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Bad English accents have a way of ruining shows and movies set in England—especially when it's a period piece that relies on linguistic differences between classes.

I love Republican jokes as much as the next blue blood, but after three seasons… at some point, Newt Gingrich stops being a viable punch line.

Additionally, (and I could be wrong about this) if Bamboo mentions that there are a lot of Republican jokes, there may not be as many Democratic jokes. I enjoy equal-opportunity comedy, but just bashing one side turns me off.

And that, distilled, is the typical reaction toward Panty & Stocking. It's weird and it's gross and it's bizarre… but I'm not sure it's funny.

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Bad English accents have a way of ruining shows and movies set in England—especially when it's a period piece that relies on linguistic differences between classes.

This was my opinion too, either go full true British VAs or go home. Half assing it like Licensed by Royal where it's an obvious forced accent would have just been atrocious. I'd want them to actually sound the part, like comparing The King's Speech to Your Highness.

Pretty much agreed with how they handled Panty and Stocking. The dub voices are nice but I think they had a little too much fun for improving stuff on the original script.

“So then why not just watch the Japanese version?” you ask. Because comedy is inherently cultural. Watching a British or Japanese or French comedy is very different from watching an American comedy. The comic timing is different, the origin points for satire or referential humor are different, and the limits for what pushes social boundaries is different. So as an American consumer, I would expect the English adaptation of a Japanese comedy to be the one that most suits the greater American populace.

But Gainax told them to, from what I understand. I believe that was part of the joke. I confess I haven't seen to much of the original subs, but I know that Panty said f*ck and sh*t a lot in some scenes. Anyway, it seemed they were making fun of the whole cussing thing. I guess it's stupid to us because we've been there, done that as far as comedy goes. But I guess it may have been hilarious to the Japanese audience.

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Pretty much agreed with how they handled Panty and Stocking. The dub voices are nice but I think they had a little too much fun for improving stuff on the original script.

But Gainax told them to, from what I understand. I believe that was part of the joke. I confess I haven't seen to much of the original subs, but I know that Panty said f*ck and sh*t a lot in some scenes. Anyway, it seemed they were making fun of the whole cussing thing. I guess it's stupid to us because we've been there, done that as far as comedy goes. But I guess it may have been hilarious to the Japanese audience.

I remember watching Emma back in the day on fansubs. I assumed it was the sort of show that would never get a DVD release in a million years, so I'm glad someone decided to take the plunge. Must buy it soon.

^But wasn't there a lot less cursing in the Japanese?

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Bad English accents have a way of ruining shows and movies set in England—especially when it's a period piece that relies on linguistic differences between classes.

This was my opinion too, either go full true British VAs or go home. Half assing it like Licensed by Royal where it's an obvious forced accent would have just been atrocious. I'd want them to actually sound the part, like comparing The King's Speech to Your Highness.