They tried it with The Office too, and that seems to have gone okay. I don't think translation is inherently the problem.
Cordelia: You're him. You're Angel's son. Connor: It's not like I got to choose.
'Hell Bound'
Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
§ ita § - Jul 25, 2006 7:33:41 am PDT #9520 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sumi - Jul 25, 2006 7:49:02 am PDT #9521 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
It's being remade by David Kelley.
I worry about that.
§ ita § - Jul 25, 2006 7:53:30 am PDT #9522 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That is a definite concern.
DCJensen - Jul 25, 2006 7:54:02 am PDT #9523 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Yeah, It's a mixed bag when one translates a british show. Sanford And Son, All in the Family, Too Close for Comfort, Antiques Roadshow, Trading Spaces, and Three's Company were also transplants. Make of that what you will, depending on how you feel about each show.
§ ita § - Jul 25, 2006 7:56:05 am PDT #9524 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's a mixed bag when one translates a british show
At its simplest, I posit it's a mixed bag when one makes a show.
Fiona - Jul 25, 2006 8:57:56 am PDT #9525 of 10001
Life on Mars was some of the best TV I've seen in ages. It being remade by David Kelley sounds like a bad joke. Still, I am intrigued. I wonder if the US version will be shown in Britain. We got the US All in the Family and The Office.
Vortex - Jul 25, 2006 9:08:27 am PDT #9526 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Let's not forget Coupling. But, then, Coupling was a UK version of Friends, and then they remade it word for word. Yes, same scripts, with things like "prat" changed to "jerk"
§ ita § - Jul 25, 2006 9:10:53 am PDT #9527 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yes, same scripts, with things like "prat" changed to "jerk"
Not precisely word for word--they had to lose 8 minutes on each episode. And they'd given up on the verbatim-minus-some approach by episode 4, but that was way too late.
smonster - Jul 25, 2006 11:32:12 am PDT #9528 of 10001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
were also transplants.
Also, Queer as Folk. Which worked for me, but not for all, as such things go.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 25, 2006 12:35:47 pm PDT #9529 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I thought it kinda worked til they stopped using Russell T. Davies storylines and started relying on the creative genius of Cowan & Lipman instead.