Wil Wheaton Discovers Doctor Who

He had the good sense to pick Genesis of the Daleks -- which is, of course, as good as Doctor Who ever gets.

It is kind of interesting to look at the comparisons between Star Trek and Doctor Who, especially in this country, where Doctor Who was originally popular in the period right before Next Generation started, and I've often felt that it wasn't a coincidence that Doctor Who went into decline in this country as Next Generation started up and became more popular.

And I think there is some comparison between Voyager and Enterprise and the Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy eras -- especially when you think about how one of the issues in both was how you had a production staff that were trapped in roles for longer than they should be, and how they sort of continued on autopilot for a while.

I'll be interested to see how Wil reacts to any episodes with Adric, Doctor Who's very own boy genius...