I only watched the Pilot so far, but at this point, it just seems to be a poor carbon copy of the Norwegian original. Perhaps there will be some new plot points in the following episodes but if they don´t it´s just going to be another "The Killing", "The IT-Crowd" or "Skins".
shareThis show is very good. It IS a remake so it's of course going to be similar, even carbon copy-ish and that's not a problem. Given the fact that there's ten episodes of this show and only six of the original show, there's more material here and I'm sure there's differences down the line. Don't just bail on the show because it's so similar to the first episode of the original show. Stick with it and take it as it's own thing. The writing, directing, acting, gritty tone to it is just astonishing.
shareOK, so now that I finished Episode 4 I have to admit that it´s not as bad as I feared but I still don´t understand why they have to remake almost every great foreign TV show.
There might be more Episodes but the US Version is only 42 minutes per episode while the Norwegian is 60 Minutes that leaves with about 1 episode more run time.
I said "poor carbon copy" with emphasis on the poor because it just seemed lazy and unoriginal. And since it is a remake it has to be reviewed as such.
They remake shows because they're interesting and they'd like to share the love to another country. But the show probably isn't in English so they have to remake it. Even some English speaking shows from other countries like "Shameless" get remade for the sole purpose of providing some American style to it so Americans can appeal to it better. Frankly, I find the American version of "Shameless" better than the British version. Being American, I can relate to it better and our version just seems more entertaining and British accents can be super thick it's hard to understand them when they're yelling. That's also a plus when remaking shows, to provide some tweaking if something can or ought to be better.
shareBut the show probably isn't in English so they have to remake it.
get remade for the sole purpose of providing some American style to it so Americans can appeal to it better.
British accents can be super thick it's hard to understand them when they're yelling
That's also a plus when remaking shows, to provide some tweaking if something can or ought to be better.
You can always dub it.
Why do you always need to appeal to everything?
I can only think of ONE tv show that was remade for German television and I have never met anyone who can´t enjoy a tv show just because it depicts a lifestyle that´s different from Germanys.
So can American accents.
None of the changes they added to "Eyewitness" made it better. Why do the producers and "creators" feel the need to just copy something someone else already made?
If someone did this to Harry Potter and set it in the USA, made Hermione black, the entrance to the train station would be behind the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty and Harry and Hermione ended up together that would be just stupid why are we treating tv shows differently than novels?
I always found dubbing of live action shows weird.
Because if there's no appeal, then the show/movie goes to waste. You do whatever you feel is necessary for your audience to relate to the show.
What the hell country are you from to be saying that? If you're American, you're clearly out of your mind.
To improve on it or tell it in a different way and give their own flavor to the mix. Things get remade/copied all the time like movies and songs. TV shows shouldn't bother you if those two things don't.
so why does it bother you that the American version of this show didn't make changes to the Norwegian version?
But just understand, the Norwegian show was basically only famous in that country and no one on the outside knew of it.
OK, I can´t help you with that. The only reason I do not like some dubbings is because some jokes just don´t work when they are translated. But luckily that´s not the case in Drama/Thriller etc tv shows/films.
Of course but it´s ridiculous that you don´t want to watch something just because it´s set in another country.
But I guess the only appeal Americans need is a setting in the USA. Or at least that's the highest priority. And the runner up is an interesting, intriguing storyline and characters.
I´m German.
Either way, this just shows that there are only very few creative people out there. Everyone can add their own "flavour to the mix" but only very few can think of something innovative. I´m not a fan of remakes of films or covers of songs either. At least if the films weren´t based on a novel. And I just don´t like certain songs to be covered.
I couldn´t care less for changes they did or did not make. I just can´t stand it when there is an unnecessary adaptation of an already very good tv show just so a neophobic audience doesn´t need to adjust their "safe space".
Just because Americans don´t care for tv shows in other countries doesn´t mean that Non-American tv shows and films can´t be successful and well known outside from where they were originally broadcast.
Many times, the production company cannot get the licensing/copyright to just air the original. And if that original did good, of course, they'll want to remake it. It's called business either way. And don't lay it all on the American viewers. There's a lot of programming that comes from England/ITV that again we cannot get the rights to. It's frustrating for many of us viewers, because we end up have to purchase this programming elsewhere. Our PBS alone, can only obtain certain programs within a decent amount of time(ie Downton Abbey). Other programs, they say they have to wait a number of years due to costs.
I will say that there are several remakes that went on to become more famous/better than the original(An Affair to Remember w/Cary Grant more well known than it's predecessor-I mention this because they just aired it).
Not problem for you, but with all the straight up remakes, prequels, and out and out copying from Hollywood, fraud comes to mind.
shareI replied to you a month ago. What took you so long to get back to me?
Anyway, at this point when just about every single idea has been done to death for the past seventy years since TV shows started, it's reasonable to remake things now. They doubt they copied every little thing of the original. I've seen lots of American adaptions of foreign shows and movies done excellently and I wish you could give them a chance.
As a American I will not watch carbon copies of Nordic, UK, or shows made down under from Australia or New Zealand, I want to see the original filmmakers vision of the show (always better and more interesting) not some unoriginal Hollywood hack job. Also most of the filming locations are priceless.
shareYou are a fool. There is nothing wrong with "carbon copies" of things and originals are not always better so you need to be slapped out of that mindset. A lot of adaptions Americans have made have been better because we just know how to make things interesting. Now shut up or deport yourself from this country. You make me sick.
sharewow, way to keep it civil.
so don't watch! problem solved!
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so don't watch! problem solved!
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