A new sitcom called Outsourced with lots of Desi characters starts this Tuesday 15th June 2010 in NBC.
Check out your local listings for this Funny Show.
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Originally posted by Vandematram
A new sitcom called Outsourced with lots of Desi characters starts this Tuesday 15th June 2010 in NBC.
Check out your local listings for this Funny Show.
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This excerpt from the Seattle Times gives a good synopsis:
Winner of the best film award at the 2007 Seattle International Film Festival, “Outsourced” is the story of a laid-off Seattle retail manager who travels to India to train his replacement at a call center — and falls in love with a fellow employee.
“George and I always felt that the show shouldn’t be a carbon copy of the movie,” said Jeffcoat. “We wanted to bring it someplace else, to a modern call center. There are a lot of changes. The comedy is definitely broader than in the movie, so that’s going to be interesting to see how people respond to it.”
Locally made ‘Outsourced’ joins NBC fall lineup, Seattle Times, May 7, 2010
There is no shortage of web forums that voice disgust over “Outsourced” but not many articles have been written about the potential for backlash.
“Is NBC’s ‘Outsourced’ Funny Or Offensive?” raises some great questions:
Will Americans laugh at a sitcom about outsourcing their jobs to India? With our country reeling from the deepest recession and the largest job losses in india-call-centerdecades? NBC certainly thinks so. The network just bet big on the premise by picking up the provocatively titled Outsourced as its first new primetime comedy series order for next season. By tackling such a touchy subject, NBC is guaranteed free publicity because of the inevitable controversy over its new comedy series. And that may distinguish it in next fall’s cluttered landscape where more than 90% of new shows fail.
Use these links to go to the trailer and celebrity trivia: http://www.nbc.com/outsourced/video/outsourced-full-length-trailer/1228242/
Enjoy it.
Freddie.
Saw the preview. IMO it isn't that funny. Speaking in Indian accent and getting galis from Americans is not funny, at least for me. May be Americans will like it since NBC has it for them only. But will watch the show today to see how funny it would be. After watching Raymond, Two and half men, etc. hope this one is funny like other shows.
KM
Sometimes truth hurts.
If anybody had seen the first Transformer movie can you remember the most memorable scene?.
If you ask any desi they will say it is the transformation scenes of the cars to robots.
If you ask any white guy they will distinctly remember the desi call center guy digging his nose.
Don't we all fall into the same characterisation?.
How many desi's blow their nose(s) or teach their kids to blow their nose.
They all dig their nose and when it is caught by the foreigner as a typical desi characterisation we protest.
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Sunny Leone a true Canadian DESI now back in India !.
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Originally posted by KumarM
Saw the preview. IMO it isn't that funny. Speaking in Indian accent and getting galis from Americans is not funny, at least for me. May be Americans will like it since NBC has it for them only. But will watch the show today to see how funny it would be. After watching Raymond, Two and half men, etc. hope this one is funny like other shows.
KM
Sometimes it's better and healthy to laugh at oneself. I had a brief stint in India working in a call-centre and trust me what you mentioned about 'accent' and 'galis' is 100% true. If Americans can laugh at the ills within their society in various sitcoms then we shouldn't be different.
Anyway, I found that we desi's have a habit of being offended at a drop of a hat.
It is not Tuesday but on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. EST. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/outsourced-preview-nbcs-new-thursday-night-comedy.html
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Posted on: 16-06-10 20:25:21
I saw the preview and I loved it. "Madhuri", the one that whispers is cute.
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