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A possible American version of Doctor Who with Billie Piper on the way
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Telly bosses are trying to tempt Billie Piper to return as Doctor Who's sidekick-in a multi-million-pound US version of the show.
Billie, 25, won two awards playing Rose Tyler in the BBS hit. She left last year with the opportunity for a comeback-standed on an alternate planet Earth. But tackling america will be her most exciting mission with the doctor yet. A US TV indsider said " We've been following the relaunched Doctor Who and we love it. Billie will become a superstar here". X-men actor hugh jackman may play the doctor becauses brit david teannant is doing a fourth series here. |
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Oh dear then again it is from news of the world
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Why not just put the english versions on over there?
I doubt it will happen. |
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[Gene Hunt voice]
Copying, Man-United supporting, American gits [/Gene Hunt voice] |
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They do show Doctor Who over there.
Hugh Jackman, oh yes I can see that one happening!!! NOT!!!! |
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How gullible are you people?
Billie Piper a star in America? She's no Hugh Laurie. She's barely an actress.
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I think Billie is a good actress, I have seen her act in more than Doctor Who, you most probably haven't, comng from Trailer Park Boys country.
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Originally Posted by dtr TV expert
Why not just put the english versions on over there?
I doubt it will happen. I think a good US team would be Jim Carrey or Mike Myers as the Doctor and Scarlett Johansson as his beautiful assistant. I think the Canadian actors would probably get more of the British spirit in it. In fact Mike Myers is half British anyway. |
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Is it April 1st again?
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How gullible are you people?
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I love the way we import their shows and it works most of the time, Then They take our shows and make it quaint and rubbish, commercialised shell of itself.
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Originally Posted by CAMERA OBSCURA
?? Not very, as no-one is actually falling for it. How unobservant are you?
![]() The OP, Wayne814, created a thread about the story and quoted the report, expressing no skepticism at all. ben93 said "Oh dear" before recalling that the report is in a paper little better than fish wrap. Eaglestriker made a joking LOM reference but still decried "American copying," when someone who didn't believe the report would more likely be decrying the idiotic "journalism" that passed off nonsense as a real story. Only donna255 seemed to call the report outright rubbish. dtr TV expert only expressed "doubt," which is a rather mild response to the dumbest thing I have heard reported in a newspaper in a while. |
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I don't believe in it, the same way I didn't believe in a so-called announcement of a US re-making of Life on Mars.
Still don't think it'd happen though. |
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Originally Posted by Mandark
The Sci-Fi channel shows it in the US. Delayed though.
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The UK version is probably a bit too quirky for the Americans.
Last edited by Inky Binky : 15-04-2007 at 11:51. |
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Not true at all. There are tons of quirky U.S. made programs on American TV. I think we can handle a bit of Brit quirkiness as well.
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I don't believe in it, the same way I didn't believe in a so-called announcement of a US re-making of Life on Mars.
Still don't think it'd happen though. And then there is the whole Hugh Jackman thing. I mean, why not just say Hugh Grant? And maybe Liz Hurley could join Billie Piper as a second companion. Last edited by MoreTears : 15-04-2007 at 11:58. |
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I can't see it happening but I'd like to see a full blown series featuring "the missing years" and starring Paul McGann. It would need a lot better script than the 1996 TVM though. Not sure how Billie Piper could feature for continuity reasons though.
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Hugh Jackman is a busy actor, he will begin filming Australia, a new film with Nicole Kidman, this month and a few more films are in the pipeline, none of which are Doctor Who related, so even if this was true, Hugh Jackman wouldn't be in it.
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The American’s could not do this without the agreement of the BBC.
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Originally Posted by scone
Hugh Jackman is a busy actor, he will begin filming Australia, a new film with Nicole Kidman, this month and a few more films are in the pipeline, none of which are Doctor Who related, so even if this was true, Hugh Jackman wouldn't be in it.
I wonder if the US would consider a series of TVM's, perhaps featuring DT and BP. They could be based on some of the novels that take place outside of the series we've seen so far. I always thought The Stone Rose, for example, would make a good episode or TVM. Here's some dreaming for you, if they were made with USTV money and were a success, perhaps we'd see major financial backing for a Time War movie/mini series. I think I need to wake up. |
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I wouldnt be surprised if there was an American version in the near future...but I think this story with Billie is bullshit!
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I wouldnt be surprised if there was an American version in the near future...but I think this story with Billie is bullshit!
I would. The 1996 movie was aimed at US tv and it went down like a lead balloon there. |
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I would. The 1996 movie was aimed at US tv and it went down like a lead balloon there.
Just compare the TVM's tacky explanation of the TARDIS's appearance and dimensions with the one given in Rose. Then compare its long-winded explanation of regeneration with the couple of lines used in Parting of the Ways. It's hardly surprising that Americans didn't want a weekly dose of convoluted continuity, borrowed from a defunct British series shown on PBS. Last edited by be more pacific : 15-04-2007 at 14:08. |
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I could see this working, she searches out for the Doctor there, and instead of choosing to travel to Britain a lot, in this universe he chosen the states and why he will have an American accent.
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Originally Posted by MoreTears
How gullible are you people?
Billie Piper a star in America? She's no Hugh Laurie. She's barely an actress.No? Oh, what a surprise. Just because you don't like her as an actress, doesnt mean her acting credentials aren't becoming quite impressive. |
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Billie Piper a star in America?
She's no Hugh Laurie. She's barely an actress.

And then there is the whole Hugh Jackman thing. I mean, why not just say Hugh Grant? And maybe Liz Hurley could join Billie Piper as a second companion.