Who 2012 Mystery Continues

We've been to an extent left in the dark recently as to the future of Doctor Who after the current season, with the BBC announcing fourteen new episodes of the show but remaining unspecific on when they will air. The controller of BBC One, Danny Cohen, was no more helpful, stating that some of the confirmed adventures will broadcast in 2012 while others will form part of a "special run" set for the sci-fi's fiftieth anniversary in 2013. Now, executive producer Steven Moffat (who judging by his recent tweets was annoyed the BBC announced their future plans so soon as it allowed for reporters to claim he needed more time for Sherlock, to which he angrily replied "For the last time, the scheduling of Doctor Who has NOTHING TO DO WITH SHERLOCK!") has made things even more complicated for fans. Speaking at the French ComicCon, Moffat was translated as saying that the same number of episodes as Series Six (13) will air next year. Perhaps it's true, and what Cohen said in June was wrong, or maybe Steven meant six or seven episodes as this half of the season has consisted of seven episodes and has often been referred to as a series of its own. I personally think all the speculation on the part of fans (most of which I've covered here) is for the most part unneccessary- we as fans should be happy that Doctor Who is definitely back next year and the year after. That fact means Who has been back for eight whole years now, a mean feat by any programme's standards, especially in the UK where shows like Robin Hood, Primeval and Gavin & Stacey only get three-five years on screen. Plus, the Moff knows fans don't want another 'specials year' of just four episodes like 2009, so he'll do his best to avoid it or add in bonus adventures like the excellent Who Live and Who Experience we've had recently. In other words, have faith! On the plus side, Steven did reveal that there are big plans for the fiftieth anniversary, that there will be a pay off to all of Rory's deaths, and with regards to how much A Good Man Goes To War's revelation that River Song is Amy's daughter impacts upon River's overall arc: "You ain't seen nothing yet!"