Kath and Kim written for American audiences

"The criteria for us, if this ever eventuates, is you can't take it and then turn it into Friends," says McKenna."

eventuates. Is that a real word? Please tell me no.

You mean when shows from other countries come to America they automatically get changed, redone whatever?

whoa, you mean a show developed for one mainstream culture is altered when it's being sent to a new mainstream culture?

stop. you're kidding me.

I'm so. what's the word here.

oh yeah.

I'm so surprised.

"But on the ABC website, the fans are gropeable." Gropeable? WTF? Is that a word too? What's "gropeable" other than say Paris Hilton or Scarlett Johanssen?

"gropeable"? I'm guessing that's one of the malapropisms for which Kim's known. It's a mis-take on "ropeable" -- a common Aussie expression for "extremely angry".

Oh, and yes, Unique: "eventuates" is a word. Maybe not so commonly used over there, but relatively common here.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/eventuate

Glad you explained it. Poet. Never heard either expression here. Gee, why would they want to change things for American audiences? hehehehe.

Have a look at the Aussie version sometime, Soccer Mom. I'm sure Americans can handle it; maybe it's that people are scared American audiences need American accents. I dunno.

I remember Archie Bunker used to twist the language this way too, e.g. "it breaks up the monogamy".

LOL. There's some pretty racy American TV. I'm betting they just think we won't get the expressions and slang, but they would be surprised. Ten years ago, no on used Hip Hop expressions. Now even my mother knows what "crib" and "cap" mean. It could start a whole new trend here.

You could be right there. I mean, strewth -- if they're fair dinkum about it, you Septics will sit there like stunned mullets the first time you cop a squiz.*

*: Exaggerated for effect... by a non-native.

Bwhahahaha! I'm gonna use both "stunned mullet" and "squiz" in a conversation today! I'll report back on responses

poetinahat said:

Have a look at the Aussie version sometime, Soccer Mom. I'm sure Americans can handle it; maybe it's that people are scared American audiences need American accents. I dunno.

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It went down pretty well in the UK in the original version. Don't see why an American audience couldn't handle it.

I remember when Mad About You was remade in the UK with British actors but the same plotlines and largely similar dialogue. It didn't last.

television: brain food for the masses.


We're doomed.

I read the word 'troublous' in an American magazine the other day. And 'normalcy'. It's TROUBLESOME and NORMALITY, okay?

Sheesh. As if I'd ever make up such unprosayable words, words that aren't realificated.

Yanks are allowed to use 'normalcy', ever since Warren Harding invented it for his Presidential campaign slogan: 'Return to Normalcy'.

Brits are permitted to sneer at it. Only because they sneer at anything vaguely colonial. Like suntans and fresh seafood.

And the gloves are off!!!

poetinahat said:

Brits are permitted to sneer at it. Only because they sneer at anything vaguely colonial. Like suntans and fresh seafood.

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Yeah, well... Aussies spend their days waxing lyrical about how great Australia is even though there's more of them over here than anywhere, and talking endlessly about Christmas on the beach.

Or something.

Yeah!

clock_work9 said:

Yeah, well... Aussies spend their days waxing lyrical about how great Australia is even though there's more of them over here than anywhere, and talking endlessly about Christmas on the beach.

Or something.

Yeah!

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'At's a fair cop, guv'na... I'm nicked!

(And yes, I will spend Christmas on the beach if I have any say in it)

See you at the Ashes!

poetinahat said:

(And yes, I will spend Christmas on the beach if I have any say in it)

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*sigh*

I would too.

Christmas on the beach with a big feed of prawns..mmmm...can't beat it.

Although, I will say the best fish & chips I've ever had were in England.

I have a few doubts that it will be right for American audiences, even with tweaking. I remember reading that it was shown to some US college students to gauge their reactions, and it left them feeling uncomfortable. They thought the humour was condescending, making fun of lower economic groups (trailer trash). So, they get a bit of an elitsm jive off it.

Which I find a bit odd, considering how many hillbilly jokes I see on US TV.

I honestly didn't know they changed programming. Do they change books too. I mean I know they changed the titles to some UK books when they came over to America. Philip Pullman and JK Rowling come to mind. Do they change the actual storylines though?

If they did, it was be insane, rosemerry.

Did you know that when Mad Max was released in the US, they dubbed all the actors over with American voice actors?

So that's not an American film either. Figures. Maybe I'll just stick to Bollywood, subtitled anime.