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Originally Posted by HarryT
I agree entirely. If I read an American book, I want it to "feel" American.
What I don't like, however, is when an American author tries to write a "British" book, and gets it wrong. There are authors who can do it right: Elizabeth George is an example (an American author who writes British detective stories), but there are many others who can't. I'm sure the same must be true of British authors writing "American" books - some succeed (I believe that Lee Child is a reasonably convincing "American"); others don't.
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I'm curious if you find the same holds true for television? Are American PBS 'British' productions, such as Masterpiece Theatre, played in Britain, and if so, do they seem Americanized? I realize British actors etc are used, but just wonder if their US origins show through in any way.