Las chicas de oro
Because Jose and I are (fingers crossed) going to be (hopefully) getting our apartment soon, we have been doing a lot of research as to which television company to use, not that there is much difference in the channels they offer. Basically Spanish tv consists of 20 channels (unless you get a special package) that 50% of the time show the news (both global and local, as in someone's cat stuck in a tree local), 25% of the time is a show called Salvame which comes in both regular and deluxe versions and chronicles the happenings of the rich and famous by a group of trashy commentators, another 15% of the time there is soccer and 10% of the time (after 100am) there is porn. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration because they do have various series and movies but you get the idea. In fact, I was getting fairly tired of there not being much I wanted to watch until I saw a commercial that salvaged my image of Spanish television. It was like the light at the end of the tunnel: "Las chicas de oro" which would be premiering in September. Translation: The Golden Girls, Spanish version. Blanca, Rosa, Sofia and Dorotea who are played by well known Spanish actresses are coming soon to a television near me. This isn't just a crappy dubbed version of the old school Golden Girls that I love dearly (RIP Bea, Rue and Estelle), I imagine it to be a sexier re-vamped version that does not include shoulder pads or 80's hair. But how will they recreate the characters I have come to know so well in my hours spent watching Lifetime and WE the women's network? Will Blanca have a Andalusian accent to mimic Blanche's southern drawl? Will Rosa be as tonta as Rose was dimwitted? What will they call Stanley Zbornak's character? Is Sofia's sarcasm even translatable into Spanish? Am I just being set up to be disappointed? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
On a different note, the students arrive in Sevilla tomorrow so I guess this marks the end of my vacation and the beginning of my job. Will keep you updated on how their arrival goes. Be sure to check back for that and more.
On a different note, the students arrive in Sevilla tomorrow so I guess this marks the end of my vacation and the beginning of my job. Will keep you updated on how their arrival goes. Be sure to check back for that and more.
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