Dear TV people: Hi. I'm an American. Lived in this country all my life, in fact--born, raised, currently reside. There are two things that this does not make me (well, a lot, but two that are relevant): 1. stupid; 2. provincial. You do not have to Americanize or dumb down or whatever the hell it is you do the TV shows and literature (oh, I'm sorry, am I supposed to be spelling that "them there book things"?) and stuff that get, well, Americanized. If I don't know what a word means because we don't use it on this side of the pond, or use it differently, I can look it up. As for anything else... what are you, five? "I have to have it MY WAY EXACTLY."
*facepalm*
...So, uh, on behalf of America: I am so sorry we can be so dumb about culture sometimes. Okay, a lot.
AMERICANS CANNOT HANDLE THE GAY. THEY LOATHE THE GAY! DO NOT WANT.
What is all this fuckery? It makes my brain hurt! Now, did I see rumors that the start of series four of the TW we know and love might film some in the US, but WTF IS THIS MADNESS? I SAY NOOOOO!
Stupid, though. I sort of understand bringing Life on Mars over, because I'm about two episodes from the end of it now and there have been a couple moments of culture shock where I have no idea what they're talking about. But an American version is not in any way necessary with Torchwood. Or DW.
(As for Whedon, IIRC, Eliza Dushku had some sort of contract with Fox so that if he wanted to work with her, he had no real choice.)
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Dear TV people: Hi. I'm an American. Lived in this country all my life, in fact--born, raised, currently reside. There are two things that this does not make me (well, a lot, but two that are relevant): 1. stupid; 2. provincial. You do not have to Americanize or dumb down or whatever the hell it is you do the TV shows and literature (oh, I'm sorry, am I supposed to be spelling that "them there book things"?) and stuff that get, well, Americanized. If I don't know what a word means because we don't use it on this side of the pond, or use it differently, I can look it up. As for anything else... what are you, five? "I have to have it MY WAY EXACTLY."
*facepalm*
...So, uh, on behalf of America: I am so sorry we can be so dumb about culture sometimes. Okay, a lot.
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AMERICANS CANNOT HANDLE THE GAY. THEY LOATHE THE GAY! DO NOT WANT.
What is all this fuckery? It makes my brain hurt! Now, did I see rumors that the start of series four of the TW we know and love might film some in the US, but WTF IS THIS MADNESS? I SAY NOOOOO!
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I don't even like Torchwood that much but WHY?!
(Although if they set it in say, Detroit, I would watch 5 minutes)
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Stupid, though. I sort of understand bringing Life on Mars over, because I'm about two episodes from the end of it now and there have been a couple moments of culture shock where I have no idea what they're talking about. But an American version is not in any way necessary with Torchwood. Or DW.
(As for Whedon, IIRC, Eliza Dushku had some sort of contract with Fox so that if he wanted to work with her, he had no real choice.)
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