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Moffat Appreciation Week || Day 7: A day in celebration of Steven Moffat

Thank you, Steven, for seven amazing years.

“Doctor Who, by always being different, can never be perfect. But yes, how do we measure its greatness? There are people who became writers because of Doctor Who. Loads of them. There are people who became artists because of Doctor Who. There are people who became actors because of Doctor Who. Two of them have played the Doctor. There are people, believe it or not, who become scientists because of Doctor Who. That seems improbable given we said the moon was an egg, you’d think they’d have a problem with it. But people become scientists, people change their view of the world and what they’re capable of, because of a silly show about a man who travels around in time and space in a police box. So, never mind the reviews. Never mind anything. Never mind the ratings. Never mind any of that. Count the scientists, the musicians, the scholars, the writers, the directors, the actors, who became what they are because of this show. Count, as you might say, the hearts that beat a little faster because of Doctor Who. I do not even know what is in second place, but without doubt, and by that most important measure, Doctor Who is the greatest television show ever made.”