I liked both KOTORs on the same level. But "Sith Lords" had the potential to be better than the original. I hope they'll release a large patch to fix some things.
I agree with you, depth of the story and the well written dialogues blows up any bugs for me. Besides, if there is a bug, there is a patch. But there is no remedy for an ugly storyline.
Been playing it for a week and it crashed two times already. But I haven't encountered the list of your bugs. Maybe it's your PC you need to congratulate?