That's an example of why, as someone who used to work as a closed-captioner, I don't watch captions at all -- one thing that frustrates me is shows/networks using realtime captioning even when the show isn't airing live (mainly because it's cheaper). "Lady Antebellum" vs. "Antonin Scalia" was almost certainly caused by the stenocaptioner having saved short forms of both names in their steno-machine-to-English translation software, and then making what was probably a one-character typo.
Back in the late '90s, the company I worked for managed to get fully-edited captions for "The Tonight Show" on the air just over two hours after each night's taping concluded (it taped from 8:30-9:30 Eastern and then aired at 11:35), so I know it's possible. (I do acknowledge that I'm sure the pandemic has affected closed-captioning operations in the same way it's affected show production, so this isn't specifically a "Late Show" complaint -- inferior realtime captioning being used on non-live programming has been going on a lot longer than that.) > On Apr 8, 2021, at 10:01 AM, Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm using captions more and more, for some of the same reasons. I find them > especially useful on British mysteries, as they help me keep the facts of the > case (including character names) straight. > I've also used captions since the nineties for musical guests on talk shows, > so that I can follow the lyrics. > My favorite captions typo came one night about 18 months ago, when Stephen > Colbert said "Please welcome Lady Antebellum!" and the captions said "Please > welcome Antonin Scalia!" > > On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 10:59:15 AM UTC-4 Doug Eastick wrote: > our family is now about 50/50 using subtitles. Sometimes due to accents, > sometimes due to being courteous and keeping volume down, sometimes due to > excessive noise/chats in the house and wanting to keep watching without > missing dialogue. > > > > On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 4:22 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected] > <applewebdata://27CD1E5E-3358-456C-8D7D-B20279AEBB2B>> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 3:16 AM Kevin M. <[email protected] > <applewebdata://27CD1E5E-3358-456C-8D7D-B20279AEBB2B>> wrote: > ... > > Granted, the thick accents on Shetland are tough, even for someone who > watches A LOT of UK drama. I have to assume even UK residents need the > subtitles for some scenes. > > > Careful Kevin :-) > > Actually, to British ears the accents on Shetland - the very northernmost > point of the UK - are quite soft and accessible. If you really want a British > accent that you have to get your "ear in" to understand, it's a broad > Glaswegian accent. > > But us Brits have the same issues with a variety of US accents - the deep > south or even a thick Bostonion accent. > > Anyway, there's a new series of Shetland just entering production which I'm > very much looking forward to. > > On an unrelated note, Shetland is based on a series of novels by the crime > writer Ann Cleeves. She also has a series based on another of her detective > "Vera", based in the north-east of England. And ITV has just commissioned a > third series based on yet another of her detectives which is based is Devon > (the far southwest of England). She must be the most successful writer in the > UK at having her books adapted by TV at this point since Agatha Christie. And > yes, she's lived in all those places! > > > Adam > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <applewebdata://27CD1E5E-3358-456C-8D7D-B20279AEBB2B>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGD7Eb3jinHdonTuhOYpN3e2tRju1bym57xYSrpVJ9HT8A%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGD7Eb3jinHdonTuhOYpN3e2tRju1bym57xYSrpVJ9HT8A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > Doug Eastick <[email protected] > <applewebdata://27CD1E5E-3358-456C-8D7D-B20279AEBB2B>> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c5e95a27-d19c-40ce-b100-57cb24a1e8d8n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c5e95a27-d19c-40ce-b100-57cb24a1e8d8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/74771DB4-6959-47DA-A444-B52D0796484A%40ellwanger.tv.
