Questions for our American friends - Page 203

**DTravel** · January 16th, 2014, 04:59 AM

If you want to know more about TV "crossovers", you should check out this site: http://www.poobala.com/crossoverlist.html

The creator followed a lot of crossover chains (show A crosses with B, B with C, etc.) to figure out which TV shows are in the same universes. Some get pretty large, for example all of these shows connect to each other:
Group 1
All In The Family
Archie Bunker's Place
Blossom
Checking In
Diff'rent Strokes
E/R
The Facts Of Life
The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
Gloria
Good Times
Hello, Larry
In The House
The Jeffersons
Maude
Out All Night
704 Hauser
Silver Spoons

He also lets you see specific show to show connections and why they connect (i.e. character from one show appears on another, character references other show, etc.). Fair warning though, its the kind of site that can have you looking up at the clock and thinking "Whadda ya mean 10 hours have passed!"

**seany65** · January 17th, 2014, 05:05 PM

Just wondering how many yanks think this is how brits think of american 'foot'ball?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW4J-RiCZ2Q

Edit: Sorry, forgot to add that I saw a link to this clip on another website/forum, but I can't remember which one or who posted it.

**winebeavis** · January 17th, 2014, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by seany65

Just wondering how many yanks think this is how brits think of american 'foot'ball?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW4J-RiCZ2Q

I would watch a lot more college football if that really was the announcing.
Thanks for this one. I laughed and spit out coffee.

jumbo prawns · January 17th, 2014, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seany65

Just wondering how many yanks think this is how brits think of american 'foot'ball?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW4J-RiCZ2Q

And this is how most yanks view British 'football
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8

**9876543210** · January 17th, 2014, 09:07 PM

seany65,

Gotta agree with winebeavis.

Quote:

Originally Posted by winebeavis

I would watch a lot more college football if that really was the announcing.
Thanks for this one. I laughed and spit out coffee.

That was hilarious. I'd really like to see a few announcers like that.

**theequestrian** · January 18th, 2014, 12:56 AM

Having been warned, I was smart enough to put my coffee down before I watched it. Fucking hysterical.

**Mad_Hatter** · January 18th, 2014, 01:43 AM

I love crossovers! They go back a long ways... As some have already noted, it could be a ratings gimmick, or a way to launch a new show, or maybe just because we Americans like it. I remember as a kid being thrilled that the Green Hornet was going to be on a Batman show. I used to watch Dr Who and was pleased as punch over the 5 Doctors episode, even though Tom Baker wasn't in it. And I'm a big fan of the Marvel-DC Crossovers. It's just cool to see different established characters interact with each other.

I thought that Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch might have the record for most appearances in cross-overs, and I was correct:

Munch has become the only fictional character, played by a single actor, to appear on 10 different television shows. These shows were on five different networks: NBC (Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and 30 Rock); Fox (The X-Files and Arrested Development); UPN (The Beat); HBO (The Wire) and ABC (Jimmy Kimmel Live!). Munch has been one of the few television characters to cross genres, appearing not only in crime drama series, but sitcom (Arrested Development), late night comedy (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) and horror and science fiction (The X-Files).[42] He has played a role in international television series, beginning with UK crime drama Luther where he is mentioned as an American contact for the series' Serious Crime Unit (SCU). Notably Luther stars Idris Elba, the actor who played Stringer Bell in the HBO drama The Wire where Munch previously cameoed.

As a side story, Detective Munch was inspired by Sgt Jay Landsman of the Baltimore City Police Department in the book "Homicide". I worked with Jay for about 3 years. He was quite a character.

**theequestrian** · January 18th, 2014, 02:36 AM

Just for the sake of completeness, Richard Belzer was originally a stand up comedian. A VERY twisted stand up. He is also an extremely over-the-top conspiracy theorist. When he began introducing his theories into his comedy act he pretty much killed off that part of his career. Also, he was one of the primary people involved in a 1974 movie called 'The Groove Tube' a chaotic, uneven anarchic comedy, which at it's best was very funny.

**sydney1** · January 18th, 2014, 11:11 AM

This is possibly the best explanation of the cultural difference between the USA and Europe. I think that Tarantino might have been thinking about personal experiences when he lived on this side of the pond for a couple of years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLtwFugudZE

**Baranovich** · January 18th, 2014, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by seany65

Just wondering how many yanks think this is how brits think of american 'foot'ball?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW4J-RiCZ2Q

Ohhhh man, I LOVE it! It's like Howard Cosell meets Blackadder, fantastic!

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January 16th, 2014, 04:59 AM	#2021
DTravel Lean Mean Screencap Machine Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Better you don't know. Posts: 23,817 Thanks: 10,480 Thanked 207,344 Times in 23,717 Posts	If you want to know more about TV "crossovers", you should check out this site: http://www.poobala.com/crossoverlist.html The creator followed a lot of crossover chains (show A crosses with B, B with C, etc.) to figure out which TV shows are in the same universes. Some get pretty large, for example all of these shows connect to each other: Group 1 All In The Family Archie Bunker's Place Blossom Checking In Diff'rent Strokes E/R The Facts Of Life The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Gloria Good Times Hello, Larry In The House The Jeffersons Maude Out All Night 704 Hauser Silver Spoons He also lets you see specific show to show connections and why they connect (i.e. character from one show appears on another, character references other show, etc.). Fair warning though, its the kind of site that can have you looking up at the clock and thinking "Whadda ya mean 10 hours have passed!" __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I rage and weep for my country. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I can reup screencaps, other material might have been lost.

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seany65 Vintage Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,651 Thanks: 80,415 Thanked 32,730 Times in 3,527 Posts	Just wondering how many yanks think this is how brits think of american 'foot'ball? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW4J-RiCZ2Q Edit: Sorry, forgot to add that I saw a link to this clip on another website/forum, but I can't remember which one or who posted it. __________________ <-- That's Emer Kenny and I want to be stuck in her front bottom. Quote from electrofreak : I'd rather have questions that can't be answered, than answers that can't be questioned. Last edited by seany65; January 21st, 2014 at 11:47 PM..

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theequestrian Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: A hop, skip & a jump from Daytona Beach, Florida Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 4,807 Thanked 11,707 Times in 1,156 Posts	Having been warned, I was smart enough to put my coffee down before I watched it. Fucking hysterical. __________________ 'If we could read each others minds, we'd all sleep with loaded guns' -theequestrian

January 18th, 2014, 01:43 AM	#2027
Mad_Hatter Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: U.S. of A. Posts: 1,614 Thanks: 16,594 Thanked 38,524 Times in 1,623 Posts	I love crossovers! They go back a long ways... As some have already noted, it could be a ratings gimmick, or a way to launch a new show, or maybe just because we Americans like it. I remember as a kid being thrilled that the Green Hornet was going to be on a Batman show. I used to watch Dr Who and was pleased as punch over the 5 Doctors episode, even though Tom Baker wasn't in it. And I'm a big fan of the Marvel-DC Crossovers. It's just cool to see different established characters interact with each other. I thought that Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch might have the record for most appearances in cross-overs, and I was correct: Munch has become the only fictional character, played by a single actor, to appear on 10 different television shows. These shows were on five different networks: NBC (Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and 30 Rock); Fox (The X-Files and Arrested Development); UPN (The Beat); HBO (The Wire) and ABC (Jimmy Kimmel Live!). Munch has been one of the few television characters to cross genres, appearing not only in crime drama series, but sitcom (Arrested Development), late night comedy (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) and horror and science fiction (The X-Files).[42] He has played a role in international television series, beginning with UK crime drama Luther where he is mentioned as an American contact for the series' Serious Crime Unit (SCU). Notably Luther stars Idris Elba, the actor who played Stringer Bell in the HBO drama The Wire where Munch previously cameoed. As a side story, Detective Munch was inspired by Sgt Jay Landsman of the Baltimore City Police Department in the book "Homicide". I worked with Jay for about 3 years. He was quite a character. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "We sang in the sunshine. Then she went on her way." ♫

January 18th, 2014, 02:36 AM	#2028
theequestrian Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: A hop, skip & a jump from Daytona Beach, Florida Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 4,807 Thanked 11,707 Times in 1,156 Posts	Just for the sake of completeness, Richard Belzer was originally a stand up comedian. A VERY twisted stand up. He is also an extremely over-the-top conspiracy theorist. When he began introducing his theories into his comedy act he pretty much killed off that part of his career. Also, he was one of the primary people involved in a 1974 movie called 'The Groove Tube' a chaotic, uneven anarchic comedy, which at it's best was very funny. __________________ 'If we could read each others minds, we'd all sleep with loaded guns' -theequestrian

January 18th, 2014, 11:11 AM	#2029
sydney1 Vintage Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 10,562 Thanked 27,962 Times in 1,357 Posts	Le Big Mac with fries. This is possibly the best explanation of the cultural difference between the USA and Europe. I think that Tarantino might have been thinking about personal experiences when he lived on this side of the pond for a couple of years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLtwFugudZE __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.