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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: Where Our Knowledge of British Culture Comes From

by Susana Polo | 5:00 pm, May 14th, 2012


No, but seriously: we watch Sherlock, too. (Doctor Who on Tumblr)

This is Alice Eve on the set of Star Trek 2, and no, we still don’t know who she’s playing. My money is on “someone who Kirk attempts to bang/or flirt with.” (Blastr)

Some hero is selling this homemade version of Katniss’ girl on fire costume on Etsy. (Fasionably Geek)

The Avengers in the style of Maurice Sendak. No, there’s just something in our eyes. (AgarthanGuide on Deviant Art)

The business card of Tom Wilson, which is basically a FAQ so that he can politely have a good time in public and interact with fans of his performance as Biff Tannen in the Back to the Future movies in a meaningful way. (The Daily What)

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  • Anonymous

    Let us not forget Monty Python for our British history.  I’ve never even seen Top Gear, so…

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1208921 Nikki Lincoln

    Took the words out of my mouth…

  • http://twitter.com/AmyTheFreak Amy C.

    For not being interested in cars at all… I think Top Gear is a great show.

    For anyone who hasn’t seen it, at least look up “Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car.” Helen Mirren did it!

  • http://twitter.com/WhatKateDoes Kate Lorimer

     *facepalm*

    Could be worse, it might have been the formerly usual mistake of saying “English Culture” to represent British.  Also Jeremy Clarkson is a national embarrassment… as is Simon Cowell, and Piers Morgan, and Katie Price.. and… and…

    Dammit, I’m going to emigrate.

  • http://twitter.com/WhatKateDoes Kate Lorimer

     Would recommend one’s international friends look to Caitlin Moran, Miranda Hart, and  – by Zod-Altmighty – the awesome Eddie Izzard for shining examples of Brit-culture :)  o/

  • http://twitter.com/WhatKateDoes Kate Lorimer

    I’d do the hipster thing with Tom Wilson and say “Back to the Future? No, I was going to ask you about your time working with Mark Hamill, Malcolm McLaren and John Rhys-Davies filming the Wing Commander videogame series…”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Joelle-Nichole/100003033504111 Joelle Nichole

    Tom Wilson actually sang his business card on the Nerdist Podcast. It was hilarious. I love that guy!

  • Anonymous

    Awesome Tom Wilson is Awesome..

    And I get my British Culture through Eddie Izzard, the Ricky Gervais show, the original Office and Monthy Python. And Helen Mirren because she kicks ass

  • http://twitter.com/Riviare Kimberly

    Yeah, I was going to comment that MY british knowledge is Monty Python + Doctor  Who :D

  • Anonymous

     Mal Reynolds, or Han Solo? That’s not…you can’t just…
    Ok, it’s Mal. 

  • Frodo Baggins

    You mean “Han Solo copy, or Han Solo?”

  • Anonymous

    I love Mal sure…but vote for him over Han Solo? No.

  • http://twitter.com/parsley72 parsley72

    You obviously haven’t been paying attention because you spelled ‘culture’ wrong.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Horatio-Postlethwaite/708670651 Horatio Postlethwaite

    I’m just glad you said British and not English.

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