Today the BBC announced that Steven Moffat , writer of several magnificent episodes in the prison term - traveling adventure show Doctor Who , will take over as showrunner next year for the fifth time of year of the connection ’s rebooted series . Like current showrunner Russell T. Davies , Moffat has been a fan of Doctor Who since he was untested . He told reporters , “ My entire life history has been a secret program to get this problem . I applied before but I got knocked back because the BBC want someone else . Also I was seven . ” Many Dr. Who fans have been upset about the fate of the show as Davies steps down .
Davies , best known before Doctor Who for creating the show Queer as Folk , has become something of a legend among buff for rebooting a show it was suppose might never generate . Though the show had been on the zephyr pretty much continuously since the former 1960s , it ground to a freeze in the late eighty . After over a 10 on respite , punctuated by one 1990s movie and a slew of great audio play , Doctor Who ultimately come back to spirit when Davies reimagined the doctor as a more modern , dangerous , and sexy character . Taking his cues from the witty - scary style of shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Davies in truth negociate to reinvent Who for a new generation , garnering top ratings for the show , which currently plays all over the humans .
Steven Moffat ’s writing on the new Doctor Who has been part of what has made the show so compelling . He ’s work on some of the most memorable story like “ The Empty youngster ” ( which introduced the character of Captain Jack , who later got his own show , Torchwood ) , and the much - awarded “ Blink , ” about some gravely creepy aliens who only move when you are n’t looking at them . He also wrote the awesome BBC miniseries Jekyll last year . So you could number on Doctor Who ’s fifth time of year to have a lot of horror in it .
Davies will be working on four Dr. Who specials in 2009 , but Moffat will be running the show right . Therehave been rumorsthat the current Doctor , the fauxhawked , sappy - lovely David Tennant , may will after this time of year but they have not been confirmed . If honest , it could mean Doctor Who ’s fifth season will embark on with a fresh slate : Modern showrunner , new doer in the function of Doctor .
Steven Moffat to replace Russell T. Davies[Guardian ]
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