Assuming that Americans will only watch what has Americans in it is assuming the worst of one's audience.
Over here, it's especially pernicious: we are expected to swallow US versions of our own history and literature. It's very rare that the reverse happens: a delightful ITV adaptation of Pollyanna, the most faithful yet - but set in pre-WW1 England.
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Date: 2007-02-20 10:27 am (UTC)Over here, it's especially pernicious: we are expected to swallow US versions of our own history and literature. It's very rare that the reverse happens: a delightful ITV adaptation of Pollyanna, the most faithful yet - but set in pre-WW1 England.