I like them for the most part, but then I'm not a from a generation that had Doctor Who whilst growing up. I can appreciate the writing, which is good about 80% of the time. I recently wrote a quick rant on Facebook about the ending to the second series with Matt Smith's doctor, where they basically skipped around the Doctor being killed by...*tada* having a robotic version of the Doctor "killed" instead. This in no way solved the plot for me; it left so many holes wide open.
On the other hand, I loved the episode "Day of the Moon", mainly because the ending was perfect, and nobody saw it coming. Compared to the ending of the series, which I saw coming from about 5 minutes in.
The thing with the new series is, it wasn't designed for your generation, it was designed for a generation that have grown up with computers, with special effects, etc, meaning that often storylines aren't important, as long as some funny stuff happens, and there are plenty of explosions. That doesn't mean they won't have a decent storyline at some point, but the fact is, the latest incarnations of the Doctor are mainly meant to be funny, and understandable by a younger audience.
On the other hand, I loved the episode "Day of the Moon", mainly because the ending was perfect, and nobody saw it coming. Compared to the ending of the series, which I saw coming from about 5 minutes in.
The thing with the new series is, it wasn't designed for your generation, it was designed for a generation that have grown up with computers, with special effects, etc, meaning that often storylines aren't important, as long as some funny stuff happens, and there are plenty of explosions. That doesn't mean they won't have a decent storyline at some point, but the fact is, the latest incarnations of the Doctor are mainly meant to be funny, and understandable by a younger audience.
