Loo Brealey, who plays Molly Hooper in the BBC series Sherlock, auditioned for the role of Rose Tyler in Doctor Who? She was obviously unsuccessful, as the role was given to Billie Piper, but she was at the top of this list to be considered for the following companion.
Nowadays, Moffat IS Doctor Who, and together Moffat and Gatiss ARE Sherlock. So if you dislike his writing and themes so much, why do you still love the shows? Stop bashing him; he is a brilliant man, and his Twitter update from August WAS A JOKE! And also, like I said, THIS WAS IN AUGUST. Stop turning it into some huge political issue! It’s nice to know that he has respect for women. Sure, he obviously does hold women in high esteem, perhaps higher than men, but everyone is entitled to an opinion and in this case he was just being funny. So many others could have gotten away with this. I think y’all just need to lighten up. (for those of you who haven’t seen it…)
To me, it always seems like he is very keen on making sure to respect all men and women (or “other” as often seen in DW) whatever their sexuality. He goes out of his way to make his works diverse with people of different strengths, weaknesses, personalities, characteristics, sexuality and confidence. Just look at Captain Jack Harkness, played by John Barrowman, a character of Moffat’s own creation. If you don’t like Moffat, you don’t like Sherlock and you most certainly don’t like Doctor Who. In my opinion and with all due respect, he’s ten times the writer Russel T. Davies ever was. Nobody understands Doctor Who like Steven Moffat does. He puts his entire heart into everything he writes and is a part of. He comes up with brilliant plot twists and leaves us wondering, he scares the hell out of us and cracks us up, he makes us SO impatient that we want to punch something (in fact I’m sure many people have) but then leaves us so satisfied with the turnout, every time. He comes up with fantastic and dynamic characters who we grow to know and love. Either respect the man and his works, or respect neither. I love Moffat. If you don’t, why are you still watching?
I’M OUT.
