Skavau@piefed.socialM to Television@piefed.socialEnglish · 12 days agoWhat are you watching, and what do you recommend?message-squaremessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareWhat are you watching, and what do you recommend?Skavau@piefed.socialM to Television@piefed.socialEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square38linkfedilink
minus-squarePhilosoDOOMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoNot an issue for me with this show. Though I’m not a subtitle user. I watch this show in a English dubbing, not subtitles.
minus-squareSkavau@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoIt’s less about the subtitles (or dubbing) but more that the jokes won’t work when translated. Does that make sense?
minus-squareTHBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoYou’d be surprised how universal a lot of comedy can be. I watch a lot of international shows and people by and large laugh at similar situations. In cases of language specific wordplay, usually the translator tries to find an English equivalent.
Not an issue for me with this show. Though I’m not a subtitle user. I watch this show in a English dubbing, not subtitles.
It’s less about the subtitles (or dubbing) but more that the jokes won’t work when translated. Does that make sense?
You’d be surprised how universal a lot of comedy can be. I watch a lot of international shows and people by and large laugh at similar situations. In cases of language specific wordplay, usually the translator tries to find an English equivalent.