![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Entry tags:
my favorite thing about new Doctor Who
I love a lot of things about New Who (and Classic Who too, don't get me wrong), but I've recently realized that there is one specific thing about New Who that is my absolute favorite thing about it:
The creators of New Who are Doctor Who fans.
Sounds simple, right? But oh, the implications! We would never, ever have gotten that marvelous "Night of the Doctor" prequel if Steven Moffat weren't a Doctor Who fan -- someone who grew up with the show as I did, and loves the show as only a fan can love it.
Look at this quote from him that I just found:
“Well, we had our new ‘hidden mystery’ Doctor and I was thinking, what else can we do for our anniversary year… I thought… Why don’t we get Paul McGann in and regenerate him into John Hurt? I’d like to see that! I’d love to see that!"
Oh, Steven, we all loved seeing that! Thank you so much for making it happen!
FYI, the article that includes this quote from Steven Moffat is here: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/11/15/mcganns-return-propels-doctor-who-online-episode-past-500000-views-12-hours
The creators of New Who are Doctor Who fans.
Sounds simple, right? But oh, the implications! We would never, ever have gotten that marvelous "Night of the Doctor" prequel if Steven Moffat weren't a Doctor Who fan -- someone who grew up with the show as I did, and loves the show as only a fan can love it.
Look at this quote from him that I just found:
“Well, we had our new ‘hidden mystery’ Doctor and I was thinking, what else can we do for our anniversary year… I thought… Why don’t we get Paul McGann in and regenerate him into John Hurt? I’d like to see that! I’d love to see that!"
Oh, Steven, we all loved seeing that! Thank you so much for making it happen!
FYI, the article that includes this quote from Steven Moffat is here: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/11/15/mcganns-return-propels-doctor-who-online-episode-past-500000-views-12-hours