Doctor Who isn't "Once Upon a Time in America". There is a big difference between characters that are supposed to be evil and characters that are supposed to be the good guys but are rude jerks. Also, You can't call how the character was on the original show for over 25 years(with the acception of the first few episodes) and how the character has been in the new show, a fluke. The Doctor is the hero of the series, he is supposed to be likeable. At least he has been for the overwheming majority of the time.