[ SECRET POST #2625 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2625 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

That's an interesting theory. Though I don't hold out much hope that it is at all representative of reality. Sadly enough.

[silverr]

Granted, I'm projecting my own experiences as a writer onto the situation, but to me that's the universal struggle: the sort of outline that has a solid opening, a kickass ending, and a middle represented by the note "[[In the middle cool things happen. I don't know what they are yet, I can't describe them, but there should be something.]]")

That and I can't imagine working constantly under a deadline where you have to "hurry up and be creative!"

[(Anonymous)]

So what you're suggesting as a theory might be that the bad writing, lack of plot, lots-of-handwaving is really Moffat going through years and years of writer's block? Admittedly, this theory makes Moffat out to be a more sympathetic character. But, given his MO on, for instance, Sherlock, *spits* and his willingness to chase after wherever he thinks the money/adulation is, to the point of saying whatever it is he thinks the fans want to hear (resulting in him changing his tune from one interview to the next), yeah, I'm cynical.

[silverr]

I ... guess?

(It's not that I don't find other aspects problematic (e.g. characterization, and characterization, and oh yes, characterfuckingization), but I was focusing on The Plot Thing. Maybe it might be good if Moff was more General Idea Guy and then handed off the filling in of the narrative to someone else. I don't know: I should really STFU, as I lost interest in DW around the time Clara came in.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Maybe it might be good if Moff was more General Idea Guy and then handed off the filling in of the narrative to someone else.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that essentially what his job description is? There was only ever one J. Michael Straczynski. And Steven Moffat is definitely no J. Michael Straczynski.

[silverr]

I wouldnt think if correcting yo, because I have no idea. From the way some people talk, I've got the impression that Moff is ... whatever the TV production equivalent of "micromanaging the scripts" would be.