For any non-geeks, not familiar with British culture, Doctor Who
is a huge cultural phenomenon. The shows a little cheesy and the special effects are about on par with the original Star Trek series but that's okay because IT'S AWESOME.
If you've never seen it jump on to Netflix and you can stream it, if you're an Amazon Prime member I'm pretty sure you can watch Dr Who on Amazon Instant
.
Or you can do what we did and go rent the series. We rented the first two seasons as I doubt we'll get through more than that (mom and dad need their sleep).
Jen and the kids have only seen a few episodes but they're already hooked. I've seen more than they have and have even seen a fair amount of the original series but I haven't seen all of them.
I feel it's my job as Geek Dad to make sure my family is up to speed on this key piece of British culture. And like I said, it's awesome. Which should be all the reason you need. But if it's not, here's one more reason:
If you go out on New Years Eve and die, it will really ruin my 2012. So be safe, whatever you do.
Here's to a happy and safe New Years.