# Doctor Who paying homage to American audiences **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911 "2010-11-16T21:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/1 "2010-11-16T21:14:19Z")
“…this year, it’s all about America.” Some new info on latest series - > **['Doctor Who' exec teases sixth series](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a288137/doctor-who-exec-teases-sixth-series/)** > > Piers Wenger reveals details of Doctor Who's US-based two-part adventure. “It’s all about taking the show out to the States and seeing what Doctor Who will feel like set in America and in some very iconographic parts of the…landscape.” Personally glad it’s branching out imagery wise, it was starting to feel a little calustrophobic, if you know what I mean. There are a few Doctor Who fans here, right? ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/2 "2010-11-16T22:24:00Z")
There are more than a few fans here. I’m looking forward to the new season. Especially because, according to his online [journal](http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2010/08/it-was-pretty-damn-wonderful-actually.html), Neil Gaiman wrote the third episode. I’m expecting coolness. No matter where it’s set. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/3 "2010-11-16T22:30:02Z")
It would be nice if they employ some American actors to play Americans. The accents in _[Daleks in Manhattan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daleks_in_Manhattan)_ were awful. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/4 "2010-11-16T22:31:04Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > There are more than a few fans here. I’m looking forward to the new season. Especially because, according to his online [journal](http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2010/08/it-was-pretty-damn-wonderful-actually.html), Neil Gaiman wrote the third episode. > > I’m expecting coolness. No matter where it’s set. My thoughts exactly. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/5 "2010-11-16T22:33:45Z")
One of the chief charms of Dr Who is that, unlike most science fiction it is _not_ all set in America (or some future American empire). ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/6 "2010-11-16T22:33:52Z")
You know what I want in the next series? Fezzes. Fezzes are cool. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/7 "2010-11-16T22:35:52Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > It would be nice if they employ some American actors to play Americans. The accents in _[Daleks in Manhattan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daleks_in_Manhattan)_ were awful. Not to mention the New York dwelling pig-guy referring to the elevator as a “lift.” ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/8 "2010-11-16T22:37:06Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > You know what I want in the next series? Fezzes. Fezzes are cool. Smith looked very un-dorky in a Fez. I’d be happy if it became a part of his regular outfit. “Oh yeah, I wear fezzes now. Fezzes are cool.” ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/9 "2010-11-16T22:50:09Z")
> [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](#): > > “…this year, it’s all about America.” > > Some new info on latest series - > > ['Doctor Who' exec teases sixth series](http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s7/doctor-who/news/a288137/doctor-who-exec-teases-sixth-series.html#article_continue) > > “It’s all about taking the show out to the States and seeing what Doctor Who will feel like set in America and in some very iconographic parts of the…landscape.” > > Personally glad it’s branching out imagery wise, it was starting to feel a little calustrophobic, if you know what I mean. There are a few Doctor Who fans here, right? Bah. The real problem is that too much is set on Earth. What happened to the other planets? He can travel in time AND space. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/10 "2010-11-16T22:52:16Z")
Hey, let the man have his hobby. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/11 "2010-11-17T00:26:22Z")
My first thought was the accents in Daleks in Manhattan too. Maybe they’ll explain away the US-centricity by saying a new “rift” opened up in North America, same way the Doctor was drawn to downtown Cardiff a lot. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/12 "2010-11-17T00:32:36Z")
Hmm, how playful can they get? Maybe a visit to the Grand Canyon a few million years ago and somehow the Doctor battles some aliens and accidently cracks the ground? Or how about altering Mount Rushmore in some hilarious way? I’d like to see the Doctor meet with Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt. Maybe add an element of steampunk with an American equivalent of UNIT from the late 1800’s. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/13 "2010-11-17T00:36:33Z")
Oh, Doctor Who! I thought the thread title was full of typos. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/14 "2010-11-17T00:44:35Z")
Some of the actors in _Daleks in Manhattan_ were American. And lets face it, they were just as good as the British or Australian accents that American actors attempt. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/15 "2010-11-17T01:40:08Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Bah. The real problem is that too much is set on Earth. What happened to the other planets? He can travel in time AND space. What makes you think there won’t be plenty of space travel? America has a rich mining history and there are hundreds of quarries in every state. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/16 "2010-11-17T01:44:34Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > One of the chief charms of Dr Who is that, unlike most science fiction it is _not_ all set in America (or some future American empire). I feel the same way. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/17 "2010-11-17T02:56:34Z")
On a related note, Matt Smith will be on Craig Ferguson tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/18 "2010-11-17T03:10:20Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Some of the actors in _Daleks in Manhattan_ were American. And lets face it, they were just as good as the British or Australian accents that American actors attempt. Be fair though; some US actors can do pretty good English accents… that Hugh Laurie chap is pretty decent… ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/19 "2010-11-17T04:43:44Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > What makes you think there won’t be plenty of space travel? America has a rich mining history and there are hundreds of quarries in every state. I LOL’d! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911/20 "2010-11-17T05:08:30Z")
As an American, I feel honored that they’re spending some time here, but I think it would be very cool if they spent some time in Japan. Actually, for Earth based episodes, they should travel the world. India one episode, Mexico the next. And since it’s a time machine, it could be something like modern Mexico\* and ancient India, and then future Sweden. \*Seeing as how the first doctor already had an adventure involving the Aztecs. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-paying-homage-to-american-audiences/560911.md?page=2)