Comrade Detective

Jul 27, 2017 11:51

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Promo for Amazon’s Comrade Detective has arrived. A 6-episode faux Romanian cop show from 1983, dubbed by Tatum and his BFF Joseph Gordon-Levitt ( Read more... )

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nimue_8 July 29 2017, 01:33:45 UTC
?!? LoL What was that !!!

I thought the set up was funny : Channing being a bit like a diva (!) with his assistant and studying art history, and finding that this (ludicrous) series is everything.

But the series... what is this ? You wrote it's a faux Romanian program ?

I'm curious about the script writer and wonder where the truth lies.

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feilongfan July 30 2017, 19:37:53 UTC
Well, the idea is that Channing got the VHS tapes of this Romanian cop show made in the 80s. He loved it so much and he and friends dubbed the show in English, so today's American viewers can watch this classic. In reality, this is a show they filmed in Hungary last year ( ... )

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januarysix August 3 2017, 12:18:45 UTC
I am so confused. So the actors on the fake romanian show are not them under heavy make up? Did they film other actors speaking romanian and then dub it with Channing and Joseph's voices? LOL it does look hilarious and I probably will watch it.

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feilongfan August 5 2017, 12:48:17 UTC
It's a weird idea. Some people like it. I like that Channing takes risks and do les something new.

The scripts were originally written in English, then they had it translated into Romanian so the local actors can play the characters in their own language.

Channing, as a producer, wanted to just bring the newly filmed fake 80s Romanian show to the US as it is, but Amazon insisted he had to dub it. Channing also wanted Amazon give viewers an option to choose between English and Romanian audios because he though my the Romanian actors did an terrific job. But in Amazon's North American store, they only offer English dub.

Anyway, on Thursday, they did a premiere for the show, the main Romanian actors were invited to LA as well. I think by doing this project, a lot of doors will be open to them. I wish them good luck.

I watched four episodes yesterday, the plot is quite complicated. To Westerners, some communist ideaology may sound foreign, but growing up in communist/socialist China, they are too familiar.

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januarysix August 6 2017, 02:27:50 UTC
I finished it. It was ok. amusing but not hilarious or omg I love it. Not sure what their point was. communism and capitalism both suck? all countries use propaganda? I do agree with Channing that the Romanian actors were good and were charismatic despite the dubbing.

I do love that Channing takes risks and seems to surround himself with very creative and talented people. He knows how to pick em.

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feilongfan September 7 2017, 14:13:26 UTC
Did you remember there's this crazy character called Father Anton Streza? I just found out that Channing got Daniel Craig to voice the guy. I guess if someone wants to cast Craig, just offers him some character which are totally different from Bond.

http://feilongfan.tumblr.com/post/165080897990

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