Smartest soap ever - Begging for an American remake!

Telenovelas are 99% garbage, but this one was a total stand out. It's been a couple of years since I saw it but at the time it was the smartest and most interesting series I'd seen in a long time and if it was adapted properly for American television I guarantee it would be a runaway hit.

First of all, it features prominent displays of Muslim society and the compromises/struggles that exist within it as family members attempt to interpret conservative religious teachings while adapting to Western life. I can't think of any show that even remotely touches a topic so relevant to today's society! Is it accurate? I don't know... but most people know nothing about muslims and this would be a good way to change that.

It's a fascinating backdrop to the the main concept: genetic engineering. The concept sounds silly but the layers of dilemmas that arise (moral, ethical, social, emotional, etc.) when the scientist secretly raises a white clone born of a black mother (throw race and fertility issues in as well) make for some compelling television. Ultimately, Jade's love triangle between the clone, the original, and her Muslim husband raises the question: "Who are we?" Are we our body, our appearance, are we our family, tradition, our parents, our wants?

My description doesn't really do the show justice since it is much more than just this. Yes, it eventually got pretty cheesy at some points (Michael Bolton was in it!) but with such a winner on their hands I'm sure the makers were encouraged to lengthen the story as much as possible with "filler".

I think this would be a bigger hit than Ugly Betty since it has a much wider market. American producers would be crazy to overlook an adaptation. I heard Osama Bin Laden's niece is an aspiring actress in NYC. Can you imagine if she were cast in this? In any event, it would be a controversial but a definite ratings monster. It was already huge in the rest of the world, the English speaking audience is missing out.