#the subtitles are horrendous

[jencsi]

Becker and Chris, Season 4, episode "Parannoyed"

[lucreziaces]

never been married yet/never had a chance to love anyone other than cesare and she’s out here saying this with her whole chest (and girlie did not lie—she did, in fact, never love a husband or anyone the way she loved her brother!!) ICONIC. LEGENDARY. NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. also, kinda obsessed with how cesare’s possessiveness jumps out when he excitedly says she is not being asked to love her future husband???

[betanoiz]

just wanna make it clear that i find you incredibly annoying, condescending, and rude if you “““““phonetically”””””” write out jamie’s accent. for starters, you never write it out in a way that’s even close to the actually pronunciation. and second: why is it only jamie’s accent you do it for? why is it the working class, regional accent you want to make fun of?

[utenakun]

[misspoetree]

Chains of Heart [Ep. 2]: Hands

[tardis--dreams]

You know how seon-a calls yohan young master in english? Yeah it's 'Meister Young' in german. It's painful

[moinsbienquekaworu]

The preparations for my presentation on OFMD this monday are going sooo well it's going to slap

[vandal-flower]

Silent Care

Ror men with reader who is deaf, or hard of hearing.

Requested Characters: Shiva, Buddha, Adam and a Bonus Character.

Notes: I'm sorry for not saying nish for like an entire month or more. And if this is ooc. 😔

Shiva

At first, he doesn't understand what you're doing when you communicate with him using sign language.

He's aware that some people are deaf or hard of hearing, but hasn't met someone who is.

One of the first things he asks you is if you can teach him. (My heart, my soul)

He's quite slow at first but gets good at it after a while.

He always remember to talk slowly, just so you could read his lips.

He introduces sign language to his family and pantheon. You told him he didn't have to, but he insisted.

He gets angry at those who act rude to you because of your condition.

But overall, he enjoys learning from you.

"So this hand sign means 'hello' right? Good, just want to make sure that I'm on the right track."

Buddha

This man...My heart can't.

He learnt sign language before he met you, but still decides to learn from you instead.

According to him, it's better to learn from you than anyone else.

You can't convince even if you try. (Just don't.)

Whenever the two of you are watching something, he always puts subtitles just for you.

He abuses the ability to use sign language against people, by saying the most horrendous things to people when using sign.

You often scold him, but there's no use since he always does it again.

Nonetheless, he is always there for you.

"What do mean what I did was absolutely vulgar, they deserved it."

Adam

I won't apologize for having bias for him.

Just like Buddha, he learns sign before he gets to know you, but is happy to learn from you.

He also gently corrects you, if you're wrong.

He knows how ignorant people are, *the gods*, about those who are hard of hearing or deaf.

So, he always defends should anyone acts rude to you.

He's ready to throw hands.

He is very proud of the fact that you prefer to use sign than using your phone to talk him or anyone.

Like Shiva, he teaches his family as well.

He tells his sons to personally take care of anyone who us rude to you.

"Just remember, I love you for who you are, okay?"

~•Bonus Character•~

Jataka

Oh, oh, oh. The most underrated man in this entire series.

At first, he's very concerned about your condition. When he learns that you do sign to communicate with others.

HE WANTS TO LEARN IT.

Not only is it a chance to get to know you better, but also a chance to learn a new skill.

A very fast learner. (I headcanon he taught Buddha sign language.)

When talking to you, he always uses sign. He thinks using phones stops one's progression in life. (Good advice right there 👏)

He's just so sweet, I CAN'T!

"Thank you for taking your time with me. I greatly appreciate it."

Take this as an apology letter from me. 😔😔

[greedandenby]

Transcript of the French dialogue in IWTV S2 Ep4 - "I Want You More Than Anything in the World"

Aftershow discussion:

Eglee: Qu’est-ce que tu penses faire ?... Remets tes miches dans ton bloomer, salope !

Claudia invites Madeleine to the show (I kept in the English here, for more fluidity):

Claudia: You sold me a dress. Dans ta boutique. Une soie lavande. Très chic.

Madeleine: Ouais, tu m’avais trop payée. Avec des billets froissés, des boucles d’oreille pleines de sang… Comme si elles avaient été arrachées des lobes.

Claudia: Pas le souvenir que ça t’ait gênée.

Madeleine: Ton corps était pas encore formé mais ton esprit déjà sophistiqué. Et puis tu souriais pas.

Claudia: Funny, you made no impression on me at all.

Madeleine: I liked you. What, you moved on from pickpocket? You’re clowning now?

Claudia: I’m an actress now.

Madeleine: Ah, okay. Théâtre des Vampires ? I’ve seen this show. A divertissement.

Claudia: Still dressing your windows for your German tourists?

Madeleine: Your French is still ugly, like your doll outfit.

Claudia: I agree. I just wouldn’t say it cause it’s rude and obvious.

Madeleine: … Merci !

"Je n’aime pas fenêtres quand fermées" song:

[Side note: in French this should in fact be "Je n’aime pas les fenêtres quand elles sont fermées", but let’s let this one slide… poetic licence or something]

Je n’aime pas fenêtres quand fermées

Le vent sauvage (est doux ?? – not sure about that one, the French accent is horrendous... Sorry...), je veux voler

Arcs-en-ciel, arbres et abeilles

Non, je n’aime pas fenêtres quand fermées

Elle n’aime pas fenêtres quand fermées

At the museum:

Guard: Monsieur, vous ne pouvez pas être…

Armand: Rest… Merci.

Guard: Qui êtes-vous ? Qui vous a autorisé… ?

[Side note for one of the terms in Claudia and Madeleine’s discussion, which was erroneously transcribed as "flag it out" in the subtitles:

At one point Madeleine says : Go bang, or go flagada, or go cold.

This is a French informal term that means "shattered, knackered, beat".]

[Side note number 2, because I’m a stickler for linguistics. During Louis and Lestat’s conversation on the bench, Louis asks Lestat to say "apple" in French. Lestat answers "la pomme", which is, in fact, not exactly the way a French speaker would answer. We’d just say "pomme", the way an English speaker would simply answer "apple" rather than "the apple".]

That's it for this fabulous episode! I doubt there'll be much French in the next one, but who knows! See ya next week, maybe!

Episode 2 here

Episode 3 here

[iguessitsjustme]

I debated doing a liveblog today. Or even watching today. Since I’m still without my laptop and that makes both things harder. But the shenanigans must persist. Thank god iqiyi works on my tv. Though the sound quality on my tv is subpar and I don’t get to use my headphones to help drown out street noise so who knows how this will go. Anyway, no screenshots today probably but under the cut we go:

Thank god I have cake or else this would be even more painful for me to get through than it already is (street noise bad today)

Did Cir dream their other lives in the other world and then get confused and project onto Phu in this world because he already liked him? Like his dream gave him a peek at their other other lives? It’s been a week and I remember nothing.

The hourglass still baffles me though.

Oh yeah this is where we left off. The mom is still here for some reason.

Can’t break up if you aren’t together.

Damn Phu get em. (I need to see if I can screenshot on my phone later cause damn) (so I can screenshot but can’t format it like I want so no screenshots this week)

I love this actor. What’s he doing here

Yeah I still love the opening. The song slaps

I don’t understand the prevalence of the time devices if it’s an alternate world! I don’t get it! I’m having a good time. I like not knowing actually. Love just vibing. This show is great for just vibing

I have had this damn show paused for half an hour because of the amount of cars that think it’s acceptable to share their horrendous music with the whole class (the city in which i live)

Wim is too smart for this show and he’s my favorite

I do not like when shows make the villains so one dimensional. His mom is literally just evil? She’s not even sexy about it

Good god

Girl. Slap her back. If she’s gonna ruin your life anyway might as well get in some good shots

I am going to introduce Cirrus and Zone to lethal weapons and poisons. For no particular reason

My brother called me and I had to talk to him for almost an hour but we’re back! What’s happening? Oh I lost my glasses cannot see subtitles oh dear.

Glasses acquired. Time to Resume.

Wim is the best wingman

Are these two gonna fuck on the week I have to watch on my tv. Big screen? Fuck on the big screen?

Oh right for the ear. Not enough ear kisses in BL I just decided.

I guess technically Cir isn’t the WORST because he did back off. Even when Phu was bluffing. He called the bluff when he could have argued he had consent. The bar is low but at least it’s not in hell right now.

Okay real talk Cir is also a virgin right? Because he’s been in love with Phu and wouldn’t dare touch anyone else. But Phu thinks he’s not because he’a from a parallel world. Right? Virgin Cir is just horny right? Thank god I’m not watching this show drunk.

I like Phu’s polka dot blankets

There are. Children outside my apartment. And I am certain these two are gonna fuck soon. I cannot play these two fuckin with children screaming. I can’t do it.

Safe from children I continue.

Not sleepy? My guy. You sucked his ear like that earlier and Phu has been incredibly horny ever since.

Me last night when I stayed up until *coughing fit* watching Master Chef season 2.

The cup phones being a constant thing for them is so precious and adorable and genuinely one of the sweetest little couple things I’ve seen a BL couple do. It’s so very them. It’s impractical but it works and it’s a literal line that connects them. So simple yet effective. Affective? Effective, yeah? (Good for nothing english degree)

STOP SINGING. WHY SINGING. I AM GOING TO BECOME A SNAIL AND HUNT YOU DOWN LIKE IN THE MEME

I mean he has a nice voice but I HATE it.

BL creators will be like “oh he can sing?” and make these actors sing with no backing track -CAR PLAYING TOO LOUD MUSIC DON’T FUCKING JOIN IN I AM ALREADY SUFFERING

Anyway. Sometimes BL creators do that with actors who can’t sing too. And then I double suffer

I’m glad you liked that Phu because I wanted to die.

Every time Wim is on my screen is a good time.

Now put him in a scene with Jin.

Okay listen. Confession time. I know it’s a dumb trope. I KNOW it is. But I am a sucker for the “he’s the most popular boy on campus and everyone loves him but he only has eyes for one person and now he’s taken” trope. There are instances I hate it but for the most part I love it. Even in my het dramas. I should hate it all the time based on everything else that I like but I eat this shit up for breakfast. If they make a million more shows with this exact story, I will watch them all I don’t care. Anyway that being said Wim loudly announcing Cir has a partner and is taken and the entire room being disappointed? Music to my ears. Candy for my eyes. Sustenance for my soul.

Phu said “I don’t start shit but I’ll finish it”

Phu’s friends are so sweet

Baby boy the only thing fake about this relationship is that Cir lied about being from a different world

Boy your future boyfriend can read minds. I fear your life is not destined for normalcy

Whaaaaat is happening.

YAY JIN!

I am also happy to see you.

Praise kink

Phu really said he would get the whole story and communicate before anything else and my god I love that. MAME couples are typically good communicators after they get together and this show is veering off the well worn path a bit but still they communicate well despite the GIANT GLARING lie.

Kissy face.

Aha. Using the mirrors I see.

Now who the hell is this. Actually I don’t care

Now a trope I never care for is the damn fiance that they’re forced to have showing up and causing trouble. Go away I don’t CARE. You annoy me.

We’re getting FLUTE playing next week? Terrified but optimistic.

Damn this is actually longer than when I watch on my laptop. Oops.

[niteshade925]

Can these production studios/companies hire me to be their translator or proofreader. Please. Going through these shitty subtitles is just torture at this point. The original lines were so well written, but none of that could get across to an audience that doesn't understand Chinese because of these absolutely horrendous translations. I'm getting the impression that the translator they hired might not have a good grasp of either language...there were many mistakes just in the grammar alone, some because they failed to understand the sentence structure in the original line in Chinese, and some because they couldn't use the proper English grammar in their translation for some reason...and it's very possible that the company didn't hire a proofreader at all, because you don't even need expertise in this area to notice these errors, they are just that obvious.

[friendraichu]

My only real gripe with Dropout is their subtitling. It is horrendous, I think especially on D20. Constant mistakes and seems like every other line won't make sense if you're deaf or hard-of-hearing.

I just have auditory processing issues so most of the time I can tell that the captions are wrong, but I can't imagine how misleading the captions are to folks with less of an ability to decipher the audio.

Like I'm sorry to sound harsh but hire someone new for that department, because the quality control is abysmal.

[weneedatdcharacterwho]

We need a td character that has objectively worse quality than anyone else.. like: 16fps, pixelated af (Whenever there's a shot of them it just lags) and their voice in low quality.. they're basically inaudible to the audience but every character can perfectly understand them and don't even notice their horrendous toaster quality design. Subtitles also don't work for them lmfao..

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[namjhyun]

MOVIE REVIEW | Burning Sun: Exposing the secret kpop chat groups (2024)

TRIGGER WARNING.

A few days ago the BBC World Service's award winning investigation team BBC Eye released on their YouTube channel Burning Sun: Exposing the Secret K-pop Chat Group.

This spine-chilling documentary it's a first person narrative of Park Hyo-sil and Kang Kyung-yoon, the two journalists that discovered, investigated and exposed the horrendous sexual assault committed by BIGBANG’s Seungri, Choi Jong-hoon, Jung Joon-young and their group of friends, as well as the illicit activities associated with Seoul’s VIP nightclub Burning Sun.

It also features the pro-bono lawyer who represented several of the victims, another journalist that also had received information about what was going on in Burning Sun and Goo Ho-in, Goo Hara's older brother.

I appreciate the documentary presenting the investigation and events in a very tactful and sensible manner, with nothing explicit but at the same time laying out all the evidence through witness and victim's testimony, as we find out how deep the corruption went and how much the degenerates got away with.

It's heartbreaking how violence, sexual assault and humiliation are naturalized in the fabric of South Korea's dating culture. One of the most eerie moments was CEO Lee, Seungri's business partner, saying in an interview that if the contents of the Kakao Talk chatrooms are a crime, then every men in South Korea is a criminal. Or the shocking revelation of how Goo Hara was resolute, front and center, helping the journalists and lawyer representing the victims to take the culprits to justice.

This documentary it's only fifty-nine minutes long and it left me feeling angry but mostly sad. It gives you a glimpse at women's place in korean society, what's expected of them and how much work there's to be done towards gender equality, domestic violence and many other social issues.

I wish I could explain in a more eloquent way why it's important to watch this documentary but since I am still shellshocked about it, I will let the documentary speak for itself. You can watch it, for free and with subtitles, here:

[misspoetree]

BTW: good news everyone, iQiYi fixed the subtitle problem with Chains of Heart! 🎉🎉🎉

I still don't know what's going on but at least we can understand what everyone's saying now!

[corvidjuice]

My favourite incorrect subtitle style is when the character says something horrendously scathing and offensive and subtitle says smth like “man! You really suck :/”