New to Who

Thankful that my Whovian friends told me I didn't need to "begin at the beginning" (which would have been incredibly intimidating) I started my Doctor Who Newbie journey by diving into the rebooted series from 2005 with the appearance of the ninth Doctor. I have to admit, the first 20 minutes or so left me feeling skeptical. The manikins coming to life and attacking people seemed over the top silly. About halfway into the episode, though, something changed. I don't know whether it was his delightful grin or something deeper -- but I was hooked. In fact, in just writing this much of my post so far, I realized that so much of what I enjoyed the first time needed to be repeated. Plus, as a new Whovian convert - it's my geekly duty to try to proselytize the rest of you! So here I am rewatching the first episode, "Rose". On this second watching, the start of the episode still seems so goofy. Goofy, with a twist of horror. How's that for fun? Thos...