the lines
helps if the screenwriter is the main actor
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 15:58
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: the office
Oh, there were lots of lines lifted directly from the Brit version. I
certainly wouldn't argue that. I'm simply saying that lifting half the
lines without lifting the funny ain't gonna do it for me.
--benD
Charlie Griefer wrote:
> Ben -
>
> I started watching last night's (US) episode, and the intro scene with
> the telephone conversation could not have been more identical to the BBC
> version if it was...um...the BBC version with American actors :) (altho
> i do recall that the subject of the Tony Blair missive was changed to
> Dubya).
>
> To be fair, I've only seen the BBC version of that episode once, so my
> memory may be faulty. Or perhaps further into the episode (after I had
> stopped watching), they made some signficant modifications.
>
> Either way, I think we're both in agreement ...the US version is just bad.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ben Doom
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 6:58 AM
> Subject: Re: the office
>
>
> I've seen two American episodes, and they did change the dialogue and
> plotlines quite a bit.
>
> Unfortunately, just not for the better.
>
> They really tamed it down in a lot of ways, with very indirect
> references to things (I'm thinking specifically of vibrators and dildos
> here) instead of the very direct (and hilarious) references (like the
> Jr. Patrick).
>
> Can we tell what last night's show was ripped from, boys and girls?
>
> Anyway, the moral of the story is "Watch on BBC America!"
>
> --BenD
>
> Charlie Griefer wrote:
>
> > The american version of coupling is ...wow..words fail me.
> >
> > The scripts are very nearly identical, word for word. The acting is
> bad. I
> > mean even for a sitcom bad.
> >
> > Just makes me wonder...if we American folk had no intention of even
> changing
> > a word in the script...why even pay bad american actors? Just run
> the BBC
> > version on network TV.
> >
> > charlie
> > (grateful for BBC-America)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 3:34 AM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: RE: the office
> >
> >
> > yep its great!
> >
> > on a side note
> > in our ever expanding lack of creativity we took a beautiful bbc
show
> > "coupling" and made it American...
> >
> > not even going to watch it..
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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