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Old 11-10-2007, 17:44   #9
steeljack
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Re: sometimes best not to say anything

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Originally Posted by Lolly View Post
They're currently making An American version. They said that there will still be a couple of the old characters but most will be new American ones. I don't know how they will go down in America??

Did the cashier not ask you for ID steeljack? My Grandad got asked in Florida once (he was 67 at the time!!!)
They have tried that before (re-making British TV shows to suit an American audience) usually with horrible results , the latest one I can think of is 'the office' even thou the US version is quite popular it is no-where as good as the Brit version , Americans can't do or understand sarcasm or ironic type humour , it goes completly over their heads .
We still have this 'puritan' thing in US telvision , like the uproar with the Janet Jackson thing a few years ago when she bared her breast , its ok to have 20 different cop/crime shows showing violence and dead bodies just so long as the good guys win in the last five minutes , but showing a nipple or a bare bum is a complete no no .
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