I hold out in hope that they're going to get better
now that Steven Moffatt is head of the writing team. RTD's writing has got better as the series have progressed - I thought Eccleston played the part really well, on the whole, but was let down by a series of puerile stories, and the last series, despite having to put up with Catherine Tate and a couple of howlers, was the most consistent of the new ones so far.

Similarly I'd agree that McCoy was a pretty good doctor, but was let down by some bloody awful stories. (Dragonfire is just embarrassing) But, having coincidentally re-watched Remembrance of the Daleks last night, there seemed to be something about that era which just seemed perpetually badly executed, even though the story in question was pretty good. Though that could just be the presence of Ace.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 8 Feb 2010, 16:46, Reply)