Kit Stølen ([info]anachronaut) wrote in [info]doctorwho,
2006-05-20 01:53:00
The award for best response to anything ever has to go to Steven Moffat on a message board.




Other poster: “he gave us a 1980's retread [referring to Tom MacRae’s ‘Rise of the Cybermen’].”

Steven Moffat: “What are you TALKING ABOUT you mad, mewling fool??

If that episode had shown up in the 80s (or the 70s, or the 60s) we'd all have fainted of joy on the spot! Whump! All of us! Every fan in the country - gurgle, whump, living room floor. Medical experts would've been flown in from all around the world! "My God," they'd have cried, "every geek in Britain is unconscious!! Quick, let's pull their pants over their heads and draw moustaches on them!"

The Elder Statesmen of Fandom, in their vast and mighty Council Chamber (in Mum's bedroom), would
actually have EXPLODED!! Into CLOUDS OF VAPOUR!!! Every breath taken in the whole wide world wide would have contained a measurable quantity of IAN LEVINE!!

And here you are, you lot, and you don't even know you're born. Some of us had to go to school the Monday after the Giant Rat!! No, REALLY! Think about that! Added ten years to my virginity, that did, Giant Rat Monday! Oh, I haven't forgotten!

Kids today!

Sheesh!”

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[info]the_10thdoctor

May 20 2006, 06:16:41 UTC 6 years ago

*dies laughing*

Moffat pwns all...but I'm glad it didn't happen the way he posted. Who'd want to breathe Ian Levine?

[info]carole_london

May 20 2006, 08:41:34 UTC 6 years ago

Great post!

What does "pwns" mean?

[info]dune_drd

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[info]ionlylurkhere

May 20 2006, 07:28:42 UTC 6 years ago

Was that on OG?

*studiously continues to avoid the place*

[info]aelie_baby

May 21 2006, 04:43:18 UTC 6 years ago

here, here.

[info]glow_boy

May 20 2006, 07:30:51 UTC 6 years ago

That is brilliant.

[info]tysolna

May 20 2006, 08:16:34 UTC 6 years ago

*adding to my memories* Fantastic, thank you!

[info]lea_ysaye

May 20 2006, 12:22:49 UTC 6 years ago

Ahaha, icon love!

[info]tysolna

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[info]dune_drd

May 20 2006, 09:03:05 UTC 6 years ago

Mwhahahaha! And so true ^^

[info]purplehez

May 20 2006, 10:15:26 UTC 6 years ago

Hahaha, nice one!! :D

And it could almost be part of a Doctor Who story in itself - something to render all geeks unconscious might be quite a useful ploy for some alien plotting to take over the world! ;)

[info]eryx_uk

May 20 2006, 10:56:54 UTC 6 years ago

LOL. Fantastic.

[info]reinderrocr

May 20 2006, 11:21:22 UTC 6 years ago

Am I the only one who's hearing Moffat's first line in Tom Baker's voice?

[info]siamesegoth2

May 20 2006, 16:39:50 UTC 6 years ago

Nope.

*shuffles*

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[info]terredancer

May 20 2006, 11:52:37 UTC 6 years ago

Hah. That is fantastic. There's no other words for it.

[info]sunyata_digest

May 20 2006, 11:57:24 UTC 6 years ago

giant rat monday ahahahahahaha


(oh and anyone know who made this icon?)

[info]anachronaut

May 20 2006, 15:14:37 UTC 6 years ago

which icon?

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[info]agitatethis

May 20 2006, 18:13:23 UTC 6 years ago

Ha!! I want to credit that Icon too!! It makes me laugh and nod!!!
haha emo Doctor!

*cough*
~AT

[info]lee_in_limbo

May 20 2006, 12:08:47 UTC 6 years ago

You can tell he is the writer behind Couplings. (and if you think DW has been racy...)

L o L,
laughing when he should be slepping

[info]ed_zeppelin

May 20 2006, 12:22:36 UTC 6 years ago

Ah, somebody mildly criticises the new series and Steven Moffat, being a Big Name Fan, has carte blanche to tear them to shreds...it can only be the Oh Squee forums.

Seriously, he writes some good episodes, but he's a complete pillock.

[info]kaoru_is_here

May 20 2006, 13:16:33 UTC 6 years ago

Mhh... Do you really think so? Hey, he has at least humor and he clearly wasn't all that serious. If you're looking for a thin-skinned producer/writer who can get pissy in an instant, take Damon Lindelof from "Lost". That guy really is a complete pillock. And an embarrassing one as well.

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[info]thehornedgod

May 20 2006, 13:27:23 UTC 6 years ago

Heh! Moffat strikes again!

[info]issi_noho

May 20 2006, 15:30:41 UTC 6 years ago

Thank heavens for the real old skool.

[info]coaldustcanary

May 20 2006, 16:11:32 UTC 6 years ago

Now that is funny.

[info]sea_thoughts

May 20 2006, 17:51:03 UTC 6 years ago

Moffat rules purely for writing an amazingly funny rebuttal without using one single swear word, let alone the actual content of the post. Utterly hilarious.

"My God," they'd have cried, "every geek in Britain is unconscious!! Quick, let's pull their pants over their heads and draw moustaches on them!"

Reminds me of Roald Dahl. He's wonderful.

[info]agitatethis

May 20 2006, 18:18:50 UTC 6 years ago

I honestly don't get it. maybe because I wan't around in the 70's?
or maybe because I've never watched TV in Great Britain??

umm... the episode is good and cheesy, mmmm cheese... I don't know about fainting... I was excited to see any Doctor Who episode when it was on in the 80's, no matter how crappy~
hmmm
I still don't get it.
*sigh*

[info]the_roofdog

May 21 2006, 00:10:24 UTC 6 years ago

The original poster is just whinging a bit, fair enough, but Moffat's reply is completely disingenuous. So modern Who is automatically better than old Who because the giant rat looked crap ? That's rubbish and he knows it.
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