![]() “Manchester felt more of a culture shock to me than Chicago,” he tells the Guardian via Zoom. As English football rotted, the NFL became a cult hit on the new-fangled Channel 4. Long before instant on-demand media gave much of the rest of the world a taste of American-style 24/7 abundance, music, television and films took months to cross the Atlantic, adding to the anticipation. Like countless others, Bennett was weaned on American pop culture in the 80s. (Re)born in the USA, the football broadcaster’s homage to America, is mostly set in his native Liverpool. Holy crap, happy people! Teal! What is that color? It’s not been invented in Liverpool yet.” ![]() ![]() And as for Hart to Hart and Miami Vice: “Beaches, bikinis, guys in linen, just incredible. ![]() But in Dallas and Dynasty “the problems in life were having too many oil wells to drill, too much money, too many marble fountains in your driveway.” They were exotic, colorful, aspirational. ![]()
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