‘Alan Shearer provides expert anal’ – and other epic subtitle fails
When subtitlers go bad
At the conclusion of the Confederations Cup, British television audiences will be left with a host of magical memories featuring skill, technique, determination and sheer endurance. Is there no limit to Alan Shearer’s talents? It seems not…
For sheer audacity from the national broadcaster, this ranks alongside the BBC’s announcement following the death of the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions: ‘We’ll now have a moment’s violence for the Queen Mother.’
Of course, it’s easy to laugh when subtitlers get it wrong. But that’s no reason not to do it – so here are some of our favourites…
Her Majesty gets all Shearer on Wales’s ass…
It would be wildly untrue to say that Piers Morgan is rarely wrong. But even a broken clock is right twice a day, and Piers called this one right in a chat with Katie Price…
Gratuitous and possibly dangerous…
Well, they are The Avengers…
Cheeky. OK, if you insist…
OK, OK!
With subtitles, u get what u pay 4…
So that’ll be fish then. And don’t play with your food….
Bit of a bombshell for My Little Pony…
But small beer compared to this…
One thing about the news. At least it’s not biased.
Or gratuitously rude.
Oh well, at least there won’t be any nasty surprises in the weather.
And on the subject of the sun, a bit of satire…
And speaking of satire, this is probably funnier than whatever it was supposed to be translating…
As is this…
Ha, properly owned there. Or should we say boned…
And there we have it – a glimpse into the murky mind of the subtitler. Terrifying…
Posted: 1st, July 2013 | In: Key Posts, TV & Radio Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
