Could Doctor Who Move to an On-Demand Platform? Steven Moffat Thinks Not

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With the ongoing growth of online television programming through services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Instant, as well as the success of full series runs arriving in one binge-worthy blast online, the future look of televised media is clearly in flux.

At this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival, Steven Moffat was asked if the changing face of television would eventually alter the way Doctor Who was brought to audiences. While he does see online television services as essentially bringing the same model of television, albeit in a slightly different way, he claims “I still feel Who is more of a once-a-week thing.”

That doesn’t mean there won’t be changes to the format of the program as the show goes on, however. Moffat mentioned the desire to use several two-part episodes throughout the upcoming season: “It allows you to go into more detail in the story. To take your time a bit. Although, it’s a blessing and a curse, because it allows you to make a movie, but you’re also required to make a movie.”

While working on such a filmic scope may be daunting, Moffat seems to enjoy working with star Peter Capaldi. Both men are lifetime fans of the program they now head, but Moffat wanted to make it clear he was the more knowledgeable Whovian. “His love,” Moffat states of Capaldi, “we can compete on that, just let it be understood. But in a face-off, in a head-to-head, he’s nowhere bloody close. I’m ahead on knowledge. I am. Honestly.”

What do you think about a future where Doctor Who moves to an on-demand platform? Do you think Who works better once-a-week, or would you prefer to binge? Perhaps most importantly, in a face-off, in a head-to-head: Capaldi or Moffat?

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