02-03-2022, 04:50 PM
Brekkie post_id=71194 time= user_id=976 Wrote:Not sure how I feel about that - it would certainly be interesting to see but just not sure it feels appropriate.
Tempted to agree, especially if - heaven forfend - something happens to Zelenskyy within the next few days (I'm not going to speculate what). Seems a bit of an inappropriate capitalisation, but I agree with @gottago in that it's a rather shrewd move on their part, coincidentally timed with some clips from the show doing the rounds on social media.
I suspect there's an audience out there that would like to see it (I'll certainly sample it, but might not bother in the long-run if it's just subtitled in English), and C4 - as well as the other international networks that bought it - are fulfilling that want and supporting the country in the process. The impact of Ukrainian culture in western Europe appears rather negligible, and if we want to make sure it lasts beyond what may happen in the short-term and long-term, we're not off to a bad start; though, on the other hand, it's only Zelenskyy's involvement and appearance that is why we're getting it, and we're probably unlikely to get much more scripted content from Ukraine unless it's in the form of drama that could go on More4 (or BBC4), for instance. Nevertheless, it's something.