because the effort involved in locating the show on iPlayer was greater than the expected reward in mindless entertainment.
Even when you're looking forward to change, it can still be difficult. I think children may have it easier in this regard, but even much-anticipated change can be hard to digest as you get older. For me, I went into Series 5 (and I have to admit I'm behind on watching --- I'll catch them all eventually) not so much with a "different is good" attitude, but with a "different will be different, so try to have zero expectations on all levels." It works for me. That, and the fact that the amount of time I'm willing to put into tracking down a program is inversely proportional to the amount of truly free time I have on my hands. I'm sure that if I cared enough about anything to divert time and energy I could spend on something I like better/that is more productive to track down any show, then wait until it all finished downloading or whatever it's doing, I'd be much less tolerant of everything I watch.
I'm at least engaged at the level of 'I like some of these characters'.
True, there has been a definite shift on DW from focusing on weekly character development as a means of getting us invested in the show (which has its downside --- a character who has an epiphany every week can never grow because they keep getting wiped clean; the mentioned whining can never end as a result) to developing a story. To me, that approach is more reminiscent of Classic Who than prior seasons. Not to say everything's perfect now, but it's at least it carries the comfort of familiarity.
Re: A *bit* of apples and oranges, yes
Even when you're looking forward to change, it can still be difficult. I think children may have it easier in this regard, but even much-anticipated change can be hard to digest as you get older. For me, I went into Series 5 (and I have to admit I'm behind on watching --- I'll catch them all eventually) not so much with a "different is good" attitude, but with a "different will be different, so try to have zero expectations on all levels." It works for me. That, and the fact that the amount of time I'm willing to put into tracking down a program is inversely proportional to the amount of truly free time I have on my hands. I'm sure that if I cared enough about anything to divert time and energy I could spend on something I like better/that is more productive to track down any show, then wait until it all finished downloading or whatever it's doing, I'd be much less tolerant of everything I watch.
I'm at least engaged at the level of 'I like some of these characters'.
True, there has been a definite shift on DW from focusing on weekly character development as a means of getting us invested in the show (which has its downside --- a character who has an epiphany every week can never grow because they keep getting wiped clean; the mentioned whining can never end as a result) to developing a story. To me, that approach is more reminiscent of Classic Who than prior seasons. Not to say everything's perfect now, but it's at least it carries the comfort of familiarity.