Doctor Who - farewell, RTD...

[mrph]

So, RTD is leaving. Steven Moffat will be the new executive producer...

...and pretty much everyone on LJ seems to think this is a good thing. I'm not disagreeing - but just what do you want to see from Moffat's first season? Time for a quick survey, I think...

• Will he be able to keep the ratings as well as the critical acclaim? I mean, we seem to like his stories - and, by extension, he'll probably take the series in some interesting directions - but will the Saturday evening audience agree?

• What/who should he change or ditch completely?
  

• What/who should be bring back from seasons 1-4 of the new series?

• What/who should he bring back from the old series - and why?

• What general guidelines should he always remember?

Comments

Answering my own questions...

[mrph.livejournal.com]

What/who should he bring back from seasons 1-4 of the new series?

Sally Sparrow. The Gelth. Jenny.

What/who should he bring back from the old series - and why?

Ice Warriors, because they fill a niche that's not quite filled by any of the other 'big' enemies - for a start, they're not always enemies...

And Omega. Because all the Time Lords may be dead... but that's not exactly new for him... and he has a certain presence.

Some Rutans might be pleasant, too.

What general guidelines should he always remember?

Firstly, it's not all about Rose Tyler. *ahem*

Secondly, something I'm sure he already knows - a story with four million Daleks, a few thousand Cybermen and the Master is not necessarily a better story (or even a 'bigger' threat) than a story with one convincingly nasty antagonist or a handful of Daleks...

No more mutant pigs, please.

Re: Answering my own questions...

[spangle-kitten.livejournal.com]

Totally agree on Rose point - the constant references and the doctor staring dreamily into space and sighing really gets on my nerves! She wasn't even that great a character in the first place. And the general "assistant and Dr having sexual chemistry" is a no no as well, it just seems wrong somehow.

And agree on the second - giant battles are all well and good, but the Moffat scary angels episode was fantastic and far more scary!

No miserable suicide Daleks, no mutent pigs, and no more Catherine Tate!

Re: Answering my own questions...

[sobrique.livejournal.com]

That miserable lonely dalek was cool though.

Re: Answering my own questions...

[little-ems.livejournal.com]

that mutant pig shite was .. well .. crap.

and ditch catherine tate too

Re: Answering my own questions...

[emarkienna.livejournal.com]

Sally Sparrow ... as the Doctor!

(I'm sure they can fanwank it that her image/personality somehow imprinted upon him and appeared for a future regeneration. Or maybe the Sally Sparrow we saw was the future Doctor in some weird timey-wimey thing although that's probably getting too silly.)

Firstly, it's not all about Rose Tyler.

No more mutant pigs, please.

Agreed.

Unless it's Rose getting turned into one of those mutant pigs, which might be worth seeing.