Hacker News Reader

Exactly my thoughts.

I'm German so even if my favorite shows finally made it to Germany after years they are usually butchered by a sloppy at best dubbing. If I insisted on English audio I'd have to wait another year to buy the DVDs.

I would love to watch my favorite show with ads or even pay for some of them to be able to support them but unfortunately that's just not possible as of now.

View on HN

Same here, I don't watch dubbed television shows/movies. The only alternatives are TNT and FOX atm, at least with sky you have dual audio.

Oh, God, the German dubs for Star Trek: The Next Generation were horrible - they sounded like the same guy did everybody's voices (OK, except for Troi, fortunately).

And I'll never forget the debut of the Cosby Show in Germany and wanting to show my college friends this show I really liked - and realizing that without Bill Cosby's voice, it was utterly, hopelessly worthless. Not the first time Germans looked at me like I was crazy, but it was a formative experience.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com