{"product_id":"the-doctor-who-franchise-lynnette-porter-9780786465569","title":"The Doctor Who Franchise: American Influence, Fan Culture and the Spinoffs","description":"\u003cp\u003e As \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e and recent spinoffs \u003ci\u003eTorchwood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sarah Jane Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e offer American audiences very different insights into the Whoniverse and have met with varying degrees of success. Whereas \u003ci\u003eTorchwood\u003c\/i\u003e became a U.S.-U.K. co-production, \u003ci\u003eThe Sarah Jane Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e was largely mismarketed. To complicate matters, the interrelationships that keep the \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e 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 characters--the Doctor, Captain Jack Harkness, and Sarah Jane Smith. Although the past decade has been an exciting time in the Whoniverse, the Doctor--and the franchise--are poised for yet another regeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynnette Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786465565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786465569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Lynnette Porter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086857810175,"sku":"9780786465569","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0e8d702-90a0-4f1f-95cc-a05e6f2bc4b4.jpg?v=1769096984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-doctor-who-franchise-lynnette-porter-9780786465569","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}