Well, I'm an older fan, too (I remember Two, although I'd say that Three was my first Doctor) - and I rather like the Oncoming Storm aspect of the character. I can't believe that someone - human or not - could have reached the Doctor's age, seen and done the things he's seen and done without having developed some sort of rage against the way the universe works at times.

You can never go back... unless you rewrite time! ;-)