English speakers in Quebec, French speakers outside Quebec

[begratto]

Originally Posted by sweat209

Okay so I guess the only thing not dubbed would be reality TV?

Dubbed American shows aren't that popular anyway. The top 20 tv shows are all local productions - in French.

[sweat209]

Originally Posted by begratto

Dubbed American shows aren't that popular anyway. The top 20 tv shows are all local productions - in French.

What do you mean.

Formerly, all French-language dubbed films in Québec were imported from France and some still are. Such a practice was criticized by former politician Mario Dumont after he took his children to see the Parisian French dub of Shrek the Third, which Dumont found incomprehensible. After his complaints and a proposed bill, Bee Movie, the film from DreamWorks Animation, was dubbed in Québec, making it the studio's first animated film to have a Québec French dub, as all DreamWorks Animation films had previously been dubbed in France.[12]


In addition, because Canadian viewers usually find Québec French more comprehensible than other dialects of the language, some older film series that had the French-language versions of previous installments dubbed in France have had later ones dubbed in Québec, often creating inconsistencies within the French version of the series' canon. Lucasfilm's Star Wars and Indiana Jones series are examples. Both series had films released in the 1970s and 1980s, with no Québécois French dubbed versions; instead, the Parisian French versions, with altered character and object names and terms, were distributed in the province. However, later films in both series released 1999 and later were dubbed in Québec, using different voice actors and "reversing" name changes made in France's dubbings due to the change in studio. The French dub of Naruto that airs in Québec is from France, but uses a local opening.

It seem there was problem with dubbed films in France will they could not understand them.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by sweat209

What do you mean.





It seem there was problem with dubbed films in France will they could not understand them.

Unless they are very slangy, understanding the dubbed versions from France is not particularly difficult for people here.

I think Mario Dumont was trying to prove a political point (supporting the Quebec dubbing industry) as much as he was referring to something that was a real problem.

[ChevySpoons]

Acajack, it's a little late, but thanks for answering my question at post 81. Encore une fois, merci!

[barneyg]

Originally Posted by sweat209

What do you mean.

The most popular TV shows in Quebec are all produced in Quebec (not just dubbed). As Acajack wrote, most popular American or British TV shows are dubbed and they are aired, but they are rarely the most popular shows. Some like Desperate Housewives or Downton Abbey were/are reasonably popular but the top shows are always made in Quebec.

Cotes d'écoute BBM : semaine du 4 au 10 novembre 2013 | TVQC

Article is in French but you can scroll down for ratings. The first list is for Quebec, the second list is for the rest of Canada. Some of the top shows are based on American or European concepts but they were all adapted for the Quebec audience; for example "On connaît la chanson" at #8 is the Quebec version of "Don't Forget the Lyrics" -- it's not dubbed, the show was made with a Quebec host, audience and contestants.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by ChevySpoons

Acajack, it's a little late, but thanks for answering my question at post 81. Encore une fois, merci!

My pleasure!

[MelismaticEchoes]

Ontario, and Toronto particularly has a lot of French speaking Canadians but scattered out though.

The antagonism and contrast between Anglophones and Francophones in Canada is quite interesting.

[qazz12]

There is a social organization in NL named Fédération des Francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador.