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square3481 t1_jeg9gsl wrote

Reply to Why do so few American movies let foreign language speaking characters speak their own language? Why does everything have to be in English... by _wyfern_

Besides marketability, film is a visual medium, and you want to be looking at the actor, not at the bottom of the screen.

Consider Better Call Saul, and >!Nacho's death scene. Logically, all the characters there should be speaking Spanish, but you want to focus on the rage on Nacho's face as he curses Hector. Plus, not all the actors in the scene speak great Spanish, so better to keep it in English.!<

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square3481 t1_je7a3fn wrote

Reply to Who is the worst liar on television? by firstpc13

Walter White was terrible at coming up with lies, and his face revealed it all every time he lied to Skyler.

I got secondhand embarrassment just watching him at work.

The only good lie he told was >!telling Jesse he didn't poison Brock!<.

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square3481 t1_jdyypdk wrote

Reply to Why have dramas like Breaking Bad and the Sopranos remained relevant while others such as Lost and Dexter remained in the 2000s? by LakeMcKesson

As a side note to this discussion, I wonder: if someone unfamiliar with Lost were to binge it now, would they enjoy it more than someone who watched it when it came out?

I ask because when watching a show over the years, there is a lot of down time to think (and overthink) your own theories, whereas if you binge it, you wouldn't do that as much.

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square3481 t1_jdb4rdi wrote

Reply to ELI5: How can songs be in a certain key? (And a few more questions about music) by Glum-Airport-4701

One thing I will add is that even songs that use the same notes can sound very different based on where the song starts.

C Major and A Minor use the same notes, yet sound very different. To illustrate:

  1. My Girl - The Temptations, is in C Major.
  2. Midna's Lament - Twilight Princess, is in A Minor

My Girl sounds happy, while Midna's Lament sounds melancholy.

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square3481 t1_j9xkwec wrote

Reply to Who is the greatest tv character of all time? by hero0fwar

Elim Garak, Deep Space Nine

He constantly straddles the line between anti-hero and anti-villain, often serving his own interests. He usually has the best lines in the show, and serves as a window into the often confusing Cardassian culture.

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square3481 t1_ixxsrr4 wrote

Reply to comment by Tehgumchum in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

He got paid for that?

Wow. All things considered, that's probably the best $20 mil WB ever spent.

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square3481 t1_ixxi6bg wrote

Reply to TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

Thank goodness for pay-or-play contracts.

Same thing happened when Johnny Depp was let go for the Fantastic Beasts sequel. Since he wasn't fired for cause, they had to pay him per his contract.

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