Similarly, when Law and Order SVU was created, there was no SVU in the NYPD. There was a sex crimes unit, but NBC didn’t want the series titled Law and Order Sex Crimes.
On Wed, Feb 16, 2022 at 9:18 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 16, 2022 at 2:58 PM Paul Murray <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yet another NCIS spinoff to ignore. My only idle curiosity is what >> accents the actors will have. By logic, they should be American, except for >> any locals they work with. >> >> As one who has regularly watched the original, I tried the LA and NO >> spinoffs and quickly abandoned them. LA in particular seemed so tenuously >> connected to the navy as to be laughable; it's just another "unconventional >> law enforcement team" show. >> >> I still watch the original, although I'm currently weeks behind in >> streaming it. I think it's the TV equivalent of comfort food for me at this >> point. >> >> > I guess this will either be about: > > - American Naval folk in Australia (with mostly Australians putting on US > accents for the US characters) or > - A fully-localised show, as various countries have previously done with > Law & Order. ie. Australians playing *Australian* Naval folk. The fact > that Australia's military police probably aren't called "NCIS" is no more a > barrier than crime scene investigators not being called "CSI" everywhere. > > Now I'm imagining a British version called "NCIS: Portsmouth." Most of the > crimes would be about drunken sailors breaking windows and getting into pub > fights. > > > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDE%2BeMsvE4xXYWNQAAMPJ84LyoEDCnfMH94h8gdvV0SDg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDE%2BeMsvE4xXYWNQAAMPJ84LyoEDCnfMH94h8gdvV0SDg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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/CAKgmY4C_tagmyG6iEJMfLPrt02H57BcxVha1VO85UxxUqpKWbg%40mail.gmail.com.
