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[frelling_tralk]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/05_may/20/who.shtml


Steven Moffat is taking over Doctor Who. I may be the only one not turning cartwheels over this, but while I certainly love his individual episodes, I don't think he does such a great job of keeping track of continuity between episodes, or keeping characters consistent. He's undoubtedly a fantastic writer, but I don't understand why it's assumed that means that he will make a fantastic showrunner


I'll give him a chance anyway, and it will be good to get more episodes from him at least. Would he write the same amount that RTD does now?

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[quiet-fractures.livejournal.com]

Eh, I'm right there with you. I don't even know if I'll keep watching beyond s4.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Oh I'll still watch, but I have my concerns about how SM will deal with the female companion, I don't want some whingy generic screamer along.

And I don't know why people expect that romance will be dropped, SM has openly said that he sees women as on the desperate hunt for a husband, so I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't eye-fluttering aimed at the Doctor at the very least. I don't need romance to keep me happy, I just want the companion to be developed properly alongside the Doctor. Season 1 of the new series is still the perfect season for me, for the way it build up the Doctor and Rose's character journey's together

[sum1-different.livejournal.com]

["SM has openly said that he sees women as on the desperate hunt for a husband"]

He said what?! That sounds misogynist to me.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

“There’s this issue you’re not allowed to discuss: that women are needy. Men can go for longer, more happily, without women. That’s the truth. We don’t, as little boys, play at being married - we try to avoid it for as long as possible. Meanwhile women are out there hunting for husbands.”



“Well, the world is vastly counted in favour of men at every level - except if you live in a civilised country and you’re sort of educated and middle-class, because then you’re almost certainly junior in your relationship and in a state of permanent, crippled apology. Your preferences are routinely mocked. There’s a huge, unfortunate lack of respect for anything male.”