A PhD in Horribleness

[tealin]

The fact that this was on a children's show says pretty much all there is to say about the difference between UK and US audiences ... or at least everything I want to say about my perception of the two.

Comments

[adalanne.livejournal.com]

Make them muppets and this could totally be on Sesame Street. ^_^ But fab.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

... Wow, you are so right. (Now I want to see that ...) You know, I've thought in the past that the Muppets are some of the only American entertainment to have a British sense of humour and delivery. I had thought this more in regards to The Muppet Show and their movies and such, but yeah, it extends to Sesame Street as well ... at least Sesame Street before the Elmo Coup.

[adalanne.livejournal.com]

Historical reenactment, literature parody, TV spoofs, everything's better with Muppets. (Side note: Thinking of things Muppets could make better, I tried to come up with something that would be completely off-kilter for Sesame Street and came up with Law & Order: SVU. A quick google and I found out that, yeah, Sesame Street did L&O: Special Letters Unit. Oh yeah, so much love.)

You've really got me thinking now, though, about the differences between American and British TV, and comparing it to the differences between YA book covers that sarahtales was just talking about. I haven't really drawn any conclusions, but it's fun to think about.

[mizlobelia.livejournal.com]

Was Elmo post-Henson? I think he was.