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Va mai aduceti aminte de Richard Hammond? E tipul micut si simpatic (cel putin pentru unii) care impreuna cu Jeremy Clarkson si James May prezentau binecunoscuta emisiune Top Gear, produsa de si mai cunoscutul post de televiziune britanic BBC. Asa cum probabil stiti, cei trei nu mai prezinta de ceva vreme emisiunea. Clarckson a fost concediat in urma unui scandal iar ceilalti doi colegi de emisiune au demisionat si ei in spirit de solidaritate fata de Jeremy. Exista si varianta americana a show-ului dar nu s-a ridicat niciodata la nivelul celei britanice. Dar sa revenim la Hammond. Acesta si-a continuat drumul in televiziune si s-a ocupat de mai multe emisiuni. Cea mai cunoscuta si care continua si prezent este „Stiinta prostiei” de la National Geographic. Acum ceva vreme am mai vazut o emisiunea carui erau principal era acelasi Hammond. Nu retin daca emisiunea era tot pe National Geographic Channel sau pe BBC. Titlul in engleza al emisiunii este „Richard Hammond's Crash Course”. Traducerea in romana era „Cursuri de accidente cu R.H.” sau ceva de genul asta. Poate cuvantul „crash” induce in eroare pe cineva care nu stie prea multa engleza, sau pe cineva care a terminat limbi straine la Spiru Haret la fara frecventa dar orice traducator cat de cat serios (si eu cred ca BBC sau NG nu ar trebui sa aleaga chiar pe oricine pentru traduceri) stie ca sintagma „crash courses” inseamna „cursuri intensive”. De altfel, nici subiectul emisiunii nu avea nimic de-a face cu accidente, prabusiri sau nenorociri. Tema emisiunii era invatarea de catre Richard a cate unei meserii mai ciudate, solicitante sau scarboase.

O alta greseala de acelasi tip si la fel de penibila o vad mereu, chiar intr-un promo, pe Comedy Central, un post la care ma uit destul de des. In acel promo, cineva intreaba: „what kind of cheap shot is this?” „Cheap shot” este o expresie care inseamna ceva de genul „lovitura saub centura”, „incercare mirsava”. In promo insa se traduce „filmare de doi bani” !!! Bine ca nu i-au spus „impuscatura ieftina”.

Greseli de tarducere, unele chiar penibile, se intalnesc mereu in multe filme sau alte productii TV, dar intr-un titlu de emisiune sau intr-un promo care se repeta zilnic nu cred ca ar trebui sa apara niciodata. Iti dai cu firma in cap, mai ales daca esti un post cat de cat important.

Surfin' Knots No. 5

s it time for another Surfin' Knots? Golly I hope so cos No. 5's here already. The theme this time is Cinema Dreams. the tune may be from a soundtrack such as a Bond film or Western or merely suggested by theme or title. Reminds me of a little story I heard once.

After the budding filmmaker made his first critically acclaimed 16mm film about the fishmongers of New York, Hollywood heard about it and summoned him to the California Sun to make a 35mm extravaganza. He had studied classics such as King Kong and was aware that even greats like Henry Mancini composed tunes such as Banzai Pipeline for low budget surf exploitation movies. Not every director could hope to direct a classic such as Gone With the Wind and he had to decide whether he was Man or Mancini. Even Napoleon had gone solo on occasions. He thought of pictures with statuettes of Maltese Falcons and even Moorish Idols. He pondered who had killed 007 by making ever more ridiculous versions of his movies and talking of ridiculous he just hoped he wouldn't have to direct the next Scooby Doo flick. He knew he wouldn't be easily swayed into making some cheapo picture about a Secret Agent Man and he shuddered as he thought that even an Australian had played Bond once. Over at the Western set a stuntman lay in the dust his empty gun beside him and a crumpled star pinned to his jacket. He could hear the eerie laughter of the Ghost of Cecil B riding in a Cadillac De Ville or was it a '57 Fury?

In the end he was offered a film called Bikini Drag an el cheapo beach blanket bingo movie with a budget of $99. As he sipped his margarita in the cantina with Beguine the Bond humming in the background he thought well it's only a movie.