Shameless US.

djchameleon · 06-14-2011, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Aurora

I can understand English accents perfectly, it's hardly forign. So that statement is ridiculous.

I think it will be good Dj, but it'll have just lost it's scummy British feel. Which I think makes it good.

well we have white trash here in the states so the whole scummy feel still fits. I should watch the show seeing as it already aired here in the states.

I think it's On Demand also.

captaincaptain · 06-14-2011, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Aurora

I never said British humour was untouchable. I said that the British feel will be gone, therefore it'll be complete different to shameless uk. So what's the point in it being called shameless?

When it comes to importing a foreign TV series to America, they want that "feel" changed to a way Americans can relate. When networks bring a show to America like Life on Mars? or The Office, they are buying the premise. Outside of that everything on these Americanized shows are rebuilt for the American audience. I'm not saying that's right, but that is the best way to sell this product to America. There are not many foreign shows that reach mainstream America outside speciality networks like BBC America, CBC, Telemundo, or Univision.

FETCHER. · 06-14-2011, 01:01 PM

I can understand that, but on the same hand that's like saying programmes shown in certain countrys are targeted towards their culture and are on our screens because we can relate to them... I dunno about anyone else from the UK but I certainly can't relate to 90210 or The Hills. Or several other series for that matter.