I love the UK version and I'm glad they brought it to CBS. But I don't see why they like to cater to the American audience. I supposed they could have just interviewed English and American people. I love the show.
"Listen, strange women lying in ponds, distributing swords, is no basis for system of government."
...what do you mean "cater"
its just interviews. so of course Americans are going to relate more to other Americans. plus it gives it a fresh start.
i've seen the UK one when i was little.
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Just recorded the first episode. It was good.
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Oh, I adored the show, and I've never seen the original British version. I laughed so hard last night that sometimes I couldn't breathe! The wine connoisseurs portrayed as butt-sniffing dogs were hilarious, but I liked the subtle things even better - the couple talking about being afraid of doctors' needles, for instance, who were portrayed as porcupines, of all things!
I'm hooked, and I want more!
P.S. to capyboppy1 - I love your screen name. I bet you've read the same kids' book that I have, written and illustrated by a former member of the Disney animation staff ...?
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I agree, this was absolutely HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!
share...sorry capy, but that still doesnt make sense to "catering" to Americans.
its rather silly to use that specific scene, since the animals were dogs and thats what they do.
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If you don't write your show for your audience, you might not have an audience. Aardman stuff (specifically the Nick Park works) rarely does well in the US to begin with, and Chicken Run is the only exception I know of. Even Flushed Away (done in Nick Park-style) flopped (though I was amused to see the slugs make a reappearance). If they don't make the show accessible to a larger American audience, it'll get cancelled very quickly. Unlike in the UK, network shows are not subsidized by TV subscriptions and survive solely on advertisers' willingness to back a given series. And that means they need a solid audience.
shareThere's always Canada.
After all, the biggest audience for "Bob & Margaret" was Canadians (though the show should've been kept British).
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I actually LOVED the "real Americans" (assuming they actually were) interviewed for this show.
So many sit-coms and hour-long dramas feature either the richest/whitest people ever (e.g., LOVE American Family - but could I afford one of those houses? Uh NO), or if they have "average Joes" it's caricatures incited to fight with each other as much as possible on shows like Wife Swap.
I submit: is there anything else like this show, that tried to cut across America and talk to people from different walks of life?
Anyway - I could be wrong, but this was my thought when I watched it - how polarized America is today, and how little we see of "real life" in any way on television. My humble opinion only, of course.