Infomercials
p. [Thursday 20th March]
p. This is my third trip to the States, and every time I come it reinforces the impression that ‘The Simpsons’ is a documentary rather than a comedy. To be fair, this is an impression mainly garnered from infomercials. I have to say that I’m fascinated by them.
bq. “Do you want to be able to upgrade the software used by your brain?” Yes, Pam — tell me more immediately about how I can speed-read up to 2,000 words per minute! “So, Chef Tony — how sharp are these knives?”. “Well, I’m glad you asked me that Tom!”
p. Why do infomercials selling knives always show them cutting up shoes? I don’t know about you, but I’ve never thought, “Man, I really wish I had a knife to cut this pair of shoes up.” How do people end up doing infomercials anyway? My guess is that they are washed-up actors who have either had their day, or never really made it in the first place. It’s pretty tragic really, but infomercials are the most entertaining bit of US TV.
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I meant that it was tragic that I'm so entertained by them. I love The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Frasier, all of the output of HBO, and those tend to be the things I watch in the UK rather than all the crappy game shows, soaps and reality TV show you so rightly mention). But when I get to the States, I see an informecial, and I'm just mesmerised. Sorry for the confusion...
But, the dubbing of American voice-overs onto British documentaries really irritates me. Why do that?
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