Occasionally Snarky and Meta

I think it sort of depends. On a show like Doctor Who, for instance, where there's been a myriad of producers and writers over the past 47 years and nobody can be said to ''own'' the show, I can see that being a very legitimate complaint, but also a matter of taste. This is also true for other shows, movies and literature where certain themes, values and character traits have already been firmly established.