'Doctor Who' Season 9: Steve Moffat On Fan Displeasure, 'Feeling A Bit Grim' [VIDEO]
Doctor Who has a very dedicated fanbase, but showrunner Steven Moffat (generally) doesn't let viewers' displeasure rub him the wrong way.
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It is well known that Doctor Who took a different tone when Russell T. Davies passed the torch to Moffat back at the start of season 5, and there will always be those fans who will vehemently express their opinions at such a change.
Over all, however, Moffat believes the supportive members of the fandom far outweigh those with an axe to grind.
"I have always found [fans] to be clever, funny, articulate and more than usually friendly," Moffat told Doctor Who Magazine (via Doctor Who TV). "It is now, and always has been, a game for the civilised and kind. Lone exceptions don't change that."
Some comments do cut through Moffat's defenses, however.
"I suppose, being honest - because we're all human and fragile - some of the blows do land. You know, when you're tired, in the dark watches of the night, when that hand is grasping for your ankle from under the bed," Moffat explained. "I remember, not long ago, feeling a bit grim myself, about some vicious remarks. Stupidly and childishly, I'd let them get to me."
Find out if you agree (or disagree) with the way Moffat has planed out season 9 when Doctor Who returns to the BBC and BBC America later this year. Click the video below to see a teaser.
