'Won't fly overseas'

I get SO mad when I see people write this. They go on about how great a series is and foreigners won't get it.

I'm a Yank with a pretty good working knowledge of British culture, including TV, film, and literature. I resent when someone tells me I won't "get" the humor. Part of the great thing about DVDs is that it can spread understanding of a culture as well as entertain.

My mother loves British comedies but she's not "into" it to the extent that I am. She may not get all the references and doesn't understand all the accents but it doesn't mean she doesn't laugh at what is funny - you get the idea if not the direct meaning.

I just had to blow my top when I saw the review on the front page for this series. I saw the program once when I was in the UK the first time and I liked it, and then my blood started boiling now when the reviewer intimated that no one outside the UK would get it. Maybe I didn't grow up in the UK but that doesn't mean I won't recognize good humor when I see/hear it!

Samantha
"We're here. We're dead. Get used to it."