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I'm a sucker for period dramas and the British do them so well. I never liked the Sherlock Holmes series fast forwarded to modern times but the series with Jeremy Brett as the great detective was Moutstanding
me to love them.. will look up The Mill series today ..
It's just economics; licensing costs compared to the number of viewers.
I haven't noticed any recent change in how people speak or behave, but anyone coming from Ireland via New Zealand no doubt will notice a "different" cultural perspective and cultural mix in Australia. It just reflects the different history, cultural background and demographic mix of the country. You'd probably notice it even more on the East Coast.
Perhaps the cultural background of UK shows is just too narrow to appeal to broad spectrum of Netflix viewers in Aus, while any market niche is just too small for the cost?
British television has had a huge success on the Public Broadcasting System channels in the United States for many decades among American viewers
As for Netflix... their offerings are a mixture of the good and the schlock
British television has had a huge success on the Public Broadcasting System channels in the United States for many decades among American viewers
As for Netflix... their offerings are a mixture of the good and the schlock
There definitely are British programs broadcast in Australia, but most seem targeted at a different demographic than most streaming services focus on. Demographics are also pretty apparent in the changing audience base for traditional free to air broadcasting, compared to streaming and hybrid (mixed FTA and streaming) broadcasters.
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It was on regular British broadcast tv, so it got a lot more viewers than Beavis and Butthead. But it doesn't even approach the success or recognisability of the Simpsons and South Park.
It was on regular British broadcast tv, so it got a lot more viewers than Beavis and Butthead. But it doesn't even approach the success or recognisability of the Simpsons and South Park.
I think the surreal humor of “The Simpsons” and “South Park” is more suited to British tastes than the low-key style of “King of the Hill”.
It was on regular British broadcast tv, so it got a lot more viewers than Beavis and Butthead. But it doesn't even approach the success or recognisability of the Simpsons and South Park.
So South Park and Simpsons is watched regularly in Britain?
But do they get some of the references like Crusty, or Marge's sisters, Itchy/Scratchy etc etc from the Simpsons? Or references from South Park such as PC Principal, Al Gore, Cartman's Antisemitism, the California homeless song, Classi, etc etc.
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