[ SECRET POST #2277 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2277 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

It's because of commercials.

Licensing UK television is a lot harder because most if not all of the money is put up through government grants and fellowships. So you're not just negotiating with a studio exec - there's more paperwork involved. US television has a metric ton more commercials because corporate sponsorship is the major method of financing packages. You'll only see direct transference of UK shows on networks like PBS because a) that's our version of the way the whole UK system works and b) they don't rely on advertising so they can accommodate the different commercial breaks.

In the 90s when syndicated shows financed and filmed in Europe were more common, you'd see segments called 'eurominutes' - scenes that were 'optional' that were filmed for the regular broadcast that could be cut to make the show fit in a US timeslot. But that's expensive and not always practical. It either means the show abroad has lots of pointless fluff or the show in the US is missing elements that might be key to enjoying the finished product.

So it's cheaper and easier for US distributors to make their own version with their own built in financing and licensing than it is to figure out how to translate the original product.

It's also a bit about localisation, but not as much as some anglophiles and their 'if it's not ammurikun it must suck ammirite so they hate our glorious brits' would have you believe.

[(Anonymous)]

This...actually makes a lot of sense, and I didn't even think about it o_o Thanks for teaching me something new today, anon!

[(Anonymous)]

No problem! I spent a bit of time working in public broadcasting (which is starting to ease into a younger/trendier demographic in terms of UK acquisitions - look at Sherlock and Downton as opposed to endless Masterpiece Theatre and Touch of Frost).

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, I did not know that. Thanks for sharing.

But what about HBO airing Extras? Is it possible for a channel like HBO or Showtime buying licensing for My Mad Fat Diary and airing it on there instead?

Though I doubt it since MMFD is targeted toward a younger demo than what HBO or Showtime typically go for.

[(Anonymous)]

Cable networks also have more freedom, since their programing is funded by subscription rather than advertising, so networks like that can import more shows more easily. It looks like some cable networks are taking advantage of this, leaving only the licensing and demographic issues. Unfortunately, you're right and the cable networks don't tend to favor shows like MMFD. Cable is very much of the 'sex sells' mindset (plus majority of subscription holders are in an older demographic).