10 Things Everyone Always Gets Wrong About Modern Doctor Who

When people talk about the Moffat and Matt Smith era of Doctor Who, you'll often hear about how the show was brought to the US and became a new cultural juggernaut.

It has been referenced in shows such as Agents of Shield and Family Guy. You would be forgiven, as if you were part of the SuperWhoLock fandom on Tumblr, for thinking that this statement is true. The unfortunate reality is that Doctor Who still hasn't been able to make the footprint it claims in the US, but not for lack of trying. Doctor Who has had at least 4 attempts to cross the pond, and none have, unfortunately, made the splash it wanted. There were the two Gordon Flemyng movies, Dr Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion of Earth 2150 A.D. These two films were created during the early years of adapting William Hartnell's two biggest Dalek stories, "The Daleks" and "The Daleks' Invasion of Earth", during the Dalekmania craze of the 60s. American audiences didn't really show up for these films in the cinema.

Then there was the 1996 Movie Doctor Who: The Movie, featuring a brand-new Doctor, with an American master and set entirely in New York. Unfortunately, the film didn't receive strong critical reception, so it didn't continue the American series. Steven Moffat's big marketing push was the third big attempt, with same-day releases and merchandise in US stores. This massive push caused some increase in awareness of Doctor Who, but never enough to really become a household name.