Well, as the Torchwood disaster (CoE and the plannet Gwenwood series) shows, some execs simply hate their fans if they don't like the same thing. Russell T Davies practically killed off everyone but Gwen (and Jack, but him he destroyed morally), so that the old fans won't have anyone else to watch. Plus, he always emphasizes that he wants new viewers who don't know sh*it about the series.
Also, just like RTD, many people simply shoehorn their own ideas into an established fandom, in the hope that the name will lure in viewers... and then have new viewers, "unburdened" by canon, like the new series. They won't mind that it has nothing to do with the roots, as they don't know them.
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Date: 2010-10-03 08:11 am (UTC)Also, just like RTD, many people simply shoehorn their own ideas into an established fandom, in the hope that the name will lure in viewers... and then have new viewers, "unburdened" by canon, like the new series. They won't mind that it has nothing to do with the roots, as they don't know them.