Back in the day Dr. Who was the one show on PBS that never got any love from the toney Anglophile crowd. It says something - and in my opinion not a good âsomethingâ - that the likes of NPR, Slate, and The Atlantic are now paying attention to it. Itâs a sad sign that apart from some superficial sci-fi trappings, my childhood favorite show has metaporphosed into âwatercooler televisionâ.