When I was traveling throught Egypt I met an Australian man who told me that the only "American" news channel they get their is Fox News; they get the international version of CNN. So he was left that America was being destroyed by illegal Mexican immigrants and that Bill O'Reily spoke for all of us.
Seeing the Canucks get fired up about Fox News reminded me of that conversation. Probably the only show that could give one a worse view of the United States than Fox News programming is "Cops." Cops is a wonderful slice of cinéma vérité on Fox; it features news crews riding around with law enforcement officers as they bust criminals. The criminals they catch tend to be uneducated, belligerent and drunk. In America it's the chance for the white middle class to laugh at the underprivledged from the safety of our living room. I was wondering if the show can be seen in the rest of the world and how it is viewed.
Every Saturday nite at 8 pm on Fox 44 Burlington-Plattsburg-Montreal. :cool:
Yep - Channel 6 in Sweden acquired the rights for it a few years ago and began airing old episodes 19.00 every weekday.
No and I pity anyone who suggests otherwise.
It not only airs, we have our own Canadian knock-off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_and_Protect
Quote from: Barrister on March 24, 2009, 05:04:47 PM
It not only airs, we have our own Canadian knock-off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Serve_and_Protect
Typical canuck television programming. Cheap knock off of American shit.
Its on satalite. Not a big deal.
But we do get that kind of picture from the US in our own tv programmes showing police clips; as well as following UK officers they also show stuff from abroad, mainly the US. They always contrast with the UK ones by being so much more extreme.
Yeah. We also get Fox News which is the only 'American' news channel. We get CNN International which even Hans has described as pretty good, if a bit dull. And in the 90s we got Jerry Springer.
Edit: Hell we even get Judge Judy.
We don't (AFAIK) get Fox News here, but we get several Fox "entertainment" channels that are quite good (Family Guy, Simpsons, Poker, Huff, etc).
Although we don't get those we have something like you're describing "Cops" on a so called "Reality Channel", but it seems Australians fight with Americans for the prize of retarded criminals.
On American news networks, we get CNN Int, MSNBC and Bloomsberg.
Quote from: Savonarola on March 24, 2009, 04:44:42 PMCops is a wonderful slice of cinéma vérité on Fox; it features news crews riding around with law enforcement officers as they bust criminals. The criminals they catch tend to be uneducated, belligerent and drunk.
Well, duh. It's the one and only "reality" TV show.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 24, 2009, 06:01:14 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on March 24, 2009, 04:44:42 PMCops is a wonderful slice of cinéma vérité on Fox; it features news crews riding around with law enforcement officers as they bust criminals. The criminals they catch tend to be uneducated, belligerent and drunk.
Well, duh. It's the one and only "reality" TV show.
I was watching a really good documentary on Dallas SWAT last year. I've never seen so many people laying in a front yard with zip ties around their wrists before.
Quote from: fahdiz on March 24, 2009, 06:07:49 PM
I was watching a really good documentary on Dallas SWAT last year. I've never seen so many people laying in a front yard with zip ties around their wrists before.
Try DEA on Spike.
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 24, 2009, 05:35:35 PM
Yeah. We also get Fox News which is the only 'American' news channel. We get CNN International which even Hans has described as pretty good, if a bit dull. And in the 90s we got Jerry Springer.
Edit: Hell we even get Judge Judy.
Heh, we do export our best shows. The first time when I was in London there was "Jerry Springer, the Opera" playing at some theater. I didn't see it and it never made it to Detroit. :(
Personally, I like "Animal Cops". ASPCA DONT PLAY
yeah, it can be seen here. I watched parts of a few shows, but it's not my cup of tea.
I'm always wondering if the arrests aren't stage or something. It's just that, even in the US, seeing a naked guy walking around with a AK-47 seems too cliché. But hey, I suppose it can happen.
We do get CNN, though it's been ages since I watch the channel. AFAIK, the last time I watched CCN 'live', I think it was on 9/11. Since then, I'm mostly reading the site rather than paying for the cable channel.
We've had Fox News since a couple of years now, 2005 or 2006 I think. I watched the free preview, thought it was like listening to Hansmeister all day long, decided it wasn't worth paying for. Reading their spins on their web site left me inclined to believe I was not missing much. Also, seeing many Americans of this board calling this "a joke" or "over the top" did comfort my choice :P
Quote from: Savonarola on March 24, 2009, 09:20:05 PM
Heh, we do export our best shows. The first time when I was in London there was "Jerry Springer, the Opera" playing at some theater. I didn't see it and it never made it to Detroit. :(
Thankully, we don't see the worst :P
I haven't seen cops in years, seriously how much of that can you watch without getting sick of it?
Bad boys, bad boys, what ya gonna do?
My favourite is Orange County where all the cops weigh 300lbs and just sit on the criminals. Also made for a great episode of My Name Is Earl.
Booze Britain serves the same role over here.
Quote from: Brazen on March 25, 2009, 03:08:05 AM
Booze Britain serves the same role over here.
We catch a lot of UK traffic cop stuff over here on cable. Man, you people are assholes.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 25, 2009, 04:18:30 AM
We catch a lot of UK traffic cop stuff over here on cable. Man, you people are assholes.
Do you mean the police or the drivers or everyone?
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 25, 2009, 04:19:45 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 25, 2009, 04:18:30 AM
We catch a lot of UK traffic cop stuff over here on cable. Man, you people are assholes.
Do you mean the police or the drivers or everyone?
The drivers. What a bunch of goofs. Never seen so many DWIs during daylight. I think you people are all drunk by 11am.
More like still drunk from the night before than vodka on our cornflakes. With a few exceptions.
Quote from: viper37 on March 24, 2009, 10:56:06 PM
Thankully, we don't see the worst :P
Didn't "A Small Wonder" make it to Canada? Cultural content laws have foiled our sinister plans again. :(
It was aired at something like 3 or 4 AM on workdays a long time ago. I guess it is still possible to get it on satellite.
Quote from: miglia on March 24, 2009, 04:56:11 PM
Yep - Channel 6 in Sweden acquired the rights for it a few years ago and began airing old episodes 19.00 every weekday.
Now it's 6 pm.
It's on my TV right now. :)
Quote from: Savonarola on March 25, 2009, 07:45:23 AM
Quote from: viper37 on March 24, 2009, 10:56:06 PM
Thankully, we don't see the worst :P
Didn't "A Small Wonder" make it to Canada? Cultural content laws have foiled our sinister plans again. :(
title didn't ring any bell, and the IMDB description doesn't either, but it could have been presented in english Canada, they do like shitty American tv shows, it comforts them in their superiority complex :P
Quote from: Savonarola on March 25, 2009, 07:45:23 AM
Quote from: viper37 on March 24, 2009, 10:56:06 PM
Thankully, we don't see the worst :P
Didn't "A Small Wonder" make it to Canada? Cultural content laws have foiled our sinister plans again. :(
I know I've seen it. :(
Not sure if on a US station on cable, or rebroadcast on a Canadian channel though.
I think I saw Dorsey on Cops once. Some guy in blackface was getting his foot run over by a car.