I don't see Moffat leaving anytime soon
Firegazer
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I feel that he's too into his role and he likes to be in control of Doctor Who. Although I think his time should be up at the end of Series 9 tops, I do see him going past that.
When do you think Moffat will leave? And when do you hope for him to leave?
I think he's got some wonderful ideas, but I think he will get blocked soon though.
When do you think Moffat will leave? And when do you hope for him to leave?
I think he's got some wonderful ideas, but I think he will get blocked soon though.
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Unfortunately they're the same handful of ideas that he's been recycling for the last 9 years. I really wanted him to leave with Smith.
Feel free to save this post should Moffat still be here.
Moffat, well done. You continue to surprise and excite me in Doctor Who.
I thought it was more or less confirmed that Moffat was sticking around for Series 9 anyway? I think that'll be his last - he'll have done five series by then. It would compare nicely to RTD's four series and Tenth Doctor specials.
And then several months of the big debate on who should take over!
Unless they announce it at the same time.
I so nearly wrote that myself!
Pretty sure they would announce the new guy at the same time.
Trying to recall what happened with RTD, I think we were told Moffat was replacing him the same time he announced he was leaving.
This is my hunch too. Five series, did the 50th and introduced two Doctors. Bloke deserves a rest, really. And as other FM's have said, new blood keeps things fresh. Of course *if* this is the case, the new Showrunner has already been chosen, surely? They plan quite far ahead, I'd guess.
He's not, he's already working on Series 9. He's already got the cliffhanger into the final episode.
Then again, they said Matt Smith was on for S8, so who knows!
Some people have complained about his writing. Well, you can't please everybody, nor can you guarantee that every effort will be right out of the top drawer. He is only human after all. On the other hand, he has produced more cracking scripts than any other writer for the programme, so credit where credit is due.
Oh, and if he does go, I think his replacement is most likely to be Mark Gatiss. I don't think he has produced his best for Dr. Who yet, but his Sherlock scripts are fine in my view, which suggests that he does have the capability.
I am sure you are right. I think RTD actually referenced Moffat in his leaving statement - something about him standing outside the window laughing or something.
The last really good script from Moffat was probably the Time of Angels two-parter. I think most people would agree that his best work is in the long-distant past e.g. Blink, Silence in the Library, The Eleventh Hour, The Pandorica Opens.
I think most people agreed that his best work was nine months ago. Great to have an opinion - try to remember that you only speak for you.
To be fair, people often vote recent stuff higher than they would once it's aged a bit. When everyone here voted for their favourite NuWho episodes last summer, The Name of the Doctor came out on top. It was still fresh in the mind, and I doubt that many people would rank that particular episode as their favourite.
If you look at the list of all time best voted stories it's amazing how much he occupies the top twenty...
Also when you consider the workload he must churn through in trotting out all these scripts and editing others and then by-and-large producing good stories., then I personally have to conclude that this calibre of person is quite unique and there aren't many who could fill his shoes...
The show could really hit the buffers if he left so as I say 'be careful of wh....'
If they voted for it cos it was recent, why did Time of the Doctor bomb? That's an exaggeration, it didn't rank atrociously, was still in the top half, but by comparison. The only regeneration stories it beat were Time and the Rani and the TVM.
Day of the Doctor may have been fresh in the audience's minds, but it was fresh in their minds as a whopping great success. And although I'm mystified by its popularity, the same is true of Name!
It was the other way round actually, Moffat said how RTD was standing at the Window laughing at him.
The squee for Tennant clearly addled people's brains.
Bollocks.