, October 03, 2003 12:17 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: the office
But American TV has been doing this sort of thing for years. Just a few
years ago we had Men Behaving Badly which was based on a BBC show of the
same name IIRC. John Larroquette (sp?...the lawyer guy from Night Court)
was in a
H Bowen
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Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: the office
But American TV has been doing this sort of thing for years. Just a few
years ago we had Men Behaving Badly which was based on a BBC show of the
same name IIRC. John Larroquette (sp?...the lawyer guy
an folk had no intention of even
>>>changing
>>>a word in the script...why even pay bad american actors? Just run
>>>
>>>
>>the BBC
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>>
>>>version on network TV.
>>>
>>>charlie
>>>(grateful for
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)
> >
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> > From: P
bject: RE: the office
> when did you move to the US, you enjoying it?
>
> I'm toying with the idea of moving to japan (my wife's japanese)
We moved just over 2 weeks ago now
Advantages?
HUGE house for less than the price of the house we had in Croydon (we
rent at the moment) -
> when did you move to the US, you enjoying it?
>
> I'm toying with the idea of moving to japan (my wife's japanese)
We moved just over 2 weeks ago now
Advantages?
HUGE house for less than the price of the house we had in Croydon (we
rent at the moment) - about 2.5 times the size
Petrol is CHEAP
a)
>
> -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 creativi
when did you move to the US, you enjoying it?
I'm toying with the idea of moving to japan (my wife's japanese)
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From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 16:35
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: the office
> Phil, I'd like
> Phil, I'd like to shake that mans hand
I think a LOT of people would
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Phil, I'd like to shake that mans hand
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From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 16:07
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: the office
> thing that gets me is that you are forced to pay the TV licence, even
if you
> don't want to wa
> thing that gets me is that you are forced to pay the TV licence, even
if you
> don't want to watch BBC channels
Actually, you're not...
They took a guy to court because he refused to pay the licence, but he
said that he didn't watch the BBC
He managed to prove (by getting the cable company to
also, it isn't just the lines that makes it so funny, its the delivery of
the lines
helps if the screenwriter is the main actor
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From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 15:58
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: the office
Oh, there were lots of
US version is just bad.
>
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> 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
that I get.
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From: Mark Smyth
To: CF-Community
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:08 AM
Subject: RE: the office
and i'm probably right in thinking that you don't have to pay separately for
it, correct?
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From: Ji
ion is just bad.
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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 reall
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Sent: 03 October 2003 15:32
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: the office
It's swings and roundabouts
Over in the UK we used to pay £15 for a PPV event (like the boxing and
such), but over here it's $35 normally...
We used to pay £50 a month for a 2meg Cable line (averaged at 4 becaus
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Subject: RE: the office
this country sucks, i pay around $50 for satellite - and then get
slapped
with a £112 per annum bill TV licence, which is just there to fund the
BBC
Bloody rip off
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;From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 03 October 2003 15:11
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>Subject: Re: the office
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>Right. I don't remember the exact details of my subscription, but I
>believe it's $40/month for way too many channels, and BBCA is part of
&
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Right. I don't remember the exact details of my subscription, but I
believe it's $40/month for way too many channels, and BBCA is part of
that package. The extra channels are things like HBO/Cinemax etc. and
the seasonal sport channel packages like NFL Sunday Ticket an
Jim
Mark Smyth wrote:
>and i'm probably right in thinking that you don't have to pay separately for
>it, correct?
>
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>From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 03 October 2003 15:06
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: the of
and i'm probably right in thinking that you don't have to pay separately for
it, correct?
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From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 15:06
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: the office
That's exactly what it is. I have DirecTV and
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>From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 03 October 2003 14:59
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: the office
>
>
>I've seen two American episodes, and they did change the dialogue and
>plotlines quite a bit.
>
>Unfortunately, ju
Ben
Is BBC america a channel with programmes only from the BBC?
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From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 14:59
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: the office
I've seen two American episodes, and they did change the dialogue and
plotlines quite
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 it
is BBC America a TV channel which shows only BBC programmes?
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From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 13:41
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: the office
The american version of coupling is ...wow..words fail me.
The scripts are very nearly
right, side note
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From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 12:17
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: the office
no...
coupling..
_
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you could alway keep the actors but dub it with american voiceovers,
would more or less work.
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From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 13:41
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: the office
The american version of coupling is ...wow..words
? Just run the BBC
version on network TV.
charlie
(grateful for BBC-America)
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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
...No coupling?
Well why in hell not???
-Gel
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From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
no...
coupling..
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no...
coupling..
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The Iraq war was one thing, but there are limits :)
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From: Mark Smyth
Sent: 03 October 2003 11:36
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: the office
You guys have made an american version of the office?!?
Is nothing holy
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From: Paul Ihrig [mailto
You guys have made an american version of the office?!?
Is nothing holy
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From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 11:34
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: the office
yep its great!
on a side note
in our ever expanding lack of creativity we took a
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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The 1st series is out on DVD i believe ..
I myself have seen every episode over n over and cant get enough of it ..
Sheer excellence.
Its up there with League of Gentlemen and Phoenix Nights ...
SteG
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Sent: 02 October 2003
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