Quick Hits: Doctor Who Heading to the States? 0
It’s funny, because I was just having this discussion with bunnyfear the other day. I was telling her that while I felt Keenu Reeves did a good job portraying John in Constantine(this admission probably 
revokes my comic book geek card), at the end of the day, the casting was just 100 percent wrong, seeing as how one of John’s defining traits in the comic book is that he’s A) British, and B) looks like Sting.
I was trying to come up with a good anology of why casting an American for the role was wrong, when I posed the question of how she would feel if an American started portraying Doctor Who. She then schooled me on the fact aht seeing as how Doctor Who changes bodies every so often, she wouldn’t have a problem with that.
And now comes the rumors that BBC might actually be thinking of having some Doctor Who specials set in America, with an american cast and crew. The Hollywood reporter has an article up of how BBC is looking to set up a US division early next year. The person heading up this division would be Jane Tranter, responsible for some of the latest British hits such as Doctor Who, Life on Mars, and Spooks: Code 9. The article also details how one possible person to make the move to the US along with Tranter is Julie Gardner, who is a Doctor Who executive producer.
I’m curious if all of this pans out, what route woudl they take. Would it be just one or two episodes that are still cannon to the original show, or perhaps actually attempt to “americanize” Doctor Who, as they did with The Office, and Life on Mars.
When it comes to True Blood I am 50/50. I can’t quite decide one way or another if its worth my time. I guess thats really how it should be considering I haven’t actually seen one episode. Alan Ball is a genius and has given me not only one of my favorite tv shows but my favorite movie. The way he deftly intersperses humor, life lessons, and the impossibleness of fantasy is a gift that few writers have. His past and current talents have earned him the cred which encourages you to watch anything he produces even if it sounds….not so good. Also HBO is known for its amazing creative output. Each year typically securing the highest Emmy nominations while trying everything and leaving nothing to chance, HBO defines great entertainment. HBO gives its writers, actors, and producers a level of creative room unknown to any other channel. If a show fails you never hear anyone complain “the network gave them issues”. True Blood details the fictional co-existence of vampires and humans in a small Louisiana town after Japanese-made synthetic blood becomes available for purchase. Yes, I know it does not sound interesting but neither did Buffy the Vampire Slayer and we all know it was amazing. So September 7th my TV will be tuned to HBO and I will be waiting for Alan Ball to make me feel that I’m not watching TV, I’m watching HBO.
I find Kristen Bell to be awesome. Kristen Bell is awesome.
You ever heard of the show Charlie Jade? You probably haven’t, and that’s a damn shame because it’s actually a pretty damn cool show . Set in the near future(‘one half hour from now to be in fact), Charlie Jade deftly mixes film noir with a dystopian future storyline. Okay, so that sounds just like Blade Runner, but the show throws a wrench into the whole thing by introducing a multiverse. The storyline revolves around the Vexcor company’s attempt to drain water from the other universes for their own gain. Like most detective stories, the show begins with Charlie Jade investigating a completely different case before suddenly being thrown into not only a big conspiracy, but an entire different universe that he is not familiar with.
Just last week I wrote a quick 
