oh luckyyyyyy!
   I watched them in the 80s and had to suffer through PBS
   marathons. The marathons were great - I'd stay up ALL night on
   Saturday just to watch them all. (VCR? Rich people had those)
   but the pledge breaks were like... UGH... although I wanted the
   Dr. Who Mug that made the TARDIS appear when you put hot coffee
   in it. And the umbrella. And the Tote Bag.

   Somehow, I managed to catch every episode. [I cross referenced
   it a library book that had episode guides to TV shows].

   By the time the show petered out, I had lost SOME interest. [I
   wasn't a fan of the last classic Doctor]... but when they were
   shutting it down I was like, NOOOO WAIT but maybe the next one
   will be good]

   It was a LONG 15 years. I filled it up with Time travel shows of
   all kinds through the 90s. Good ones and mostly awful ones.
   Even... the Timecop TV show. Yes. Sliders wasn't bad I guess, at
   first. Quantum Leap.... all substitutes for Doctor Who.

   Got my hopes up with the movie in '96; didn't like how they did
   it but I was willing to go with the "Fox" style drama just to
   get my fix.

   But.. nope.

   When the show came back, and BETTER than the classic series, I
   was like, "IT'S MY TIME NOW" smile emoticon Yet, I never
   considered myself a Whovian.* Never had a scarf.* I only bought
   my first sonic screwdriver last year just because it was on
   closeout.