I got a general feeling that everyone liked their telenovela enough, as I liked mine. But it is hard to watch something that makes everything so dramatic and everything is so over the top. Granted we watched the abridged versions which pack all the dramatic parts into a short representation of the show. There are plenty of American television shows that fit into the melodramatic category and are unbelievable. However, I think we all take that with a grain of salt and understand that it’s over the top. Maybe it’s just me, but I do not have any friends or know of anyone who watches melodramatic stuff and really enjoy it. The shows I sit down and watch, while they are fiction, do not seem merely as dramatic as telenovelas. With all the support in the consumption reports pointing to high ratings, it seems that Latin Americans in general really love the over dramatic telenovela. Maybe I’m just watching the wrong stuff.
One aspect of my telenovela that I failed to elaborate on (but was mentioned in class) was the idea of the reception of Sin Tetas in the U.S…So basically, what if America tries to do a version of this.. is it going to turn out well? The producers at NBC seem to think so. They think that the network can make a spinoff of Sin Tetas no Hay Paraiso show and that it will do well. I have to disagree on this idea. The premise of the show revolves around prostitution, drugs, and lots of cleavage, things that I don’t think America is ready for. Sure, we are supposed to be more opened minded and nontraditional than Latin America. It seems ironic for us to be opposed to such an idea but with all the laws enforced by the FCC, a show like this would face many problems. Nudity is common in Latin American newspapers, magazines, ect…at least more so than here. Such books like “Harry Potter” and the classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” are being banned from American school/public libraries because their content is controversial. Why would a racy show about prostitution on a major network be ok? I think parents would have a fit and refuse to let their children watch. Unless NBC tones the content down and changes the plot (thus pretty much changing the telenovela), it will not work. Maybe it can air on HBO, or a similar network, but not on such a popularly watched network as NBC
I watched it too, but not for my telenovela for class. I also thought about this-I don't know how it could work. It is one thing to have a telenovela with nudity, drugs. violence, and prostitution in Colombia, but the culture is COMPLETELY different in the U.S. and that would definitely not fly on NBC. If it were to work here, I think it would have to be on a network like Showtime, who produces shows such as Weeds and Californication that show nudity and deal with the issue of drugs and sex. I just can't see it being played on NBC.
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