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11/29/17
10:46:18

GodsTroll

I know you think I sound like a complete idiot...and you're right

11/29/17
11:25:03

meridain

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo.

11/29/17
11:38:52

meridain

Strike Back has done most filming in South Africa, as well as Hungary, Jordan, and Thailand. Nothing has been done in the USA.

11/29/17
11:56:36

meridain

The main thing that makes Strike Back a so-called "British/American series" is those were the initial markets it was sold to, although much of the world can watch it now as well, including Asia.

11/29/17
12:25:31

meridain

In this case the distributors are just cogs in a wheel that Sony spins, as they control the licenses for distribution.

Also, it's just not HBO US, also HBO Asia and more.

More importantly that you failed to mention is that Cinemax also distributes it and is a co-producer, yet still under the arm of Sony.

11/29/17
12:37:46

meridain

Other Strike Back distributors:
2BE - Belgium
Just Bridge Entertainment - Netherlands
Magyar Televízió - Hungary
Polyband - Germany
RTL Entertainment - Netherlands
RTL2 - Germany
Viasat 6 - Hungary
WOWOW - Japan

11/29/17
12:44:55

arrow

Release
Original network
Sky One (UK)
Cinemax (US)

11/29/17
12:59:46

meridain

@arrow

And, well, so?

11/29/17
14:08:22

meridain

@peymanusa

I'm not disputing your words, they just don't mean much. Just because it was first distributed in the USA and UK means little. For example, Avengers: Infinity War (2018) is going to first be distributed in Australia, France, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden. But that means nothing; it's still an American movie, owned by Disney (USA).

11/29/17
14:16:05

meridain

@peymanusa

Also, I see you use Opera, owned by a Chinese company, ha.

11/29/17
14:45:35

meridain

@peymanusa

That all said, I'll help you out here.. It doesn't matter if Sony owns it, as with marketing they can pretty much call it whatever they want. Personally though, I would call it Japanese. For example, if I bought a Toyota that was "made" in Georgia USA, I would still call it a Japanese car, as I think most folks would.

11/29/17
15:05:22

meridian

@bystander nailed it! lol I was wrong about meridain.

@peymanusa, you're welcome.

11/29/17
15:19:12

meridain

@meridian

No hard feelings, I hope. My goal was to troll GodsGift, but I took it farther than I planned with peymanusa.. Sorry, I couldn't resist; trolls will be trolls, ha.

But no worries buddy, I won't use this account anymore. I'm a good troll (if there's such a thing).

Also FYI, bystander be me, ha.

11/29/17
15:56:45

GodsGift

LOL

11/29/17
17:17:06

meridian

@meridain

No worries. I'm taking it all in stride

To answer your question from weeks ago, my parents insisted on a good education and I've always liked reading and language. Plus, I've had to write technical instructions for non-technical people, so I've had to learn how other people think and communicate.

Nice to know I have a friend, as well as my own personal troll. Cheers!

11/29/17
19:03:40

GodsGift

@meridain

No worries. I'm taking it all in stride

To answer your question from weeks ago, my parents insisted on a good education and I've always liked reading and language. Plus, I've had to write technical instructions for non-technical people, so I've had to learn how other people think and communicate.

Nice to know I have a friend, as well as my own personal troll. Cheers!

I know I sound like a sad and lonely person...well, I guess I am.

please like me.

I'll encode some videos for you....

please please like me.....

11/29/17
21:51:30

kai-70

thanks for the UL support I can only afford 1 premium account! and still have a few months left on it! regards kai

11/29/17
22:42:08

Pinky300

Great news on continued Uploaded support. Thank you very much.

11/30/17
02:29:49

GodsTroll

@meridian

Cool. I see you also have a talent for "knowing" without being a "know it all", although I guess GodsGift would beg to differ.

As a writer, my last gig was cleaning up a site for a large multinational company. If you're ever interested in such work let me know; maybe I could use your help? I'm in the process of starting a company so I can hook some more stable contracts. My targets of late are non-English tech companies who lack a genuine voice in the North American market.. As you may imagine, it's not too hard to find companies in such need, but negotiating is often a bear.

@peymanusa

LOL. I guess you can be a troll too, ha. FYI, I did some work for a conglomerate of Opera, so I know the gig with them. As you may know, Håkon Wium Lie was the big brain behind Opera, and he founded the Pirate Party of Norway. But those days are over for Opera. It's all about marketing now, which is fine by me.. I still use opera for some stuff.

So I take it you're a Persian/Iranian American? If so, I've found that the IR pirate scene is somewhat of an enigma. Beyond that, I've dug enough there to learn not to dig there, ha. Regardless, I'm a fan of pre-Arab Persian culture, such as with Cyrus the Great and Zoroaster.

@GodsGift

I thought you were just a troll, but you're so much more. So tell me, what made you meridian's nemesis?

@theone

I'm not a psychiatrist, but I reckon there has to be some medication for your condition.

11/30/17
06:11:32

MoeHoward

Thank you for reconsidering on UL support. Great news for me as I suffer from boanthropy.
Have you considered supporting Hotfile?

Thanks again!