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| | | | Steven Capsuto 
Vereinigte Staaten
Local time: 04:09
Mitglied (2004)
Spanisch > Englisch
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| Depends if it's well written and acted | Jun 13, 2007 |
It would probably be about a translator who randomly trips over a dead body each week and has to solve a murder.
| | | | John Cutler
Spanien
Local time: 10:09
Spanisch > Englisch
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| A little added fiction | Jun 13, 2007 |
It's not that I'm too snobby ot intellectual to watch TV, but I really don't have much time for it.
My personal and professional life portrayed on the small screen would probably be a great antidote for insomnia, but
I would watch a show about a translator, especially if it involved some mystery or drama. Maybe a translator who fights crime in his or her spare time
I agree with Steven. A little add... See more It's not that I'm too snobby ot intellectual to watch TV, but I really don't have much time for it.
My personal and professional life portrayed on the small screen would probably be a great antidote for insomnia, but
I would watch a show about a translator, especially if it involved some mystery or drama. Maybe a translator who fights crime in his or her spare time
I agree with Steven. A little added fiction never hurts! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Jennifer Forbes
Local time: 09:09
Französisch > Englisch
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In stillem Gedenken | Truly, Madly, Deeply | Jun 13, 2007 |
ProZ.com Staff wrote: This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Would you watch a TV show with a translator as the main character?". View the poll hereA forum topic will appear each time a new poll is run. For more information, see: http://proz.com/topic/33629
In that fascinating film "Truly, Madly, Deeply" the main character was a translator played by Juliet Stevenson and introduced Alan Rickman as her dead lover who comes back to haunt her - (so a bit like Steven's post) - not that the plot had much to do with her work.
Regards,
Jenny.
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awilliams
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 09:09
Italienisch > Englisch
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| Poll: Would you watch a TV show with a translator as the main character? | Jun 13, 2007 |
Anything that alerts the public to the difference between a translator and an interpreter has to be a good thing...
| | | | | I already did | Jun 13, 2007 |
Although it was more like a family show with the mother being a translator. She was kind of chaotic and had of course lots of time for her husband and her son and her friends ...
Those few times when she really had a translation project to finish she screwed it up. She either lost the documents or her computer broke down. It was kind of funny, but I deeply hope that potential clients don't think we all are like this.
| | | | finntranslat (X)
Finnland
Local time: 11:09
Englisch > Finnisch
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Id have to say no. If people would monitor my life for even just one day, they would go and shoot a hole in their heads.
Its really that boring....
| | | | Yaotl Altan
Mexiko
Local time: 02:09
Mitglied (2006)
Englisch > Spanisch
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| No prec-recorded laughs | Jun 13, 2007 |
Yes, ... if it's not the typical USA TV show with pre-recorded laughs which are a lack of respect to audience.
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 11:09
Mitglied (2004)
Englisch > Russisch
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I'm pretty fed up with `Lost'. `Batllestar Galatica', 'The 4400' or `The Desperate Housewives', thank you. I've tried `Numb3rs", but the characater for the mathematician is so silly that I don't think I want to watch a translator/interpreter on my screen. If you want any stupid translator, I am at your service, available via Skype.
[Edited at 2007-06-13 18:33]
| | | | Henry Hinds
Vereinigte Staaten
Local time: 02:09
Englisch > Spanisch
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In stillem Gedenken
Amy said:
"Anything that alerts the public to the difference between a translator and an interpreter has to be a good thing..."
I would add that:
"Anything that alerts the public to our mere existence has to be a good thing."
Of course it would have to have an interesting plot, and our lives would appear to be boring as hell to anyone else, so it seems unlikely.
The only good thing is that we ourselves are able to gain satisfaction... See more Amy said:
"Anything that alerts the public to the difference between a translator and an interpreter has to be a good thing..."
I would add that:
"Anything that alerts the public to our mere existence has to be a good thing."
Of course it would have to have an interesting plot, and our lives would appear to be boring as hell to anyone else, so it seems unlikely.
The only good thing is that we ourselves are able to gain satisfaction from it. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Elena Carbonell
Niederlande
Local time: 10:09
Mitglied (2007)
Englisch > Spanisch
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| I said maybe | Jun 13, 2007 |
But my first instinct was to say 'no'.
(with deep cool voice)
This is Fred...Fred is a translator and this week...he's got an assignment...An assignment he won't forget...
Fred: What? 5000 words? Deadline tomorrow? Or else...?
This is Fred's computer... It is a friend (Fred typing happy) and... an enemy (screen going blank and Fred swearing).
These are Fred's friends:
Lorna: When are you going out?
Mike: But I thought you already f... See more But my first instinct was to say 'no'.
(with deep cool voice)
This is Fred...Fred is a translator and this week...he's got an assignment...An assignment he won't forget...
Fred: What? 5000 words? Deadline tomorrow? Or else...?
This is Fred's computer... It is a friend (Fred typing happy) and... an enemy (screen going blank and Fred swearing).
These are Fred's friends:
Lorna: When are you going out?
Mike: But I thought you already finished that...
And this is his mother:
Mother: So, tell me again, what is it that you actually do?
Anyway if they can make something funny, exciting or interesting about a guy typing on his computer. Chapeau! ▲ Collapse
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Sure! I imagine a show built around a translator who
- has a good life, but whenever it’s about to happen, a translation gets in the way
- takes on a new persona depending on the text (s)he’s translating: a physician! A lawyer! An astrologer!
- gets caught up in all kinds of improbable adventures associated with the research of complicated terms {yess! I just KNEW there MUST be a German equivalent for ‘murder board’!!!}
- has an unhealthy obsession with g... See more Sure! I imagine a show built around a translator who
- has a good life, but whenever it’s about to happen, a translation gets in the way
- takes on a new persona depending on the text (s)he’s translating: a physician! A lawyer! An astrologer!
- gets caught up in all kinds of improbable adventures associated with the research of complicated terms {yess! I just KNEW there MUST be a German equivalent for ‘murder board’!!!}
- has an unhealthy obsession with glossaries
- has developed the habit of attaching footnotes/disclaimers to his/her kids’ school lunches
- has started to compose shopping lists in special fonts and in two languages
A good idea would also be to have seasonal episodes, such as The Translator’s Christmas [finishing a 20-page contract translation] or: The Translator’s Halloween [The trickiest translation ever]
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JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 04:09
Spanisch > Englisch
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| Hire Johanna to write it! | Jun 13, 2007 |
Johanna Timm, PhD wrote: Sure! I imagine a show built around a translator who - takes on a new persona depending on the text (s)he’s translating: a physician! A lawyer! An astrologer! ... A good idea would also be to have seasonal episodes, such as The Translator’s Christmas [finishing a 20-page contract translation] or: The Translator’s Halloween [The trickiest translation ever] ) j.
I love it! Now find a time slot that never conflicts with my deadlines, and I'll be with you every week!
| | | | Andrea Riffo
Chile
Local time: 04:09
Englisch > Spanisch
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Elena Carbonell wrote:
(with deep cool voice)
This is Fred...Fred is a translator and this week...he's got an assignment...An assignment he won't forget...
Fred: What? 5000 words? Deadline tomorrow? Or else...?
And this is his mother:
Mother: So, tell me again, what is it that you actually do?
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Please, you write the script!!!
| | | | Elena Carbonell
Niederlande
Local time: 10:09
Mitglied (2007)
Englisch > Spanisch
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Andrea Riffo wrote: Please, you write the script!!!
Thank you Andrea, but I am seriously thinking since she has a plot that maybe I can join forces with Johanna and write the script together.
Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter, buckle up!
The translator strike back!
[Edited at 2007-06-13 22:34]
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