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I watch all TV with the captions turned on, so it isn't an issue for me.
Me, too -- hearing impaired.
Terry, just turn on the captions. Sometimes, you'll actually get alternate dialogue or even EXTRA information that's not obvious or apparent otherwise. A good example is the X-Files; many an episode was spoiled for me and my wife because some of the on-screen text gave away who or what was behind whatever was going on. And in some cases, the monologue at the end of the episode (for those eps that had 'em) is TOTALLY different in text than in sound.
I'm parentally impaired. With kiddos in the house, the TV room is seldom quiet until after bedtime.
But you're right. Captions aren't always 100% right. I've found The Simpsons to be the worst offender. Now and then, entire stretches of dialogue are COMPLETELY different.
And foreign languages are always fun. If a character starts speaking Spanish or Chinese, now and then you'll have a captioner that actually keeps up. But usually they just type: <SPEAKING SPANISH> or <DIALOGUE IN CHINESE.>
But you're right. Captions aren't always 100% right. I've found The Simpsons to be the worst offender. Now and then, entire stretches of dialogue are COMPLETELY different.
And foreign languages are always fun. If a character starts speaking Spanish or Chinese, now and then you'll have a captioner that actually keeps up. But usually they just type: <SPEAKING SPANISH> or <DIALOGUE IN CHINESE.>
I'm getting a little OT, but there was a window of a few years (ended a couple of years ago) in which some programs *routinely* got strong Spanish expletives past censors -- the kind of stuff that would never have passed muster if it had been in English. Until the networks got enough Spanish-capable closed captioners working, you would get those <SPEAKING SPANISH> captions, but my Hispanic wife caught right on. My Name Is Earl has a few episodes with scenes like that, usually when Catalina and Joy are arguing. Some of the things Catalina says to Joy would get you knifed if you said them in a bar.
Lately, though, the Spanish expletives are starting to get bleeped out and the censors are getting wise. Oh well.
I'm getting a little OT, but there was a window of a few years (ended a couple of years ago) in which some programs *routinely* got strong Spanish expletives past censors -- the kind of stuff that would never have passed muster if it had been in English. Until the networks got enough Spanish-capable closed captioners working, you would get those <SPEAKING SPANISH> captions, but my Hispanic wife caught right on. My Name Is Earl has a few episodes with scenes like that, usually when Catalina and Joy are arguing. Some of the things Catalina says to Joy would get you knifed if you said them in a bar.
Lately, though, the Spanish expletives are starting to get bleeped out and the censors are getting wise. Oh well.
Even back in the '80s on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Captain Picard would occasionally curse in French, saying words that you could never say in English on TV.
Yeah, last night's was really good. Not sure it was better than last week's, but a worthy successor nonetheless. They're actually trying to make the characters interesting in themselves now rather than just vehicles for plot. So far, my only big gripe about this show is it needs more Ming Na Wen. She's being completely under utilized.
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