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Words are Cool: The Magic of Moffat’s Doctor Who
Now that series five has drawn to a close, how did Steven Moffat’s first year as showrunner acquit itself? Billed as a ‘dark fairytale’, the series ended up edging closer to a version of stage magic....
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Transformation, Adaptation, Derivation? Moffat’s Sherlock and the Art of AUs
If there’s one thing my fan friends agree on more than the fact that they love Steven Moffat’s new show Sherlock, it is the fact that it constitutes a contemporary Alternate Universe (AU) fan fiction...
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A 21st Century Sherlock
Yesterday, Kristina Busse discussed Sherlock in terms of alternate universes, and I’d like to talk a little more about our universe’s impact upon this production (in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John...
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Steven Moffat’s Doctor Who: Challenging the Format Theorem?
Just so you know, and to avoid any ambiguity, today’s blog entry ends with this concluding sentence: “Yes, Steven Moffat’s work on Doctor Who is becoming ever more repetitive.” Jump ahead and check, if...
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Steve Thompson’s Steven Moffat’s Doctor Who: A Pirate Copy?
‘The Curse of the Black Spot’ reveals the curse of the ‘meh’ slot. It’s a return to workaday Who after a two-part series finale, a Christmas Special, and a two-part series launch imitating a finale...
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Matthew Graham’s Doctor Who: Fear Him?
Series six seems to be shaping up into a tussle between ‘Rad’ and ‘Trad’ tendencies. If it’s showrunner Moffat or fanservice Gaiman, then we get something a little more radical. Otherwise, it’s back to...
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The Doctor Will Be Back: Doctor Who and the Showrunner’s Cliffhangers
After all the publicity focused on this “game-changing” episode, what interests me is the following question: is there such a thing as a distinctively Moffat-esque cliffhanger? We might reasonably...
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The Cultural Lives of Doctor Who: “The Night of the Doctor”
The opening scene is familiar to any Who-fan: sparks flying, a ship moments from crashing, the word “Doctor” perking ears up. The companion – ever distressed and female – is unsurprised at the sudden...
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