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In response to "yes. i think her accent would be worse than Van Dyke's -- nm" by dug

Americanize the damn thing. No reason anyone needs a Brit accent or for it to be set in Britain. -- nm

Posted by TWuG Jun 21 '09, 20:40

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this is the worst remake idea I've ever heard. you're a studio exec, aren't you? -- nm - mafic Jun 21, 21:34 1
- So bad. like, freaked me out a little bad. - TFox Jun 21, 21:52
Where in America are they going to go down all of those cool chimneys and have chimney sweeps hanging around on the streets? -- nm - jnine Jun 21, 20:42 10
- Kids of today: "WTF is a chimney sweep?" - TWuG Jun 21, 20:54 5
  - they should totally do that with the sound of music too. -- nm - mafic Jun 21, 21:32 1
    - let's not start the crazy talk -- nm - dug Jun 21, 21:50
  - Next you'll be wanting them to get rid of the scene where they jump into the chalk sketches on the sidewalk. -- nm - jnine Jun 21, 21:17 1
    - I honestly don't care what they do. I didn't like it then, I'm not likely to like it now. -- nm - TWuG Jun 21, 21:22
  - "Yo Poppins!" -- nm - dug Jun 21, 20:55
- Brooklyn? -- nm - loosilu Jun 21, 20:46 1
  - Are there chimney sweeps hanging around in Brooklyn? Who is Bert going to do his dance number with? London is best, Paris would be ok. -- nm - jnine Jun 21, 20:48
- f chimneys! america has landfills. Burt can be a proud American garbage man! -- nm - tWuG Jun 21, 20:44 1
  - That's so picturesque and Disneylike. -- nm - jnine Jun 21, 20:45
thanks, Jino McFreedom -- nm - dug Jun 21, 20:41 2
- *Jingo* -- nm - dug Jun 21, 20:41 1
  - I'm fine with Britain. Some of my favorite shows are British, but Mary Poppins was ersatz British. - TWuG Jun 21, 20:56
No no no no no no. (nmbmorenos) - Qale Jun 21, 20:41 2
- i guarantee the disney marketers would want it in NYC -- nm - dug Jun 21, 20:42 1
  - Well they're Americanizing "Let the Right One In" which is a terrible mistake too. -- nm - Qale Jun 21, 21:03
*gasp* It totally has to be in London. -- nm - loosilu Jun 21, 20:41

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