Speaking in a new interview with with Scotsman, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat shares more thoughts the show’s upcoming seventh series and the big 50th anniversary plans. He also rejects the notion that the recent/current River Song storyline is too difficult to younguns to follow.
On the claim from some ‘adult critics’ that the most recent series of Doctor Who was too complicated for kids to follow:
“When you say ‘adult critics’, there’s about three. The truth is we don’t have any audience feedback about it being desperately hard to follow. All the kids got who River Song was, all the kids knew that the little girl regenerating would turn out to be River. It really isn’t that hard to follow.”
Moffat reiterates the series 7 filming schedule:
“I can clarify that we start shooting in mid-February, but I can’t tell you what the schedule is. What headlines are you planning for that time of year? I’ve only just found out what the transmission schedule is for Sherlock, and I’ve finished making that. I’ve barely started writing Doctor Who. Loads of things are in flux, all for good reasons actually.”
He also elaborates further on the decision to move the show’s transmission to the fall instead of the usual spring/summer period:
“It’s done very well in the summer, it’s not like we’ve ever suffered from it, but it’s almost like an aesthetic thing. If you’re having to close the curtains so you can see the screen, that’s not a good time to be watching a show that’s largely about tunnels and torches. I think it’s a show you watch in the dark.”
Moffat shares a bit more on the 50th anniversary plans:
“Why talk in the singular? Again, genuinely, the plans are at an early stage, but we have some very clear ideas about some of the things we’re doing, and I think Doctor Who fans and kids will think it’s the best thing ever. We’ve got a load of very big plans – the mere fact that we’re talking about this two years before the event should tell you how seriously we’re taking it.”
Source: Scotsman
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