Steven Moffat has said it is unlikely that there will be any two-part stories in Series 7.
”The big thing is, nothing in the next run is starting out as a two-parter,” he confirms in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine. “At this stage, everything is a single episode, and the only reason anything will become a two-parter is if we think it needs to be; not so much that the story is too long for 45 minutes, because nothing is too long for 45 minutes, but if it feels as though there are two distinct stages to the story…
He goes on to explain some of the reasoning behind the decision: “I was looking at the facts and stats and it’s not true that the two-parters save us money. We’ve assumed it for years. They don’t save us money at all. Not a penny. So what’s the point in them? The viewing figures always go down. The AI [Audience Appreciation Index] goes down, even if the second episode is the better one. The press coverage goes down. The trailers are a bit boring. I want to be able to say, every week, we’ve got a big standalone blockbuster, and then a trailer that makes it look like nothing compared to what’s going to happen next week! That’s the form for next year.”
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Justin: I’m fucking getting cliffed! I’m getting cliffed!
John: I’d have to marry Allen, because I’m sure he’d keep a clean house.
John: Justin, I’d have to cliff you because your hair is bigger than mine.
Allen: I think that’s a good choice.
John: But if it makes you feel any better, I’d shag you before I cliffed you.
Justin: YES! What a way to go!I could have done this bit all in one post but I would have had to shrink the GIFs down too small so I’ve split it up into 3 for ya’ll to better enjoy John’s gorgeousness w/o having to strain your eyes to see him. :-)
Justin: We’ve actually got a question from the Doctor himself; have a look at this.
David: Hello John! I’ve got a question for you. Justin, Allen and me: Marry, shag, throw off a cliff. Answer very carefully.
Justin: It’s a classic!
John: Marry, shag, or throw off a cliff?
Justin: Come on, We know you’re honest. You have to do this.
John: Oh this is awful! This is terrible!I could have done this bit all in one post but I would have had to shrink the GIFs down too small so I’ve split it up into 3 for ya’ll to better enjoy John’s gorgeousness w/o having to strain your eyes to see him. :-)
Justin: Don’t cliff me, John, don’t cliff me. Please don’t cliff me, John.
Allen: Shag me! Shag me, John, Shag me.
David: I’d have to shag David, because his nickname is ‘David Ten-inch’.I could have done this bit all in one post but I would have had to shrink the GIFs down too small so I’ve split it up into 3 for ya’ll to better enjoy John’s gorgeousness w/o having to strain your eyes to see him. :-)
Karen Gillan Interview at The A.V. Club
Scotland-born Karen Gillan went from unknown to international TV star when she was plucked from obscurity to play the role of the Doctor’s companion in the latest two series of Doctor Who. Her role of Amy Pond coincided with a new Doctor (Matt Smith) and a new head writer for the program (Steven Moffat), and over the course of two seasons, she’s gone from a flighty barely grown girl, to a more grounded wife, who learned some shocking news in the show’s most recent episode. With Doctor Who returning for the second half of its latest series on Saturday, August 27, at 9 p.m. EST on BBC America, Gillan talked to The A.V. Club about the brilliance of Moffat’s scripts, traveling the world to promote the show, and her secret-keeping skills. The interview contains spoilers for major reveals from the last batch of episodes.
Question: What were some of your favorite films from your youth?
David: Oh, from when I was a kid? I loved… I mean, I’d love to be a kid now, I’d love to watch those super heroes movies that are coming out. I always yearned for them when I was a kid and they never really happened. There was a couple of slightly dodgy Spider Man movies, but I’d love to have been a kid when the Spider Man movies we have now were coming out. Or Iron Man… Oh I’m really looking forward to The Avengers.
this is the most painfully awkward series of interviews that i have ever seen.
L.O.L.
