Moffat interview

[elisi]

TMS at Comic-Con: Doctor Who‘s Michelle Gomez and Steven Moffat Talk Missy,Female Writers, and Who Fandom.

I've picked out a few things...

Michelle Gomez: I am back, but it’s with a slightly different dynamic, which is interesting, I hope. I’m back hot on the heels of the last series.[...] It’s not that her attitude has changed, it’s just that there’s been a shift in dynamic between Doctor and Clara and Missy. There’s just a little shift there.

LOOK, I CALLED IT! :D

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TMS: In making the Master a woman, we went into this really interesting zone where, like with Clara, he has this very intoxicating relationship that doesn’t exactly seem romantic. Do you care to talk about how that kind of… ?

Moffat: If anything, there’s no flirtation between the Doctor and Missy at all. The only time the Doctor and the Master flirted was actually David Tennant and John Simm.

There isn’t any this time at all. In fact, we’re very specific in the new one, we absolutely know what’s going on. They’re incredibly good friends. That’s really interesting.

They’re incredibly good friends and it goes back a long way and there’s genuine affection and loyalty and compassion for each other and interest in each other. But they are completely opposed to each other. If there was no one else in the universe, they’d be getting on fine. But Missy is the Doctor by other means. That’s what he’d be like if he didn’t have this sentimental compulsion to save people.

It’s a hunter and a vegetarian having a friendship.

I like this. Not that Doctor/Missy isn't awesome, but I like that they've not gone that route.

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Then there's lovely stuff about female writers, which I appreciate very much.

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TMS: [...] but, it’s rumored that Osgood is coming back?

Moffat: It’s not rumored, it’s a fact.

TMS: Okay, that is a fact.

Moffat: Yes.

SO HAPPY! :D

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TMS: Okay. So how is that happening?

Moffat: I don’t know. I can’t wait to watch those episodes. [Laughs] Look, it’s… we’ll say, you’ll know when you see it, that this wasn’t a whim. There is a plan, it’s been the plan in place for a hell of a long time. So you’ll see it’s not a whim.

TMS: And she’s sort of an intentional fan proxy, right?

Moffat: Well, it’s a tough love letter, really. A love letter to cosplay, cause I love all that stuff. If you’re cosplaying as Osgood—

Interviewer: So meta.

Moffat: Yes! You’re cosplaying someone who is cosplaying. It’s cosplay cubed. [Laughs]

I don't know if I mentioned it, but there were several Osgoods at our little ComicCon. <3

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Interviewer: How would you describe Doctor Who’s relationship with fandom?

Moffat: It’s two things. The frustration I find with it is the way the outer world sees it, the non-fandom world. They tend to identify Doctor Who fans as ranting monomaniacs on the internet, and one can see how that comes about. But the absolute reality is that fandom is the most amazingly creative community you could see.

When people send these things to me, e-mails full of links, go and look at this title sequence that someone made up—we used one in the actual show—go and look at this trailer, go and look at these stories, go and look at this artwork, it’s this [unintelligible] of talent for the future. It’s amazing. Trouble is, nobody pays any attention to me when I say that. Nobody. Literally. What I’ll get quoted as saying is, “Steve Moffat says they’re all monomaniacs.”

Moffat. <3

Comments

[kaffy_r]

The man is wonderful. And I love what he said about the Doctor/Master flirting thing. *snort* So true; and the idea of their friendship is as interesting, or more interesting that a romantic relationship. I love that he's doing it, because so many of The Haterz Club for Haterz was going all frothy-mouthed about how "He only made it romantic when it was het, OMG Moffatt Evil Must Smaaaash!!! Nope. Nope nopity nope, fellows and gals. Calm the fuck down.

[elisi]

And as Phil Sandifer said - you can't get more UST than Ten & Simm!Master, so why even try? ;)

[nostalgia]

You could! If... they... umm... no, he's right, you can't. Those two were millimetres away from resolving the UST right in front of us.

[kerkevik_2014]

UST?

Sounds like a kind of milk that like UHT isn't really milk at all ;-)

kerk

[kaffy_r]

Indeed. Heh.

[nostalgia]

It probably is best to not push the Doctor/Master thing while it's het in case it just looks like some "NO HOMO OMG!!" type of thing. And I say that as someone who thinks they are shagging every second the camera isn't on them.

Also I reckons Osgood is the new River. Like it's a bit the same idea but without the kissing and slapping.

[elisi]

It probably is best to not push the Doctor/Master thing while it's het in case it just looks like some "NO HOMO OMG!!" type of thing.
This also. Yes.

And I say that as someone who thinks they are shagging every second the camera isn't on them.
Yeah, I'm not disagreeing... (I'm still trying to work out how Missy fits in with My crack theory.

Also I reckons Osgood is the new River. Like it's a bit the same idea but without the kissing and slapping.
Hmmm. I shall have to ponder this. She is Pond-like, what with the appropriating his story & dressing up, but possibly more Amy-ish in that respect.

[kerkevik_2014]

Interesting if the same-sex attraction was to be continued if the next Doctor is female.

Might be interesting to explore the lack of romantic attraction when they're of opposite genders too.

kerk

[elisi]

Yes, there's a lot of interesting stuff going on. Am looking forward to it very much. And oh, Missy with a female Doctor... The possibilities are endless!

[owlboy]

''They’re incredibly good friends.''

Lol. I believe that as much as I believe Bryan Fuller claiming Hannibal and Will are ''brothers''.

[owlboy]

Also if Moffat had been the one to call Missy ''schizophrenic'' fandom would skewer him

[elisi]

Yes, but there's no denying that Missy & Twelve are nothing like Ten & Simm, who were the slashiest thing since forever.

[arcanetrivia]

The only time the Doctor and the Master flirted was actually David Tennant and John Simm.

I assume he means in New Who, because whoa Nelly, I don't think that cna be a true universal statement. Although it's fun to hear him acknolwedge that there was phone sex flirting going on with those two.

They tend to identify Doctor Who fans as ranting monomaniacs on the internet

I for one am a ranting multimaniac, thank you very much.

[elisi]

I assume he means in New Who, because whoa Nelly, I don't think that cna be a true universal statement.
Presumably, yes, he's trying to set Missy & Twelve apart from Ten & Simm.

I for one am a ranting multimaniac, thank you very much.
Sorry, distracted by the awesomeness of your icon/ <3

[rustydragonfly.livejournal.com]

Osgood! I knew there was something up there.

[elisi]

I... should probably warn for spoilers. But yes. Totally something up!

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing! The Moff is always a good interview. : )

[elisi]

I've had it open in a tab for days, but I wanted to pull out quotes...

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

I knew that something was up!!

[elisi]

Something's always up! ;)

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Arrrghhh. Had to skip because spoileries!! Hopefully I will get to read in September, lol!

*HUGS*

[elisi]

Well you probably know what it is, but there's nothing wrong with erring on the side of caution!

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Very cool, I can't wait to see the Dcotor and Missy in this series!

The only time the Doctor and the Master flirted was actually David Tennant and John Simm.

And yep, that's what I thought when some viewers were raging about the double standards of the Doctor only kissing the Master (or being kissed by) in female form. There seemed to be a vibe from fandom that of course it's going to be played as flirty enemies now that the Master is female, but in fact there was nothing flirtatious going on there at all compared to David Tennant and John Smith's scenes as the Doctor and Master

[rustydragonfly.livejournal.com]

Yeah really, the Doctor and Missy never had phone sex!

[elisi]

Very cool, I can't wait to see the Dcotor and Missy in this series!
Let's hope they get lots of time to just TALK, without the Doctor frantically trying to put out Missy's fires... Um. Yeah. Not going to happen, is it? ;)

There seemed to be a vibe from fandom that of course it's going to be played as flirty enemies now that the Master is female, but in fact there was nothing flirtatious going on there at all compared to David Tennant and John Smith's scenes as the Doctor and Master
Indeed. As Ragnarok says below, the phone sex alone... <3