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RIZZOLI & ISLES INTERNATIONAL REVIEW 2: German

Jan 22, 2011 14:10

Okay, now I'm basically just doing this for amusement :-). I found a German review of the Rizzoli & Isles pilot, and put it through both Google Translate and Reverso.net. The translations are even worse than for the French review I posted a couple of days ago, but the hilarity factor is proportionately higher! However, if any real German ( Read more... )

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mochalover13 January 22 2011, 19:54:44 UTC

Wow.. I thought the French was funny. This is even better! Yes, great to see the subtext translates, no matter what the language.

reversatility January 23 2011, 02:49:18 UTC

Yes, it's all subtext/sous-texte/Subtext to us :-).

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capturing_words January 22 2011, 21:07:53 UTC

Something that struck me as funny: "The reason why the ex-model always has to play 'the tough one' remains a mystery." ...really? And I'm quoting Angie here... REALLY?!

Ditto! You read my mind.

This German version was also hilarious, I LOVE how all the countries seem to have officially noticed the lesbian subtext. Maybe we should stop calling it subtext. Not even maintext. Let's go straight for INTERNATIONALLY ACKNOWLEDGED LESBO SHOW!

reversatility January 22 2011, 21:50:07 UTC

I LOVE how all the countries seem to have officially noticed the lesbian subtext. ... Let's go straight for INTERNATIONALLY ACKNOWLEDGED LESBO SHOW!

I know, right?! Next up I think I'll look under Google.es for a Spanish review, unless you wanna supply one :-).

As for Angie's roles - well, she's gorgeous, of course, but she plays tough cop so damn well (lucky us).

capturing_words January 23 2011, 01:52:05 UTC

Can you believe I still hadn't searched for Spanish info about R&I? I'm so absorbed by the original version that I just didn't think of it. Especially because I thought we still didn't have it in Spain. Turns out we do, in a not very well-known channel called Calle 13. I can't find at what time it airs or even if it's already over (which might probably be the case).

I didn't find many reviews. At least not very interesting ones (I blatantly ignored the ones that didn't acknowledge the chemistry between Sasha & Angie. How dare they? Who do they think they are?)

So, I found one by ¡Vaya Tele! that, for starters, has "R&I, conventional cases saved by a couple with great chemistry" as a title. I just love it. It's so gay. It basically says that the crime stuff kinda sucks (they specifically state that the finale got out of hand, LOL) and that what makes it worth watching is the relationship between the two protagonists. They even say that Jane & Maura have a chemistry that some other shows' supposedly attracted protagonists wish they ( ... )

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reversatility January 23 2011, 02:46:28 UTC

The review makes it sound like basically Jane's character is just 'same old same old' and Maura's not really got a very convincing screen presence either

Yes, that does seem harsh. Not that Jane Rizzoli doesn't share similarities with Lindsay Boxer, but to say that AH just looks old is unnecessarily unkind (even were it true). As for Maura, I commented upthread that she didn't have as much screen time as Jane in the pilot, so perhaps for some less astute viewers, she failed to make as much as an impression.

So, clearly, the reviewer had no idea what she was talking/writing about ... Except for the chemistry part, that is.

Yes; she did get that right :-).

yiparock April 8 2011, 19:24:51 UTC

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

gewebrag April 14 2011, 06:13:51 UTC

Great writing! I want you to follow up to this topic!?!