such_heights | Neil Gaiman writing for Who in 2010?

Rumour alert, unsurprisingly, but. A series of links led me to this insider info page that sometimes manages to get hold of the real goods, apparently. The article itself is pretty long and has lots of other topics (although if you fancy it, the writer's got a brief recap of Steven Moffat's resume as well as some speculation about the future of Who in general, which is a fun read). The Gaiman-relevant bits are under the cut:

I understand that Neil Gaiman has been approached to write for the popular TV series "Doctor Who," for broadcast in 2010.

So what's going on here? Let's find out.

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Well, some people see Steven as transforming Doctor Who into something very different. That’s not true, Steven has been a cheerleader for Russell’s work on the project from Day One and will continue in that vein. Indeed, he may well fight aganst what is expected of him. But odds are we’ll get some more fun time travel stories out of it, maybe a slight tweak towards intricate structure, and some interesting geek-friendly names.

Such as the rumour running around my BBC sources that Neil Gaiman being approached to write an episode for 2010. That would be this Neil Gaiman, comic author, fantasy novelist, screenwriter, poet and writer of the Duran Duran Biography 1985. With possibly the most non-committal non-confirmation I’ve ever read. And I’ve read the responses of current Labour ministers.

In fact when I asked Neil if he’d care to comment, he pleaded the Francis saying, "You may very well think that, but I could not possibly comment."

I do very well think that. I do.

Of course, nothing will actually have been commissioned by the BBC at this stage, and there's many a slip 'twixt cup and prosthetic lip, but it's looking good.

*flaps* I cannot even! What would he write? Would it short circuit the network from its greatness? So, do we utilise the fannish hive mind now? All together, we do believe in a Neil Gaiman Doctor Who episode, we do, we do... Oh my.

Neil Gaiman writing for Who in 2010?

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