Time was...

[serizawa3000]

 Time was, if you were American and a fan of Doctor Who, the only way you could tune in was via your friendly neighborhood PBS station--if you were lucky! And it wasn't like you could watch early episodes like "The Dead Planet". The reason why Four is my favorite is because he was the first Doctor I (and possibly the rest of America) was introduced to. And for a time it was only Four's adventures you could watch. And not necessarily in proper broadcast order, either, but I wasn't old enough to notice such things at the time. (Also, being American, I didn't have the sense to duck behind the couch, but that could have also been due to most of the heavy furniture in living room and family room being set up with backs to the wall. No room to duck behind.) Sometimes you didn't get to see the Doctor at all for a couple years. And then he'd be back. And this was before the internet was a thing. I didn't see the Fifth Doctor until 1986, and a year later I saw the Sixth, and after moving to Virginia and having more PBS stations to watch, there was the Third. But Four was my favorite, and after Four, Seven.

And now there's no seeing the Doctor at all on any of the local PBS stations, and it feels wrong somehow. Granted, you mention Doctor Who to someone and they might know who you're talking about. (See also: my favorite TV show about a man trapped in space and forced to watch cheesy movies.) There's BBCAmerica. There's Pluto TV. And yet. And still.