FARK.com: (6662123) Steven Moffat has been writing Doctor Who since 1995. Link goes to an old post of his on a message board

If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page.

		Steven Moffat has been writing Doctor Who since 1995. Link goes to an old post of his on a message board (groups.google.com)		49
		More: Cool

• • •

4579 clicks; posted to Entertainment » on 20 Oct 2011 at 6:05 PM | Favorite | share:

more» |

Get this fabulous T-Shirt and impress the methane out of your friends!

shirt it!

Share this link:

URL:

http://fk.cm/go/6662123

Bookmark:

Article Comments close

49 Comments (+0 »)

Shazam999

2011-10-20 06:16:23 PM

Usenet is only for the elite. Scram commoners.

adammpower

2011-10-20 06:17:02 PM

RIP internet 1.0

MisterLoki

2011-10-20 06:17:40 PM

Cool find. I'm going to write him at his Compuserv address.

Apos

2011-10-20 06:18:04 PM

That is pretty cool,actually,especially considering that those are typically the more thought-provoking eps in seasons 5 and 6.

MC Magic Cracker

2011-10-20 06:23:39 PM

He wrote the Doctor Who parody that featured Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders, way before he was showrunner.

adammpower

2011-10-20 06:27:59 PM

MC Magic Cracker: He wrote the Doctor Who parody that featured Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders, way before he was showrunner.

The Curse of the Fatal Death

ThisNameSux

2011-10-20 06:30:15 PM

foe2minutes

2011-10-20 06:45:23 PM

Ooh, I don't like the idea of seeing some of my old posts on message boards...

FunkOut

2011-10-20 06:47:58 PM

foe2minutes: Ooh, I don't like the idea of seeing some of my old posts on message boards...

Hmm, a lot of mine were under alt.tasteless.jokes...

ThisNameSux

2011-10-20 06:53:05 PM

foe2minutes: Ooh, I don't like the idea of seeing some of my old posts on message boards...

How would you feel about your address, phone number and names of relatives? Hopefully you're cool with it because I just found them. Who the hell puts their real name in their Fark profile?

some_beer_drinker

2011-10-20 06:56:17 PM

he should stop. dr who is the biggest steaming pile of crap on tv.

Wolfmanjames

2011-10-20 07:12:40 PM

Shazam999: Usenet is only for the elite. Scram commoners.

I miss Usenet. My ISP dropped access to it. Loved the MST3K board...

foe2minutes

2011-10-20 07:14:38 PM

Yikes, I haven't used this login forever - thanks for the tip, TNS.

FirstNationalBastard

2011-10-20 07:31:06 PM

...wish he would write a season that isn't an all-encompassing arc, or one without a redhead.

SearchN

2011-10-20 07:35:34 PM

ThisNameSux: foe2minutes: Ooh, I don't like the idea of seeing some of my old posts on message boards...

How would you feel about your address, phone number and names of relatives? Hopefully you're cool with it because I just found them. Who the hell puts their real name in their Fark profile?

Lots of us leave hints as to who we are. Hell, a couple of people here know exactly who I am, my real contact info, where I work, ect.

FunkOut

2011-10-20 07:42:27 PM

FirstNationalBastard: ...wish he would write a season that isn't an all-encompassing arc, or one without a redhead.

Less ginger, more pepper?

inkblot

2011-10-20 07:52:05 PM

They certainly are still here. Proper blue ones and everything.
Use to confuse the hell out of me as a kid because I didn't know
the TARDIS was based on a police box and just assumed that's what
time machines naturally looked like. For me seeing one on a
street corner was the exact equivalent of seeing the Enterprise
parked in the sky. I couldn't understand why no one was else was
amazed that the Doctor was in town.

bravian

2011-10-20 07:58:27 PM

Ahhhh ... the days when people used real names ... I remember those.

/will go download the last season from usenet now....

BKITU

2011-10-20 07:59:22 PM

Wolfmanjames: Shazam999: Usenet is only for the elite. Scram commoners.

I miss Usenet. My ISP dropped access to it. Loved the MST3K board...

RATMM represent!

Im_Gumby

2011-10-20 08:23:49 PM

RIP

rynthetyn

2011-10-20 08:37:30 PM

The other Who-related Moffat usenet postings that are kind of interesting is the discussion about Sex and The Doctor, which includes comments about The Doctor's apparent preference for mini-skirted bimbos as companions. (new window)

Also, this rather amusing quote: "And did you call me idiotic in the middle of an argument among
grown adults about Doctor Who's sex life? Honestly!! "

Dwight_Yeast

2011-10-20 09:13:56 PM

MC Magic Cracker: He wrote the Doctor Who parody that featured Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders, way before he was showrunner.

And before that, he wrote a Doctor Who story which was published in 1996. He's been thinking about this stuff for a VERY long time, which is why he's playing what I call the "long con" with the show: he's introduced things which will take several series (seasons) to play out.

Flagg99

2011-10-20 10:09:42 PM

Wow I miss Usenet (X-Files groups). And subby, it's not really a "message board."

browneye

2011-10-20 10:37:42 PM

Shazam999: I miss Usenet. My ISP dropped access to it. Loved the MST3K board...

This! So cool....so much fun!

BKITU: RATMM represent!

Ditto!

DarkPascual

2011-10-20 10:46:15 PM

FirstNationalBastard: ...wish he would write a season that isn't an all-encompassing arc, or one without a redhead.

While I think that Moffat is at his best writing smaller in scale stories, I've actually enjoy the idea of a run-long arc.

About the redhead... I disagree...

irving47

2011-10-20 11:18:29 PM

He writes that logic into an episode... "A Good Man Goes to War"
But from the perspective of a culture that he somehow freaked out, so Doctor there means something entirely different.

abkaiser

2011-10-21 01:25:27 AM

SearchN: Lots of us leave hints as to who we are. Hell, a couple of people here know exactly who I am, my real contact info, where I work, ect.

Same here. I'm fine with posting my name. Never had a desire not to.

I'm a RATMM frequenter and fan club member from eons past. It was, however embarrassing it might be to admit, a huge part of my existence. Almost religious. To toast that part of my life, I used this text in my next book's "About the Author" section:

Access to the knowledge core was slow and fragmented, and pieces had strange names like alt.binaries and rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc. These were the next places to explore and they too would eventually be conquered. New names appeared, like Gopher and Mosaic and Netscape. Soon everyone started all conversations with the same three letters: WWW. The Internet grew from a tiny town to a world-spanning empire. Andy feels lucky to have seen it happen.

Here's something pretty freakin' obscure (yeah, even for Fark): Any RATMMers remember "juliewa"?

pelzo63

2011-10-21 01:52:08 AM

this is like the old postings JMS made on GEnie a few years before B5 went on the air.

B5 was previously known as TWCBN, unfortunately i wasn't around for that era, only got usenet and internet around the end of the 4th season of B5 after RASTB5 had been handed off to Theron and Buford while the normal people went to RASTB5M. i wonder how upset good ole Buford gets every time he sees JMS name scroll across the screen in 3D. ahh, the good ole days, when flamewars were far more civil, none of those messy blasters like in these uncivilized times.

anyways, i hope moffat put more clues out there 15 years ago!

carl

2011-10-21 02:32:58 AM

MC Magic Cracker: He wrote the Doctor Who parody that featured Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders, way before he was showrunner.

Liar. Prove it. You show me a screengrab of Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders in Curse of the Fatal Death.

DjangoStonereaver

2011-10-21 04:47:45 AM

browneye: Shazam999: I miss Usenet. My ISP dropped access to it. Loved the MST3K board...

This! So cool....so much fun!

BKITU: RATMM represent!

Ditto!

Ravis!

/I even made the FAQ for the group.

DjangoStonereaver

2011-10-21 04:50:25 AM

abkaiser: Here's something pretty freakin' obscure (yeah, even for Fark): Any RATMMers remember "juliewa"?

You mean Julie Walker, Bad Brain's online liason and fan goddess?

Never heard of her.

100 Watt Walrus

2011-10-21 07:01:43 AM

[oldnewsisold.jpg]

Balchinian

2011-10-21 07:15:51 AM

Why and how is this relevant even to the most dedicated Whoie*?

*Whoie is a term I just made up to refer to hardcore fans of the show. Like "Trekkie".

Flint Ironstag

2011-10-21 07:58:54 AM

carl: MC Magic Cracker: He wrote the Doctor Who parody that featured Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders, way before he was showrunner.

Liar. Prove it. You show me a screengrab of Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders in Curse of the Fatal Death.

I think he was thinking about Joanna Lumley.

The_Time_Master

2011-10-21 08:02:59 AM

Motherfarker's been preparing for YEARS...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KcpxbOddGn8/TjqWvrNyFYI/AAAAAAAAAGE/Ddwun5M 9 veY/s1600/moffatt.jpg

The_Time_Master

2011-10-21 08:04:27 AM

http://kotwg.blogspot.com/2011/08/steven-moffatt-talks-about-50th.html

t3knomanser

2011-10-21 08:13:35 AM

pelzo63: anyways, i hope moffat put more clues out there 15 years ago!

He hasn't yet, but he will. The Doctor has better things to do with the TARDIS than help a TV producer troll his fanbase.

hubcity

2011-10-21 08:18:56 AM

Flint Ironstag: carl: MC Magic Cracker: He wrote the Doctor Who parody that featured Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders, way before he was showrunner.

Liar. Prove it. You show me a screengrab of Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders in Curse of the Fatal Death.

I think he was thinking about Joanna Lumley.

He was, and it was "The Curse Of Fatal Death", but why quibble? And you can't get a screengrab of them both, because...um...well, anyway, here 'tis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do-wDPoC6GM

abkaiser

2011-10-21 08:41:28 AM

DjangoStonereaver: abkaiser: Here's something pretty freakin' obscure (yeah, even for Fark): Any RATMMers remember "juliewa"?

You mean Julie Walker, Bad Brain's online liason and fan goddess?

Never heard of her.

Truly awesome. I love this place.

She was one of my first virtual crushes (right after Chun-Li, of course). Not only was she an important part of the show, she was funny and engaging in her own right, and part of her job was to spend a lot of time on USENET just talking to the fans. She was also the first time I had exposure to "famous" people - where the average abkaiser could ask questions, and she would actually answer them! Imagine that.

/assume you said "Bad Brains" as a test of my own knowledge
/you won't get the Best of me

DjangoStonereaver

2011-10-21 08:57:05 AM

abkaiser: DjangoStonereaver: abkaiser: Here's something pretty freakin' obscure (yeah, even for Fark): Any RATMMers remember "juliewa"?

You mean Julie Walker, Bad Brain's online liason and fan goddess?

Never heard of her.

Truly awesome. I love this place.

She was one of my first virtual crushes (right after Chun-Li, of course). Not only was she an important part of the show, she was funny and engaging in her own right, and part of her job was to spend a lot of time on USENET just talking to the fans. She was also the first time I had exposure to "famous" people - where the average abkaiser could ask questions, and she would actually answer them! Imagine that.

/assume you said "Bad Brains" as a test of my own knowledge
/you won't get the Best of me

Yes.

Yes I did.

/never post before coffee......

Dwight_Yeast

2011-10-21 09:30:58 AM

The_Time_Master: Motherfarker's been preparing for YEARS...

Being showrunner for Doctor Who, Moffat is allowed to use the BBC time machine. So he just nipped back in time and told his younger self to start prepping for the job he'd eventually hold.

browneye

2011-10-21 09:31:44 AM

abkaiser: Here's something pretty freakin' obscure (yeah, even for Fark): Any RATMMers remember "juliewa"?

DjangoStonereaver: You mean Julie Walker, Bad Brain's online liason and fan goddess?

Also organizer of two of the greatest conventions in the universe: MST3K Convention Con ExpoFest-a-Rama and Convention Con II: Electric Bugaloo.

Never heard of her.

Me either.

/Aaahhhh, memories....

HopScotchNSoda

2011-10-21 10:36:15 AM

Dwight_Yeast: MC Magic Cracker: He wrote the Doctor Who parody that featured Rowan Atkinson and Jennifer Saunders, way before he was showrunner.

As was already pointed out, no, Jennifer Saunders was not in it, but both Joanna Lumley (Patsy) and Julia Sawalha (Saffy) were. Saunders is about the only singificant Absolutely Fabulous actor not to have been in a Doctor Who adventure. June Winfield (Gran) was a member of Wilfred Mott's elderly gang in "The End of Time". Naoko Mori (Saffy's friend,Sarah), of course, went on to be Toshi Sato. Christopher Ryan (Eddie's 2nd ex-husband, Marshall) played Lord Kiv in one of the "Trial of a Timelord" sub-serials, and a couple different Sontarans in a few episodes of the revived era. Kate O'Mara was the Rani long before she portrayed Patsy's sister, Jackie. Kathy Burke (Patsy's chain smoking editor, Magda) played Lazar in "Terminus".

And before that, he wrote a Doctor Who story which was published in 1996. He's been thinking about this stuff for a VERY long time, which is why he's playing what I call the "long con" with the show: he's introduced things which will take several series (seasons) to play out.

Which is where "Let's Kill Hitler"'s Luna University and Professor Candy were introduced. Candy is no fan of the Doctor and his meddling.

thegreensuit

2011-10-21 10:45:16 AM

Which one is Steven?

Dwight_Yeast

2011-10-21 10:46:24 AM

Dwight_Yeast: The_Time_Master: Motherfarker's been preparing for YEARS...

Being showrunner for Doctor Who, Moffat is allowed to use the BBC time machine. So he just nipped back in time and told his younger self to start prepping for the job he'd eventually hold.

I meant to add that RTD used the BBC time machine to go back in time and seduce Oscar Wilde. And Cole Porter.

Lord Binky

2011-10-21 12:24:52 PM

Balchinian: Why and how is this relevant even to the most dedicated Whoie*?

*Whoie is a term I just made up to refer to hardcore fans of the show. Like "Trekkie".

What about "whovian?" Or do you intend tho make a distinction?

starhunter

2011-10-21 02:55:43 PM

Balchinian: Why and how is this relevant even to the most dedicated Whoie*?

*Whoie is a term I just made up to refer to hardcore fans of the show. Like "Trekkie".

We call ourselves Whovians.

/whoie sounds like something you put in your hoo-haa

100 Watt Walrus

2011-10-22 03:35:15 PM

starhunter: /whoie sounds like something you put in your hoo-haa

Come to think of it, I wonder if any companions ever tried the sonic as a vibrator.

/Rule 34

Grotesk

2011-10-23 08:40:03 AM

100 Watt Walrus: starhunter: /whoie sounds like something you put in your hoo-haa

Come to think of it, I wonder if any companions ever tried the sonic as a vibrator.

/Rule 34

Adric.

Which is why the Fifth Doctor was adamant that there be no rescue attempt. Also why he got over the sonic being destroyed (it actually wasn't; it blew itself up from shame).

Displayed 49 of 49 comments

Redisplay/refresh comments

This thread is closed to new comments.