oh nooooes! not ANOTHER novella. it just started tonight & will be on at 10:00pm until mid-june.

but this one is really weird. brazilian-made, 1/2 of it takes place in india. it is dubbed in spanish.

1/2 of the characters are latino, 1/2 indian. some of the latinos wear indian garb and vice versa.

some of the indian characters are played by latino actors.

and, remember, tit's dubbed in spanish, so there's no accent to give a clue. first hour, they introduced 20 characters.

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good point bo. but it wouldn't be airing here in the bay area if it weren't in spanish. and i don't speak portuguese!

dubbing has gotten a little better in recent years, esp. in hit animated films. shrek & finding nemo come to mind.

given a choice, i prefer films in the original language. but i enjoy switching around the audio & subtitles 7 often watch more than once.

yes i totally agree. (see above).

since it's not cable or pbs, but a spanish language over the air broadcast channel. this is what we get.

there are various asian channels too. i've watch a few korean soaps w/english subtitles recently. & have loved japanese soaps for years

bo

hmmm. maaaaybe they do. the korean ones certainly do, which blew my mind because korean men are even 'tougher'