Poll: American doctor who?
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As The Eighth Doctor was already American and that nearly killed the franchise, I say it's best to keep The Doctor British... and for the love of God... the TARDIS can go EVERYWHERE.... stop going to 2005 - 2010 UK... it's boring.
Well, I'd have to disagree about those shows making current Doctor Who look dated, considering Who tends to use quite large chunks of CGI and other fancy tricks. Although, I will agree that most British shows that are not on the BBC's "give loads of cash for CGI" list does look a little worse than the big budgeted American studio's stuff.hcig said:
However, I don't really think that's much of a bad thing since the hole in TV where big-budgeted stuff would usually appear if this were America tends to be filled with relatively smaller budgeted that doesn't cost as much to make. Since the shows don't cost as much to make, there is more opportunity to experiment without worrying so much about return.
British Captain America. With an accent, and a revamped costume and everything.
He'd keep the name though, he just fights for Britain now, good friends with the Doctor.
Damn, that's not even a good counter example because it sounds awesome... Oh well, maybe it's blasphemous enough.
No American Doctor, just no, Period.
There is no argument needed for this.
He'd keep the name though, he just fights for Britain now, good friends with the Doctor.
Damn, that's not even a good counter example because it sounds awesome... Oh well, maybe it's blasphemous enough.
No American Doctor, just no, Period.
There is no argument needed for this.
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes, stay British.
Why can't they just watch the British version? If they don't like it as is, the show is clearly not for them. And an American version will only take across an essence that didn't work before, why would it suddenly work in an American setting with American accents?
It wouldn't.
With that said though, I wish the British version had more episodes set outside of Britain. I know that funding and all that make this unlikely, but it would be brilliant to see at least one episode set in Sydney or something. (Ret-conning the supposed destruction of Australasia, or simply going back in time far enough to avoid it, would be only too easy for the writers behind the show.)
After all, not everything alien-related could possibly be happening in Britain, right? Just the same as most alien rulers would probably not be silly enough to assume that the President of the United States was the leader of the world and could speak for everyone (I'm looking daggers at you, Hollywood).
Why can't they just watch the British version? If they don't like it as is, the show is clearly not for them. And an American version will only take across an essence that didn't work before, why would it suddenly work in an American setting with American accents?
It wouldn't.
With that said though, I wish the British version had more episodes set outside of Britain. I know that funding and all that make this unlikely, but it would be brilliant to see at least one episode set in Sydney or something. (Ret-conning the supposed destruction of Australasia, or simply going back in time far enough to avoid it, would be only too easy for the writers behind the show.)
After all, not everything alien-related could possibly be happening in Britain, right? Just the same as most alien rulers would probably not be silly enough to assume that the President of the United States was the leader of the world and could speak for everyone (I'm looking daggers at you, Hollywood).
You know Paul McGann, the Eighth Doctor, was played by a British actor, right? The Master was played by an American in that film, Eric Roberts, Julia Roberts brother. It was an American Production, but they cast a British Actor for the role.antigodoflife said:
I just watched the most recent Doctor Who Confidential, and they were in New York promoting the launch of the new season in America. There was an enormous turnout and a huge publicity campaign, so I see no reason that it needs to be remade.
Also, can the OP please give a source? You can't just say, "so a friend told me that some guys want to remake Doctor Who".
Also, can the OP please give a source? You can't just say, "so a friend told me that some guys want to remake Doctor Who".
There is no source apart from my freind...T-Bone24 said:
I don't belive him TBH but still it has discusion value.
The Amount of ad breaks on US TV is unbelievable, when we watch 24 here you can still see the points where it would obviously cut to another ad break, and I can't help but feel sorry for the Americans.orangebandguy said:
Seriously, who puts an ad break 5 minutes into a program?!
The main problem as I see it is that the Doctor is British. I don't mean this in the sense of his nationality, since he is of course Gallifreyan, but since his inception he has remained true to certain British archetypes. If you examine him closely you'll find he's actually pretty reminiscent of a very old fashioned type of British Hero.
He's the consumate adventurer, much cleverer than all the 'Natives' but more than willing to muck in and sort out their problems. His battles are all on a scale greater than any that his companions (not really his team, this isn't a partnership) can appreciate, and yet he still always maintains this affable charm.
You can actually see how much this dynamic has worried the writers of the new series, as they try to consistently give his companions more leg room, his troubles a little less cosmic significance, and stop portraying him as being smarter than everyone in the room. (This has the unfortunate side effect of making River Song seem insufferably smug to a lot of people)
If they really wanted to make an American Doctor Who then they would need to change the Doctor entirely to be in keeping with late 1800s American stereotypes, and ideally they should have started it 50 years ago so everyone bought into the bullshit. The Doctor was a 1960s throwback to the adventure serials of the conquering Victorian gentleman. A similar American Doctor started in this day and age would have to be a 2010s throwback to the romanticised view of the 1910s.
Which is a very long winded way of saying that to be truly in keeping with the original style, the American Doctor would have to be a 1910-era gangster.
He's the consumate adventurer, much cleverer than all the 'Natives' but more than willing to muck in and sort out their problems. His battles are all on a scale greater than any that his companions (not really his team, this isn't a partnership) can appreciate, and yet he still always maintains this affable charm.
You can actually see how much this dynamic has worried the writers of the new series, as they try to consistently give his companions more leg room, his troubles a little less cosmic significance, and stop portraying him as being smarter than everyone in the room. (This has the unfortunate side effect of making River Song seem insufferably smug to a lot of people)
If they really wanted to make an American Doctor Who then they would need to change the Doctor entirely to be in keeping with late 1800s American stereotypes, and ideally they should have started it 50 years ago so everyone bought into the bullshit. The Doctor was a 1960s throwback to the adventure serials of the conquering Victorian gentleman. A similar American Doctor started in this day and age would have to be a 2010s throwback to the romanticised view of the 1910s.
Which is a very long winded way of saying that to be truly in keeping with the original style, the American Doctor would have to be a 1910-era gangster.
i think that would be a very unpopular decision. doctor who has always been british, a sudden change would probably just annoy people. And it's always via Britain that the doctor always saves the world (he never seems to be in any other country ((for obvious reasons of course)) And besides, I love matt smith 
Allow me to quote Bohemian Rhapsody when I say "No, No, No,No! We will not let him go!
Queen are quintessentially English as well so I thought they would be a good band to answer this idea.
You can't do it it would be like a remake of Die Hard with Sir Ian McKellan as John McClane,
Yippe Ki yay dear heart!
Ho Ho Ho now I appear to have appropriated myself a mechanical pistol of some variety!
Sorry! But no
Queen are quintessentially English as well so I thought they would be a good band to answer this idea.
You can't do it it would be like a remake of Die Hard with Sir Ian McKellan as John McClane,
Yippe Ki yay dear heart!
Ho Ho Ho now I appear to have appropriated myself a mechanical pistol of some variety!
Sorry! But no
look, we let them have captain jack harkness, what more do they want!? they can bugger off and watch friends and leave our doctor alone! (no offence anyone )
)well he/she is supposted to be able to turn into anything when he/she regenrates so why shouldn't he/she be american. by the way He/she is just like i said can be anything.
I don't like the idea of an American Doctor Who... I think this is mainly being brought up because of the the American Office, but, being a rather big Ricky Gervais fan, and having listened to his entire series of radio shows and podcasts, it would appear America only got their hands on that because Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchent wanted them to do it and because they didn't want to continue making the series with Ricky in it, due to not wanting their show to get old. Once it starred someone else, they were fine with them wearing the jokes out, knowing their series would still be around.
I don't see the BBC giving the license away for one of their most lucrative franchises.
Also - To people commenting on the old doctor whos... Has anyone actually seen the very first series... I was trying to work my way through it... And failed. I got to about four episodes off the end and just gave up and skipped to the Tom Baker episodes, which are better. (don't have any of the 2nd and 3rd doctor stuff or I'd have at least given them a shot)
The doctor comes across callous and aloof, harsh and foolish. He kidnaps his companions and the entire series revolves around trying to get them home which he can't do because he can't fly the tardis very well.
So when people complain about the moral doctor RTD is blamed for, people should shut the hell up.
I seem to have gone off topic a little. Oh well.
I don't see the BBC giving the license away for one of their most lucrative franchises.
Also - To people commenting on the old doctor whos... Has anyone actually seen the very first series... I was trying to work my way through it... And failed. I got to about four episodes off the end and just gave up and skipped to the Tom Baker episodes, which are better. (don't have any of the 2nd and 3rd doctor stuff or I'd have at least given them a shot)
The doctor comes across callous and aloof, harsh and foolish. He kidnaps his companions and the entire series revolves around trying to get them home which he can't do because he can't fly the tardis very well.
So when people complain about the moral doctor RTD is blamed for, people should shut the hell up.
I seem to have gone off topic a little. Oh well.