Listening to this guy, it becomes very clear how he can connect and in tune himself with the Doctor character in the writing process

I just realized it was posted on my birthday -,-' Great present Moffat

This interview has rekindled my faith in Steven Moffat. Now we can only hope that 9 and Jack will return for the 50th. Jack is a must, in my book.

A brilliant interview Steven! I don't want to know what surprises he has lined up. Let's wait and see

1:15 - Mr Gilbert in the background.

Can't wait

Clever Moffat. Using William Hartnell's comparison of the TV and the TARDIS in 'An Unearthly Child' to explain 3D.

I don't think we ever will hear it onscreen because, what could possibly be appropiate after all this time? It's really one of these things where ppl imagination will always top whatever a given author could come up with.

he's just amazing!

i couldn't agree more!!

thats obviously why he introduces the doctor at "the name of the doctor" that we might not see for a long time and by then the actor might be dead. that was obviously a great decision in the plot

btw the name of the doctor is continued basically in the 50th so we may still find out his name

You can't believe everything you hear. The only things that are concrete fact are things that happen outside. I think a return to DW is just what JB needs after his thrilling exit from 'Arrow'. For all we know, Rose could be restricted to a brief phantom cameo role, like Jamie, Zoe, Liz and Captain Yates all were in 'The Five Doctors'. We won't know anything until November.

Russel was the head writer. It's more likely russel told moffat to include him as a character so rtd could later use him. Head writers have to look over and contribute to every episode, not just their own.

Moffat = living legend

I would be too if you were having a televised interview in which the only questions asked are ones you know you can't answer fully!

There's only one person on this planet less talented than Steven Moffat and that's Russel T Gayvis,

That's open to debate. Moffat wrote my favourite female companion(Clara), while Davies wrote my favourite male companion(Jack).

That's actually kind of awesome! Although I remember reading that Davies directly told all his writing staff to avoid the internet while they worked on the show because it would "destroy" them. Sadly, that is good advice

maybe the doctor and him will meet oh god i will love that :)

I live in America now is this going to be free on bbca or am I going to have to go see it in the movies?

Eccleston has been adamant about not returning to the role since he left.

"All I've ever revealed about Doctor Who is anything that we're doing outside." Cryptic answer about a show that is, literally, bigger on the inside. Moffat loves making everything (too) huge, and the way he answered that question sounds like we haven't heard the best things yet. Of course, "don't believe everything you don't hear." Curse you Moffat.

Steven Moffatt resembles closely the late English actor Jack Hawkins.

"You'll just have to wait until November, to find out the truth" What truth? That there was nothing else between now and November? That's a terrible truth.

How was Moffat so calm with a Dalek pointing its blaster at him most of the video?

"If you are ever bored" I suggest checking out my video on the series 7 finale and the 50th anniversary. I have picture proof taken from the episodes, quotes from members of the cast and otherwise. Better than listening to Moffat speak trash about the fans who are just trying to make better theories than his episodes.

If I was him I would be affraid that in any second somebody can throw a tomato in my face

Why is everypne angry? We should be glad we have a 50th special coming, so let's be glad of what we get, okay, gee.

So what Moffat's trying to say is all eleven doctors ARE coming back!

Daleks seem much less evil when standing next to The Moff.

haha. aww man, what an awesome and funny guy. laughing at the Doctor Who theorists, and at himself for borrowing from Sherlock Holmes.

...but as far as the stories are concerned, maybe RTD had a few instances where he couldn't *resolve* them perfectly, but I thought he always had very creative ideas that went beyond "protagonists chase monsters". He notably never reused similar elements twice, like Moffat occasionally does - not that he *doesn't* have awesome ideas, but I think RTD was a tad more creative with the plotlines, so I'd say that it's the exact opposite. But meh, as I said before, personal taste.

So somebody out there got it right. Hmm we need to find them.

For like the last 20 seconds he sounds like stewie from family

Wrong! Capt. Jack Harkness was first seen in an episode that was wrote by Steven Moffat, pff. It's called the Empty Child, you know. The scary one from series 1. Russell worked on him only later in the series finale but yeah, anyway Jack is a character by Steven Moffat generally.

BRING BACK CAPTAIN JACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my fav is Amy, but im like new to this community

Anybody notice he coughed after saying Sherlock

I wonder if that's what Hartnell said on his first day.

Moffat is being quite tight-lipped about the 50th. I'd say the only thing we can really count on, is that it will be completely different from what we expect.

a bowtie!

ouch! I got served !:D

Donna, there's hope for you yet

Holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT Does this mean what I think it means!? DAMN YOU MOFFAT! I thought I was going to hate you but it sounds like the classic Doctors were fibbing XD HERE THEY COME!

Gosh, you seem to really hate Davis. Yeah, I actually later thought about this as I remembered Gaiman complaining how Moffat always corrected his vision of Clara and ultimately led to kind of weak episode with more characters than needed. Don't get me wrong - Nightmare in Silver was quite an episode but for me it wasn't exactly what Gaiman said it would be.

I know that's personal taste, but I cannot disagree more.Davies' characters always felt like heavy-handedly thrown around concepts, like he was *telling* you to like them. I don't hate them or anything (Though I found Donna very obnoxious) but Moffat actually manages to come up with characters who have compelling stories of their own about them and are actually allowed *gasp* character flaws.

How exactly would knowing his real name change his character?

lmao Love that he watches all the angry Who fans on youtube.

Anyone see Greg Davies in the background?

I'd say there are just different dudes with different subjective sensibilities. If Joss Whedon took over writing Supernatural halfway into the shows run you'd notice how it was a suddenly a different show about the same idea. RTD wasn't less competent at writing he was just less ambitious. And while I was a huge 11th Doctor and the Ponds fan Clara and her kids leave a lot to be desired so far. Donna was cool, but Rose and Martha similarly could have been handled better.

That's a Rule #0...

Well fuck me, it's John Hurt.

WHERE'S DAVID TENNANT, I WANT HIM BACK!!!

Oh Moffat, you silver tongued devil you..

i expected satan to have a sort of raspy voice...

Bow-ties are cool. ^-^

Clara is someone's favorite companion?

I knew thatson of a bitch was watching our videos! I KNEW IT!!!

Hahahaha

his name is please

I thought it was the other way around. Russells characters were awful to me, but his plots were not bad.

First!

Guy

Damn!Am in only one who thinks that he speaks too fast?!

i hope he dosen't fuck up the 50th anniversary

In fact it is you who are incorrect here. As series runner Russel T Gayvis briefed writers to include particular plot points and characters such the series as a whole aligned to an [always weak]overall story arc. Gayvis did a great job of getting many of his gay entourage work on the show via the...ermm, back door (no pun intended). The character you talk about was created by Gayvis to get his untalented gay buddy work. As a license fee payer I find this kind of nepotism abhorrent.

haha what moffat does in his free time: he watches videos of his fans ranting about how angry he makes them. XD he really is evil.

Good. Angry fans suck. I'm glad he can laugh about them. Better than what I'd do - which is take Doctor Who away from them like a parent dealing with a spoilt child.

Don't you realize he thinks it's quite funny that everyone gets angry about him and his writing? :D

Russell T Davies is much better with characters, but Moffatt is better with plot lines.

... get out

Their styles are too different, they wouldn't mash well.

RTD was so much more superior than Moffatt.

Rule #1 : Moffat lies

Pure evil.

Steven Moffat = worst thing that ever happened to Doctor Who. Even Jonathan Nathan Turner was better than him at running the show.