Dr. Who is a superhero for smart people.
Start with the rebooted series, as the old series has its charms, but there is so much to go through, and in all honesty, it was pretty cheesy.
Season 1 of the reboot had Christopher Eccelstein as the Dr. He was a great guy to relaunch the show, but he left after Season 1, to be replaced by the amazing David Tennet, who was the Dr. for seasons 2-4. Toward the end of Tennet's run, things got a little wierd, but I loved every minute of it. The newest Dr. is Matt Smith, this is his second season as the Dr., and he is great.
Backstory in a nutshell... The Dr. is a Time Lord, a race of people who are now all but extinct due to the Time Wars. When they are critically injured, or near death, they can regenerate. That is how the Dr. is played by different actors over the years. They are not immortal, as they can be killed while regenerating, or obliterated beyond saving before regeneration. The Dr. has a TARDIS, a time / space machine, that he stole, er, borrowed.
He has "companions", humans that he takes with him on his adventures.
It is an amazing show, and it is must watch TV for me above all other shows. If you want to start watching it, which you should, Netflix has the first 4 seasons on instantview now. I would recommend it very highly.
In regards to Torchwood, it is a great show in its own right, its a spin off of Dr. Who. It has its long awaited season 4 starting on STARZ this July. WOOT WOOT !!
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