Talk:Steven Moffat

message: Hello. I know that Press Gang won a BAFTA after its second series, but I can't find a source that says that it was specifically for "Something Terrible." Does anyone have a source, or should that phrase just be removed from the article? The JPStalk to me 16:20, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Press Gang "Something Terrible" BAFTA 

message: There are a lot of reliable sources around to support the statement that Moffat's father was a headmaster, but do we have a source for the specific school? The JPStalk to me 20:02, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation needed 

message: There's a bit of info which is out of date about this project; it says the pilot will be shot in Jan 09. It's March now, so has it been shot as planned?Number36 (talk) 21:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've changed the tense to fit with the sources we have. The JPStalk to me 09:23, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sherlock 

message: All the earlier shows descriptions include discussion of Moffat's personal life and how it affected the scripts he wrote, he seems to frequently use his personal life for inspiration in stories. Yet none of this is discussed in the section on Doctor Who. the Silence in the Library double, and Girl in the Fireplace both have the Doctor falling seriously in love with someone new, someone not his current companion, and more than most other writers he pushes the boundaries on the Doctors love life very explicitly - do we not have some source that could clarify Moffat's motivations here? Perhaps that omitted 'Sexism' section might shed some light? I think readers will be interested in Moffats psychology as it influences a new era of Doctor Who, since this whole page freely admits how much of his personal life ends up on screen.
220.253.226.245 (talk) 08:48, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: To what quote are you reffing? Without references to reliable sources, any interpretive comments about the texts you mention, or "Moffat's psychology", fail our OR|original research policy. The JPStalk to me 11:12, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal motivation behind scripts - but not Doctor Who 

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message: A cultish following has developed around a lot of Moffat's work, especially Doctor Who and Sherlock. Moffat's tendency to kill off beloved main characters has a strong impact on these fans who worship the awesomeness of his work. Many fans meet on the popular website "Tumblr", using it's awesome blogging capabilities to express themselves. His apparent joy in plots containing lovable characters who suffer immensely has earned him the title of "psychopath". These communities, known as "Fandoms" despise Moffat and death threats are a casual occurrence. The love for his characters and the hate for him amongst these massive fandoms is notable and I believe should be included. A basic paragraph with a gist of "Many believe Moffat is a psychopath hellbent on destroying their happiness and lives through the use of indirect emotional manipulation". It's important to show Moffat's horrible impact on his beloved fans. dftba (Torch Perish (talk) 22:53, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: If you have a reliable secondary source that discusses this community, there might be a way to mention it (I'm not sure a section is merited).  Otherwise, they represent a fringe element of the larger audience, nothing more.  You have to question the judgment of this group and whether their rather distorted view is notable enough for mention.  Hell, Davies killed far more characters than Moffat's gotten close to; whereas Moffat started the whole "nobody dies" theme within the Doctor Who canon in "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances".  This seems to be largely a group of people who can't handle that Rory and Amy left Doctor Who. --Drmargi (talk) 23:04, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  I can't see any way that this would be presented in a form that would pass verifiability guidelines, even if this mania on the part of a comparatively small number of people was notable enough merit inclusion.  A small community on tumblr with a penchant for vandalizing this article isn't attuned to the goals of this project.  Moreover, you unquestionable represent a fringe perspective, and don't speak for the mainstream audience.  Far better you find a fan site where this can be discussed; Wikipedia simply isn't the right venue.  --Drmargi (talk) 21:38, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I completely concur with Drmargi's response to this. These threads tend to pop up whenever we have the article protected to prevent the rather juvenile posts that occur. Since the OP has not made another post I would suggest archiving or collapsing this thread to keep the trolling to a minimum. MarnetteD | Talk 22:15, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  This is a done deal as far as I can see.  --Drmargi (talk) 23:14, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

text: A better solution is to collect reliable citations of his fandom here until they're notable enough to add to the article. That's what talk is for, after all.  174.62.68.53 (talk) 07:31, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposing New Section

message: The TV series Sherlock has is very popular, and I think it deserves its own section.  I suggesting taking away the Sherlock content from the Jekyll, Tintin, and Sherlock section, and placing it in a new section with more information about Moffat's input and association with Sherlock. 24.246.61.25 (talk) 01:43, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Section: Sherlock 

message: Steven Moffat has now written 30 episodes of Doctor Who. The "current" number there is wrong.
Pcyr9999 (talk) 17:49, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --ElHef (Meep?) 19:19, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2014 

message: Hi, I'm new here, so I can't edit Steven's page, but could someone more 'established' link the reference to Knifer, the musical Steven wrote and directed, to the new page about it?  I've heavily added to that page, and would like more people to know about it.  Introspecta (talk) 00:05, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: ''Knifer''

message: I can't edit this page but it would be interesting to add that Steven Moffat has written for more actors who have played the Doctor in Doctor Who than any other writer (eight - Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Paul McGann, John Hurt, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi). BlueBlue11 (talk) 20:25, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia doesn't do trivia. DonQuixote (talk) 20:39, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn't say it would be in a designated "trivia" section, I just said that it would be interesting trivia to add somewhere on the article. 82.17.101.121 (talk) 18:13, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Regardless, it's trivia, and we don't do trivia anywhere in an article.  --Drmargi (talk) 18:33, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Even though the page for Christopher Barry says a completely similar thing? It says "He was one of only three (the others being Douglas Camfield and Lennie Mayne) to direct all of the first four actors to play the Doctor – William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker". BlueBlue11 (talk) 17:54, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is a weak argument. That bit of trivia should probably be removed from Christopher Barry's page as it's pure trivia. DonQuixote (talk) 18:56, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

text: Because he didn't write for them it that story. All of them were clips from past episodes, so he didn't write for the actor. That said, John Guilor and David Bradley (both playing First Doctor) should be added to the list if ever we decide to add this. --86.152.200.56 (talk) 16:51, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: The titles for all the episodes for Series 9 of Doctor Who have now been released, so the two part finale needs to be changed from TBC.
Ryan0ry (talk) 12:28, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 19:22, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: They're confirmed. See Doctor Who (series 9). -- User:Edokter  19:29, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 September 2015 

message: The title is not "Inversion of the Zygons", it is "The Zygon Inversion". 90.192.195.45 (talk) 19:11, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. -- User:Edokter  19:30, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Request 

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message: In the section of doctor who, please can you add a new paragraph in stating that he will be stepping down as the showrunner for doctor and will be replaced by Chris Chibnall.
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thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2016 

message: "Moffat also co-wrote Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn in 2011."-217.248.8.211 (talk) 21:52, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should be... 

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message: So this guy is the "showrunner" of Doctor Who? What actual job title, as given in the credits, does this position relate to? Can't say I've ever seen anyone descried as a "shworunner" before. 141.6.11.24 (talk) 20:48, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It's just what the name sounds like: the executive producer in charge of overall production of the show, and the head writer.  Everyone else works under the showrunner.  I believe the expression was coined in the U.S. (it's been used here for 20 years or more), and has crossed the pond relatively recently.  ----Dr.Margi ✉ 20:51, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, thanks. I'd thought it was maybe executive producer. In the lead he's described as "showrunner, writer and executive producer", so I think this should be changed to remove the duplication. 141.6.11.25 (talk) 21:38, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: For what it's worth, this subject also came up on the Talk:Chris Chibnall page at pretty much the same time.  I added some references for UK use of the term, including this article.  I don't have massively strong feelings on it one way or another, but maybe good to make both of these pages consistent in their use or not of the term?  ErsatzCulture (talk) 23:35, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Showrunner? 

message: Should we note the controversies around Moffat during his time as a writer for Doctor Who and Sherlock? Some criticisms of Moffat’s work surrounds his representation of female characters. The first is this article (https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/aug/23/doctor-who-steven-moffat-sexism) which notes: “In May [2014], a group of university students applied the Bechdel Test to the female characters on Doctor Who, and found significant differences between those created under Moffat and those created under Davies. They found decreases in onscreen speaking times for companions, total speaking times for women, and the number of speaking roles for women.” 
The second is this article (https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/steven-moffat-sexism-sherlock-doctor-who/)
I don’t know if these could be considered realible sources but Moffat’s writing has had some criticism and could be the subject of discussion for this article, especially as “A Scandal in Belgravia” article suggests his quote, "We don’t acknowledge you on television 'cos you’re having FAR TOO MUCH FUN. You probably don’t even watch 'cos you’re so BUSY!" fits more appropriately on his article here, as part of a section on the controversy.213.107.66.180 (talk) 08:18, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy