I think the show is great, but they should shoot it in American with people that are more interesting to us.
C'mon Fox, pick it up.
I live in the uk and liked the uk version I know many americans cannot understand the liverpudlian accents. but I wush american wouldn't make their own versions of uk stuff as it makes us in the uk feel, that our dramas etc are not good in the u.s and that they want or have to make their own versions so they can understand the language. come on America get your own Ideas and stop taking the uk's ideas.
Ahem. Please accept my apologies for this crude, ignorant comment by my fellow American.
Dear Suzyq:
Please don't speak for "us." This is show about British people in a specific time, not American people. Though this isn't my favorite BBC mini-series, the characters were perfectly interesting just as they are. I'm ashamed to be American sometimes -- what an utterly pig-headed and xenophobic attitude to have. Does everything have to be about YOU? Do you think that you are the only one that exists? Not American does not equal uninteresting. Don't be daft -- take a moment to expand you view of the world -- learn about other times, places and people, fictional or not.
Sincerely,
Your fellow American who is utterly embarrassed by and for you.
As for the comment about not understanding the accents -- that's what captions or subtitles are are for. I admit I have to use them in order to understand everything that's said. Actually, I had to look up a few phrases - but that's fun. For example, when the character looks at hew new husband's wounds for the first time and asked if it was "the blighty one" Blighty One : A wound bad enough for a soldier to be sent back to Britain.
Source: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWglossary.htm
You learn something new every day.
I love British Television -- personally, I find a lot of it much more interesting and of higher quality than most of the dregs put on by American television. I also prefer getting my news from the BBC as they tend to realize that the entire WORLD is newsworthy, not just America.
You just rocked my socks off!
Thanks for this response :)
Jess, USA
My hats off to you Tonya! I couldn't have said it better myself.
shareYou should not be ashamed to be an American because another makes a foolish comment. I'm proud to be an American and will speak for myself. I loved Lilies and I love British drama and it should not be changed for American television. Thanks to Netflix and BBC America, I have been able to watch so many of their period pieces, as well as TV crime series'. That being said we have many wonderful shows of our own. I don't understand why we can't enjoy the best of both and throw out the rest. Why is everything a competition?
shareWho do YOU think you are, tonya? You have no right to apologize for other people. You come off as an unctuous boot-licker, tripping over yourself to be seen as one of the good ones.
Suuzy's comments were narcissistic, not xenophobic. She displayed no hostility towards the Brits. Not that I'm defending suuzy. She may be a troll. But if we're going to take her comments at face value, think about what causes her lack of curiosity. The key word is "relevant". She's too lazy to connect to people who don't share her identity. This is why teachers assign fluff like Catcher in the Rye rather than classic Shakespeare. It's a belief that there are no universal truths, only perspectives rooted in cultural identity. This is ethno-separatism, not hyper-nationalism.
I think I'm on your side. This is a good show. It doesn't need to be dumbed down. But get off the high horse.
I don't think that making an American version would be dumbing it down. I would love to see a similar series set in, say, Boston, in the immediate postwar period. Irish Catholics in the U.S. actually faced a lot of prejudice.
Of course, the effects of the war wouldn't be as huge for Americans as they were for the British, since we weren't in for as long. For example, Domingo's horrific, life-altering injury happened before the U.S. even entered the war.
"Hey, that's right... We're supposed to sing about pirate-y things!" - Mr. Lunt
The Americanized versions always suck.
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