Is that why Amber Ruffin runs lower thirds with the lyrics to a parody or
original song on her show?  (This is not captioning--it's standard
Chyron-ing.)

Mark Jeffries
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On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 12:01 PM 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]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 3:16 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> 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
>>>
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