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Post by nucleusofswarm on May 13, 2017 0:06:20 GMT
Thus far, according to what's been said or implied, we will be getting a clean slate of writers for Chibnall's arrival. This then does beg the question of if NuWho could benefit from (even temporarily) cutting ties with its familiar faces and, in a grander sense, people from the Wilderness Years to allow for a new wave of people, not saddled with the rather bumpy memories of 90s and early 00s Who.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 1:04:02 GMT
Thus far, according to what's been said or implied, we will be getting a clean slate of writers for Chibnall's arrival. This then does beg the question of if NuWho could benefit from (even temporarily) cutting ties with its familiar faces and, in a grander sense, people from the Wilderness Years to allow for a new wave of people, not saddled with the rather bumpy memories of 90s and early 00s Who. Ohhh, that's intriguing. I didn't know that. I'm incredibly apprehensive about Chibnall Who, but this is an intrriuging prospect: getting some fresh new takes on Who. I hope it won't preclude writers like Toby Whithouse or Jamie Mathieson from returning outside his first season, though. And I'd be very intrested on someone's take who isn't as well versed in the Who mythology and can be push it into new directions to see where it will go. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 9:29:19 GMT
I think it would be wrong to cut ties with all writers for the sake of a clean slate, and clearly Chris Chibnall knows what he is doing. So surely a mix of old and new - with a possible majority of new - writers would be the wisest way to go with this. Unless Chris is really going for a total relaunch of the show as opposed to what's been called a 'reboot' for this series. It'll be interesting to see. We have some excellent writers for the show at the moment; it would be a great pity to sever ties with them.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 9:32:28 GMT
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if he bought back Mathieson for his first series, especially considering he is going for a writers room. Apparently, they won't be able to afford people like Gatiss or Harness for this sort of thing, but Mathieson might stay on. However, I'm fairly certain they'll go for an almost completely clean slat, like in 1980 or 1987.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 13:02:51 GMT
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if he bought back Mathieson for his first series, especially considering he is going for a writers room. Apparently, they won't be able to afford people like Gatiss or Harness for this sort of thing, but Mathieson might stay on. However, I'm fairly certain they'll go for an almost completely clean slat, like in 1980 or 1987. So M Gatiss and P Harness are out of Who's price range? I didn't know that. Is it more expensive to hire them as part of a writer's room than it is to commission them to write individual stories? I am happy about the writer's room, but I was unaware it had an impact on finances - I thought it was just a different, and more cohesive way of doing things? |
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Post by sherlock on May 13, 2017 13:21:51 GMT
Apparently Gatiss said this was going to be his last year, presumably he wants to try other things and Moffat leaving is a good point to stop. Think I read somewhere that Whithouse wants to focus on his acting for a while, so he's out. With the loss of these two and Moffat, most of the veteran writers have moved on. Whether this is good for the show we shall have to see.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 22:02:22 GMT
Apparently Gatiss said this was going to be his last year, presumably he wants to try other things and Moffat leaving is a good point to stop. Think I read somewhere that Whithouse wants to focus on his acting for a while, so he's out. With the loss of these two and Moffat, most of the veteran writers have moved on. Whether this is good for the show we shall have to see. Eh, Who is defined by change, so I'm not all that worried. New voices add to that. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 22:04:34 GMT
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if he bought back Mathieson for his first series, especially considering he is going for a writers room. Apparently, they won't be able to afford people like Gatiss or Harness for this sort of thing, but Mathieson might stay on. However, I'm fairly certain they'll go for an almost completely clean slat, like in 1980 or 1987. Hey bundp2013, is that a rumour? I haven't anything about it, although I've been keeping myself fairly in the dark about episodes to come (I'm not even reading DWM this time around). Just wondering if maybe that's more rumor/spoiler thread territory? |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 22:20:10 GMT
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if he bought back Mathieson for his first series, especially considering he is going for a writers room. Apparently, they won't be able to afford people like Gatiss or Harness for this sort of thing, but Mathieson might stay on. However, I'm fairly certain they'll go for an almost completely clean slat, like in 1980 or 1987. Hey bundp2013, is that a rumour? I haven't anything about it, although I've been keeping myself fairly in the dark about episodes to come (I'm not even reading DWM this time around). Just wondering if maybe that's more rumor/spoiler thread territory? It was from the original report of a Writers Room (which at the time was a rumour), but has now sort of been confirmed, I believe. |
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Post by sherlock on May 13, 2017 22:30:33 GMT
Hey bundp2013, is that a rumour? I haven't anything about it, although I've been keeping myself fairly in the dark about episodes to come (I'm not even reading DWM this time around). Just wondering if maybe that's more rumor/spoiler thread territory? It was from the original report of a Writers Room (which at the time was a rumour), but has now sort of been confirmed, I believe. Has it been confirmed? I can't remember seeing anything about since the initial rumour |
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Post by mark687 on May 13, 2017 22:44:20 GMT
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if he bought back Mathieson for his first series, especially considering he is going for a writers room. Apparently, they won't be able to afford people like Gatiss or Harness for this sort of thing, but Mathieson might stay on. However, I'm fairly certain they'll go for an almost completely clean slat, like in 1980 or 1987. Hey bundp2013, is that a rumour? I haven't anything about it, although I've been keeping myself fairly in the dark about episodes to come (I'm not even reading DWM this time around). Just wondering if maybe that's more rumor/spoiler thread territory? Moffatt said in a recent DWM that the best thing he could for Chibnail would be to leave Mathison's contact on the Desk when he leaves he'd would do the same with Sarah Dallard but proper TV will snap her up sooner. I always found his compliments and expressions of humour oddly worded.
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Post by relativetime on May 14, 2017 4:04:21 GMT
Can't say I'd be deterred from watching if the rest of the regulars left - disappointed, yes, but I'm always eager to find new favorites. As for the casual viewers, I doubt they'd care all that much unless it's a big name writer like Neil Gaiman or someone easily identifiable and in the public consciousness like a showrunner.
For those opposed to any change whatsoever in the show, I imagine there'd be a fresh galore of "Doctor Who is failing!" articles and then every single little dip in viewership or little nitpick will be a sign of Doctor Who's end-times. Course, that appears to happen every week regardless, so I'm not sure how that'd be any different...
Point is, I don't think the show would be any better or worse off if all the rest of the current writers left. The show's always been brilliant and so long as the replacement writers possess the same passion and love for the show - and channel that with some inspiration and talent - I doubt the show will flounder.
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Post by kimalysong on May 14, 2017 23:11:39 GMT
I was always sorry that Richard Curtis never wrote another episode. Vincent and the Doctor is still one of the very best. In fact I would say it's my personal favorite in Moffat's era.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on May 15, 2017 11:17:13 GMT
I think having/keeping some veteran writers is a good thing
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 1:05:54 GMT
I was always sorry that Richard Curtis never wrote another episode. Vincent and the Doctor is still one of the very best. In fact I would say it's my personal favorite in Moffat's era.
To be fair, he is a busy man  He clearly enjoyed the experience, so maybe he'll be back under Chibnall?
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Post by J.A. Prentice on May 30, 2017 5:55:38 GMT
The trick is to strike a balance between experienced writers and fresh blood. I'm very skeptical about Chibnall's upcoming regime, especially as I'm not a huge fan of his writing, and I think that not having any other experienced writers to help him could be a disaster.
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He clearly enjoyed the experience, so maybe he'll be back under Chibnall?