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@Spinel123

4 жыл бұрын

hi

@jacksonkent69

4 жыл бұрын

Hey guys look it's another episode of watchmojo trying to diss the US. What a surprise!

@jacksonkent69

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Ashley you racist? Cause in the video and how you talk about Americans you sound really racist.

@cannedmusic

4 жыл бұрын

What was the remake done in the late 90's that lasted between 4 and 6 episodes of The Good Life/Good Neighbors? It, like that one remake, is untraceable on the web, isn't credited in IMDb, even though I saw 4 episodes being advertized, and watched the first 7 minutes of Silly, But it's Fun, and Wikipedia The Good Life, doesn't list it as a failed remake, like Beans of Boston, Payne, Steptoe & Son, etc.

@QuilLocke

4 жыл бұрын

You guys JUST released this video weeks ago. Why are you uploading this again?

Why does Tommy Wiseau work for WatchMojo?

@BrentHutchinson1

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I know man! That’s what I thought when seeing him. I was about to quote lines from “The Room.”

The fact that there’s this many makes the office even more special.

@bandgeek89

4 жыл бұрын

Not to me, I don't really care for The Office that much.

@VictorDude98

4 жыл бұрын

@@bandgeek89 Damn that's crazy, but I don't remember asking

@ErraticPT

4 жыл бұрын

Still wasn't a patch on the original pretty poor but popular UK version.

@bandgeek89

4 жыл бұрын

@@VictorDude98 well first off I'm not the biggest fan of cringe humor, and second I really can't stand Michael on the show

@aperson8945

4 жыл бұрын

ErraticPT just coz u have a different humour doesn’t mean it’s trash

I never knew a remake of The IT Crowd was made.

@wadekemmsies7180

4 жыл бұрын

Now you know why

@JaseM4130

4 жыл бұрын

Woody World I’m American and still think the IT crowd Is the best sitcom ever

@THELONDONCHANNEL

4 жыл бұрын

Nimbleduck 424 it is definitely up there in the running

@DanBen07

4 жыл бұрын

The boss is the same actor who plays Vance in NCIS.

@Dalton_Boardman2000

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't either but I feel like it was forbidden knowledge. No man nor woman should ever see anything that lazy and disgraceful to something I hold so sacred.

I don't understand why Americans feel the need to remake a show that is already in English?

@Dalton_Boardman2000

4 жыл бұрын

I'm American and I find it pretty dumb as well.

@Revelwoodie

4 жыл бұрын

There are also UK versions of American shows, and I'm sure some of them are awful. I don't think the point of this video is to dump on Americans.

@deanlowdon8381

4 жыл бұрын

revelwoodie Other than gameshows and reality shows I can’t think of too many. It does seem to be a uniquely American thing to want to remake shows to set them in their own country...

@acidgoblintv8298

4 жыл бұрын

@@deanlowdon8381 Married... With Children > Married for Life / Whose the Boss? > The Upper Hand / That '70s Show > Days Like These / Good Times > The Fosters / The Golden Girls > Brighton Belles. All examples of Great US shows remade in UK... It's not an "American Thing". All TV executive try to recreate ideas to fit the culture of their audience, regardless of country.

@ogre8283

4 жыл бұрын

@@acidgoblintv8298 those americans remakes are shite

Skins US was absolutely unwatchable, you cant put prudes in charges of shows like that. It would never work. Skins UK was great tho!

@meat1575

4 жыл бұрын

ive tried to watch it so many times but it doesnt work no matter what i try... maybe its a sign from the universe that i shouldnt watch it. lol. love uk skins though, definitely my favorite show

@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470

4 жыл бұрын

Same thing with the American Inbetweeners

The main problem with these shows is that many don't realize that what's funny in one country doesn't always translate well in another, and they often lose sight of what made the original such a classic. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@JPFalcononor

4 жыл бұрын

One other point is that many UK sitcoms have short seasons. Black Adder, for example, is a classic, but each season is only 6 episodes and Red Dwarf averages around 10. It is easier to create gems when you do not need to grind out over 20 episodes like USA shows do. Heck, back in the day, classics like the first five seasons of THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW had over 30 episodes each season.

@DC3Refom

4 жыл бұрын

@@JPFalcononor that's a wank excuse, Americansjust don't know what real humour is

@MeanNGreen17

4 жыл бұрын

sim_ tastic vids not really. Most UK humor doesn’t do it for me.

@JPFalcononor

4 жыл бұрын

sim_ tastic vids It has nothing to do with what "real humor" as that is strictly an individual and personal taste. And since you are commenting to a person who will watch All in the Family, Are You Being Served?, Barney Miller, Vicar of Dibly, Mash, and Red Dwarf in an evening, you are definitely barking up the wrong tree...

@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470

4 жыл бұрын

@@DC3Refom You Brits have no right to complain about Americans being arrogant with comments like this.

As an American I never even heard of 90% of these shows and it looks like that’s a good thing

@joboots007

4 жыл бұрын

Still lost in the 50s,eh Rom??????

@markbamford407

4 жыл бұрын

Check out the UK versions and im sure you'll like most.

@ebituukiwe7622

4 жыл бұрын

Watch 'Fawlty Towers'

@Revelwoodie

4 жыл бұрын

I've seen several of the British shows, but yeah - I'm an American, never saw any of these remakes. But if you listen to the descriptions, there's a good reason for that. Most of them are unaired pilots, so no one saw them at all, or shows that were cancelled after only a couple episodes because of how awful they were.

@joboots007

4 жыл бұрын

Nigel Lush Excuse me???

I came in here expecting top gear usa and was not disappointed

@korymulanax3362

4 жыл бұрын

Oh god that show was awful. I couldn't even watch 1 episode. There's no way to replicate the brilliance of the original.

On the other hand, The Office is pretty good

@bubsimodragon

4 жыл бұрын

No it’s not. It’s awful and overrated

@desigamer866

4 жыл бұрын

Very true. I think a rule of good thumb is not to remake anything all that popular. A show like the office was perfect to remake and quite honestly a superior version.

@jcoolguy1548

4 жыл бұрын

@@bubsimodragon your opinion bud

@ShakShak1999

4 жыл бұрын

@@bubsimodragon ok boomer

@TheComfyGeek

4 жыл бұрын

The US office is great on its own merits. It didn't need to attempt to ride the coat tails of the UK version. Both are great in their own ways.

I didn't know Tommy Wiseau works at WatchMojo

Let’s be honest, it’s hard to translate humor between two cultures, even between the United Kingdom and the United States...

@kershabeaver3312

4 жыл бұрын

That is true

@MrHrob1

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t change the fact it’s horrific

@shevgaonkarkush11

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually great the office realised that early on and made changes to their writing.

@bothellkenmore

4 жыл бұрын

Works both ways too, Merican shows get remade elsewhere. I have no idea what the success rate is but it's probably equal because most new TV shows suck and fail in general.

@MrHrob1

4 жыл бұрын

applemaggot I’ve never seen Britain remake an American show but do tell me if there are

Harry Enfield was only in the first season of Men Behaving Badly and the show didn't become what it is known for until the second season when Neil Morrissey replaced Enfield. Not even mentioning Morrissey shows us that whomever researched it for this video has no idea what s/he is talking about.

@BigAli81

8 ай бұрын

Agreed, Enfield who I really like was terrible in it to be honest.

Red Dwarf should have been WAY higher

American comedies are SO cringey. They REALLY emphasise “THIS IS A JOKE, EVERYBODY LAUGH NOW” with the in-your-face punchlines. British comedy is much more subtle and intelligent.

Why do the Americans do it , imagine if the UK tried to remake friends or Cheers

@HeadGodoftheGodCouncil

4 жыл бұрын

Would make them better..

@markbamford407

4 жыл бұрын

Friends could change to mates for us in the UK. could be good.

@joekramer3596

4 жыл бұрын

because American television executives don't want to spend money coming up with original shows only for them to look stupid when the show is poorly received, the logic is that they won't look as bad if a remake goes badly because it works somewhere else

@rs8461

4 жыл бұрын

Coupling was basically Friends

@somberstricken4424

4 жыл бұрын

@@HeadGodoftheGodCouncil I guess you guys are insecure about the US you have to constantly bring up how your versions of TV shows are better. Funny, that we have the greatest shows of all time, and they have nothing to do with the UK. I'm sure you think you'd do The Wire better, you know with those well known mean streets of London.

"Oh, hi Mark"

That is not how I imagined that guy would look from hearing his voice so much lol

@millerhxc

4 жыл бұрын

It doesn't even match the picture they show in the bottom corner at 0:34 Haha

@omanimoves6312

4 жыл бұрын

He looks like Tommy Wiseau.

@GNVS300

Жыл бұрын

@@millerhxc yeah I thought I had seen him from the picture they tend to show so was tripped out by the intro

Why can't people just let artist with good ideas make new films and tv shows

@kershabeaver3312

4 жыл бұрын

I hate robots

@dayp68gaming20

4 жыл бұрын

@@kershabeaver3312 ?

@goldencobra9247

4 жыл бұрын

Kerala Beaver you mean reboot?

@FirstLast-pk2of

4 жыл бұрын

Golden Cobra no, robots!

Men behaving badly starred Martin Clunes and Harry Enfield? Is this the Mandela effect, I clearly remember it starring Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey. Or maybe I’m just drinking too much.

@hanhly3732

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Sylvester ah ok, that explains it. Thank you.

@KristheMus

4 жыл бұрын

Harry played Dermot in the first season. He was damn good too.

If inbetweeners isn't on this list then we riot

@trinaq

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it's the most infamous example! 😄

@pleasedontgetoffended2956

4 жыл бұрын

The americans should have just left inbetweeners alone

@bendy_rabbit

4 жыл бұрын

That and Skins....

@lordsysop

4 жыл бұрын

That was a brutal remake. How do you you fail so badly

@varunsrinidhi4747

4 жыл бұрын

American Shameless isn't in this list of awful remakes from british television, so I think I'm rioting right now.

I love the original uk top gear, the American version doesn't even remotely compete

@ikhoonyejelem2967

4 жыл бұрын

True

@nic3525

4 жыл бұрын

What do u think is the original top gear because the top gear with Jeremy Clarkson is the second incarnation of the show x

@MrHrob1

4 жыл бұрын

anna nicole price Its still the best one tho

@xavierp7783

4 жыл бұрын

anna nicole price and the best

@petermiller4953

4 жыл бұрын

I don't care if it "didn't compete with the UK version", I liked ut

I cannot believe they tried to remake AbFab. When something is THAT good you leave it alone.

British: Tea and crumpets America: Coke and biscuits

@TradingCardsAndMore

4 жыл бұрын

Fingering Things ✔️ not really

@millyfoster7565

4 жыл бұрын

i'm british and i hate tea and crumpets. lol, that's not going to go down well

@louisebignell3243

4 жыл бұрын

No one in England eats crumpets or tea regularly enough to be known to eat them And if we're on about stereotypes wheres the big mac and where's grotty chocolate

@jcoolguy1548

4 жыл бұрын

I don't really drink coke that much

@jacksonkent69

4 жыл бұрын

Nah more like coffee and donuts

Why can't Americans just watch the UK version of shows, we watch plenty of US shows over here and don't need "British versions" to make it understandable.

@jaredmoss4295

4 жыл бұрын

I think cause a lot of those shows are on BBC, which is far less accessible to Americans

@korie4198

4 жыл бұрын

Lack of knowledge. If you don't know a show exists you aren't going to go looking for it. Luckily movies like Hot Fuzz, Sean of the Dead, and Run Fat Boy Run still bring us in.

@misscleo378

4 жыл бұрын

We had very little access to British shows. I can remember only seeing Absolutely Fabulous, Red Dwarf, The Office, Are You Being Served, As Time Goes By and Keeping Up Appearances.

@alucinado1021

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaredmoss4295 Egocentric maybe? Im Latin I had acces to the BBC. But it seems like for Americans everything has to be "American"

The way I see it, as a brit, is that the reason that so many US remakes of great British shows fail, is because they lack the nuance, subtlety and brevity of British humour, and a lot of the time, they drag the joke on way too long, rule of thumb, a cringe gag fails too be funny if dragged on past ten seconds. That's the point when it becomes painful.

@winegums3211

4 жыл бұрын

Shameless and the inbetweeners uk is better than the us version

@thabeast5833

4 жыл бұрын

Uhhh have u heard of the office?

@kiritotheabridgedgod4178

4 жыл бұрын

@@thabeast5833 yes, but the office had one glaring flaw with the English version. It had Ricky Gervais, and he doesn't understand British humour very well.

British dads come home from work and watch Top Gear for 7 years straight and everyone loved it. I feel bad for American dads

@JDRamos213

4 жыл бұрын

Don't feel bad for us. We have great dentistry, real football, and Breaking Bad

@MrHrob1

4 жыл бұрын

John Ramos American Football is no where near as popular as Football but ok.

@two-face1041

3 жыл бұрын

William_Not_Will both me and my dad really enjoyed both versions till that slapping incident when they both turned us off to the UK version

If you like this topic watch the show "Episodes". It's about a pair of British writers who go to the U.S. to make an American version of their hit TV show. Unfortunately, things gets changed a lot. For instance: The British lead was a well respected 60+ year old actor. The U.S. insists on replacing him with Matt LeBlanc playing himself.

I didnt know they'd remade spaced, im actually disgusted

The Office is an example of an American remake of a British show that wasn’t awful. It was hilarious and people still quote it to this day

@geraldgrenier8132

4 жыл бұрын

Man About the House be came Three's Company

Ehhhrrmmm... What about Being Human?

I was about to say if Skins wasn’t on the list....oh boy. Love the original but the remake.....

The Trigger Happy TV shouting prank works in the UK because we're naturally quiet in public and anyone that is remotely loud in any way gets stared and sighed at

Just waiting for a remake of Black Books to appear at some point, good luck replicating that brilliance. Green wing too!

One show, ‘The Office (U.S)’ fixes for all the bad remakes.

@melissaschaefer5257

4 жыл бұрын

F@#*ing right and I find this whole list funny bc every British show I've ever watched I've hated😱🤮

@xavierp7783

4 жыл бұрын

Melissa Schaefer well you’ve certainly not watched peaky blinders

@BorislavVeselinov

4 жыл бұрын

@@xavierp7783 Or coronation street and eastenders.

@xavierp7783

4 жыл бұрын

Kathleen Connor I’ve never watched them but my parents have watched them for as long as I can remember. And it seems that everyone in England above the age of 30 watches them, so they are another 2 great British shows.

@grace-yz2sr

4 жыл бұрын

The German version of The Office is also excellent! The actor who played the main character for a couple of seasons will forever be that character in most people's eyes, that's how much he incorporated that role. Mind you, he is a very successful German actor and gets tons of other roles as well.

It also goes both ways. British versions of US shows also didn't translate all that well.

What USA did to Skins is a reason for war

"Payne" was actually the second remake of "Fawlty Towers".❤. The first was the awful "Amanda's" with Bea Arthur, in 1983.

I’ve never agreed with something so strongly in a watchmojo vid than when they put Skins as number one on this list

Imagine if America did a version of The Vicar of Dibley. Good God that would be satanic.

Wow, inbetweeners US was really cringe, such a terrible idea to remake the classic original

The reason why Roseanne's version was never made was because someone pointed out there was a series called "Cybil" starring Cybil Shephard. It was close enough to Ab Fab to make another series like it not plausible. It lasted four seasons.

Men Behaving Badly wasn't Harry Enfield! It was Bob The Builder!

I am an American and I didn't know most of these shows even existed.This is just another video that just reminded me. Of why I am always going to prefer British tv shows over the American ones. I practically grew up watching the British tv shows. I am so very thankful there have been no American remakes of some of my most favorite British tv shows. Like My Family, Rosemary and Thyme, Keeping Up Appearances, Last of the Summer Wine, and Are You Being Served?. Unless there has been. And I wasn't aware of it.

What would happen if these remakes were done better?

@slomo1203

4 жыл бұрын

That itself, is a joke.

@ThunderOrb

4 жыл бұрын

@@slomo1203 American The Office > UK The Office. Fight me.

@slomo1203

4 жыл бұрын

Ricky Gervais >Steve Carell ... easy .. David>Michael

@LukeMask117

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderOrb I respect your opinion, kind of but you're wrong and stupid

@ThunderOrb

4 жыл бұрын

201 episodes vs 12. 'Nuff said.

Fun Fact: The US inbetweeners was directed by Taika Waititi

The "Shameless" remake is bad because the main genre changed from less comedy to more drama, it was never the same

I think The Office was the only time remaking British shows actually succeeded

Watched to make sure Skins is here.

Wait...America tried to imitate Red Dwarf? That's it. They've gone TOO far!

I don’t get remakes, just import the original. So much nuance gets lost, absorb the culture.

I'm kinda surprised that Being Human didn't even make the (dis)honorable mention

@Kenrone

4 жыл бұрын

Was the American version that bad?

@angelaluckd1932

4 жыл бұрын

Yes USA show look like twilight and vampire diaries with bad acting

@woomeebly

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Take a look at the three British series (starting Aiden Turner, Russell Tovey and Lenora Critchlow). It's genuinely funny. And innately British. The American one? Sorry, not a fan. There were a few funny bits, but no.

@ediddy501

4 жыл бұрын

Being human wasn’t thaaat bad. I blame syfy’s trash graphics

@ELmayberry

4 жыл бұрын

@@ediddy501 honestly, I watched the first season and thought it was kinda good but then I looked for the UK version (it has 5 seasons btw) and realized that it's much better... like I'm genuinely surprised that the u.s. version lasted 3 seasons.

I never knew that anyone tried to remake The Young Ones. That show was too good to try to change it in any way.

So it's not just Japanese stuff that America mangles up whenever they try to remake it.

It’s great to see Tommy Wiseau hosting, good for you Tommy!

How in the holy hell is Shameless not on this list and number 1 at that!

Oh man remember the awful MTV skins remake?

They actually made 3 different American versions of Fawlty Towers, and in one of them they removed the character of Basil Fawlty altogether.

How dare they try to remake Spaced!

I think part of why the US keeps trying to remake UK shows is b/c UK shows are often limited in number of episodes, and so it ‘feels’ like there’s more there....however, it’s often not the case. UK shows feel like they leave the audience wanting more vs US shows who leave waaay too late and just overdo it with episodes. UK Office was like 14 eps total vs US Office and 201 episodes (they could’ve & prob should’ve stopped after S7, Season 8 & 9 had 49 episodes that prob could’ve been cut)

There was a show in the UK in the early 2000s called Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Check it out you wont be disappointed . Make to look like it was made in the 80s. I watched the first episode on launch night in a pub whilst on a night out for my 18th birthday. Some good memories there

What about Being Human, it should have go a mention

@jayjameson811

4 жыл бұрын

Being human was a good show.

I love the IT Crowd(British version)❤️wish it was more than 4 season tho😭😭😭

@SteveBakerIsHere

3 жыл бұрын

One of the reasons these shows are so good is that they don't keep dragging them on until they run out of steam. The original version of "The Office" in the UK ran for two series - and that was it. The US version dragged on for 9 series - and was getting terrible reviews by about season 4. "The IT Crowd" was funded for a 5th series - but the cast and writers ended it at the 4th series. Knowing when to stop is important.

Being Human was a bad remake too.

@angelaluckd1932

4 жыл бұрын

I know they made look like twilight and the guy who played the vampire he doesn't compare to aidan

@ZombieSchwamp

4 жыл бұрын

AGREED!

@kaylan3356

4 жыл бұрын

Also agree, Im suprised it didnt make this list

"A people divided by a common language." I remember the Fox Dr Who movie situation. I was working for a software firm in Pennsylvania and my coworkers were excited for it (I was without a TV at the time, though.) I will never forget the day after as they were all so crestfallen.

I can't believe Gracepoint isn't on the list. (Broadchurch)

Coupling (UK) was such a good show. I think I still have it on DVD...perhaps perhaps perhaps...

Now I just want to watch the UK versions of these terrible American versions. Thanks for showing me some new content to watch during quarantine 😊

Wow makes us appreciate The Office and Shameless even more

I'm British and fair enough, these american shows didn't work as much but be proud that America has created some good other things. You made the electric chair :)

I.T. Crowd and Coupling (1st three seasons) are brilliant British comedy. Love them. Had not even heard of about 2/3 on this list which sounds like a good thing. As for Life on Mars (US) that was a great show that didn’t get time to develop. My understanding is that the weird ending can be chalked up to them knowing they were getting cancelled and having to wrap it up somehow. Too bad. It was a very cool concept show. Always wished it could have continued.

I feel like US tv makes too much of a spectacle out of everything with overediting and censoring swearing a lot which takes out the more grounded, adult oriented feel some of these are known for

This is what scares me when I hear rumors about a possible American version of Friday Night Dinner.

1. I haven't even heard of most of this list. 2. Dr. Who shouldn't count if it was well-received back home. In that case, it wasn't "awful". It just didn't fair well with ratings in the USA. We just weren't ready for it yet. 3. No game shows?? There's so many great British game shows that had a shittier U.S. adaptation.

How could you forget the american version of Inspector Spacetime?

@criag61

5 ай бұрын

Wow! Never heard of that one! (Aussie here). Sounds like Colonel Tick Tock from 'The Thrilling Adventure Hour!' .

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Accountants shouldn't make Creative decisions.

He looks like Tommy Wiseau.

As latino (central america) i love IT crowd. This show was never passed in local tv i saw it on cable in isat channel, and my mom saw doctor who when she was a child, just season 1 and 2 in local tv, we use to think al this show were Américan

Never heard of any one of these shows. Should I consider myself lucky?

I'm surprised the "Beanes of Boston" pilot wasn't listed! The horrible american attempt to recreate "Are you being served".

The US Dr. Who movie was made with BBC participation. Had bad ratings because it went up agains the Roseanne finale. Could have been worse, they might have cast an American actor as the Doctor. All in the Family (Til Death Do Us Part), Sanford and Son (Steptoe and Son) and Three's Company (Man About the House) were remakes that were very successful. Not to mention the US version of The Office being a huge hit. They will keep trying until they get a hit. Umm...what about Law & Order UK? Apparently there were UK remakes of The Golden Girls, SNL, That 70s Show, Drunk History, etc.

Can you do comic book origin of Namor the Submariner?

I did watch the US version of skins first and liked it. Then I watched the UK version and I quickly realized what a crock of shite the US versions was lol

@ELmayberry

4 жыл бұрын

yeah. I much prefer the UK version

Yeah, the biggest problem with the IT Crowd adaptation is that it’s pilot was literally a shot for shot remake of the UK version’s pilot episode. Like they just used the exact script and everything.

Omg I forgot Harry Enfield was in Men Behaving Badly, He was replaced by Neil Morrissey (Fireman Sam) in the second season. :)

6:55 Neil Morrissey, not Harry Enfield.

“Payne” was actually Hollywood’s second attempt at remaking Fawlty Towers. The first one starred Beatrice Arthur as the hotel owner, and trust me, it was just as awful as the second remake. I hope Hollywood has learned its lesson not to touch Fawlty Towers, but I’m not holding my breath.

Even as an American, the US "Top Gear" was at best a VERY weak imitation of the UK Top Gear; the antics of Clarkson, Hammond & James May and everything they did in their travels was so great, across all of their seasons together, is impossible to replicate anywhere else, no matter how hard any other remake tries.

If Top Gear isn’t on this list, i’m gonna riot

@grand_howler

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent 😈

As an American I'm not familiar with Brit shows. I know the unfunny All in the Family was copied from a Brit show that was more biting and probably funnier. You don't understand that in American television most of the actors have model looks. The actresses may have just walked off a fashion show and are much better looking that the average person you see. On American tv very few people are overweight, none of them wear glasses, they don't suffer from typical ailments like diabetes but their hair and cloths always looks perfect. AND they never seem to have real money problems.

@zakrowe1301

4 жыл бұрын

You might want to check out the middle

Honestly not suprised skins is on here. They really did that show so wrong here in the US. Anyone who is a fan of the UK version would absolutely despise the US version.

As an American who’s a longtime fan of British comedy, it’s very VERY seldom that American versions of English shows just don’t cut the mustard. Case in point: I love Coupling (BBC), and they tried to make an American version of it, and as an American, I wasn’t a fan. The Office (UK), and it’s US counterpart, they both rocked despite the fact that the former lasted one season and the latter lasted nine. And I didn’t know there was a US version of AbFab (I’m glad I dodged THAT bullet).

I'm British and I prefer the US version of The Office. I wrote what I wrote. 😑

@bubba842

4 жыл бұрын

But they are two very different shows.

@bigfudge2031

4 жыл бұрын

Just because someone is from a certain country doesn't mean they have to prefer everything that is made by their country... that is kinda the point of this list

Fawlty Towers was Americanized twice. Once with Bea Arthur running the hotel and it was called "Amanda's By The Sea".

The best thing about quarantine its NO todd haberkorn videos ✨

At least the It Crowd one used the original Moss lol

Yeah but us Brits can’t get our remakes of US shows right either. With it mostly being Game/Talent/ Reality shows that work but the not as common sitcoms/ drama remakes mostly having the same disastrous results. Law and Order UK was the only/ last one I know of that had any kind of success

When Australia wanted to remake a bunch of UK sitcoms in the 70s and 80s, they just hired the UK cast to come out and called it '[_ _ _ _ _ _] In Australia'. And our remakes of UK comedy panel shows are best not even mentioned. Suffice to say the sight of a bunch of comedians loudly fake-laughing at unfunny lines is about as cringeworthy as it gets!

How about "three's company"? An American remake of the British "a man about the house"