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Chocoholic · 04-09-2003, 06:06 PM

How come Wings is not closed-captioned on N@N? It was always close-captioned before when it was on USA. I've noticed other TV shows and networks that don't always use closed-captioning. I thought there was a law that everything on TV had to be close-captioned now. Isn't there?

P.S. I know I mentioned Wings, but this is really a general question. How come some things are close-captioned and others aren't? Also, how come what is said on captioning isn't always what is said out loud? I've noticed lots in inconsistencies in closed-captioning between what is said and what is captioned.

dawsongirl · 04-09-2003, 11:19 PM

Maybe it's everything produced after a certain year. I really don't know. But I have noticed that annoying second observation you made. What's up with that?? It's like either a) The captioning people are lazy and abbreviate things, or b) they're reading a different script. I feel sorry for people that really cannot hear.

Pavan · 04-09-2003, 11:31 PM

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Originally posted by Snoopy
How come Wings is not closed-captioned on N@N? It was always close-captioned before when it was on USA. I've noticed other TV shows and networks that don't always use closed-captioning. I thought there was a law that everything on TV had to be close-captioned now. Isn't there?

TV networks do their own captioning. That's why USA Network had Wings closed-captioned and Nick@Nite doesn't. Nick@Nite has Three's Company closed-captioned and when TBS aired it, they didn't have it closed-captioned. If you look during the end credits, it says who captioned it. For Three's Company on Nick@Nite it says Captioning by MTV Networks or something.

In the years to come, all shows will be captioned soon.

04-09-2003, 06:06 PM	#1
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Closed-captioning question How come Wings is not closed-captioned on N@N? It was always close-captioned before when it was on USA. I've noticed other TV shows and networks that don't always use closed-captioning. I thought there was a law that everything on TV had to be close-captioned now. Isn't there? P.S. I know I mentioned Wings, but this is really a general question. How come some things are close-captioned and others aren't? Also, how come what is said on captioning isn't always what is said out loud? I've noticed lots in inconsistencies in closed-captioning between what is said and what is captioned.

04-09-2003, 11:19 PM	#2
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Maybe it's everything produced after a certain year. I really don't know. But I have noticed that annoying second observation you made. What's up with that?? It's like either a) The captioning people are lazy and abbreviate things, or b) they're reading a different script. I feel sorry for people that really cannot hear.