Post by ajk on Feb 26, 2008 14:20:38 GMT -5
I sure didn’t think much of the preview show that aired Monday. It was little more than an infomercial. There were a few interesting bits about camerawork and special effects, but that kind of stuff should really be shown after a series is over and we’ve seen those scenes in context. And for me at least, it sure didn’t do much to make me want to watch the series. If I hadn’t known that some very talented people are writing and producing it, and if I hadn’t heard such good early reports about it, I’d be pretty wary at this point.
And a bigger problem by far, for English speakers, was the subtitles. They were just AWFUL. Far worse than anything I’ve ever seen on WOCH. It reminded me of that Monty Python sketch with the guy holding the English/Hungarian phrasebook who walks into the tobacco shop and says, “My hovercraft is full of eels!” Since this was only a one-time promotional program, I won’t worry just yet, but I certainly hope that KBS has assigned a competent translator to the actual series. They certainly have had good translators in the past, so fingers crossed.
And a bigger problem by far, for English speakers, was the subtitles. They were just AWFUL. Far worse than anything I’ve ever seen on WOCH. It reminded me of that Monty Python sketch with the guy holding the English/Hungarian phrasebook who walks into the tobacco shop and says, “My hovercraft is full of eels!” Since this was only a one-time promotional program, I won’t worry just yet, but I certainly hope that KBS has assigned a competent translator to the actual series. They certainly have had good translators in the past, so fingers crossed.
