Moffat: No Two-Parters in Series 7

Steven Moffat has said it is unlikely that there will be any two-part stories in Series 7.

”The big thing is, nothing in the next run is starting out as a two-parter,” he confirms in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine. “At this stage, everything is a single episode, and the only reason anything will become a two-parter is if we think it needs to be; not so much that the story is too long for 45 minutes, because nothing is too long for 45 minutes, but if it feels as though there are two distinct stages to the story…

He goes on to explain some of the reasoning behind the decision: “I was looking at the facts and stats and it’s not true that the two-parters save us money. We’ve assumed it for years. They don’t save us money at all. Not a penny. So what’s the point in them? The viewing figures always go down. The AI [Audience Appreciation Index] goes down, even if the second episode is the better one. The press coverage goes down. The trailers are a bit boring. I want to be able to say, every week, we’ve got a big standalone blockbuster, and then a trailer that makes it look like nothing compared to what’s going to happen next week! That’s the form for next year.”

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    Moffat may yet salvage my opinion of his storytelling abilities…

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    standalone episodes!

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    Nooooo. Two-parters are some of my favorites. When done correctly, they become open to larger plot arcs

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    ^ This! I always get excited at two-part episodes!

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    what? but some of the best episodes were the second part of a two parter! :O who cares about the press?

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    Emphasis mine. Moffat,...you fucking kidding me? This from

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    Interesting. For me, watching...was really my first look into how other countries do...

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