool and had some neat ideas, but there is a bunch of childish camp that makes it hard to forget you're watching a show for children.

I am glad I watched my way through the whole series and experienced it in order. Even at its worst, when a good odd episode sneaks its way in, it tends to be really good.

Just a month or so ago I introduced one of my friends to the series via the first 11th Doctor episode, and we just watched the finale together the night it was aired. It is now one of his favorite shows. As dumb as the 11th Doctor stuff gets sometime, it is nothing compared to some of the camp of the previous seasons. If you are determined to see what all the fuss is about, but have a low tolerance for annoyingly childish things, and aren't sure if it is going to be something you are interested in or not, start with season five. If you are bored and have nothing better to do and feel like you'll probably watch every episode eventually, I'd encourage you to start in season one (2005).