Yeah I know this story is a couple weeks
old, but better late than never! So if you don’t know, Steven Moffat, writer
for Doctor Who for the past 11 years and showrunner for the past 6 years, is
retiring from the show. Now this also comes with the news that there will be no
season of Doctor Who in 2016 so they can take a year off to adapt to the new
situation, fair enough. Now in my opinion, Moffat has written some of the best
episodes of Doctor Who, The Empty Child, Blink, Silence in the Library, all
fantastic episodes…but I was never a fan of him as the showrunner. Now granted
while his time running the show has most definitely made it a more comedic show
without losing any of the drama and I love that, his storylines were always a
mess. They had great potential and on paper they sound amazing, but in
execution they were often confusing, messy and too grand for their own good.
Most notably is how The Doctor has been destined to die about 4-5 times in
Moffat’s run. Frankly I think it’s time for Moffat to leave the show, besides
if he’s not focusing on Doctor Who then maybe we can get some more Sherlock.
However, the story doesn’t end there, his
replacement has already been announced, Chris Chibnall, a man who has been
writing for Doctor Who and its Spin-off Torchwood for a decade now, some of his
Doctor Who writing credits include 42 and Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, two very
excellent episodes in my opinion. He is also the creator of the ITV Drama
Broadchurch, which I am yet to actually see but I hear nothing but great things
about it. So in my opinion he is a fine choice to take over Doctor Who, he
clearly knows the material and is a talented writer, whether or not he does a
good job with season long storylines we’ll just have to wait and see.
-Danny
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