US made telly shows are dying.. - Page 2

August · 08-30-09, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Actually that tradition goes way back although it's getting done to death as of late. It's kinda like putting 'new and improved' on a product. Helps it sell better even if it's no better. If you type in 'American' at IMdb you get well over a thousand movie and TV titles.

Notice that many don't actually have "American" in the US release title. It was added for the foreign versions or contained it in the working title.

So "Lords of Dogtown" becomes "American Knights" in England and the TV series "The Office" becomes "The Office: An American Workplace" in on the DVD set sold in Finland.

08-30-09, 06:56 PM

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"The Office" becomes "The Office: An American Workplace"

Thats because "The Office" was already done.

nikimcbee · 08-29-09, 09:08 PM

I just want the original A-Team back

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Sailor Steve · 08-31-09, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

...(and what's with the American in every darn name?! American Idol, American talent, yaadi yaa.

Should an American show made for an American audience be called Finnish Idol? Have you heard how other people have complained over the years because the baseball finals are called the World Series? What exactly should they have called it?

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Could someone please explain me, when and why the american telly took a nosedive to ****tiness?

The day it was born, actually. TV was referred to as "The Vast Wasteland", "The Boob Tube" and "The Idiot Box" way back in the 1950s. There are as many good shows on American TV today as there have ever been. You just have to find them. Myself, I don't watch much TV these days, but a friend has just turned me on to DVDs of Boston Legal, which was a very witty and entertaining show (and just went off the air earlier this year).

Also HBO and Showtime have some excellent shows on at the moment. I'm thoroughly enjoying Dexter.

August · 08-31-09, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Also HBO and Showtime have some excellent shows on at the moment. I'm thoroughly enjoying Dexter.

Soon to be broadcast on Finnish TV under the name "American Slasher".

Task Force · 08-31-09, 06:11 PM

I just fugured out why alot of shows slapped together in america have america in the title...

to warn people ahead of time...:rotfl:
should just say...
CGI and s*** storyline ahead...

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