Moff: All Who is Brilliant

By Christian Cawley, June 18, 2010 - Doctor Who, News - no comments

At th recent BAFTA screening of The Pandorica Opens, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat spoke about how far Doctor Who has come since its unfashionable days.

Doctor Who writer Steven MoffatIn response to an observation about how classic Doctor Who would never have had such an occasion, Moffat said:

“I hate this orthodoxy that Doctor Who suddenly became good in 2005 – that’s not true. I didn’t fall in love with that show because it was rubbish – it was because it was brilliant.”

The Grand Moff also simply identified why the show is now much more popular, something that can be attributed to a  fresh perspective from the viewing public. Not so, says Moffat:

“All of us who grew up watching nothing but Doctor Who all day long took over television!”

Remember – The Pandorica Opens airs on Saturdy evening at 6.40pm on BBC One

email


Tagged: , , , , , , ,

About the author

avatar

A long-term Doctor Who fan, Christian grew up watching the show and has early memories of the Graham Williams era. His favourite stories are Inferno, The Seeds of Doom and Human Nature (although The Empty Child, Blink and Utopia all come close). When he’s not bossing around the news team, Christian is a freelance writer specialising in mobile technology and domestic computing, and enjoys classic rock, cooking and spending time in the countryside with his wife and young children. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.