Aside from the crappy effects and the thin plot lines, it was the quality of the acting and the dialogue that was my biggest turn off.
The early seasons of Stargate SG-1 have pretty terrible special effects, but it immediately gave you depth of story and emotional connections to the characters that made you want to keep watching. The same cannot be said of Doctor Who. I just don't buy 'it's an acquired taste' reasons for watching a show.
I found the characters and dialogue to be the redeeming aspect of Doctor Who in the first few episodes... it's why I kept watching; I thought the plots were interesting. The crappy effects were hard for me to swallow.
Aside from the crappy effects and the thin plot lines, it was the quality of the acting and the dialogue that was my biggest turn off.
The early seasons of Stargate SG-1 have pretty terrible special effects, but it immediately gave you depth of story and emotional connections to the characters that made you want to keep watching. The same cannot be said of Doctor Who. I just don't buy 'it's an acquired taste' reasons for watching a show.
I found the characters and dialogue to be the redeeming aspect of Doctor Who in the first few episodes... it's why I kept watching; I thought the plots were interesting. The crappy effects were hard for me to swallow.