Simpsons tager til Mekka
Fran ABCNews via HolyCoast.com:
After 17 seasons of entertaining U.S. audiences, "The Simpsons" can now be seen on Arab television. While U.S. foreign policy is not always a hit overseas, there is a huge audience for American popular culture.
So the Arab satellite network MBC is bringing the cartoon saga of Springfield to the heart of the Arab world. "The Simpsons" has been exported overseas and is now called "Al Shamshoon."
The new take on the cartoon classic debuted this month, just in time for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
With Omar instead of Homer, and Badr substituting for Bart, MBC hopes to win coveted young viewers. After all, 60 percent of the Arab world is 20 years old or younger.
"I think 'The Simpsons' will open new horizons for us to the future by creating a new genre of programming that will appeal to young adults in the Middle East," said Michel Costandi, MBC's director of business development.
But with a show that is so disinctly American, Arab media experts say, it's not enough to just translate the language. ...
So MBC is making some changes as the characters go from American to Arab. They will remove references to things forbidden by the Koran, such as bacon, beer and other references that might be construed as offensive.
From American Beer to Arab Soda
Homer Simpson's ubiquitous Duff beer will now be soda in the Arab version of the show.
Hot dogs will become Egyptian beef sausages, and donuts will become popular Arab cookies called "kahk." Moe's Bar has been completely written out of "Al Shamshoon."
Spørgsmålet er så, om det i det hele taget er Simpsons mere. Census in action.
Henrik
After 17 seasons of entertaining U.S. audiences, "The Simpsons" can now be seen on Arab television. While U.S. foreign policy is not always a hit overseas, there is a huge audience for American popular culture.
So the Arab satellite network MBC is bringing the cartoon saga of Springfield to the heart of the Arab world. "The Simpsons" has been exported overseas and is now called "Al Shamshoon."
The new take on the cartoon classic debuted this month, just in time for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
With Omar instead of Homer, and Badr substituting for Bart, MBC hopes to win coveted young viewers. After all, 60 percent of the Arab world is 20 years old or younger.
"I think 'The Simpsons' will open new horizons for us to the future by creating a new genre of programming that will appeal to young adults in the Middle East," said Michel Costandi, MBC's director of business development.
But with a show that is so disinctly American, Arab media experts say, it's not enough to just translate the language. ...
So MBC is making some changes as the characters go from American to Arab. They will remove references to things forbidden by the Koran, such as bacon, beer and other references that might be construed as offensive.
From American Beer to Arab Soda
Homer Simpson's ubiquitous Duff beer will now be soda in the Arab version of the show.
Hot dogs will become Egyptian beef sausages, and donuts will become popular Arab cookies called "kahk." Moe's Bar has been completely written out of "Al Shamshoon."
Spørgsmålet er så, om det i det hele taget er Simpsons mere. Census in action.
Henrik
posted by Henrik | 9:29 PM
1 Comments:
De får noget at se til. Der er ikke mange afsnit af The Simpsons, hvor Homer ikke bliver stinkende beruset. Selv muslimer ved godt, at man ikke bliver fuld af at drikke sodavand. Og hvad med alle de afsnit, hvor hele familien går i kirke eller holder jul? Hvad med præsten eller den kristne nabo, Ned Flanders? Eller familiehunden - et urent dyr i huset? Eller Marge der ikke just dækker håret (det er en halv meter højt - og blåt). Der bliver ikke meget at grine af.
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