As long as the basic premise of the show isn't changed beyond all recognition, which director would you like to have as director for an episode of Doctor Who, Torchwood or Sarah Jane Adventures?

Reading the thread asking which actor/actress you would like to see appear in an episode gave me the idea for this thread. Haven't checked, so sorry if this question has been raised before.

To be honest, I don't think it makes that much difference. Directing for TV isn't the same as movies, where the director is the boss. On these shows, Moffat and Davies are the boss. A director can't change the story or script.

This isn't putting down any of the talented directors of these and other shows. But there's a good reason why TV fans talk about producers and writers, while film buffs talk about directors.

That's fair comment, thanks for your contribution, was just meant as a bit of fun. I had considered a writer wish list thread but I thought it may have been covered before so I decided on directors. At the end of the day it's not as though it will happen, I was just curious to know who people would suggest as potential directors.

I'm actually curious now to find out, because of your comment


if by that you meant that you can't be a fan of both, or indeed cross the two over? Or is there some unwritten rule I'm unaware of?

I said it long ago on a similar thread, but I'd love to see an episode written and directed by Quentin Tarantino; a Doctor Who episode by him might be out of the question for the moment, but I'd expect that he'd have fun with Torchwood!

I agree, an episode with QT at the helm would be a sight to see, I haven't seen it myself but I hear he did an escellent job when he directed an episode of CSI

I certainly didn't want to rain on your parade - I just meant that even if (let's say) Quentin Tarantino or Stephen Spielberg directed an episode it wouldn't likely be that different from one directed by good old Euros Lyn or Graeme Harper. A director couldn't change the interior of the TARDIS, or kill off Amy, or change the Doctor's personality. And he definitely couldn't change the story or bring a new writer in if he wasn't satisfied with the script.


In terms of crossover, I didn't mean you can't be a fan of both. I just meant that on the TV side you might say you like Steven Moffat's work, or RTD's, Tim Kring's, etc. - all of them writers/producers. There are some TV writer/producers who are pretty well known. On the movie side of things, it's the directors who are famous. The writers, not so much.

Micheal Bay directing with Tom Cruise as the Doctor and Megan Fox as his companion fighting the non-belivers of scientology.

All good points, perhaps if they were given a "doctor lite" episode it might give them greater scope for their creative input.


I think writers, or should I say good writers, are becoming more and more scarce as the studios become more and more interesting in counting the box office takings and less and less interested in making quality movies, hence the increasing reliance on tv adaptations, remakes and sequels, just my opinion mind

Yes, you could do almost anything you want there, especially if it's a Doctor lite not set on present-day Earth

Exploiting the Tin Tin connection a Doctor Lite ep written and directed by Spielberg would be cool

as long as he doesnt ask for any help script wise from George Lucas

If that were to happen it would be GL=Jabba the Hutt, me=Princess Leia, and I'd be using the scarf instead of a chain

lmao

hes already raped my childhood twice he aint getting a chance at a clean sweep

Exactly

I can just imagine the BBC being bombarded with dismembered Jar Jar Binks toys if it was ever rumoured

Maybe 'guest showrunner' would be a more appropriate term?