Saturday, 30 January 2016

Steven Moffat: A Look Back

Steven Moffat has been part of Doctor Who for 11 years, 6 of which he has been the Showrunner for.

This is list of all the things 'The Moff' has done for the show.



  • He Created the Weeping Angles
  • He Created the Gas Mask Zombies
  • He Created the Vasta Nerada
  • He Created the Clock Work Robots
  • He was behind Doctor 11 and 12, Amy, Rory, Clara and River
  • He made humans eternals in two cases (Jack and Ashilda)
  • He has written 3 stories in the Top 10 of Doctor Who stories of all time
  • He has written the most screentime for Doctor Who out of all the writers
  • He invented the Silence, the Crack in Time and the Doctor's death
  • He created Prequels and Sequels released online for some episodes
  • He created DVD Exclusive mini-sodes (Series 5-7)
  • He re-designed the Daleks, and then changed them back
  • He used an excessive amount of timey-wimey.
  • He re-introduced two companions in the TARDIS (Series 6 being the only series with two companions throughout in the modern era)
  • Introduced the Silurians in to New Who
  • He axed Doctor-louse episodes
  • He heavily advertised Doctor Who, allowing in to air in the USA at the same time as the UK (Series 6-)
  • He introduced split series and axed them again (Series 6-7)
  • He convinced the BBC to allow some Doctor Who episodes to over run to 50 minutes
  • He made it clear that Time Lords can regenerate into different skin tones.
  • He axed the standard two-part final (Series 6-7), before re-introducing it.
  • He axed Doctor Who Confidential
  • He axed two-parters all together (series 7)
  • Introduced a companion that has visited the Doctor Who through out his many lives
  • He introduced the Great Intelligence to New Who.
  • He introduced the Ice Warriors to New Who.
  • He showed how the Doctor fled Gallifrey
  • He invented a secret regeneration of the Doctor (The War Doctor)
  • He wrote the 50th Anniversary Special
  • He introduced the Zygons to New Who.
  • He changed how the Doctor destroyed Gallifrey (Now he saved it)
  • He convinced Tom Baker to return to Doctor Who after 30 years.
  • He explained how the Doctor can survive passed his 12 regenerations.
  • He created the show Doctor Who Extra
  • He gave Doctor Who's explanation of Heaven
  • He showed the Doctor as a Child.
  • He made the Cybermen fly.
  • He made it clear that Time Lords can change gender in regeneration (The Master - Missy)
  • He reintroduced Skaro
  • He explored Davros has a Child
  • He axed the Sonic Screwdriver and brought it back again (series 9)
  • He invented the Sonic Shades.
  • He invented that the Daleks' casing can control the Dalek mutants inside.
  • He re-introduced Three Parters
  • He wrote an episode that just featured the Doctor (Heaven Sent).
  • He reintroduced Gallifrey
Moffat's Jobs

Writer:
Sherlock (2010-Present)
Doctor Who (2005-Present)
The Adventures of Tintin (2011) (FILM)
Coupling (2000-2004, 2007-2008)
Jekyll (2007)
Murder Most Horrid (1994, 1996, 1999)
Doctor Who does Comic Relief: The Curse of Fatal Death (2009) (ONE OF SPECIAL)
Chalk (1997)
The Office (1996) (FILM)
Joking Apart (1991-1995) 
Press Gang (1989-1993)
Exam Conditions (1992) (FILM)
Stay Lucky (1990)

Creator:
Sherlock (2010-Present)
Coupling (2000-2004)
Chalk (1997)
Joking Apart (1993-1995)
Press Gang (1989-1993)

Showrunner:
Doctor Who (2010-Present)
Sherlock (2010-Present)
Jekyll (2007)
Coupling (2000-2004)
Chalk (1997)
Joking Apart (1993-1995)
Press Gnag (1989-1993)

Executive Producer:
Sherlock (2010-Present)
Doctor Who (2010-Present)
Doctor Who Extra (2014-Present)
The Five(ish) Doctor's Reboot (2013) (ONE OF SPECIAL)
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (ONE OF SPECIAL)
Doctor Who Confidential (2009-2013)
Jekyll (2007)
Coupling (2003)

Producer:
Doctor Who (2013)

Assistant Producer:
Chalk (1997)

Script Editor:
Office Gossip (2001)



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