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

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

I caught some part of a documentary the other day which mentioned the mileage the authors get out of Who meeting famous characters from history. I'm not a fan of the series - in fact I find it pretty tedious - but I'd watch it if Who was to meet Jesus.

[livingarmchair.livejournal.com]

So, a fictitious character then?:-)

How about:

Mark Twain
Jack London (Wrote a bizarre SF novel)
Tesla
Edison
Newton
Charles Darwin
Hawking
Wilfred Owen
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

[mrph.livejournal.com]

I'll second most of the above - especially Isaac Newton. Let's add Christopher Wren and/or Hawksmoor to the list, too.

[dmh.livejournal.com]

Tesla rocks. He should meet the Doctor, turn out in the punchline to be a Time Lord, and be played by David Bowie.