"I started my career as a toilet cleaner, so writing Dr Who was at least a step up" Very mean sir! LOL! I love that man, Well Moore and Neil Gaiman both grew up in their own ways on Dr Who even if Moore doesn't have a love of the series like Gaiman does, Gaiman wrote that memorable episode 'The Doctor's Wife', I always imagine an Alan Moore written episode of Dr Who might have The Doctor meeting up with Alister Crowley or Harry Houdini maybe, which would be interesting in its own right; IMHO.
Andrew Cartmel, the Script Editor for the show between 1986 and 1989, actually approached Alan Moore about writing for the show in 1988 and he writes about it briefly in his book 'Script Doctor'. After some initial confusion where Moore turned him down, believing he was asking him to write for the comic again, Moore seemed interested in writing a story. He had a few meetings with Cartmel and they both liked Moore's idea of writing something like 'The Celestial Toymaker' as Alan was keen to explore the dark fantasy of childhood nursery rhymes, but things didn't work out as Moore just didn't have time in his schedule to write for the coming season which would turn out to be the show's last. Indeed, Moore's work was a direct influence on a number of scripts from that period, and Cartmel's scene for the companion Mel's departure at the end of 'Dragonfire' was based on Moore's work, with Cartmel admitting that he based the Doctor's perception of time in it on how Doctor Manhattan viewed time in 'Watchmen'.
He could also play rassilon with that beard with the mixture of science and magic. Btw dr who missed out on Christopher priest of the prestige fame writing 2 scripts for the 4th who series
Don't worry. Any day now he'll premiere a new comic series called "Professor What" about an ancient Chronogod who travels the universe in a ship called the "DARSIT." And it will be excellent.
@doctorw2 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON way dude. Don't get me wrong Alan Moore is THE best writer of the comic book/graphic novel medium and to see how he wud do a take on Dr Who now thats hes older and developed his style more, wud b fascinanting....having said that a) hes a great novelist and comic book writier, TV is a different ball game b) if he did apply himself 2 Dr Who like he famously has to comics he might just break the show beyond repair, as well written and spectacular as it might b 2 see
He wrote the backup stories for the comic, so he never wrote a strip featuring the Doctor - he did strips focussing on the Cybermen, Sontarans and Time Lords. The interview is a bit disingenious, as it uses images from then recent Eighth Doctor adventures.
@doctorw2 Its always been a mature sci-fi show. I mean I don't think u shud b writing 4 Dr WHo Tv series unless u have properly proven urself in other fields. the sheer creativity u need 2 write a good Dr Who ep compared to most other shows, not just sci-fi ones, is incredible. Its always been a kids/family show and the role has always had similar responsibilities, going back 2 even Tom Baker, and if u r not up to that then it is gonna b a bit of a problem. Many novels + audios r V. mature
@doctorw2 well hold on there has 2 b a compromise. It can't b mature like say BSG AND a childrens show. Its a family show with some clever ideas that can b both dark and ligtht, thats the strength of the show, it can do almost anything. Also I don't think teres a stigma these days about DW and back when there was it wasn't bcos it was 4 kids its more bcos of its 'geekyness'. My point is, its always been a childrens show, it shudn't abandon that, its been serious b4 + freq cutting edge
@doctorw2 @doctorw2 of course writing for tv and comics is different due to the different nature of the medium, tho they have similarlities. but u don't necesarrily want it out of its adolesence. there r novels, comics and audio dramas for that, have Moore work on those. it has always been a family show and if u make it grow up u mite permanatly lose that. His stories mite b gr8 but they mite not accomodate ALL viewers, eg the younger ones
