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I really loved Eccleston's Doctor. I do think that's the best place to start on Who. The classic series is lovely, but is very much an acquired taste, and most of the important stuff can be picked up through the new show anyway. Also, I think the changes that were made to the character for the relaunch gave it far more depth and a little more darkness in amongst the whimsy. The idea of him as the last of his kind and survivor of a terrible war makes him a much more interesting character I think. Taking nu-Who from its first episode isn't really that much of a commitment either, because although we're now approaching series 7, each series only has 13 episodes. It's not like trying to catch up on the Startrek or Stargate series.
Best stories in that first series for me were Dalek, which was adapted from a Dr Who audio story by one of my favourite Who writers, Rob Shearman, and the two parter, The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances.
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