Moffat named as new ‘Doctor Who’ showrunner
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
It was announced today (here) that Russel T. Davies (who has overseen the revamped Doctor Who series since its return in 2005) is stepping down as series showrunner. When the series begins its fifth season in 2010 (2009 will see four Doctor Who specials to be released quarterly) it will be overseen by Doctor Who staff writer Steven Moffat.
Moffat is easily my favorite writer on Doctor Who, not only is he responsible for most of my favorite episodes (”The Empty Child”, “The Doctor Dances”, “The Girl in the Fireplace”, and “Blink”), but he also created the BBC sticom Coupling and the amazing six-part thriller Jekyll starring James Nesbitt and Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman). I have complete faith that not only will Doctor Who continue on the path of quality that we have all come to expect, but I believe that it may even get better!
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Finally!!! The best Who writer is now in charge! Great news!
The Girl in the Fireplace was nine shades of brilliant.
God, I can’t wait. Kudos to Russell T. Davies for his role in re-launching the series, but he had a history of being a little cheesy with his plotlines. Most of Moffat’s work was dead on brilliant. I can’t wait to see what he does with the show when he has larger part in it. I expect great things. On a related note, he’s such a huge fan of the show from things I’ve read. While that doesn’t always equate to success (See Bryan Singer and Superman. Or don’t.) I think that in this case, it really shows in his work.