I know other speaking English countries have bunch of Import shows from the United States. Does the United States have any import shows from Australia: (Neighbours, Home and Away) United Kingdom/Ireland: (East Enders, Corniation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Fair City), Canada: Little Mosque on the Pairie? British Got Talent, Australia Got Talent, X-Factor UK:Aus: The Amazing Race Asia (Signapore) etc.....it's funny that the English speaking countries outside of the United States have tons of import shows from the US, but the US don't have any English language import shows from other countries.
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International English Programmes in the US.
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American's don't like foreign TV, not even Canadian TV. Sometimes we take the scripts written for foreign TV shows and reproduce them with the American audience in mind.
Yeah, I know I wrote the above trying to sound like a true American. Ha Ha. But I believe it to be true.
The only show I know of that is being shown in the US fresh from England is a car show called "Wheeler Dealers". "Hustle" reruns from the UK have recently started showing on a US cable network, AXS TV, and on certain PBS affiliates.
Sometimes it's hard to tell. They'll take the English language shows and edit the foreign content down as much as possible.
Yeah, I know I wrote the above trying to sound like a true American. Ha Ha. But I believe it to be true.
The only show I know of that is being shown in the US fresh from England is a car show called "Wheeler Dealers". "Hustle" reruns from the UK have recently started showing on a US cable network, AXS TV, and on certain PBS affiliates.
Sometimes it's hard to tell. They'll take the English language shows and edit the foreign content down as much as possible.
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Plus Red Green and Trailer Park Boys and SurvivormanKML-224 said:
If you include older shows there would also be SCTV and Corner Gas from Canada, and all the Britcoms on PBS. Also The Avengers and The Prisoner for a start.
America seems to import plenty of actors from other countries (currently in favor are Indians) including Brits, Aussies (and the occasional Kiwi) and Canadians but we don't tend to import their programs except for broadcast on our public TV system (Benny Hill, Fawlty Towers and a dozen or so others that come to mind).
There was a recent police show from Canada, which was also located in Toronto but it didn't last a long time.
We also have a few from Scotland and Ireland but it's hell trying to understand their accents. ;D
There was a recent police show from Canada, which was also located in Toronto but it didn't last a long time.
We also have a few from Scotland and Ireland but it's hell trying to understand their accents. ;D
Few adult shows make their way west across the pond or south of the 49th parallel. If the US has any import shows, its usually in the form of children's and teen shows.
The two that stand out in my mind right now is Lazy Town and Degrassi. For the most part, kids don't notice (or care) that the show was produced outside of the US unless someone says "a-boot" or a slang term not used here.
The two that stand out in my mind right now is Lazy Town and Degrassi. For the most part, kids don't notice (or care) that the show was produced outside of the US unless someone says "a-boot" or a slang term not used here.
...The Galloping Gourmet was also a Canadian production, using the same CJOH/13 Ottawa studio later used for You Can't Do That on Television...EJM said:
EJM said:
Well, if your "basic cable network" happens to be USA (they also aired the comedy Check It Out (starring Don Adams), which was also done in Canada)!
The Disney Channel that period also aired some international fare too: Danger Bay and Under The Umbrella Tree from Canada, and The Girl From Tomorrow and Ocean Girl from Australia (for Girl From Tomorrow, they edited some episodes into movies).
Oh, there is also 100 Huntley Street which was syndicated to the States in the early '80s but is rarely seen here anymore (though nowadays, you could watch it online).
dhett said:
I liked that show "Davinci's Inquest". After it ran it's course here in the States, I looked it up online and read that a followup program was being filmed where "Davinci" was the Mayor of Vancouver... don't remember what the name of that show was... but I never saw anything like that shown in the States.
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