Charlie Kaufman.
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Quote: Griff @ January 22 2009, 1:52 PM GMTWhat writers would we all like to see write for Doctor Who not counting ourselves?
I'd like to see Terrance Dicks make a comeback; Alan Moore (especially since he's got Who previous from the Marvel comic); I wish the Stephen Fry script had gone ahead, that would have been interesting; Joss Whedon and/or Jane Espenson; and maybe Jasper Fforde?
I'd say no to Dicks I think, he's done his stint, I don't need to see another one from him. I'd say yes to Gaimen, and Whedon would be interesting; Moore would be fantastic. I don't see, even as an experiment, why they don't put aside one slot a year for these sort of writers, just to see what they would do with the format.
Quote: chipolata @ January 22 2009, 1:54 PM GMTCharlie Kaufman.
Ha! That would be mental.
Joss Whedon!? We've have 4 years of RTD trying to be him, so I'd say no.
I dunno what Philip Martin is up to these days, but he's one I would approach for a script. Alan Moore would be the best writer ever on the show, so I'd love to see what he would come up with.
Quote: Griff @ January 22 2009, 1:58 PM GMTKaufman excellent choice!
I just want to see Dicks have a crack at the new show for nostalgia reasons. This is the guy who invented the concept of Time Lords. Surely they can find it in their heart to give him an episode.
Does he even still write? He must be pretty old by now. I'd have maybe Marc Platt, or Ben Aaronovitch have a crack; I liked the stuff they did in the original runs dying days.
Quote: Griff @ January 22 2009, 1:59 PM GMTHey don't judge a guy by his imitators! Whedon runs rings round RTD on every possible yardstick.
True!
Surely it's not too late for them to make Marc Platt's Lungbarrow.
Quote: Griff @ January 22 2009, 1:59 PM GMTHey don't judge a guy by his imitators! Whedon runs rings round RTD on every possible yardstick.
I bet RTD is a bigger gay though.
Quote: Griff @ January 22 2009, 2:02 PM GMTYeah, Dicks wrote some novels for the Virgin/BBC "New Adventures" range. Pretty pulpy stuff, but the couple I read were decent page-turners.
I used to really like the Virgin New Adventures series of books, some good stuuf, and housed a lot of the new series writers. Human Nature was brilliant, so brilliant RTD snapped it up for series three!
Quote: Griff @ January 22 2009, 2:02 PM GMTYeah, Dicks wrote some novels for the Virgin/BBC "New Adventures" range. Pretty pulpy stuff, but the couple I read were decent page-turners.
hey whats wrong with pulp!
Quote: Marc P @ January 22 2009, 2:06 PM GMThey whats wrong with pulp!
Nothing. Common People is one of my favourite albums ever.
Quote: chipolata @ January 22 2009, 2:09 PM GMTNothing. Common People is one of my favourite albums ever.
He's here all week ladies and gentlepeeps! 
Quote: Matthew Stott @ January 22 2009, 2:10 PM GMTHe's here all week ladies and gentlepeeps!
I f**ked it up anyway. The album's Different Class.
It was a darm sight better than Pulp Video!
Quote: Marc P @ January 22 2009, 2:13 PM GMTIt was a darm sight better than Pulp Video!
That was terrible. And they had some real hacks writing for it as well.
Quote: chipolata @ January 22 2009, 2:12 PM GMTI f**ked it up anyway. The album's Different Class.
You big fool, you.
Quote: Griff @ January 22 2009, 1:52 PM GMTand maybe Jasper Fforde?
Definitely! That would be great. I'm sure he could do some interesting things.