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nestruck.bsky.social • 82 days ago

Disappointing heist series The Sticky’s sees Amazon’s Prime Video squandering some Canadian IP with international appeal again… https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-prime-videos-questionably-quebecois-maple-syrup-heist-series-the/

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nestruck.bsky.social•81 days ago

I was very curious to read the reviews of The Sticky out of Quebec. Here's @hugodumas.bsky.social's unimpressed one in La Presse: Un sirop télévisuel dilué, peu sucré https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/chroniques/2024-12-03/the-sticky/un-sirop-televisuel-dilue-peu-sucre.php

nestruck.bsky.social•81 days ago

If you want to go even deep into the Quebec uncanny valley, you can watch The Sticky on Prime with French dubbing - wherein the Quebec actors dub themselves into French in the scenes where their francophone characters inexplicably speak English to one another. https://www.lesacdechips.com/2024/11/06/cette-serie-americaine-basee-sur-une-histoire-quebecoise-a-ete-tournee-en-anglais-avec-des-acteurs-quebecois-qui-se-sont-doubles-pour-la-version-francaise-et-tout-le-monde-est-ben-mele

ants64.bsky.social•82 days ago

I have to respectfully disagree with you. I am enjoying this series, especially Rémy’s character (Guillaume Cyr), and Jamie Lee Curtis’ character.

nestruck.bsky.social•82 days ago

I too like Cyr’s performance and Jamie Lee Curtis definitely is a hoot when she shows up.

ants64.bsky.social•81 days ago

I do agree with your criticism “it was clear the show had no interest in the sticky linguistic politics of Quebec – even though it would have made the power struggle between the two more unique.” The show should allow the actors to speak in Quebecois more often—viewers will tolerate subtitles

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