Globalization and the BBC
Jul 28th 2009 | 11:15 pm
#31
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From: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Jul 29th 2009 | 3:56 am
#32
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From: Bay Area, CA
Re: Globalization and the BBC
So, growing up in Argentina I was bombarded with American t.v. (responsible for 90% of my English-language and American-culture knowledge). However, some 8 years ago I got this channel that showed mostly bbc shows and I have to say, for many years, I spent my weekends watching Trinny and Susannah telling me what not to wear and Lawrence decorating rooms (Changing rooms). I just couldn't get enough of those shows.
Now that I actually live in the US, I've learnt to like Stacey and Clinton but I miss that British freedom of swearing on tv and being able to grab someone's boobs on camera (as triny ans Sussanah did many times) without having a "janet-jackson" scandal. I miss a bit of that freedom. Americans can overdo it when it comes to political correctness.
Now when I want my dosage of British attitude, I turn to Gordon Ramsay, Craig Ferguson and Graham Norton (and this forum, of course
).
I guess I'm just trying to say Thank you, brits, for all those tv shows that I'm sure you consider crap but that gave me so many hours of joy.
Now that I actually live in the US, I've learnt to like Stacey and Clinton but I miss that British freedom of swearing on tv and being able to grab someone's boobs on camera (as triny ans Sussanah did many times) without having a "janet-jackson" scandal. I miss a bit of that freedom. Americans can overdo it when it comes to political correctness.
Now when I want my dosage of British attitude, I turn to Gordon Ramsay, Craig Ferguson and Graham Norton (and this forum, of course
).I guess I'm just trying to say Thank you, brits, for all those tv shows that I'm sure you consider crap but that gave me so many hours of joy.
Have you ever seen South Park? They somehow seem to compensate for all the other prudish shows on US TV! They had an entire show about Oprah's "minge"
I think some of the 'sexual stuff' in UK comedy is out of place; I remember watching the original (UK) 'The Office' show, in which one of the guys produces an inflatable penis ... it didn't seem to have any humor value and seemed to be there for shock or similar. I personally don't care ...
If you pay for a fairly extensive cable or satellite TV package you can find fabulous shows on US TV; I'd say every bit as good as in the UK. The difference is, you have to wade through hundreds of bad shows to find them - so the 'experience' is not as easy.
Jul 29th 2009 | 6:11 am
#33
A lion in your lap
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From: Sparta NJ
Re: Globalization and the BBC
I thought it was funny in the same way the rest of The Office was funny – in that it accurately skewered many of the frustrations, annoyances and absurdities that characterise that kind of working environment: IIRC the inflatable dick was a novelty present for someone, and that is exactly the sort of thing that some people in offices in Britain (and elsewhere) do because they think it’s hilarious, when in reality most people find it immature and tiresome.
Jul 31st 2009 | 7:10 am
#34
Sursum corda
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From: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Re: Globalization and the BBC
I thought it was funny in the same way the rest of The Office was funny – in that it accurately skewered many of the frustrations, annoyances and absurdities that characterise that kind of working environment: IIRC the inflatable dick was a novelty present for someone, and that is exactly the sort of thing that some people in offices in Britain (and elsewhere) do because they think it’s hilarious, when in reality most people find it immature and tiresome.
