If we feed them crap, they'll never want anything better. And, as James points out, some (many, even) can tell the difference. And even within Doctor Who, let's dial back right to the beginning. I watched An Unearthly Child again last night, and it's by turns unsettling, poignant, exciting and, in one place, actually chilling. Even if modern Doctor Who were only for children, with no adult fan base to speak of, it would still have to be compared to a half hour of children's television from nearly fifty years ago.

I hope Moffat gets it together in time for 2013.