Doctor Who

I started watching this when the new season came out (was it last January?). I also watched the 2003 USA-movie, the intended pilot for new series (that didnt become anything). Because this series is so cool, Im gonna do fast summary about it:

The Doctor ("Who" is only in the title, the character itself is just "Doctor") is near-immortal alien, part of race that call themselves the timelords - thanks to their technology that allows them to travel in space and time, instantly. The series is old - the first episodes came out in the early 60s, and the show was on telly till late 80s, when it was shelved, waiting for better days. They tried to revive the show earlier, as I told, with USA-headed telly-series, but the revisions the americans did to the show, werent really that popular (they made Doctor half-human, for examble).

The idea of the series is pretty simple, there are companions, humans from different timeperiods, that the Doctor has taken fancy off, and invites to adventure on his ship, called the TARDIS (whose camo-shield has been permanently stuckt on "police box", as they looked on 60s at Britain). Trhu the eyes of the companions (which switch regulary), is the show seen, with Doctor explaining strange occurences.
Doctor has several "arch-enemies", like fellow timelord who calls himself "The Master", and has devoted his time to become Emperor. Other enemies include the near-invincible robots, the Daleks, that look really sinister with their "EXTERMINATE!" shouts with robotic voices and appearance that mostly brings to mind big pepper-springlers.

While Doctor is more or less immortal, with lifespan counted in thousands of years, he can die; but as timelord he has another trick up his sleeve; he can return from death, up to 11 times before 12th death is final. But there's a catch - while his body regenerates, his appearance and personality changes, sometimes even dramatically. The Doctor has now died nine times and his tenth life is starting up. At this time, he has been old and wise, aristocratic, somewhat sinister and calculating, and "few cards short of the whole deck". On producting point, this ability was developed to allow new actors take the role of Doctor without having to explain the change of appearance. At the same time, the very possible change of real death keeps the viewer on the edge of the seat. It is not unknown for both the Doctor and his human companions to die during some particulary wild adventure...

But about all else, "Doctor Who" is a show of exitement, jokes, sense of mystery and good time. Not that many months ago, "Doctor Who" was voted as the #1 cult-series of all time - over Star Trek, X-Files and many others.