Moffat - "you can imagine how much I hate them"
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River Song was right about spoilers...
Can't say I blame him for being angry. Theres always some jerk who has to make the rest of us look bad.
I hope all those people who would rip in to RTD for making even the most mildly negative comment about any section of Fandom will show the same response here.
And Mr Moffat, no matter how you might feel about people (whose method of enjoying the series is none of your business anyway) you don't make comments in that language in public. It's totally unprofessional.
And Mr Moffat, no matter how you might feel about people (whose method of enjoying the series is none of your business anyway) you don't make comments in that language in public. It's totally unprofessional.
I feel for him, they go to a lot of work to surprise folks. Also, there are plenty of fans who'd like to enjoy the show without having the details or spoilers thrown about willy nilly. Especially, when it is done by folks given the chance to preview things ahead of time. Their being trusted to have the sense to review without spoiling the show for those waiting to enjoy it.
And yet he allows that Today Show report which gives away multiple Spoilers without any warning.
I truly feel for him, i have a fair idea those few who(Oh the pun), were intent on ruining the surprise for everybody else might have actually ruined it for everybody as i can see future show promos being press only now.
Real shame that the majority of fans at the promo have to suffer in the same barrel now as the few rotton ones.
Real shame that the majority of fans at the promo have to suffer in the same barrel now as the few rotton ones.
Moffat's own comment on his rant is "grumpy old sod", so I guess he may ever so slightly feel that it wasn't the best move. 
As with the bad review, the more noise you make about something you don't like, the more people will go an look it up. So someone posted spoilers - which were presumably only seen by people who wanted to see spoilers. And?
As with the bad review, the more noise you make about something you don't like, the more people will go an look it up. So someone posted spoilers - which were presumably only seen by people who wanted to see spoilers. And?
He didn't allow anything, he doesn't edit the Today Show.
As someone who enjoys reading spoilers I still understand why he would be upset as the showrunner. He's trying to protect the show for those who don't want to be spoiled and have the impact of surprise. I totally get that. I don't think his comments were unprofessional at all. I would have said the same thing about RTD had he stated the comments as I'm partial to them both.
Blogtorwho has the spoken clip in question as well as an interview with the fan in question (I believe- gotta say I want to smack him for the hair alone either way.)
http://blogtorwho.blogspot.com/
http://blogtorwho.blogspot.com/
Actually RTD did, on many occasions, complain about people letting spoilers out. He was annoyed how the papers would break storylines ahead of broadcast. Steven Moffat may have been strenuous in his complaint about it but RTD most definitely did complain about it.
That's Benjamin Cook, writer for Doctor Who Magazine and co-writer of The Writer's Tale.
So they just turned up on their doorstep and demanded to be allowed to shoot whatever they want.
Right.
I wasn't sure of the ID, still hate the hair though. I'm becoming my old man day by day.
I know he did but he never publicly spoke of fans in that manner, which didn't stop people abusing him for any slight complaint he did make.
What the hell did Ben Cook freebase for him to think that hair color works for him?
They're press folks doing an infotainment piece about the show. They got a press packet and were probably asked to avoid things but Moffat and the BBC have no control over what NBC produces.
Clearly you have issues with Moffat, take them up with someone who cares.
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