> what the series really needs is some better writing

And production value.

I love science fiction and I love the "idea" of Doctor Who but every time I sit down and try to watch it I get really annoyed with the (in my opinion) juvenile/simplistic story lines and the poor production value, i.e. it looks very flat and VHS.

However, having said that, maybe those two things are exactly what attract other science fiction lovers to the series and it's exactly supposed to be like that..