You're right, Michael, it is off-topic. "Fazebook" just completely rubs me the wrong way and when I see that it's used by fans of DS to tear and rent each other apart over what's considered "correct" DS and what's not just got my dander going. Why don't they just stick to those inocuous things no one cares about like that toast for breakfast?
Anyway, it's interesting to see how vociferous fans are, and even rabidly "protective" of their beloved show. I really, really liked DS12; I saw it three times in the theater. When I finally got the DVD, over a year out, on sale, I've watched it three more times at home. Is it a perfect film? Heavens, no. It's no Citizen Kane. And from what I'm finding out here about all the cut scenes which would've added greatly to it, I get saddened (I have the DVD which doesn't contain all the Blu-Ray stuff since I can't afford a Blu-Ray player). Do I begrudge those who don't like it? No. Everyone has their own cup of tea. But to go to war over something like this? Heavens, no. It's like the fans who get all upset when adaptations of DS, like Ms. Parker's latest novel, break with the "canon." In the case of her latest book, she didn't have to, but she wanted it placed in a certain time period that would violate it. So Liz, in 1929, is not a twelve-year-old but an almost grown-woman who's a flapper and has had quite a few adventures under he chemise dress and cloche hat. So what? It's not like DSOS didn't violate its own canon a gazillion times. The whole 1970/Gerard-haunting-1840/41-flashback mess had so many discrepencies that it left holes big enough for a Let's Make a Deal final-curtain-grand-prize Chevy (with tax and license included) to drive through with Carol Merrill at the wheel. Does anyone complain about that? Are their fazebook and other websites dedicated to bashing the OS over it? Heavens, no. I was a 13-year-old watching it and when it was over I felt like I was taken. I was glad to shift to PT41. By then I was ready for Bramwell over Barnabas as a break. Despite a few incredible scenes, everything - to me - about 1840/41 was aggravating, including the characters. When it initially started in 1970 (and 1995), it promised much and delivered nothing. Well, I still considered it "my" DS and appreciated it, warts and all. If I can do that with DSOS, why can't people accept how others take it in other forms and fashions? All the squabblers (and I don't mean anyone here; maybe just those who lurk and have their fazebook and other social media to tear and rip), get a grip. Like William Shatner said in that classic SNL skit where he was attending a ST convention and fans were getting all wild: "People, it's only a show. Get a life."
Gerard