Doctor Who has gone to the Americans!
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Carnifax_NA,
Posted on: 2010-10-11 11:21 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Oh, no. Not another scifi show explaining Area 51.
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Cool!
It's nice to see that Doctor Who has become popular overseas. As long as that keeps up, it helps the series continue. 
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Doctor Who has already covered Area 51. They made an animated story about it. Although there is no mention of Area 51 in the article. Besides Area 51 is in Nevada not Utah. There is The Vault in Utah, but that is a museum of Alien Artifacts.
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
Oh, no. Not another scifi show explaining Area 51.
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The Doctor parks the TARDIS and gets out just in time to see a DeLorean crash into it. 
If he dies in America would he regen with an American accent?
The Xmas special features Michael Gambon (yay) and Katherine Jenkins (eh?). As in the opera singer Katherine Jenkins?
Gambon better not be playing Scrooge.
*Runs off to Wikipedia*
Sigh!!
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Already happened. And no.
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Originally Posted by ObiWan
If he dies in America would he regen with an American accent?
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Nope, he becomes half-human, and then tends to get himself canceled for a decade when that happens.
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Originally Posted by Zikar
Already happened. And no.
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Upcoming seasons first two episodes to be set in the U.S.
The BBC announced today that season six of Doctor Who, which delivered record ratings for BBC AMERICA earlier this year, will open with a spectacular two-parter set in the U.S. and penned by Who supremo Steven Moffat.
In the special two-parter co-produced with BBC AMERICA, key scenes will be filmed in Utah for a story set in the late 60s in which the Doctor, Amy and Rory find themselves on a secret summons that takes them on an adventure from the desert in Utah - right to the Oval Office itself.
Production on episodes one and two of the new season starts in Cardiff this month and Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill will then travel to America in mid November to shoot pivotal scenes. They will also be joined by Alex Kingston who reprises her role as River Song.
Showrunner and lead writer, Steven Moffat, said: The Doctor has visited every weird and wonderful planet you can imagine, so he was bound get round to America eventually! And of course every Doctor Who fan will be jumping up and down and saying hes been in America before. But not for real, not on location - and not with a story like this one! Oh, you wait!
Piers Wenger, Head of Drama BBC Wales and Executive Producer, added: "Steven's scripts generally inspire us to go that extra mile - this time we're going that extra four thousand. Thanks to our friends at BBC AMERICA and to the continuing ambition of our lead writer and production team, the first two episodes of Matt Smith's second season as the Doctor are going global and look set to become Doctor Who's most action-packed and ambitious season opener yet."
The new season follows on from the Doctor Who Christmas special guest starring Katherine Jenkins and Michael Gambon which is due to premiere during the holiday season. Season six will start airing on BBC AMERICA in spring 2011 and has been split into two blocks, with the second block airing in autumn 2011. By splitting the series Moffat plans to give viewers one of the most exciting Doctor Who cliffhangers and plot twists ever, leaving them waiting, on the edge of their seats, until the autumn to find out what happens.
2010 has been a breakthrough year for the Doctor Who franchise across all platforms since BBC AMERICA became the official home of the series. The series reached the number one spot on the Top TV Seasons chart on iTunes and now Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Season hits stores on Blu-ray and DVD on November 9.
Doctor Who was co-commissioned by Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning for BBC One and Jay Hunt, Controller of BBC One and will be produced by Marcus Wilson (Life on Mars) and Sanne Wohlenberg (Margaret). Steven Moffat is Lead Writer and Executive Producer (Sherlock Holmes) with Piers Wenger, Head of Drama, BBC Wales and Beth Willis (Ashes to Ashes), also Executive Producing.
Filming is taking place in Cardiff until March 2011.
For up-to-the-minute information on BBC AMERICA, forthcoming U.S. premieres, art work and news from the channel, log on to www.press.bbcamerica.com.
BBC AMERICA brings audiences a new generation of award-winning television featuring news with a uniquely global perspective, provocative dramas, razor-sharp comedies, life-changing makeovers and a whole new world of nonfiction. BBC AMERICA pushes the boundaries to deliver high quality, highly addictive and eminently watchable programming to viewers who demand more. BBC AMERICA is distributed by Discovery Networks. It is available on digital cable and satellite TV in more than 68 million homes.