lol forgot about Geordie Shore. Never seen either of those, hope it stays that way.
Married with Children is the best series on that list. Was Married For Life any good? Never saw it.
What strikes me about that list is that most of the shows are either Gameshows or Reality TV shows, which kinda have to be remade to appeal to a UK audience, rather than actual fiction TV (not the right phrase I don't think but meh).
Thing is, the Americans make the best TV, when they're not trying to re-hash British stuff.
lol forgot about Geordie Shore. Never seen either of those, hope it stays that way.
Married with Children is the best series on that list. Was Married For Life any good? Never saw it.
What strikes me about that list is that most of the shows are either Gameshows or Reality TV shows, which kinda have to be remade to appeal to a UK audience, rather than actual fiction TV (not the right phrase I don't think but meh).
Thing is, the Americans make the best TV, when they're not trying to re-hash British stuff.
Yeah "reality" took over. I haven't seen gameshows in a long time. I don't even know if Jeopardy still exists?
I don't like most US shows really. I prefer films, but for shows I'm more into comedy and I think Canada and UK shows do that best. US shows go on waaaay too long too, 10+ years sometimes. Like milking every last bit until the last viewer cuts it off. Like The American Office had its moments, but it should have ended long ago. The dramas start out good but I lose interest in them. Never could get into stuff like Heroes or Lost though.
The worst is the Jerry Springer/Trisha type shit.
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:59 pm
by Laszlo
wormcode wrote:I don't even know if Jeopardy still exists?
Suangi wrote:It's pretty simple. Aside from cultural humor/topical differences, a lot of british shows are filled with rather unattractive people. Filling a cast with less talented, better looking actors is a trade off that does quite well for ratings in the states. even concerning characters who are meant to be ugly, the US differentiates between tv ugly and plain ugly, whereas the UK not so much.
I think you mean normal looking people
are you trying to say normal british people are unattractive?
there is no such thing as "normal looking people." people look different all over the world, so "normal looking people" would be a stupid phrase to use. Normal, average, and typical are all very weak descriptive words concerning people.
now that i'm finished picking your comment apart, I should point out that you've missed my point (one with which you probably agree): the american entertainment industry and its consumers(viewers) hold an aesthetic standard that exceeds most cases of reality. Meeting this standard = profit. Not doing so = getting cancelled after 2 episodes. The american audience is very big [insert fat american joke here] and has a lot of money which it loves to spend. Producers know this, and tend to care a lot more about this fact than the Dove True Beauty Campaign. Often, the people who put these shows out in the US arent americans, but the show's original writers & producers who see the potential for $$$ in a vast new audience. I hope this answers JBoy's question too.
and, yes, the accents are sometimes part of it too. Not so much with something like the Vicar of Dibly (not remade to my knowledge) where everyone speaks clearly, but many americans have difficulty with the kind of accents/vocabulary in Shameless for example.
oh, and the US Office sucks.
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:48 pm
by Laszlo
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:53 pm
by Pedro Sánchez
Suangi wrote:
Pedro Sánchez wrote:
Suangi wrote:It's pretty simple. Aside from cultural humor/topical differences, a lot of british shows are filled with rather unattractive people. Filling a cast with less talented, better looking actors is a trade off that does quite well for ratings in the states. even concerning characters who are meant to be ugly, the US differentiates between tv ugly and plain ugly, whereas the UK not so much.
I think you mean normal looking people
are you trying to say normal british people are unattractive?
there is no such thing as "normal looking people." people look different all over the world, so "normal looking people" would be a stupid phrase to use. Normal, average, and typical are all very weak descriptive words concerning people.
now that i'm finished picking your comment apart, I should point out that you've missed my point (one with which you probably agree): the american entertainment industry and its consumers(viewers) hold an aesthetic standard that exceeds most cases of reality.
Woah there shitforbrains....
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:24 pm
by Suangi
fair enough. you successfully threw me off with your little emoticon eye roll.
still, vs
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:32 pm
by mIrReN
KILL EM ALL
WORLD SAVED
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:44 pm
by knell
Do most of the people in this thread really take television programming that seriously? It's the internet so I can never be sure, but it comes across as a little sad.
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:44 pm
by wormcode
Television is srs bsns
NEVER FORGET
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:55 pm
by JBoy
knell wrote:Do most of the people in this thread really take television programming that seriously? It's the internet so I can never be sure, but it comes across as a little sad.
Is it that hard for you to believe that people arent sucking americas cock for once? Only joking mate, we love the usa! Big ups to freedom of speech and all that good stuff!
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:16 am
by knell
even more sad ^^^
i know your username is less than a year old but in case you haven't noticed, there is rarely anything positive about america in this area of the forum, let alone cocksucking. anyway, carry on pointlessly bashing a country you've more than likely never even set foot in, let alone explored or understood.
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:20 am
by clifford_-
knell wrote:even more sad ^^^
i know your username is less than a year old but in case you haven't noticed, there is rarely anything positive about america in this area of the forum, let alone cocksucking. anyway, carry on pointlessly bashing a country you've more than likely never even set foot in, let alone explored or understood.
thats very presumptuous....
and why shouldnt people be vexed with it? its a service we are paying for, if were not happy bout it, were well within our rights to moan about it on an off topic forum....
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:22 am
by knell
never said you weren't within your rights, just saying it looks sad to see people get worked up about television programming, online or otherwise.
just an opinion, after all, it's not like my judgement matters
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:23 am
by JBoy
knell wrote:even more sad ^^^
i know your username is less than a year old but in case you haven't noticed, there is rarely anything positive about america in this area of the forum, let alone cocksucking. anyway, carry on.
LOL the age 'of my username' has little to do with the relevance of this thread, however i can safely say that when you were still a child i was a man, so whatever internet superiority you feel is false. Dont get your knickers in a twist.
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:25 am
by knell
JBoy wrote:
knell wrote:even more sad ^^^
i know your username is less than a year old but in case you haven't noticed, there is rarely anything positive about america in this area of the forum, let alone cocksucking. anyway, carry on.
LOL the age 'of my username' has little to do with the relevance of this thread, however i can safely say that when you were still a child i was a man, so whatever internet superiority you feel is false. Dont get your knickers in a twist.
this guy right here
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:28 am
by JBoy
knell wrote:
JBoy wrote:
knell wrote:even more sad ^^^
i know your username is less than a year old but in case you haven't noticed, there is rarely anything positive about america in this area of the forum, let alone cocksucking. anyway, carry on.
LOL the age 'of my username' has little to do with the relevance of this thread, however i can safely say that when you were still a child i was a man, so whatever internet superiority you feel is false. Dont get your knickers in a twist.
this guy right here
Come at me bro LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:30 am
by knell
okay, you asked for it...
Re: OK America, you need to stop it
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:33 am
by JBoy
knell wrote:okay, you asked for it...
ARGHHHH i cant win!
On a nicer side though, its amazing that i can converse with someone so far away so quickly
vs 
