it is a kind of movie that has a sense of irony. it's a horror movie making fun of horror movies. and scary movie goes and makes this ridiculous bit of film that basically explains all the jokes and adds a bunch of slapstick.
Yeah, I never got that. Of all the films to make a parody out of, why would you make a parody of a parody?

I'm a bit of both, I lived in America for a while as a kid and I have many American friends, and I too feel that there's probably a bit of clarification going on specifically for the Americans who are, on the whole, perceived over here as just that little bit dimmer and less sophisticated. I think they underestimate the intellect of the type of American that would watch TW, though.

It may actually not be down to the perception of the American audience as much as it's down to the actual feedback they get over there. The BBC doesn't get anything like Nielsens or tvQ data in England, and it may well be that they're writing more specifically due to the feedback they're receiving. (I won't go into the tvQ feedback that I've heard again, because its validity has been brought into question, but the general consensus seems to be that Jack/Ianto gets a thumbs up while Gwen, in general, is disliked) They might be unsure as to whether that feedback is specific to America only, or more applicable to the TW audience as a whole, and are therefore playing it safe.