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the Doctor Who Franchise: American Influence, Fan Culture and Spinoffs
the Doctor Who Franchise: American Influence, Fan Culture and Spinoffs in Bloomington, MN
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As
Doctor Who
nears its 50th anniversary, it is very much a part of British popular culture, and the Doctor has become a British icon. Nevertheless, thanks to BBC America and BBC Worldwide's marketing strategy, as well as the Doctor's and his companions' recent in-person visits to the U.S., the venerable series is becoming more susceptible to an "American influence," including the possibility of becoming "Americanized."
and recent spinoffs
Torchwood
and
The Sarah Jane Adventures
offer American audiences very different insights into the Whoniverse and have met with varying degrees of success. Whereas
became a U.S.-U.K. co-production,
was largely mismarketed. To complicate matters, the interrelationships that keep the
franchise alive through radio dramas, audiobooks, comics, novels, etc., during hiatuses in television broadcasts, may give U.S. and U.K. audiences different understandings of the lead charactersthe Doctor, Captain Jack Harkness, and Sarah Jane Smith. Although the past decade has been an exciting time in the Whoniverse, the Doctorand the franchiseare poised for yet another regeneration.
Doctor Who
nears its 50th anniversary, it is very much a part of British popular culture, and the Doctor has become a British icon. Nevertheless, thanks to BBC America and BBC Worldwide's marketing strategy, as well as the Doctor's and his companions' recent in-person visits to the U.S., the venerable series is becoming more susceptible to an "American influence," including the possibility of becoming "Americanized."
and recent spinoffs
Torchwood
and
The Sarah Jane Adventures
offer American audiences very different insights into the Whoniverse and have met with varying degrees of success. Whereas
became a U.S.-U.K. co-production,
was largely mismarketed. To complicate matters, the interrelationships that keep the
franchise alive through radio dramas, audiobooks, comics, novels, etc., during hiatuses in television broadcasts, may give U.S. and U.K. audiences different understandings of the lead charactersthe Doctor, Captain Jack Harkness, and Sarah Jane Smith. Although the past decade has been an exciting time in the Whoniverse, the Doctorand the franchiseare poised for yet another regeneration.
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