Who all expects the U.S. remake to fail?
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laurendorward-990-190608 — 14 years ago(August 19, 2011 02:38 AM)
The only American comedy I have liked in recent years is raising hope, I just don't find the humor funny, and I prefer UK drama I just think a lot of US drama is totally overacted and badly scripted.
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cherzo — 14 years ago(December 09, 2011 07:03 PM)
Luther, Sherlock and The Shadow Line were as good as any of those. And a couple that you mentioned like True Blood and Weeds aren't even good.
As for American comedy its nowhere near inventive as the UK, American usually generic comedies like 'two and a half men' and 'the big bang theory', they need to move away from that but they wont as its mostly studio writers and they tend to stick to the safe. -
hubble-hallow — 14 years ago(September 22, 2011 05:11 PM)
MTV will murder the inbetweeners. Ive watched a teen show called awkward on MTV and seen them BLEEP out all the swear words and even pixellate out when someone gives the middle finger. They are pathetic.
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bgm5 — 14 years ago(January 14, 2012 01:50 PM)
You've just made the point, Marisa. None of those 'comedies' you mention are funny. None of them. At least not to this Englishman.
The Americans should leave British comedy alone. Every single remake they do is a disaster. -
jshannon09 — 13 years ago(May 01, 2012 01:29 AM)
I'm sorry but the Yanks version of Shameless blows our off the face of the planet. Follows more or less the same script but the characters at least have some personality and the metro area they film in actually feels like a slum. Also, their take on The Office is good; maybe not so much any more but the first few years were great. And I'm pretty sure it has had better international success than ours ever did.
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SupeRed09 — 13 years ago(July 16, 2012 07:06 PM)
Modern Family is the only (slightly) amusing show you have mentioned. In general U.S. ''comedy'' sucks. That's just my opinion and I don't expect anyone to agree with me. If u think UK comedy sucks, I don't give a beep and I certainly won't be getting my panties in a twist about it. There is no myth!, Americans can be funny but usually they aren't that is why people think this way. You have done your cause no favor by mentioning those beep shows should have gone with;
King of Queens - Funny
My Name is Earl - Funny
Everybody Hates Chris - Funny
I agree that in general U.S TV is much better(excluding sit-coms) however a FAR bigger budget will always enable this. -
Marcelina3 — 14 years ago(August 17, 2011 11:17 AM)
I agree it will be awful and we shouldn't remake British comedies, but they are remade to make them more appealing to today's American audience. The originals are often aired in America and they don't get high ratings. Why? Maybe the accents? Maybe the cultural references? I'm not sure. I'm a fan of Peep Show, The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner, The Whites, and Spaced to name a few, and hope they never get an American face lift.
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michaelmacmanus — 14 years ago(August 26, 2011 11:02 AM)
Louie is the most avant-garde, thought provoking, and all out humorous sitcom to exist in the last decade. The only thing that comes close is Peep Show.
It's clear you've never actually seen it, considering the crux of the show is all about self deprecation, something you claim Americans are incapable of. -
mdpomroy — 14 years ago(December 12, 2011 06:29 AM)
"American humor is not funny, they are unable to laugh at themselves or produce anything remotely as good as Britain"
What utter, utter garbage.
I'm British, and I'd happily admit that America does the best sitcoms.
30 Rock, Community, How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, My Name Is Earl, Frasier, Seinfeld, Modern Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Parks & Recreation, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Louie and so on.
And it's not "PC" at all. Look at stuff on Showtime and HBO like Californication, Entourage, Eastbound & Down, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Larry Sanders Show or Dream On - all very good sitcoms and none are PC. There's swearing, nudity and very un-PC themes throughout.
You clearly know nothing about TV.
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laurendorward-990-190608 — 14 years ago(August 21, 2011 12:27 PM)
they have tried to copy men behaving badly, only fools and horses, gavin and stacey, the vicar of dibley, absolutely fabulous etc etc and they have all bombed. They are even doing it with Aus comedies as well which have failed dismally
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zepplinrule — 14 years ago(August 22, 2011 04:50 AM)
So you are hoping it fails? Nice attitude. Ok, it might stink but just dont watch. You never know, it could be amazing like The Office turned out to be. And if it isnt, who cares.
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose -
badfish274 — 14 years ago(August 23, 2011 11:02 PM)
I have to say, being from Canada and having no bias either way, that BOTH the UK and US put out some GREAT shows. Comedies AND dramas. And reality actually, (My fave show of all time is Top Gear, the Original UK version, the US one is OK, but pales in comparison)
However the US does produce MORE great shows, and thats simply because there are more outlets for them to do so. You should be proud of Brit TV, theres been and is now, a lot of good stuff. I think Extras and Spaced were two of the best comedies I've EVER seen, but man, the US has great shows too and more of them. Sunny, Modern Family, Community, Archer, just to name a few of them that are on right now. And if you can't laugh at at least one of those shows then there is something wrong with you.
As far as dramas go, yes Sherlock is an AMAZING show, but look to HBO and the like and you've got Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and more recently, Game Of Thrones which, in my opinion anyway, are some of the best shows ever, period.
Also I've always looked at UK to US crossovers as the same but yet different animals. Like, say, lions and tigers. Same but different. The first few series of Shameless were great TV, and the American version was definitely poorer, but still had something to offer and was enjoyable all the same. Same goes for Being Human. UK = GREAT, US = MEDIOCRE, but still enjoyable.
In the end, why can't people just enjoy both US and UK TV, as I do? Why do have to say one is better than the other?
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XxLu-LuXx — 14 years ago(August 29, 2011 07:43 AM)
MTV Skins remake was terrible but Shameless USA was good. I guess we have to wait and see, but I don't think it will be as good as the British one. I just have a feeling that it won't be as honest as the British one is.