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As a Brit living in the US, I'm jealous. My comparative experience was seeing Peppa Pig for the first time. And it's crap.
by afavour 1y ago
As a Brit living in the US, I'm jealous. My comparative experience was seeing Peppa Pig for the first time. And it's crap.
- the_af 1y agoI'd argue Peppa Pig is not crap, it's quite funny and surprisingly watchable by grownups. Not something I'd watch by myself, but I didn't get bored when I watched it with my daughter. Of course, the art style is no good, intentionally so, I suppose for budget reasons. I'd argue Bluey is "a better Peppa": similar kind of humor (slightly more elaborate, but not by a lot) but with great artwork.
- tialaramex 1y agoPeppa hanging up on Suzy because she has just been able to whistle following basic instructions while Peppa has been frustrated to discover she can't do it is stuck in my head.
- afavour 1y agoI think part of the problem is definitely that Bluey exists. It's a "Better Peppa" and when watching Peppa I can't help but compare them. Given I'm a Dad myself I find the difference in the Dad characters to be illuminating: Daddy Pig is a klutzy idiot who, more often than not, makes mistakes other have to fix. By comparison Bandit is an incredible parent (maybe too incredible at times, so says my ego)
- Tade0 1y agoAmong my friends who are also fathers we're in agreement that Daddy Pig is in for an episode titled "Shared Custody". Meanwhile Bandit talks and acts like a real person would - well, at least one with top-tier parenting skills.
- varjag 1y agoUnlike Bandit, Daddy Pig didn't have to fight in War on Terror so he doesn't have to compensate.
- _carbyau_ 1y agoThere have been articles written - including words from the writer of the show - that mention the issue of Bandit's impossible dad standards. So yeah, don't take Bandit as the benchmark for being decent, but as something to aspire to. I figure that in a world where good role models are lacking for men in so many ways, here's a good one.
- dgfitz 1y agoPeppa pig is crap. Full stop.
- paradox460 1y agoPeppa just feels like one more of those random grab bag of terrible kids shows. There's no comfort like bluey has, no quiet episodes. It's just noise for the children, with rather dumb, flat characters My kids will watch it, if someone like Grandma or the neighbor put it on, but their attention wanders. Bluey? They stay locked on for the entire duration of the episode
- Grazester 1y agoHow old are your kid? I would argue Bluey is for an older audience. A 3 year old can never fully appreciate Bandit.
- paradox460 1y ago2 and 3. They love Bingo and Bluey but are indifferent to Bandit and Chili
- pixl97 1y agoHey wait, without the original Peppa Pig, we'd have never got the MeatCanyon version of it.
- pests 1y agoOddly just watched my first meatcanyon video today on pirate software and now seeing it mentioned again.
- AlexeyBelov 1y ago"Full stop"? You didn't even explain why. If anything, it's a comma, not a full stop.
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- glenngillen 1y agoThat might not entirely be an accident, given Joe Brumm was originally an animator that worked on Peppa Pig and decided he wanted to do an Australian version of it when he moved back home.
- josephg 1y agoThere are plenty of great TV shows and movies set in London at least. Its weird - I know about little american towns like Boulder, Colorado. I've never been there. But I know what it looks like because its featured - or at least mentioned - in plenty of movies and shows. But the population of Boulder is just 100k. Australia has lots of way bigger cities - like Brisbane, Queensland (population 2.8 million) or Perth, WA (2.4 million) that are never depicted on screen. Even on Australian TV, I basically never see brissie or perth shown at all. I only know what they look like because I've visited. But maybe that's normal in the english speaking world - at least outside the US. We've gotta raise our game and make more good content.
- bombcar 1y agoPart of the problem is selling into America - as an American, I can recognize London (smog and Sherlock Holmes!), Paris (Eiffel Tower), Sydney (Seashell Opera House), and New Zealand (Middle Earth). I can't recognize Brisbane (and visiting it would feel like visiting Bluey). Producers are SCARED of using unrecognizable areas (and/or for live-action, just film near where everyone is located). If it makes you feel better, the USA has tons of large cities - far north of 100k, north of 1 million (especially if considering urban areas), that rarely or ever get featured in TV or movies; and if they do, it's often older ones. Which is sad, mind you. Every city should have its own feel (too many places now feel like suburbs of Los Angeles, even in Europe or Asia), its own beer, its own food, its own media and music.
- 2muchcoffeeman 1y agoI don’t think it’s just unrecognisable places, it’s non American culture. Australia has made a bunch of really good shows. But it’s often quite Australian. I think it’s hard to break through on a meaningful level.
- samplatt 1y ago>I can't recognize Brisbane Eh, lumping the gold-coast in with Brisbane is easy enough. Tanned bodies, barrel waves, way more tourists than you expect... it's basically California except it faces east, not west.
- omnicognate 1y agoPeppa Pig doesn't attempt to portray a particular place afaik. Axel Scheffler's books often have visual references to Blackheath/Greenwich, with particular places often recognisable. Perhaps you think those are crap too, though.
- afavour 1y agoOh, I know. But Peppa is resoundingly British even if it's not deliberately channeled. It still makes me think of home.
- peterstjohn 1y agoTry Hey Duggee - it's not as explicitly British-coded, but there's a ton of stuff in there if you were watching Spaced in your late teens and now find yourself a parent…
- skrebbel 1y agoSeconded, Hey Duggee is a fantastic show. In a way it's the anti-Bluey - same delightful vibes, just as playfully animated, but intentionally ridiculous (and, to me, hilarious) stories.
- xattt 1y agoWere you longing for all locations being on hills, or endless roadwork done by Mr. Bull?