This is an advertisement for BBC America at the beginning of DVDs for BBC shows. Edit: Commenters have indicated that John Oliver is doing the voice over for this advert.
"Although if you stole this, let's pause for a moment to think about what you've done." HAHAHA XD cracks me up every time I see this whenever I check out a Doctor Who DVD from the library
checked out some classic who from my local library and this came on - took my a good 30 seconds to realize it was john oliver i nearly screamed thanks for uploading this :)
I wish BBC America would show some of the documentaries that the regular BBC (BBC4) produces, instead of marathon reruns of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Star Trek: The Next Generation. The only way I can watch these is via RU-vid.
thanks for posting this! I just bought my first bbc dvd set (Merlin) and saw it, thought it was freakin' hilarious! why can't american ads be this awesome? :(
@Jammersis cba to find a link, but I remember reading an article that the American accent is closer to the British accent 300 years ago than the present British accent. Technically, Americans are more British than the British are.
Problem with that is that there are at least a half dozen very different American accents. I mean *very* different. If you put a New Englander next to a person from deep in Creole country Louisiana, I doubt they'd be able to communicate very well at first, LOL!
I remember hearing this before I knew who was speaking. When I heard John Oliver on HBO, I STILL didn’t put it together, but I was thinking that VOICE is extremely familiar!! All of the sudden, this connection occurred to me!! Hilarious commercial/PSA!!!
@JumboCookieCali Really? I've never heard an American pronounce it "Hyun-day", they normally seem to ignore the 'y' altogether and say "hun-day". Seems like we're both wrong on that one. The weirdest for me though has always been the American pronunciation of "futile" - makes it sound like "feudal", which is just plain silly. Anyway, I like this ad; good tongue in cheek humour that pokes fun at both nations.
Not I. I grew up on British humour and literature. My best friend is British. My favorite teacher in kindergarten was British. It's American humor I don't get.
Hello there, and welcome to this DVD from BBC video, which you have ever bought, borrowed, or stolen, although if you stole this, then let’s pause for a sec to think about what you have done. If you enjoy the kind of program that you’re about to experience once I eventually stop talking, we thought that you’d like to know that numerous other quality British programs are available to you on to the US cable network BBC America. Britain produces dramas like Puerto Rico produces shortstops, when you take a class written society with no ability to address its emotions and let it simmer for a thousand years, you frankly have the perfect recipe for drama. British comedies have stuck accord with American viewers for decades; at the very least you seem to find our accents absolutely hilarious. And we haven’t even mentioned the news yet, ah, now we have. BBC America also has outstanding news programming that puts a global perspective to the stories Americans care about, ah it makes me proud to be British. So why not tune in to BBC America and let us entertain you in the manner that you are no longer accustomed to, not only is this an unmissable opportunity to hear words pronounced correctly, but, you can also watch some of the finest programs available, and all for the low low price of absolutely no money, thank you for your time, enjoy your DVD.
@@ankarstian you've missed a few periods where there's more than one sentence where you've crammed them into one. You've also missed a few commas, too. But, overall, good job.
So is this ACTUALLY John Oliver or is it just someone who sounds a lot like him? When I recently watched some John Oliver stuff I was like "wait a minute isn't he also the guy that did the BBC America ad?" but I want to know for sure.
@iceysan .... I hate to agree with what Zgrummons said because it doesn't seem logical, however, he is actually correct. The British have diverged from the English spoken 300 years ago more than the Americans have.
Are there any audio recordings from 300 years ago to prove this? I think not. So, I would need much stronger proof than a few random people on YT saying it was so. 😄
It really is full of win, but alas these sorts of things at the start of dvds give yet another reason to download a copy without anti piracy adds you have to sit through.
@SyraeFaileas Don't worry, I will when I end up working on it! Do you know how I'd be able to download clips from RU-vid, by the way, or record from my TV as I'm playing the game?
You wouldn't steal a purse. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't murder a police man and steal his hat. You wouldn't shit in the hat and send it to the policeman's grieving wife.
@PaddyTV @JumboCookieCali why are you guys arguing about english pronunciation of a KOREAN word? That's truly silly. Besides, if we're talking aboot pronunciation, Canadians are the only ones who get it right ;)
doesn't matter how creative a piracy warning is, Pirates will still remove it when they pirate the content. All it does it drive up the cost of the DVD for the legal purchaser.
I'm furious just thinking about watching this video after purchasing a video from BBCAmerica. Not that I would ever do such a daft thing such as that. Dr. Who? Exactly.
What? What's your problem? BBC America has *many* shows to offer, from Sherlock to Torchwood, and everything in between! Nature documentaries - a LOT of them, and all kinds of drama, comedy, and mystery shows! Just because you don't like Doctor Who doesn't mean there's nothing from BBC America that you would find interesting. Of course, being hateful makes you tremendously less interesting, yourself, so perhaps you don't have the grey matter to enjoy anything that might teach you anything other than being hateful.
LOL, it's the intro for nearly ANY DVD with something British on it! Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, etc.... it's not specifically for BBC America content DVDs!
Meh I don't really think Americans would really get English humour. Not being of offensive just think that you've gained a different type of humour since 1776.
Sorry to destroy your hypothesis, but I grew up on British humor, via Monty Python's Flying Circus and Benny Hill! My father *loved* them, and I grew up watching them with him! Thank [insert deity here] for our local PBS stations! But see, we weren't the only ones, because there were many thousands more of us over here that watched them! 😄
