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YAY THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! A weekly dose of Kevin Smith! Im seriously so surprised though that the British haven't already started complaining about us remaking another one of their shows... Well It'll come... but they've gotta know that Kevin Smith IS American Comedy, and he will adapt it to be just as good as the original- if not better!!!

What are you guys laughing at? All I said is "Mike hunt." What's so funny about "Mike hunt?"

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I'm British. I never bothered watching Our version, will be watching the American version though.

"Why are we walking like this?" - Dante Hicks (Clerks-Uncensored)

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Haha, that's hilarious. Yeah, Kevin Smith is awesome, I'll be watching it too.

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I too am British and I'm not bothered it's being remade. It was an alright series and could be funny at times, but it was all meh.

The "bloke from buffy" (as Tony will forever be known) is with some other blokes basically going through a mid-life crisis. They revert back to their teenage ways after they all fine themselves divorced and with older kids. One of the blokes, the fat one (who kevin might be playing) was still married and would get a bit jealous of the others shagging of 20 year old models and so on. They were all fairly rich as well so they would waste money on sports cars and toys they couldn't afford when they were younger.

Think of it as Entourage with a dash of Sopranos and pinch of Curb your Enthusiasm. But not as good as any of those....... maybe nearly as good as Entourage.
Perhaps the US version can make it a bit better.

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WTF? This series had a great cast in the UK versio. Did any one here ever see Sleepers? Nigel is damn good. Well, I am still waiting for the second season of it on dvd, and now to come across this? I am American, and not too proud of it when I run across news of us ripping off yet another show. Thank god for the Simpsons, Futurama, and such, things that the US actually made, and not just stole when we saw that people liked it. For F's sake! The show is in english! Why do we need another version?? Hey I love remakes, I tossed my copy of Casablanca once Barbwire was out on DVD...come on guys you are freaking crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey let's redo Black Books, Father Ted, Big Train, Spaced, the Book Group, and Little Britian...yeah!

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Being an Englishman who in the past has moaned about American remakes sucking I am happy to say that America has remade, and arguably made better, some great English TV shows.
Sanford and Son was based on Steptoe and Son and it was great (Red Fox!)
All in the family was based on Till Death Us Do Part.
Queer as Folk was based on Queer as Folk. I've not seen this but an told it was good.
And seeing as I think Manchild UK was kinda ok I can only see the American version being better.

P.S. Kevin Smith, if you are trolling this board I just have to be a bit of an honest kiss ass and say the Clerks II DVD is great, and am looking forward to seeing you in this.


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I watched a couple of shows it was okay....had potential though could have been better than it was. I also want to add that putting Kevin Smith on HBO makes up a little bit for cancelling Deadwood on me. Still haven't forgiven HBO, yet but this is a step in the right direction. God I loved Deadwood.... ) :

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i really hope this gets picked up, i need my weekly dose of kenvin smith!

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Since Rome will be ending, I need a weekly dose of James Purefoy!


“More and more, it feels like I’m doing a really bad impersonation of myself.”-Choke

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Me too! I'll watch Manchild for James!

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Count me in... James Purefoy is reason enough to watch. [the new season of Rome with James as Marc Antony starts Jan 12 on HBO.. can't wait.]

Kevin Smith is not a draw for me, as I find middle aged men thinking and acting like immature juveniles tiresome. It's time for him to grow up. Maybe this show will let him do it, with humor, hopefully.

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I was wondering why the wonderful BRITISH actor is going to be in the US version of this? Ah well...if it's on HBO it will be awhile before I get it anyway.

And HolyBrian, I agree about 'Deadwood'..it's too fabulous for words.

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it's SHOWTIME not HBO

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Can you give us more details as to the storyline and the characterisations? Are any of them remotely likeable?

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Thanks for that. Do you think it will become a series?

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Ok i loved loved loved our version of Manchild it makes me laugh - the only reason i started watching it was Tony Head and Nigel Havers - but i even went out and got it on tape coz yes thats how long ago it was. Why remake it though why not come up with their own idea or show ours over there. Drives me mad.
I have to admit though the gorgeous John Corbett will be in it which is the only reason i knew about this and so i will probably just watch it for him it just dpends on how crap the script is as to how long i watch it.

"Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man, and let history make its own judgment."

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I really find it bizarre that people call shows like this rip-off or stolen.

This is the business people.

If it wasn't for things like this we wouldn't of had half of our hit shows nor would the British.

It's done both ways and it's been done since the beginning.

If you people are going to critique an industry you should at least know the history of it and the facts behind these deals.

Don't cry that "I'm entitled to my own opinion" sh!t either because i know you are. I support our freedoms as individual human beings.

But don't you want to give an intelligent opinion instead of an ignorant one?

Just wanted to throw that out there.

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