American here. I bought the Planet Earth blu-ray from Amazon, advertised as the British version. I got it and it was the Oprah version (I refuse to call it the American version because 99% of Americans hate the Oprah dub).
Anyways, I contacted Amazon and told them about the mistake, and they replied saying something to the order of, "Wow, I can't believe we'd do something so...terrible. Keep the Oprah version and we'll send you the Attenborough version. Consider it an apology for subjecting you to that travesty." They ended up sending me the proper version and I gave the Oprah version to my brother, who immediately said, "Dude...the Oprah version? Really?"
It wasn't like a christmas gift or anything. It was a situation where he was at my apartment, we were talking about it, and I said, "Hey Amazon sent me two of these. You want this?"
I actually did that for the Fresh Water episode (by far my favorite one, BTW) when I was stoned in college. One of my most memorable smoke sessions ever.
I wasnt even aware. I have no issues with Oprah, enjoy her on some things, but that is almost a crime against humanity. Its like the lady who restored the jesus painting
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u/Diiiiirty Aug 13 '14
American here. I bought the Planet Earth blu-ray from Amazon, advertised as the British version. I got it and it was the Oprah version (I refuse to call it the American version because 99% of Americans hate the Oprah dub).
Anyways, I contacted Amazon and told them about the mistake, and they replied saying something to the order of, "Wow, I can't believe we'd do something so...terrible. Keep the Oprah version and we'll send you the Attenborough version. Consider it an apology for subjecting you to that travesty." They ended up sending me the proper version and I gave the Oprah version to my brother, who immediately said, "Dude...the Oprah version? Really?"