Steven Moffat On Writing, Weeping Angels, and More | Doctor Who: The Fan Show

[@FacePimpd]

I’ll miss Moffat’s self-deprecation and wit, and ridiculously clever ideas! Congratulations on 1m!

[@Soulindex]

Haters: He thinks he's so clever, f*ing prick! Moffat: *literally always self-deprecating, but ok

[@florenceflowers4709]

Moffat always got, way, way, WAY too much hate. Some fans treated him like he was the literal devil. Hopefully in time the fanbase will appreciate what he brought to the show.

[@canonuroz2819]

+1111111

[@Al-mx1uo]

Genius is rarely appreciated in its time. :)

[@rigsby1454]

Florence Flowers he struggled with the large arcs but as an ep writer he was brilliant.

[@justsomerandomguyonline1144]

He deserved it completely awful writer that turned The Show into a Childish Abomination

[@LoriCiani]

Do you read what you write before pressing the button? Just what kind of show do you believe Doctor Who is? It is a family orientated science fiction drama with emphasis on the FAMILY! Do you not feel a little pride when you see the next generation of fans? When you see a little boy wearing a fez waving a toy sonic, do you not feel anything other than how dare he? My inner child sticks it's tongue out at you!

[@tylerbailey9329]

I never got the o.t.t hate for this guy. Not every episode can be a smash out of the park! Some of this man's writing has genuinely changed me as a person for the better and for that, I thank you Mr Moffat. No matter how much the haters deny it, you will be missed.

[@justsomerandomguyonline1144]

Tyler Bailey people hate him because he has ruined a great show with awful characters and scripts.

[@LRod1959]

He has a nasty habit of killing off popular characters.

[@anonymes2884]

Lisa Rodrigues Funnily enough, another criticism by anti-Moffat fans is that he has a "nasty habit" of bringing characters back from the dead. The guy just can't win apparently.

[@peterthompson1989]

Lisa Rodrigues really. If anything my main criticism is he cant kill anyone off

[@Aaron8ishop]

Anon Ymes The reasons for why he receives hate is that his dialogue and plots are just shocking. He creates characters that overshadow the doctor, resulting in them becoming annoying. He relies way too much on old practises ie Easter eggs leading to a grand finish (Bad Wolf, YANA, etc.), and kills characters off who are underdeveloped and unliked in the first place... then brings them back to pander to the horrendous audience the show has acquired. Before you go SJW, couple years ago EVERYONE I knew watched the show and now no one does. Check the yearly viewership and ratings then tell me why you don’t understand why he’s hated.

[@bropitz3514]

Congrats on 1 mil, and, Moffat, congrats on an amazing run 👏👏👏

[@DoctorWho]

Thanks! 💙💙

[@bazinga743]

TardisArmyMax it’s far from an amazing run

[@caleb7551]

@@bazinga743 ever heard of an opinion?

[@user-gn5gb9pn1n]

@@bazinga743 Someone’s mad they didn’t get a reply from Doctor Who

[@lukemolloy8902]

An amazing and clever man who made some belter stories. LOVE YOU MOFF

[@josi4749]

Thank you Moffat for creating some of the most amazing characters in Doctor Who. 'Blink' made me, and many friends, a fan. And I was very excited when I first heard you were taking over from Davies, and was sad to hear that you're leaving. Thank you for the brilliant run!

[@coreym8783]

Josiana G. Well, it was not brilliant, lets be honest.

[@TheFirstBhau]

Corey M He is

[@GettingintoTV_ThePodcast]

Really insightful first part. Can’t wait for part two

[@DoctorWho]

See you back here next week! 💙💙

[@aghastfont770]

For those who love Heaven Sent. Here's something you need to know it BTS (Behind the scenes). Steven Moffat was working on The Pyramid at the End of the World at his mother's bedside as she passed away. You could literally say that HS wasn't just The Doctor's way of dealing with grief, but also Moffat's own way of outpouring his own feeling. Now love or hate the man, Moffat did gave us the hell of highs an' lows for over a decade. Kudos to the man who has learnt a long deserving break.

[@thesimpsons17]

Thank you Steven Moffatt! You have written more of my favourite Doctor Who episodes than anyone else, il remember your time very fondly

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

Thank you Steven! Here’s to the next Era!

[@diobrando666]

TheFallofTheEleventh i dont like the idea of a new era 😢😭😭😭

[@mahfuzurchowdhury2765]

landonEXE _, I didn't either when it happened back in 2010, but I learnt to get used to it.

[@OliLinklater]

Congratulations on the 1 million subscribers milestone! Doctor Who truly *IS* the Greatest show in the galaxy!

[@TheMagicDragonHD]

Wait... so the Gods of Ragnarok are actually controlling Doctor Who? :O

[@ontos8534]

multiverse*

[@eftd8625]

Doctor who is the worst show

[@sheriffelite8098]

Oliver Linklater doctor who I the greatest show but not the galaxy the universe

[@faith8139]

Wishing all the best to Steven. I loved the entire storyline of Amy, Rory, and River Song. Watching Matt Smith and all the energy and humor he brought to the part was a blast. The weeping angels were a very creative idea...and creepy!

[@hawkishere1709]

Its been fun Steven! Good Luck into the future.

[@ShahsheeHD]

You hit 1M subscribers, hurray!!

[@DoctorWho]

Thanks! 💙💙

[@szikhaoszik761]

Doctor Who 1 milons hurura I love doctor who with Sarah jane

[@connuoccontat8694]

The way he talking abt falling in love, his definition of scary stuffs etc , I couldnt agree more. This man is truly amazing

[@thedudeofstuff5045]

Good job, Moffat, writing some of my favorite episodes.

[@elizabethdurbin3255]

Actually,I like the Weeping Angels the best of the monsters. I don't expect Daleks to show up or Cybermen, but whenever one sees a statue of a grey angel, the thought crosses your mind. It might move?

[@thetwelfthdoctor9892]

there is an angel's statue in my garden, my mother brought it to home and it seems like it moves when I don't look... I am dead, right?

[@nflfan2521]

Kaathe and Frampt No, but you might get sent a couple 50-ish years back in time

[@Dorgpoop]

Whenever I visit a gallery or museum with Renaissance sculptures I always take some pictures of them and edit the brightness and saturation so they look like weeping angels.

[@lp2294]

I still remember fondly watching 'The Eleventh Hour', my enthusiasm for the show rekindled. Like any era in any major TV series, it has had its ups and downs, but overall Moffat has had a wonderful run. He and Capaldi both bowed out on a high with 'World Enough and Time' and 'The Doctor Falls', which remains one of my favourite finales of the new series. 'Twice upon a Time' was a lovely after note to complete the story. I would like to think that he will change his mind about not ever writing for the show again, but he is absolutely right that Chris needs time to establish himself. It has been really insightful learning from behind the scenes media like this of how difficult it is to run Doctor Who. There so many competing commitments and demands to juggle. You get the impression that it takes so much out of you. It is something that us fans just take for granted. Thank you, Steven, for your hard work and contribution to the show over the years. I'm looking forward to the next video and hopefully finding out more about Moffat's plans for leaving.

[@sheeptuber5166]

Congrats on 1M subs, Doctor Who!

[@How_To_Drive_a_TARDIS]

Jack Black I'm sure there's even more people who should probably subscribe for Capaldi

[@sheeptuber5166]

Probably.

[@VictorIV0310]

Congrats on 1 million subscribers!

[@DoctorWho]

Thank you! 💙💙

[@adrianpreston5245]

I loved curse of fatal death, very funny and I think Rowan Atkinson would of made a great doctor.

[@faith8139]

Adrian Preston: I agree...Rowan would be an interesting Doctor. I also like Bill Nighy ...or maybe Freddie Highmore in the future.

[@karlmortoniv2951]

I don’t remember ever seeing him as relaxed as this. Must’ve caught up on some sleep. :)

[@dylhanithayarajah5435]

Goodbye Moffat you will be missed

[@anyperin4921]

"Let's just name someone River Song, and it has to die" Moffat, u still scare me

[@montsebrisenocastellanos5096]

He is without a doubt one of the best writers in tv history and I will always be thankful for what he did for the show

[@ThuyHoang-il3hw]

We're gonna miss you, Moffat

[@ceebeecee56]

This interview is the BEST interview of the show runner’s writing and thoughts I have seen. This interview extends the enjoyment of reading about the show runner’s work as revealed in Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook’s book, The Writer’s Tale. Looking forward to Part 2. Much appreciation to Steven Moffat for his time with the show.

[@ScoobyandShaggy5554]

That was a great interview I love Moffats voice and how he talks I really enjoyed that insight. Plus congrats on 1 mil

[@valerianaranjocruz25]

I'm suddenly having the realization that this man won't be writing the next episode of Doctor Who. And it is likely that he will never write another episode. Mate, I'm missing him already. Moffat's era was the one I watched first, and it is a well know field for me. Like coming back to the same extraordinary building every year. And now it is not there anymore. :(

[@the_plot_twist_24]

I think that one thing that Doctor Who is sorely missing right now is the clever, timely-wimey, and witty writing in the style of Steven Moffat. Chris Chibnall is resorting to the simplistic, accessible side of Doctor Who; which in some ways can be fine, but I NEED some challenging and confusing stories.

[@user-gn5gb9pn1n]

Spot on

[@alecbormia4523]

Yep! RTD was more consistent in his era but when Moffat killed his timey winey stories he KILLED them. Also like his version of the doctor as a mad man in a box more.

[@cueball6969]

I'm still terrified of the weeping angels 12 years later Best villians ever imo

[@TheRedLittleGirl]

Well this was hilarious to watch. :D Can't wait for part 2. Doctor Who has been a part of my life for so long, and the majority of that, Steven has been in charge of it. I'm going to miss him... The ups and the downs and the bits in between. All of it. but I'm also super excited about what is coming next. I also love these kind of behind the scenes stories, they're amazing.

[@SpaceHeggo]

I know not everyone agrees and that’s just fine but I genuinely love Moffat’s run with the show, a few slip ups can’t beat the mountain of greatness that was series 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 (in my opinion of course) Moffat you are the GOAT

[@gohanmoreno7]

There is not "brave and mysterious women" or "brave and mysterious men" there is just "brave and mysterious character". LOVE IT.

[@millymclennan6847]

goodbye moffat,, i love you so much and you'll be so missed!!

[@Kytori95]

The weeping angels are now a classic monster, I hope they are used like the Daleks and Cybermen in the future, I love them. Best thing to come out of the new series.

[@szabolcsmolnar4455]

What a great man! He gave us so many good stories, and took Doctor Who to a very good place. Hope he'll have fun going forward, and maybe return for some episodes in the future!

[@elianlaurent2255]

I love the new tardis !! Its so vintage like the 70's

[@elianlaurent2255]

Xtra Spice Mikey the channel changed its photo of profiles and we can thus see the new tardis.

[@elianlaurent2255]

Xtra Spice Mikey oh okay x3 . And well for the instent , I havn't seen the interior 😊

[@AnitaLife27]

Brilliant man! Thanks for all the wonderful adventures.

[@nicholasdickens2801]

😂😂😂 A River Song Ending. Love it. *Happy New Year Everyone!* 🎈🎉🎊🎆🎇🍾🥂

[@vincenthunter1615]

You finally got him on here for a one on one interview. I mean nerdcubed had him on for a interview years ago.

[@katiep7551]

Empty child and the doctor dances were so amazing! And the first two episodes I ever watched before I went back and watched the whole season from the beginning.

[@nickford3328]

Geronimo Steven! Thanks for all your hard work and emotional, fun optimism in your story telling farewell and great luck in your next adventure in space and time!! #stevenmoffat #doctorwho #11thdoctor #12thdoctor

[@thetwelfthdoctor9892]

#wardoctor too

[@ArielleLavecchia]

The Weeping Angels are the scariest monsters I've ever had the misfortune to wrap my mind around. It can't be undone.

[@thetwelfthdoctor9892]

Weeping Angels and Vashta Nerada for me are the scariest ones.

[@dylanjames8418]

it's such a shame he's leaving because he made amazing episodes throughout new who and he's a good writer

[@AndrewChapman]

10:35 I like the part where Christel asks Steven how he feels about leaving an indelible mark on Doctor Who history with the Weeping Angels. I like the new profile photo and banner by the way.

[@EterPuralis]

I'm going to miss him so much.

[@jonw9131]

As is the nature of us all, now that Steven Moffat is gone, we begin to truly appreciate his work on Doctor Who. Give it a year or two and he will turn to the "best writer of DrWho" and his loss will be the greatest tragedy in the history of the show. Now to hate on the new showrunner Chris Chibnall...

[@RAP7ORv]

Its started. I saw a video the other day stating he is the best writer of Doctor Who.

[@CoalDiamondandhisawesomeness]

You were completely correct

[@hava6447]

Facts xd

[@zoolook3264]

Please come back - ALL IS FORGIVEN !!!!!! He really did get way too much hate - far more than he deserved.

[@wrecklessrex7245]

Congratulations on 1 Million Subscribers and that Profile picture and Banner looks Great!

[@aevelizee]

I mean, there are the good ones, the great ones, and then there is Steven Moffat.

[@qpoi_zzz]

We will remember you, Moffat. Always.

[@sanguinemcorda4310]

awwwww he is such a sweethert and a bloody good writer, undeserving of the hate he got.

[@Elis867]

The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances are two episodes I still refuse to watch out of fear. I remember watching it for the first time when I was 6 (18 now) and I ran out of the room when that Doctor sat in the chair transformed. Terrifying but brilliant!

[@ThomasMatthewByrne]

"Reflected and forgiven". Thanks Steven.

[@MeBeMat]

This is an excellent interview, nice job Christel :D

[@NoverMaC]

1 Million! Congratulations!

[@aisey100]

Honestly, I could listen to this man for hours. And Christel is wonderful too :-)

[@oliver_burnell8684]

Congratulations on 1 Million Subscribers!

[@Director_Devine]

Steven is the best !!!! And 1million subscribers well done to the official doctor who KZbin channel!!!!🎊🎉🎆💖💖

[@jaytender4949]

Thank you Steven, it was amazing to have you as a showrunner and writer! I really hope you come back in the Chibnall era

[@morningcoffeecat2271]

Jay Tender he might write some epic episodes then like he did under RTD

[@angianyi]

i hope he does! He writes some really amazing single stories

[@whophd]

This is SUCH a good interview.

[@hardware_geek8136]

Nice interview i will miss steven moffat stories !

[@tobyreads]

Yay whoop one million subscribers!!! Congratulations doctor who!

[@kristienwhitneyjohns2215]

I think we can safely say that Chris Chin balls "doesnt really get it"

[@milenaz4475]

Curse of fatal death is more canon than chinballs crap

[@Thomas-kp8mo]

Congratulations on the 1 million subscribers.

[@dr.papaphilips3526]

Congratulations for 1 million subscribers!

[@DalekSkaar]

I think Steven did very well with matts doctor will miss the moffet era

[@stephjovi]

The way he talks about love is amazing. He must really love his wife. No wonder I love River's story. I love the time travelers wife. Great book.

[@rockmuzik903]

Happy new year, Congrats for 1 million subscribers!!!!!!!! 😘😍😍 😇

[@nathancarty1]

congratulations on reaching one million subscribers fully desverd best show ever!

[@meris8486]

A River Song Ending

[@jaytender4949]

headbite alien Nope! Because we saw her died in RTD era

[@Gingerprince521]

Thanks. I was trying to work out what it meant lol.

[@meris8486]

Gingerprince521 Yeah, took me a minute xd

[@nelleo2507]

I don’t get it

[@IFMstudio]

Hole.

[@dr.papaphilips3526]

The new profile picture of the new TARDIS is 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜

[@prof.evilpictures8696]

Φαλκον Papaphilps I like it but it makes the channel look less official.

[@Lil-Dragon]

Yay more fan show videos. Good job on the subscriber count guys

[@eleabob52]

I love Steven Moffat and I love River Song !

[@armored.heathen13]

1,000,000 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!!!!

[@spitfiresz0g176]

1 million subscribers fantastic

[@dancousens6229]

John Townson ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!

[@spitfiresz0g176]

Xtra Spice Mikey Disney will never get it's hands on Doctor who it British and you never give Doctor who to America's because they may screw it up.

[@theoutcastboi]

Anyone can screw Doctor Who up. The BBC certainly have on occasion. It mainly depends on the writing behind it.

[@Stormandfire]

I love that Moffat's embraced the concept of the closet cosplay.

[@deadchannelwithbadopinonsi9077]

1 mill sub and a new tardis profile pic, times are changing... for the best!

[@peterjoyfilms]

Great interview, lovely guy

[@jinxyjangle]

My 2 favourite Doctors are The Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor’s for their writing among other things. I’ll miss Moffat for all of the good episodes he produced. Yes, he did write one or two bad ones, but I love his writing.

[@Luka101M]

Congrats on 1 Mil subs

[@zaaliyan9855]

Mark also has been writing post 2005 for Dr who.

[@hellofabird8277]

Love the new photo ❤️, 1 million finally 🎉

[@elianlaurent2255]

OMG !! 1 million subscribers !!!👏👏👏

[@littleripper312]

Great interviewer.

[@hardware_geek8136]

My favorite steven Moffat story is Blink . i will miss him !

[@thinhnonyt]

ONE MILLION SUBS!!! :D THE WHOVIANS HAVE AWOKEN!!!

[@mjmk555]

We will all miss him

[@lukerose384]

michael kowalski I won't

[@swiftlymurmurs]

Empty Child was probably the most memorable episode of the season for me, so I may not have liked his later episodes, but I still appreciate his work

[@Rob_Shoot]

I will admit, The Doctor Dances is my favorite of his writing.

[@the____doctor6704]

1 million subscribers GG

[@Jack-zu7sv]

God just to glimpse inside this man’s mind. I know he had some real duds but you can’t deny how actually intelligent he is

[@primastico6950]

1 million subs... congrats

[@mattsmallwood8579]

Blink was fantastic.

[@liammcnulty1987]

I'm glad he deflected her obvious feminist question about writing powerful women. I loved his answer that it wasn't about writing powerful women, but powerful and mysterious characters, their gender doesn't matter, which is how it should be.

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

Here's the thing about "powerful women" in Moffat's writing: he makes everything about them and their lives revolve around the “amazing male genius” character. The fact that female characters like this are often perceived to be, or sold as being, a “Strong female character” often lies in the fact that they’re physically strong/capable and overtly sexual, which in and of itself is a misogynistic problem. Those are great character traits and they often are elements of strong female characters. But way too often women who ave those qualities in film and television immediately receive the label, while people ignore the enormous misogyny in the way these characters are written in relation to the men in the story and how their entire existence as characters revolve around men. That’s exactly what’s happened with River. Her entire existence as a character - her childhood, her career, her “species”, her lifespan, her freedom, her reason for existing, and more - is made to be completely about The Doctor. But she’s pushed by people as being a “strong female character” because she’s physically capable and overtly sexual. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that she’s those things, and it’s great that she’s very smart and clever. But those are surface aspects of a deeply misogynistic character. And there’s also the fact that there’s a troubling misogyny in way “strong female characters” are identified only but these rather shallow traits, while female characters who are fantastically written, complex, resilient, emotionally strong, hopeful, or any combination of these things, among others (Rose Tyler for instance), are pushed aside, not classified as “strong female characters”, and are even called weak (and other insulting things), simply because they don’t fit into the rather sexist, narrow, and shallow idea of what a”strong female character” is supposed to be.

[@nightowl8477]

@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 - how strange, I've just come her looking for that Rose being undereducated quote you see telling me about!

[@nightowl8477]

@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 - I could talk for days about Rose. Okay, she's a little annoying in Series 2 but that's mainly when she's given comedic lines. She's so selfish but it's done so well. A lesser writer than Russell would make her selfishness her flaw - but with Rose it's her greatest strength! Amazing character work. Highly recommend Russell's Queer as Folk for more characters which should be villains, but are actually our heroes.

[@charliedavidarnott1537]

"Girl In The Fireplace'' will always be my favourite Moffat episode.

[@luks8405]

It was amazing Steven. Although you couldve tweaked season 10 juuust a bit, but everything else was top notch. Pitch perfect 👌. Good luck in the future!

[@prof.evilpictures8696]

Catic Chaotic series 10 was great except the monk episodes. And the story arc with the vault kind of went nowhere....

[@luks8405]

Prof. Evil Pictures I actually enjoyed the monk episodes but i didnt really like that they mentioned several internet things. So that couldve been different.

[@TheFirstBhau]

Prof. Evil Pictures I really liked Extremis and The Lie of the Land. But the last one? How many times does Moffat need to use the power of love or memories or something to save the Earth

[@luks8405]

True but god the ending of season 9 was amazing.

[@JoshBernhard]

Where's the next part?!!?! (love the show!)

[@bobaloobob9591]

Silence In The Library. Forrest Of The Dead. And that bit about Amy's wedding. And a thousand other things really.