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There is an old US crime show, which nobody in the US liked, but was a hit in Germany - the people tasked with translating and dubbing realized how bad the orig
by turbinerneiter 5y ago
There is an old US crime show, which nobody in the US liked, but was a hit in Germany - the people tasked with translating and dubbing realized how bad the original was and decided to rewrite it into a comedy.
I can't remember the name of the show, but I read about it in a reputable newspaper, so I hope I'm not spreading an urban legend.
- majewsky 5y agoI have stopped watching German dubs long ago, but I watched a lot of the German dub of Scrubs during its original run, and much later came across the original English version. It's incredibly striking how the dubbing changed the character of Dr Cox: In the German dub, he's portrayed in a high-pitched voice, rendering him a maniacal goofball, whereas McGinley's original performance uses a deeper flatter voice that made him appear much more psychopathic (though admittedly I only saw one episode in English, so that may be cherry-picking).
- pnutjam 5y agoYou're 100% correct.
- DrSiemer 5y agoNope, confirmed. Dubs were done by ZDF and they did that with Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill movies. Also the Persuaders (die Zwei). Now I finally understand why they are always raving about those crappy old westerns on a German image board I often visit.
- turbinerneiter 5y agoWhere the Spencer and Hill movies originally in English or Italian?
- justshowpost 5y ago> old US crime show, which nobody in the US liked, but was a hit in Germany LOL, by some reason this phrase causes search engines to reduce ad hitlerum