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12-06-2009, 04:59 AM

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Raymond23

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Originally Posted by iguana29

Am currently watching this in the UK on BBC HD channel.

Amazing, simply amazing. One question I have though is why in the US would they loose Sir DA voice and replace with Oprah Winfrey? lol Seriously why would they not keep his voice?

1) They shorten the documentary here for commercials. A new naration is needed to make things flow properly with the shorter running time.

2) US does not know the metric system. So things like this creature can grow to 3 meters and 75 kilograms. It can run up to 50km/h makes no sense to American audiences.

3) I suppose they could get Sir DA to redo the naration, but networks here likely (accurately) feel that American audiences will respond more favorably to a more familiar voice and dialect.

That said, I will always prefer the Sir David version...

Last edited by Raymond23; 12-06-2009 at 06:53 AM.

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