would be the lead and I thought, wow, this could work. Kinnear is a perfect fit for the lead.
Who took my toast?
I don't know...
American remakes of Australian/British/Canadian TV shows and movies are notoriously bad.
Why is this likely to be different to any of the others?
Greg Kinnear - agreed
Wilfred is bad in any language!!
Yep my thought as well, Kinnear is perfect for the role.
They got that much right, we'll have to see how well it translates to the US audience.
Hi paulfitzpa,
The star of the Australian version, Richard Roxburgh, is producing the American version. Unless it's cancelled, it will find its way.
Actually that was the opposite with me. I liked the Aussie show but I was curious to see the remake. Turns out Kinnear is completely wrong for the lead. I mean don't get me wrong, he's perfect for the likable loser parts but he's definitely nowhere near charismatic or attractive enough to make all the women throwing themselves on him within minutes anything less than ridiculous. He's handsome, in a guy next door kind of way but he's not exactly a hot ticket.
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I like Kinnear but he's a miss on this. Could my opinion be influenced because I have seen the original? Maybe. Regardless, the new show just seems flat.
shareYes - flat, flat, flat. I just can't watch without missing the Aussie actors. This seems just a pale imitation. Season 3 of the Aussie version - HURRY TO THE US!!
shareI marathoned through the AU version this past week and think that Dennis Leary would have been a better choice for the lead if they were to stay true to the original. But then, if that were the case, why remake perfection? I guess as long as money is to be made, there will be remakes. OTOH, without the remakes, I'd likely never know about the originals. So as long as the remakes don't push the originals off the shelf (so to speak), life is good.
shareYes, o need for a remake, but Denis Leary is an inspired choice. Rescue Me was was very good. Good call Sluggr.
shareIt's unfortunate but I think when you've seen the original of something you generally don't want to see it any other way. I've never seen the Aussie show and I think Kinnear is great in this. In fact, every time I watch it I'm newly impressed by him.
shareWell he's better looking than Richard Roxburgh thats for sure. I never understood why women fell for him. Whenever I see him I think of the sleaze ball from Moulin Rouge. He's great in Rake, but definitely not attractive.
shareFor every Sanford and Son, there's Primeval: New World, Coupling, Ab Fab, Eleventh hour, life on mars, so the failure rate has to be around 80-90%.
shareI've only watched the pilot and it just doesn't work. As others stated, Dennis Leary would have been the only hope of getting anywhere near close to Roxburg.
shares03e06 which just aired may have been Roxburgh's best performance yet, even after Cleaver having to do four separate trials, on the same day, in last weeks episode. I can't believe they are pulling the plug with this much momentum. Each of the four subplots this week would have been a decent ep for the US show. The casting is just totally off for the US show. Seriously, the AU Harry, sorry David, Potter just looks exactly like Harry Potter. The US guy looks like Frasier Crane with glasses. And no way will the US son grow up to be just like his dad.
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