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Just have a bit of a lie down.
While it's distinctly possible that RTD will quit at the end of next year (having already stated that he won't go on to create another Doctor after David Tennant leaves), the show will doubtlessly continue. It's pulling in consistently massive audiences, with figures up on last year's episodes and that whole merchandising arm is gathering money for them at a great speed.
There are two possibilities for new head-writers for the show. One fills me with an unknowable dread: Chris Chibnall. The other is Gareth Roberts.
Both are head writers on the Who spin-offs, both have probably proved themselves as quite successful contributers to the show. I'm not too sure of their executive producerly experience, but it's possible that they'll get the call.
Personally, I'd love to see Steven Moffat being promoted to head-writer/producer, but it's worryingly likely that a lot of these people will move on when RTD does.
The writers for S4 were announced in this month's DWM. I know it's early days yet, but for those interested, it's a fairly promising line-up.
RTD is doing four, plus the Christmas special. Helen Raynor is doing another two-parter. Stephen Greenhorn and Gareth Roberts are returning with episodes and Steven Moffat is doing another two-parter. Tom Macrae is returning after an absence in season 3, which leaves me indifferent, as his cybermen episodes were a bit "meh." In the way of new writers we have the relatively unknown Keith Temple. He has never done anything Who-related before, but has a lot of television experience. Also coming on-board next season is James Moran, who wrote Severance.
Promising bunch of writers for next season, it's just a shame that there's no Paul Cornell, or other writers with Who experience. I would have loved one of the big finish writers to get the call-up, like Joe Lidster or Steve Lyons, but no such luck. |
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