I just started it as my brother got the box set and it's really excellent, I agree! c:

Out of curiosity, when you say Series 1 and 2, do you mean the ones from 2005+ starting with Christopher Eccleston, or the ones from 1963+ starting with William Hartnel?

Not that it changes my response much: Welcome to the Whoovian fandom.

In case you need the information: the 2005+ ones are usually known as 'New Who', while the 1963+ ones are usually known as 'Classic Who'. Technically the new ones are a continuation, not a reboot, so as time goes on as you catch up with the new series, you'll run into lots of references to the classic series that you might not recognize. However, I only recommend trying to watch the classic episodes once you're prepared for a bit of culture shock. First, the original series was done a long time ago, for very little money, so a lot of it was done as if it was 'live' with little or no retakes. Secondly, a lot of the early episodes are missing due to some rather nasty mistakes by the BBC Archives. Thirdly, it *was* a long time ago, with a completely different mindset.

If you're a fast reader, and you really want to catch the classic references, then it might be better for you to get ahold of digital copies of the 'TARGET novelizations'. Target was the publishing house that the BBC used to put the print versions of the episodes out. They're very fast reads to begin with, but there are *lots* of them.

I just started it as my brother got the box set and it's really excellent, I agree! c:

That is actually how I started to watch it! My older brother got the box set with the sonic screwdriver!