Yay! With Doctor Who Magazine available in every Borders (and even many Waldenbooks) and Torchwood giving BBC America it's highest ratings to date, it would seem that the Whovian invasion of the United States couldn't get much broader -- and couldn't make me much happier.
Until today -- when I read that Showtime is bringing ITV2's Secret Diary of a Call Girl to our shores.
Call Girl stars Billie Piper -- best known to me as Rose Tyler, the Doctor's former companion. Billie is beyond phenomenal and I hope this makes her the big star she deserves to be.
But what thrills me even more than this news is the details hidden in the Variety article on it:
Greenblatt's first instinct was to option "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" and adapt it for the States.
"He asked me if I thought there was an American version, and I said, 'Yeah, this one,'" Albrecht said. "I told him he wasn't going to be able to make a show better than this (version)."
After watching more episodes, Greenblatt agreed, saying he was particularly captivated by Piper's Belle.
"We decided to bring it to Showtime as is," he said, adding that he doesn't think Showtime auds will be distracted by Brit accents.
Yes, Americans can listen harder and not be "distracted" by those funny sounding voices.
Also Piper IS captivating. That is all.
