Prediction: Hugo award 2011

[matgb]

Steven Moffat to win Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form for the 2010 series of Doctor Who.

It'll be a nice complement to his short form awards. You lot definitely liked the likely winner this year anyway.

ETA: El Reg has managed to sum up my view of Rusty's term in office quite well, so here's a link.

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In other news, I am not well. Neither is SB—we've caught whatever bug Teh Shrub had last week. Consequently I'm barely reading entries and have no energy to comment much (or reply to a few comments). Normal service may be resumed if I can get a good nights sleep.

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

* coughcoughhackpuke *

[matgb]

Eugh, did you have to cough all over me again?

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Yes!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

You and SB get well soon!

[getawaywithit.livejournal.com]

My prediction from 2010 is a huge backlash from certain sections of fandom who've been projecting all their 'this is how I want Who to be' ideas onto Moffat, and are going to be very pissed off when they realise he's not the messiah they were expecting...

[matgb]

Oh, absolutely—I don't want to predict what he'll do at all. I know what I don't want it to be, which is the maudlin soap opera Rusty is turning it into, obsessed with Rose to the exclusion of any further developement, etc.

I'd also like a series finale that actually ended well, unlike last season with a great build up then a complete mess.

But yeah, 2010 will see much wank, but I still reckon it'll be pretty good, and if Heroes can get nominated for long form, them Moff can be.

[sunflowerkits.livejournal.com]

Hey, hope you guys get better soon.Tuck up well!

I really loved his episode 'The girl in the fireplace' as only saw that for the first time this year when I got the DVD (I am very new to the new series of Doctor who as didn't have a telly for years and still don't). I liked it so much I do remember specifically looking up who had written it.

Hadn't seen Blink before until now, as managed to find the full episode up on youtube last night. Really enjoyed it too. His episodes strike at a diffent deeper level and I find myself thinking about them a lot and it is like you take something from them. Really enjoyable. Hope that future episodes have that same element too!

[matgb]

I like TGITF, but opinion is strongly divided within the fen, apparently. Moffat also wrote The Empty Child/Doctor Dances two parter with Ecclescakes introducing Capt Jack, I liked them a lot too.

Of course, it's dangerous to get too hopeful on just one writer, and Rusty was a Good Thing at first as well. Just have to hope Moff doesn't buy into his own publicity like Rusty did.

[sunflowerkits.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I did also see series 1 there before Christmas for the 1st time and enjoyed those 2 'Are you my mummy?' episodes. Good storyline, with the whole emotional element as well!

[davidnm.livejournal.com]

Hmm, interesting. RTD was, well, unique, I think might be the best word. It'll be interesting to see where it goes now that Moffat's in charge.

Thing is, when I saw the most recent one (the Agatha Christie episode), I came away from it really worried. I didn't really like that episode and Series Four has had just a bit of a 'we're running low on ideas' feel to it.

Anyway, we'll see. Hopefully my gloom-mongering will come to nothing!

[matgb]

See, I quite liked the Christie one, at least compared to the rest of the series so far—flawed, but enjoyable.

a bit of a 'we're running low on ideas' feel to it.

That's very true, a lot of rehashed stuff, I think RTD is running out of steam and now realises it. Maybe if he hadn't bought into his own publicity.

Well see I guess—at least the next two are written by Moff.