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Why this tanked

posted 16 years ago by beth563
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1. We had our own version with "Friends." We wanted something different.

2. BBC America has been showing Coupling, British version, for a while. The audience most interested in watching the American version of Coupling would more than likely be the audience that watched it on BBC America.

3. The actors cast were relatively unknown, and almost exact duplicates of the original actors. I'm talking physically the same.

4. American and British sensibilities about sex are vastly different. Britons, I find, are way more open and free about sexual activity than we are.

5. The script was the exact duplicate of the British version. What, did you think you were in the theater, putting on a play? We want fresh material.

[–] nadaht 9 years ago

The actors are similar? You winding me up? I like Colin Ferguson but he's a terrible Patrick. The guy playing Steve should be Patrick and Jeff needs to be more weird. Of the girls, I only like Jane, she brings something new to the character.

Someone mentioned the timing and that's the first thing that hit me, it feels very rushed. I don't mind fast paces but it doesn't work for this kind of show.

Still, I'll soldier on and watch all the episodes.