Honestly, as much as I love Doctor Who, I hate this freakin' thread.
On one side you've got people who criticize everything to a an absolutely ridiculous extreme that far exceeds simple opinion or, often, even basic reality.
On the other you have people who defend and make excuses for every complaint, no matter how legitimate it may be, or how non inflammatory a manner in which it was stated, and who seem to be on a personal crusade to crush all who dare state any view that isn't 100% glowing all the time.
Predictably both sides continually butt heads, meanwhile anyone that lives anywhere between those two extremes either gets raked over the coals for not being extreme enough in their own views (either pro or con), gets routinely taken out of context or misquoted in a lame attempt to present them in a way that was never intended in a weak and gutless way of undermining their opinion, or else just plan gets ignored amongst all the other BS that seems to be constantly going on.
Which in turn means the chances of sharing personal opinions and having decent, civil and interesting discussions about this line, the company, or pretty much anything related really, are pretty damn long odds indeed, and the ability to even just try to keep up with any news or developments is often little more than an exercise in frustration, due to all of the above that must be waded through.
God forbid people actually learn to state their opinions as such, and respect others rights to have, hold and state different ones, without turning everything into a petty warzone of endless bickering, belittlement, and recriminations.
NAIL... ON... HEAD!
