Re: Bill Bryson
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:06:58 +1100
> Something that is funny is that in Germany Seinfeld
> miserably failed while one of their top show is Hogan's Heroes or
> something like that.
... or, as is often quoted, `The French think Jerry Lewis is a genius!' (:
Seinfeld was pretty successful over here, but Australian culture is so
Americanised that there's barely any cultural gap to leap over. The latest
thing we've been spoonfed is Ally McBeal - and you really get ticked off
with the sentiment all the networks have that `Oh, this was a big hit in
America therefore it must be a big hit in Australia' so they advertise it
ad nauseum until you start to believe the hype. Although it's quite
variable. Frasier flopped over here yet it just got its fifth Emmy in
America.
> So different cultures have different senses of
> humor. Oh by the way why is it that Drew Carey is becoming so involved
> with British entertainment.
Well, the guy who used to be on Who's Line is it Anyway (Ryan Stiles) plays
his best friend on the Drew Carey Show ... that's my guess.
Camille
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