Quote: Matthew Stott @ August 2 2012, 3:44 PM BSTFirst of all, I'd disagree that they're all vastly superior in any of those aspects; secondly, they're not aimed at the same audience.
As I've seen them all and have seen New Who, I can categorically state they are all vastly superior in terms of characterisation, dialogue and plots. For one, the plots made sense, the characters were three dimensional with back stories and the dialogue wasn't designed just for little kiddy widdies to understand.
Doctor Who's remit that it must appeal to six year olds is a shocking indictment of how the BBC treats science fiction as a genre.