Brists stop bitching about Americans

It's not as if we go up to American network execs and say 'Hey, we like the premise of this popular British television show, but we just can't get past that CRAZY accent and those occasional cultural references. Can you please remake the show so that we can understand it?' We don't ask them to do it. They just do, we don't know why.

And besides, I don't see the point in getting upset over a remake of a show. It doesn't do any harm to the original. You can still watch the original and enjoy it. So what if the remake sucks - the network loses a ton of money and everyone forgets it in a year or so. And occasionally, not often but sometimes, the remake could actually be something worthwhile - like The Office, which (after the first season which was basically an exact copy of the first series of the original British version, and so wasn't all that interesting) has grown into a really great show.

What a hilarious misunderstanding!

WHat about the british remakes of That 70's Show and Married With Children? (both american shows) I'm sure there are more. You sound retarded... and i'm british.

Actually, we did see it. It was called Coupling. But then we were dumb enough to try and remake that. We took a Friends-like remake and tried to remake it, all the while having Brits complain that it would be a travesty. Yes. Yes it was. But that's not saying much since both Friends and Coupling are pretty bland sitcoms with nothing really interesting to offer. Edgar Wright even said after Friends became a success in the UK there were a number of imitators. So I don't really think the comparison is all that fair and saying American shows are NEVER remade or emulated over there.

I'm glad remakes of The IT Crowd and Spaced didn't make it past, but even if they had, it doesn't change the fact that the amazing original still exists! That's why I thank some higher being for region free DVD players and Amazon.co.uk!

I'm glad IFC is showing this now so it can gain a bigger US audience.

There ARE Americans who "get" it and will seek out programing like this.

You think we like half the stuff that gets on air here? Any time we get something good they cancel it (Arrested Development, Freaks and Geeks, etc). Why do you think people like us look to the UK to find some decent shows?

I was hoping someone would ask that. As an American, I cringe every time someone defends America while spelling like a retard.


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