Honey Boo Boo A Hit Overseas

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’s popularity is not limited to America. According to the New York Post, 7-year-old Alana Thompson and her family are already a hit in Eastern Europe and their TLC show will soon be airing in Australia, the Netherlands, Italy and Latin America. But there is one major problem. Producers are having a tough time figuring out how to subtitle a show that already has to provide English subtitles to American audiences.  In some cases they’re dubbing the voices, but the VP of Discovery explains, “We’re developing a [glossary] and trying to explain a word in English that the audience understands but which has a different meaning. We’re going to come up with our own vocabulary so people can understand the words the family uses that aren’t typical.”

February 26, 2013