Lost dans *ma* télé
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castalieDUDE! I was right, I was right! Okay so I watched Lost, right? US and French version. And I was impatient about two things a) their voices and b) Danielle's nationality. How they were going to deal with her being a fake French and all. I mean, Shannon translating French into French... obviously couldn't work so they had to find something else. And when we were waiting for the dubbed version, I joked that they would turn the French into German... I was joking around, you know? Except not so much because I wound up being right - that's what they did lol So now Shannon translated the brand new German message into French and we learnt that she spent a year in Berlin. Oh man, this is just too funny for words lol Except of course what are they going to do with the written French, but then, they'll just have Sayid asking for Shannon's help differently, I suppose. Anyway, we'll see - one obstacle down, another to go. Seriously that was cool *g*
Their voices now.. I quite like them. Babycakes? They did keep Merry's voice. Sawyer is dubbed by the same guy who dubs Julian McMahon. I'm having some trouble with Jack's but I think I'll get used to it - apparently it's the same guy dubbing Michael Weatherly and I liked Logan's voice, so I don't know... I'm having some problem with Kate's too but maybe it's more Kate's fault *cough* And of course, we still have the original voices of Jin and Sun's...
Also I was waiting for the vouvoiement v tutoiement issue because god knows it sometimes drives me crazy [Jack and Daniel still saying 'vous' to each other after so many years and after everything they went through? ARGH! But that's neither here nor there *cough*] but they dealt with it well enough that I didn't want to kill anybody *g* So some characters start with 'vous' and turn to 'tu' fairly quickly: Jack and Kate, Charlie and Kate, Charlie and Jack, some start with 'tu' immediately: Sayid and Charlie, Claire and Charlie, and some still say 'vous' at the third episode like Sawyer and Jack etc... the 'tu' thing doesn't come easily for everyone and they don't know each other after all. Plus, someone like Sawyer... doesn't exactly encourage you to be friendly. But anyway, that was cool, mehappy.
Which brings me - don't ask - to the insult thing... You know, seeing a series in French is just so relaxing. It just sounds so familiar, for er obvious reasons lol And I'm always curious to see who will say what - who will use slang the most etc... and I also always wait to see if the characters are going to cuss - and they did okay. So. Wanna learn some French insults? Not the worst, btw, but nice enough - in a unpolite kind of way, obviously.
- Connard.
- Va te faire voir, pauvre mec! [Sayid to Sawyer]
- Tu vas fermer ta gueule! [Sayid to Sawyer or vice versa, I already don't remember]
- Toi la grosse, ferme ta gueule! [Sawyer to Hurley, which really, wasn't just rude but fucking mean]
- Le fumeur de clope est un vrai con [Hurley re: Sawyer]
And specially for Babycakes, the translations of some lines I was waiting for and you might be curious about:
Remember Charlie's "terrific" in 1x01, the first time they hear the Freaky Noise Coming From The Jungle? It's "mortel" in French which is just cool because it's both slang and quite accurate too as far as literal translation goes *eg* Also "Sayid, I'm on it, Sayid" turned into "Sayid, je m'en occupe Sayid" which has a nice rhythm to it as well. Oh and Hurley's "dude" is either "mon pote" or "vieux" so far, which yeah works... Finally the polar bear thing which didn't offer any surprise, of course, but made me laugh because "C'est un ours polaire" just sounds awesome, in whatever language *g*
I'm falling in love all over again *happy sigh* And my mom's first impression after catching some glimpses of the episodes [she couldn't watch so she taped them - which made me so proud of her btw]: "Ca a vraiment l'air passionnant." My mom is apparently hooked on what she saw already \o/
Their voices now.. I quite like them. Babycakes? They did keep Merry's voice. Sawyer is dubbed by the same guy who dubs Julian McMahon. I'm having some trouble with Jack's but I think I'll get used to it - apparently it's the same guy dubbing Michael Weatherly and I liked Logan's voice, so I don't know... I'm having some problem with Kate's too but maybe it's more Kate's fault *cough* And of course, we still have the original voices of Jin and Sun's...
Also I was waiting for the vouvoiement v tutoiement issue because god knows it sometimes drives me crazy [Jack and Daniel still saying 'vous' to each other after so many years and after everything they went through? ARGH! But that's neither here nor there *cough*] but they dealt with it well enough that I didn't want to kill anybody *g* So some characters start with 'vous' and turn to 'tu' fairly quickly: Jack and Kate, Charlie and Kate, Charlie and Jack, some start with 'tu' immediately: Sayid and Charlie, Claire and Charlie, and some still say 'vous' at the third episode like Sawyer and Jack etc... the 'tu' thing doesn't come easily for everyone and they don't know each other after all. Plus, someone like Sawyer... doesn't exactly encourage you to be friendly. But anyway, that was cool, mehappy.
Which brings me - don't ask - to the insult thing... You know, seeing a series in French is just so relaxing. It just sounds so familiar, for er obvious reasons lol And I'm always curious to see who will say what - who will use slang the most etc... and I also always wait to see if the characters are going to cuss - and they did okay. So. Wanna learn some French insults? Not the worst, btw, but nice enough - in a unpolite kind of way, obviously.
- Connard.
- Va te faire voir, pauvre mec! [Sayid to Sawyer]
- Tu vas fermer ta gueule! [Sayid to Sawyer or vice versa, I already don't remember]
- Toi la grosse, ferme ta gueule! [Sawyer to Hurley, which really, wasn't just rude but fucking mean]
- Le fumeur de clope est un vrai con [Hurley re: Sawyer]
And specially for Babycakes, the translations of some lines I was waiting for and you might be curious about:
Remember Charlie's "terrific" in 1x01, the first time they hear the Freaky Noise Coming From The Jungle? It's "mortel" in French which is just cool because it's both slang and quite accurate too as far as literal translation goes *eg* Also "Sayid, I'm on it, Sayid" turned into "Sayid, je m'en occupe Sayid" which has a nice rhythm to it as well. Oh and Hurley's "dude" is either "mon pote" or "vieux" so far, which yeah works... Finally the polar bear thing which didn't offer any surprise, of course, but made me laugh because "C'est un ours polaire" just sounds awesome, in whatever language *g*
I'm falling in love all over again *happy sigh* And my mom's first impression after catching some glimpses of the episodes [she couldn't watch so she taped them - which made me so proud of her btw]: "Ca a vraiment l'air passionnant." My mom is apparently hooked on what she saw already \o/
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Lost in French!
Date: 2005-06-25 09:47 pm (UTC)re: the dubbings: yeah, I don't think anyone would do it for Kate - unless they used Emmanuel Curtil, but that might be weird *giggles*
how about Hurley's dubbing?
I'm glad they dealt with the tu/vous well!
"mortel" - brilliant! (how did you know I was a translation freak?!)
YOUR MOM IS THE BEST!
Re: Lost in French!
Date: 2005-06-26 10:07 am (UTC)I think even Emmnuel Curtil, dubbing god that he is would have had some problem pulling that off lol
I'm not sure about Hurley, actually. I need to hear this voice a little more, maybe. But Locke's voice? Is actually... Derek Rayne's! *cringe* They must really have hated that character to give him that voice, don't you think? *feels sorry for Locke*
How did I know you were a translation freak? Intuition féminine? lol
Re: Lost in French!
Date: 2005-06-26 09:11 pm (UTC)*shocked* now I really feel sorry for Locke! (well at least it gave us a chance to mention Derek Raynes again *shivers*)
yeah, you must have a freakishly strong intuition to know that *giggles*
Re: Lost in French!
Date: 2005-06-26 09:43 pm (UTC)No seriously, poor Locke! He didn't deserve that. I mean... no, no one deserves that!
I'm like, impressing myself re:my intuition, man!
Re: Lost in French!
Date: 2005-06-26 09:45 pm (UTC)I don't think the people from PL know how much trauma they put us through! and still put us through...
*smootches your intuition*
Re: Lost in French!
Date: 2005-06-26 09:52 pm (UTC)I don't think the people from PL know how much trauma they put us through!
Or maybe they did it on purpose? *gasp*
Emmanuel Curtil and He Who Shall Not Be Named
Date: 2005-06-26 09:54 pm (UTC)if they did it on purpose, they should DIE DIE DIE AND ROT IN HELL! (sorry, the cold makes me hyper)
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Date: 2005-06-25 09:57 pm (UTC)I wanted to know for Charlie's voice because one of my friends is a fan of LotR but didn't watch the french version so she didn't know if they had kept Dom's french voice. Now i know, thanks to you :D
My mum loved it too LOL!!! She now understand why i was so happy every thursday :D
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Date: 2005-06-26 10:11 am (UTC)She called you 'dubbing wizard' lol
Awww *blushes* That's awesome lol
Re: Charlie's voice, happy to be of service *g* His voice makes me smile when I think of it cause it happens to also be Nicky Larson's [Ryo] voice...
Damn, it's three mothers who're apparently interested in the series... this is nothing short of a miracle! lol
Dubbing Wizard
Date: 2005-06-26 09:47 pm (UTC)Re: Dubbing Wizard
Date: 2005-06-26 09:53 pm (UTC)Re: Dubbing Wizard
Date: 2005-06-26 09:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-26 07:56 am (UTC)I knew about the German thing because i've watched some of the DVD in canadian version and i thought they would keep it in french version - it sounds weird of course, but it's the way to make it works... i'm waiting for Danielle's German accent now, will she be La Fausse Allemande? *g*
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Date: 2005-06-26 10:13 am (UTC)brainwashingadvertising I did, maybe it wasn't so surprising *cough*It did sound weird at first, but I think they pulled that off quite well, yes. La Fausse Allemande, argh! Please no lol