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| rivere123 Senior Member United States Joined 4821 days ago 129 posts - 182 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 1 of 4 04 June 2012 at 1:13am | IP Logged |
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I've asked this before about radio, but now I would like to venture into the colloquial talk that television provides. I want to find a few online stations that aren't limited because I live in the US (France 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are apparently off limits for Americans). If this is impossible, alternatives are welcomed.
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| lecavaleur Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 4768 days ago 146 posts - 295 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: German, Spanish | Message 2 of 4 05 June 2012 at 7:04am | IP Logged |
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You can subscribe to a VPN service to give the appearance of being in the country where
the geoblocking wants you to be. This is what I do to watch French TV. In my experience, the most reliable service for your money is Overplay.net. It costs 10 bucks a month, but works flawlessly and allows you to change your IP for a couple dozen countries, including France, Switzerland, Belgium and Canada (for your French). Also, I'm not sure if this still works on Windows (I use linux and it doesn't work for me), but there is something called Pluzzunlocker and it's a program designed to unblock programs on replay through France Télévision's web replay service (pluzz.fr). Download it and give it a shot. It worked for me when I was using Windows. Edited by lecavaleur on 05 June 2012 at 7:05am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| jed Newbie United States Joined 4807 days ago 12 posts - 33 votes Speaks: English* | Message 3 of 4 05 June 2012 at 4:32pm | IP Logged |
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If you go to Youtube, there is an American series called "Tribe" that is dubbed in French - a bit cheesy, but listening practice all the same. There are also lots of Agatha Christie films in French. Both will give you a bit of practice in listening to colloquial talk, though not as much as a good TV comedy or crime series. There are also a number of other films, both dubbed and original French. For some reason, the dubbed ones are often easier to understand.
Another Youtube option is the many true-crime-story programs (presume innocent, coupable non coupable, faites entrer l'accuse, etc.). They all have narrators that use clear, precise speech, but also feature lots of interview snippets that provide something more spontaneous and sometimes more colloquial. If true-crime-stories are not your thing, try 'A chacun son histoire'. It is a series that features profiles of people with different types of jobs, and always has lots of interview spots with the featured people. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| rivere123 Senior Member United States Joined 4821 days ago 129 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 4 of 4 05 June 2012 at 7:15pm | IP Logged |
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Much appreciated. :D
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