For me, Blake's 7 sits in both camps.
The warnings about authoritarian reigimes feel more relevant than ever. And the depictions of troubled heroes with deep flaws that get worse, rather than better, was so ahead of its time.
I have a nostalgic fondness for the original effects, but yeah, the abysmal budget does show its seams so much of the time. I'm pleased with the CG of the blu-ray remaster for the most part. I'm not a snob who gets uppity about the digital realm after all.
I'm thinking of all the intersex people who were mutilated without consent, and never told the truth. They're mad at the wrong people if being informed is their problem.