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This is probably really petty, but is anyone else pissed off at Amazon?

posted 8 years ago by Ray_BLOODY_Purchase
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It probably makes no sense, but for some reason, seeing shows like this, Catastrophe, Dr. Thorne, and similar where Amazon had absolutely nothing to do with the production, funding, scripting, etc....and yet they still have the nerve to call it an "Amazon Original series".

I guess it's because I'm a huge fan of these UK shows, downloading and watching them as they air over there, rather than when they come to the states (luckily, at least Amazon doesn't seem to cut them up and speed up scenes like BBCA, or Lifetime did to the horrendous American abortion of the wonderful BBC production "War and Peace".) And hearing people credit Amazon with these shows just pisses me off, much in the same way that people crediting PBS with the creation of UK shows they air does.

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[–] Prismark10 8 years ago

Here in Britain it is just a BBC III original production on BBC2!

It's that man again!!

[–] Ray_BLOODY_Purchase 8 years ago

Yep, that's my big issue with it. Like, with "You, Me, and the Apocalypse" I didn't mind it getting called an "Original series" over here in the States because NBC Universal actually co-funded the show by paying for the American cast.

On the other hand, Amazon does absolutely NOTHING other than syndicate these shows over here, and yet they somehow have the audacity to claim it's an "Amazon Original Series" which obviously at least implies to the casual passer-by that they're somehow involved in the creative process.

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It's me....Bara...it's always bloody Bara!

[–] Prismark10 8 years ago

'casual passer-by that they're somehow involved in the creative process. '

That could imply, someone from Amazon watched it, liked it, bought it!

It's that man again!!

[–] Ray_BLOODY_Purchase 8 years ago

I like Van Gogh; doesn't mean I'll buy a painting of his and call it a "Cody Original Painting"

:P

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It's me....Bara...it's always bloody Bara!

[–] Prismark10 8 years ago

If you can afford to buy an original Van Gogh you are entitled to call it whatever you want!

It's that man again!!

[–] cslaraia4 8 years ago

sure that's true legally but it makes you a huge *beep* same with amazon here lol

[–] cahimdb 8 years ago

Doesn't PBS show all kinds of BBC shows without claiming the made them?

[–] Ray_BLOODY_Purchase 8 years ago

I haven't watched PBS in a while, but from what I recall, the end credits contain the original BBC [insert number here] credit, and only footnotes it with their "timeslot title" (Masterpiece).

The irony, though, is that they tend to footnote their Brit comedies with a BBC animation, when some of the comedies they show are ITV.

But colloquially, in America, I hear bucket-loads of people claim and genuinely seem to believe that PBS MAKES these shows and is fully or partially responsible for their creation. I find that annoying enough, so when Amazon goes ahead and ACTUALLY does that....XD

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It's me....Bara...it's always bloody Bara!

[–] odd-odium 8 years ago

You're not the only one. Netflix is doing the same thing. Buying rights of an aired show in your country doesn't mean it's yours to call original. America is weird like this.

#TheXFiles #BreakingBad #Lost #Hannibal #Fringe #River #Utopia #TwinPeaks #POI

[–] drjoek 8 years ago

They can call it what they like as long as we get access to this stuff I fine.

[–] activista 8 years ago

@odd-odium

You're not the only one. Netflix is doing the same thing.

To be fair, Netflix only puts its name on shows that it has actually created and produced----they don't take credit for shows they didn't make.

[–] MisterNick 8 years ago

I would say that getting pissed off over something like this is an overreaction.

[–] Ray_BLOODY_Purchase 8 years ago

I dunno, I guess I started young when people would praise "PBS" for making awesome shows, when all they did was syndicate shows made by ITV and BBC.

Perhaps pissed off was a bit strong, but how about "This is a bloody outrage!" ?

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[–] MisterNick 8 years ago

LOL, appropriate.

[–] cahimdb 8 years ago

I just wondered about the claim. There is no hint of Amazon's role in the credits.

[–] Stirchley 8 years ago

What bugs me with Amazon is that they are restricting many shows now to only Prime customers. Before you had a choice to join Prime or pay as you go with regular Amazon video. I got the pilot for free, but I still don't want to pay $100 for a year of Prime.

[–] Ray_BLOODY_Purchase 8 years ago

I can't really sympathise, but I get what you're saying.

I live in a rural town and what few civilized stores we have in town are closing down (we have a KMart and while it's not on the list, they're all closing down eventually), so Amazon Prime is pretty much a necessity to survival. 2-day shipping, Pantry, Underground, etc. have all been life-savers.

Ironically, the one thing I don't really use that much is Prime Video; just 'cause our internet connection isn't ideal for it - but I do use it during cuts while on the treadmill. Nothing inspires running like Doctor Who.

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[–] Stirchley 8 years ago

What are Pantry & Underground?

[–] Ray_BLOODY_Purchase 8 years ago

Panty: I don't think this has gone international yet, but US-side, it's basically a chance to buy your normal household supplies in normal sizes for normal prices (no third party seller trying to sell loo tissue for 50% more, and no having to settle for buy "pack of 10" when you need 1). They basically use one box size, tell you how much of the box each item will fill, and you can fill up a box as much as you want and it ships for %5.99.

Underground is an extension of the Amazon App Store, where you not only get the same selection, but you get some apps for free, often including In-App-Purchases.

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[–] Ray_BLOODY_Purchase 8 years ago

syndicates. They're syndicating it, not airing it.

The UK's BBC three is the network that aired the show.

It's like this: Family Guy is a FOX original series.

TBS and Cartoon Network both syndicate the show.

But neither of them can call it a "___ original series" because they only syndicate the show, and had no involvement in it.

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[–] Ray_BLOODY_Purchase 8 years ago

I get that in a technical sense, but the fact of the matter is that in most countries, and especially the US, "a(n) ____ Original series" implicitly means a show created by that network. While they're certainly using it in the sense of "we have exclusive airing rights" What I dislike is that it's abusing the common perception of the phrase to make it seem like Amazon is actually in any way involved in the creative process.

I take the same offense when people try to refer to shows as a "PBS original series".

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[–] Shewolf30 8 years ago

lol. netflix does that too. i don't get why though.

[–] WarpedRecord 8 years ago

I'm just glad it's available on Amazon, regardless of how they label it.