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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by throwawayq3423 on Monday January 20, 2025 @01:36AM (#42765628)
But it's also highly visual. I forget where I saw it, but someone showed people an episode of Friends without any audio, and they could still understand the plot based on the overly dramatized physical communication.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by djtango on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @02:07AM (#42777347)
I'm not surprised. It's extremely accessible in ways I wouldn't necessarily find engaging anymore given my very scarce time for watching media but that kind of accessibility is perfect for a show in a desired second language
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by throwawayq3423 on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @11:02PM (#42800607)
Also the humor is very...basic. My theory is a show like Seinfeld with it's double and triple meanings didn't get popular abroad, but Friends and How I met Your Mother did.

I think the simplicity of the humor is the reason.

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