Steven Moffat | Full Address and Q&A

Steven Moffat | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union

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Acclaimed writer and producer, Steven Moffat has won five BAFTA Awards, four Hugo Awards, and an Emmy award. Along with Russell T. Davies, he is responsible for scripting the Doctor Who series revival, with credits including such iconic episodes as ‘Blink’ and ‘Silence in the Library’. He became lead writer on the show in 2010 following Davies’ departure. In the same year he created Sherlock with Mark Gatiss, the third series of which became the UK’s most watched drama series since 2001.
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@OxfordUnion 5 жыл бұрын

Watch the rest of Steven Moffat's talk here: kzfaq.info/sun/PLOAFgXcJkZ2zFx8vrBGdkxHW5Sqpvoscv

@jennyms1998 7 жыл бұрын

I think Steven Moffat is my spirit animal. He gets so much hate but he is actually just freaking brilliant and extremly adorable

@maxbockfilm 3 жыл бұрын

Yess right!!!

@jonylawson73 2 жыл бұрын

"Hate"?? Hes arguably the most coveted writer in Britain. I'm imagining you are American.

@themightythor1160 2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@kencampbell9873 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand the hate. The man’s work on Doctor Who was and is brilliant and it left an indelible mark on me and I hope my child. How could you deny the magnificence of that era of the show?? As well as on Sherlock?? I find them both to be two of the best, if not THE best, television shows I’ve ever had the privilege of being able to enjoy. It’s almost like there are people whose soul purpose is to provide the opposition, and they don’t speak from any real solid ground. I mean, creating an arc about the time traveling baddie-ender who loses his companions to time, who then falls in love with a psychopath sent to kill him while their time-streams flow in opposite directions…that’s inspired. All while playing out the love story of Amy and Rory, whose child ends up being that love interest…that’s beyond reproach in my book. It went international and the show reached every demographic. Unfortunately it has devolved into pandering of all demographics and seemingly misplaced its soul. Hopefully that is only temporary. Writing is difficult as it is, but they took a show that’s 50+ years old and made it new again and spun new stories and storylines, while staying within 99% of the lines that been drawn prior. Fantastic. All while simultaneously making Sherlock who has the same international prestige and success. Come on man, get real, this guy is an international treasure and if it were up to me he’d have been honored with an American citizenship for blessing our children with the era of his work he made. Even as a man in his thirties these shows helped me grow up and got me through dark times, so I, for one, am truly grateful and seriously chalk the hate up to people either venting their negative energy somewhere they don’t comprehend or believe is a target that means much to them, or they’re standards are so high they’re going to be constantly disappointed. I hope Moffat and Gatiss come out with as many shows as they can muster so long as they enjoy it, for as long as they can.

@juliall255 Жыл бұрын

@@kencampbell9873 I love you

@MsBu2012 7 жыл бұрын

Mr Moffat is one of the funniest and wittiest writers out there. Him along with Mark Gatiss and Steve Thompson have made of BBC Sherlock one of the cleverest shows of modern TV. So much detail and so much thought put into it; truly brilliant! I'm lucky enough to have met them and I can say they're also very humble and grateful for their fans. Thanks for your work!

@absolutiontheory98 7 жыл бұрын

He's extremely witty with words.You could really see the wittyness in the dialogues he has written in sherlock and doctor who comes from steven moffat way of talking too. I find him funny but a different kind of funny.He's not a stand up comedian funny but more of a naturally funny

@vb8428 5 жыл бұрын

Very few writers keep thrilling me like this brilliant guy

@user-um1iw7uv5b 7 жыл бұрын

I just finished watching S10E11. I wonder what Moffat was thinking when he got that question.... Congratulate to Moffat! Brilliant episode! And thank you!

@DawnHarvey2311 7 жыл бұрын

i could listen to him for hours. thank you for some amazing stories you have been the best Doctor Who writer ever

@nicholasdickens2801 3 жыл бұрын

He will always be right besides the greats like Eric Saward, Terrence Dicks, Robert Holmes and Russell T. Davies.

@caleb7551 3 жыл бұрын

@Cryer24597 you realize that someone can have an opinion right

@fabulousmyriad267 7 жыл бұрын

Love him or hate him, Steven Mofatt gives the funniest interviews.

@apexa903 5 жыл бұрын

Like marmite

@lewisb9226 5 жыл бұрын

@@apexa903 Marmite gives some hilarious interviews

@atharvadeshpande6907 3 жыл бұрын

The master of dialogue and speeches is showing his skills even in this talk😂

@jeanbrennan2383 3 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to thank you Mr Moffat for all those wonderful episodes. I watched the Dr from the very first episode.. Yours were phenomenal...thank you.

@leslieshE 7 жыл бұрын

Writing is so exciting by itself but watching people talking about how exciting it is makes it all so much more amazing!

@littleripper312 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad he had the guts to say the writer is the most important person in creating the shows. Everyone else is very skilled at executing their craft and making it come alive but it's nothing without a well written script. The writer is the one coming up with all the brilliant characters and stories but they are often the most unknown out of everyone working on it. It's not that everyone else doesn't deserve praise for doing a great job but writers really don't get any credit for what they do.

@narrator69 7 жыл бұрын

Dr. Who never made me hide behind the couch when I grew up, I destroyed the tapes by rewinding and watching over and over. The show inspired me to get into maths and science at all levels from chemistry to quantum physics.

@kkoreatheempressayhung6764 7 жыл бұрын

Ross Betts Do you remember the American television show "Quantum Leap?"

@narrator69 7 жыл бұрын

Kkoreatheempress AyHung all too well, gave rise to a few thoughts as well as Sliders

@kkoreatheempressayhung6764 7 жыл бұрын

Ross Betts Yes I know that one too. I am a syfy lover and hallmark lover weird right. One of my all time fav tv show and movies that came from it called "Alien Nation."

@UnchainedEruption 7 жыл бұрын

Watch Seeds of Doom, absolutely terrifying. Scariest story of anything from New or Classic

@aishab007 7 жыл бұрын

such a brilliant and humble man! I am really grateful for each and every one of his stories! They made me love Doctor Who and his and Marks version of Sherlock is just off the charts brilliant! So glad he got into the business :) (and I'm glad he gives interviews every once in a while, because he's so witty :D :D )

@fbspin 7 жыл бұрын

absolute legend

@jerryto803 7 жыл бұрын

34:58 Now I know where that River Song quote from the Christmas special came from!

@FahadAyaz 3 жыл бұрын

😢

@alligatoruk 5 жыл бұрын

Just noticed his comment about Mark Gatiss saying "you love the BBC but don't expect it to love you back" (35 mins) is kind of the line they used for River referring to The Doctor in Husbands of River Song (just before his Hello Sweetie line). I love that they weave lots of real life stuff into the show!

@adc_15 7 жыл бұрын

such a genius! he is so inspiring ...love his work

@fireflyO7O7 7 жыл бұрын

Great and funny story about where the Weeping Angels idea came from! Loved this interview a lot!

@KarthikKasturiThePanda 7 жыл бұрын

" 28:50 Genesis of Cybermen" that's what they are doing for the s10 finale!

@chucknorrus1 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the nightmares, 2005 - 2017

@Mr._.BrandonMovie 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan

@BigChiken44 5 жыл бұрын

My favorite TV writer of all times

@iwillheadlockyournan731 7 жыл бұрын

absolute g, i needed this

@sortkilling4931 6 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how much fun Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss must have when they are together. Such fun and brilliant minds.

@tomimpala 7 жыл бұрын

19:40 "Let's say it's an axis of criminal activity and bizarre, futuristic alien malice" Wonderful.

@sheilacaldecott7684 7 жыл бұрын

Love him

@RichardM-kv4uu 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is a genius. A rubbish one, but a genius none the less!

@tomimpala 5 жыл бұрын

33:36 I will not tarnish the memory of such great days with the regret that they are over. I will be happy that they happened to me of all people! Stupid, rubbish me.

@anandagaire5929 5 жыл бұрын

He is a LEGEND.

@EalesOnWheels 2 жыл бұрын

28:44 did this guy just give steven moffat the idea for capaldi's last few episodes?

@LiveHedgehog 2 жыл бұрын

Doubtful. The episodes would have been written and partially filmed by this point.

@youtubeaccount697 2 жыл бұрын

And hes referencing a previous quote anyways

@shirleynitka5030 3 жыл бұрын

more Sherlock!! you are not rubbish. We depend on you.

@Mvanb 6 жыл бұрын

I wish I was rubbish like Mr Moffat

@enorth7301 5 жыл бұрын

Everyone is about to miss Moffat and regret every criticism. Chibnall's writing is a disaster and now all of Moffat's critics will get exactly what they deserve, boring witless Chibnall Dr Who.

@Irrev77 4 жыл бұрын

0:49 nice to meet you, Finn Moffat!

@nicholasdickens2801 3 жыл бұрын

A very lovely man.

@pablotheepic 7 жыл бұрын

When do the questions start?

@mekonta 7 жыл бұрын

After the 'writer's' talk.

@jrpipik 7 жыл бұрын

About 21 minutes in.

@mat_tea 7 жыл бұрын

Adam Darren Why the inverted commas around writer's? Are you implying he didn't write the talk?

@KeizerHedorah 11 ай бұрын

Steve is a great guy, i feel close enough to where i call him "steve"

@resben100 7 жыл бұрын

came here from Nerdcubed

@m.a.3322 7 жыл бұрын

12:00

@emperorboss5557 Жыл бұрын

Wonder if he’ll come back now rtd is also coming back

@youtubeaccount697 3 жыл бұрын

Boy that genesis of the cybermen line

@theshowbogan 2 жыл бұрын

"not fear that will genuinely harrow the soul forever" - don't cremate me scandal

@peterburman5193 4 жыл бұрын

As someone from the states, I don't understand why people are freaking out about the BBC losing funding. Are there no affluent people/production companies that could fund it? It's nice that the government chooses to fund it but you can't argue they have a duty to.

@adribaard1439 4 жыл бұрын

32:17

@atone404 9 ай бұрын

yes what is Steven Moffats full address pls

@AdamGannonTV 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like mr bean with a perm

@KeoniDSouza 4 жыл бұрын

40:33 I don't know about you, but that seems like quite a rude question to me.

@littleripper312 4 жыл бұрын

phhhft, he says students at Oxford don't need his advice because they're already so accomplished for getting into the school but he couldn't be more wrong. They haven't been successful in a career yet and don't truly know what it entails. You can't really until you spend many years in the workforce. Many have accomplished less than any working adults and have very skewed realities of the world and workplace at that age. Advice from someone who has spent decades in the workforce and been successful at it has a lot of advice and experience to pass on to College students.

@TomFegredo 6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if he ripped the 'driving his pregnant wife to hospital' story from Peep Show or vise versa

@Arthurdbsxx 4 жыл бұрын

Is it me or is he acting like the doctor. I mean like the doctor in real life ?

@littleripper312 4 жыл бұрын

He is the Doctor in real life. He's the only real Doctor.

@timeofthewhoviansunited1504 4 жыл бұрын

15:32 bookmark

@aevelizee 2 жыл бұрын

Well geniuses are often rubbish at everyday things. Which is understandable, their mind is already filled with absolutely brilliant things others could never, not in a hundred years could think of. There's no more room for reverse parking and such.

@LJTempest 4 жыл бұрын

Who else is here for the kawa room code clue

@BlackyWhiite 4 жыл бұрын

Same x')

@knopflerfan9069 5 ай бұрын

47:14 dalek parliament

@timrob12 6 жыл бұрын

Look! It's 'writah' Steven Moffat.

@epic1deamon 3 жыл бұрын

Kevin Mr

@danegiddings5901 5 жыл бұрын

Hi staven moffat in the pandoica open waht happen to all the cassic monters

@FahadAyaz 3 жыл бұрын

It would cost much more money to have species back which hadn't been in the new series as there need to be so many design decisions that go into it - especially now that we broadcast in HD/4K. It would be a bit of a waste of budget to have all that and only for a few shots.

@tomimpala 7 жыл бұрын

I have to respectfully disagree on the point about not being able to control how good you are. Life's all about improving. But I totally agree on the cheating point!

@paperviewcast 7 жыл бұрын

At 32:05, when Moffat was asked the question about regenerating Doctor Who and Sherlock, I feel like he should've given credit to Russell T. Davies as it was really Davies that regenerated Doctor Who; he should also have mentioned Mark Gatiss for Sherlock.

@m.a.3322 7 жыл бұрын

9:22 the guy in blue walking back to his seat is so hot....

@littleripper312 4 жыл бұрын

Yea but being hot is so over-rated. Charm is where it's at.

@TheDarkestSmurf 7 жыл бұрын

Mr Moffat, that's exactly how one does not wear cuff links.

@conormurphy6407 4 жыл бұрын

The interviewer is annoying he isn't letting anyone else ask questions

@vb8428 5 жыл бұрын

The interviewer is so bland and bad

@kevinw712 7 жыл бұрын

what the hell... it looks like the audience is entirely made up of like 16 year olds. I don't remember that in Oxford Union interviews I've watched before.

@simianinc 7 жыл бұрын

You get older, they stay the same age

@burrunjorman2127 6 жыл бұрын

Feminists had this man by the balls from circa 2014 on.

@littleripper312 4 жыл бұрын

I find the reason a lot of men appear to be catering to feminists as they approach middle age is because they actually develop the ability to see life from other peoples points of view. This is often from having a daughter.

@johnsmith-dg8hv 7 жыл бұрын

I'm sure Steven Moffet is a nice man and I agree with some of the comments below that Steve. Moffet is very clever, but when it comes to running a show or becoming a "Showrunner especially if you want to go it alone,you have to be talented enough to do so You have to collaborate and sometimes sacrifice what has been written so a Director and the Editor And the Actors can do there job properly. S Steve Moffet has created a production on his ow via Doctor Who that is so poorly produced that great actors that guest star look like bad actors after being in today's Doctor Who Steve Moffets who created his mess as he was riding on the praise he achieved from working with Russel T Davies on Doctor Who as we all loved Ste e Moffets stories in Doctor Who when Russel T Davies was the Showrunner but we all failed to understand that Those stories even though they were writen by Stevemoffet ,those stories were PRODUCED BUbRUSSEL T DAVIES AND NOT STEVE MOFFET For example I magazine the great stories like "The Empty Child "and "The Doctor Dances" and even "Silence in the library " were now produced with Steven Moffet as the Showrunner and Peter Capaldi as the Doctor ? If Steve Moffet had full charge like he has today those Stories I mentioned above would have been totally different and probably and most likely NOT VERSy GOOD as he wouldn't let the editor and the director and the actors do their jobs properly Bottom line Steve Moffet is a clever writer but it is a totally different Art bringing that storythat was written to the tv screen

@UnchainedEruption 7 жыл бұрын

john smith I'll never understand the New Who crowd that bash Steven Moffat...but then turn back around and praise Russel Davies like he was any better