I'm afraid of Americans

[trinityofone]

Trailer for ABC's Life on Mars remake

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I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

There goes my strategy of remaining cautiously optimistic! Reality: 1, Optimism: 0

Also, I think it's worth noting that I finally hit my limit with American Voice Over Guy. I miss the calm, soothing voices of the BBC. I can be ex-pat now?

Picture it:

Some Guy in a Pub, 5 Years From Now: So what finally drove you away? Was it political?
Me: Nope. They remade Life on Mars.

Comments

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Oh, but didn't you know that poor Americans like myself can't understand British people, or, in fact, anyone who speaks in an accent that differs from our own? I had to have a translator follow me around the entire time I lived in Ireland. Siria and I have never carried on a conversation without the aid of an interpreter. Trufax!

[dovil.livejournal.com]

It must have been awful, staggering about unable to know what people were saying, what signs said. I hope you spoke very slowly and loudly at her and gave her a shiny penny every time she got something right.

Network Executives really do seem to think that the great unwashed tv viewing public are completely moronic. Viewers get dished out nothing more than formulaic comfort food when these studios have the opportunity to actually nudge people out of their comfort zones and learn them some things, dontcha know. Stupid tv. *clutches tv*

[siria]

Bhíos ag caint leat as Gaeilge an t-am ar fad, agus tú gan blas gan focal!<sup>1

1</sup> This is how I would have sounded if you'd not walked through that Stargate in Dublin Airport. Trufax.