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So, back in 1999, in the depth of the Bewilderness Years, when Big Finish was a scrappy young company about to release its first Doctor Who audios, and most people thought there was not an Ice Warrior's chance in Hell of the show returning to TV, Doctor Who Magazine got together Russell T. Davies, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Paul Cornell, Gareth Roberts, and Lance Parkin, and asked them what they would do with a revived Doctor Who on television.
Back when it was announced that Russell T. Davies would be the producer of the new Doctor Who, this article made the rounds on the internet and was scoured for clues as to what the new show would be like. I honestly don't remember how accurate the predictions were - I'm pretty sure there were a few things that RTD changed his mind about between 1999 and 2005. But, anyway, now that we all know that Steven Moffat is taking over as producer, I've been meaning to dig up the article and have a look at what he had to say back then. Fortunately, the folks over at Behind the Sofa have done the work for me.
( What Would Moff Do? )
As an aside, my personal nomination for the 11th Doctor, when it comes time to cast Tennant's replacement? Paterson Joseph, most likely known to American fans as the Marquis de Carabas in the TV version of Neverwhere. Yeah, I know, he already had a part as another character in "Bad Wolf"/"Parting of the Ways", but that's no obstacle. Alas, the general consensus on the WisCon panel on Martha Jones was that a black Doctor has about an Ice Warrior's chance in Hell of happening.
But then again, that's how we all felt about the show itself in 1999, so I'm not giving up hope yet.
Back when it was announced that Russell T. Davies would be the producer of the new Doctor Who, this article made the rounds on the internet and was scoured for clues as to what the new show would be like. I honestly don't remember how accurate the predictions were - I'm pretty sure there were a few things that RTD changed his mind about between 1999 and 2005. But, anyway, now that we all know that Steven Moffat is taking over as producer, I've been meaning to dig up the article and have a look at what he had to say back then. Fortunately, the folks over at Behind the Sofa have done the work for me.
( What Would Moff Do? )
As an aside, my personal nomination for the 11th Doctor, when it comes time to cast Tennant's replacement? Paterson Joseph, most likely known to American fans as the Marquis de Carabas in the TV version of Neverwhere. Yeah, I know, he already had a part as another character in "Bad Wolf"/"Parting of the Ways", but that's no obstacle. Alas, the general consensus on the WisCon panel on Martha Jones was that a black Doctor has about an Ice Warrior's chance in Hell of happening.
But then again, that's how we all felt about the show itself in 1999, so I'm not giving up hope yet.
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