your mom makes pretty good hummus I'd
like to try some of her other dips when
will the Americans learn to not copy
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I'll pick for the top ten awful American
remakes of great British shows before we
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this list we'll be looking at those
god-awful American remakes that many
people believe - a bunch of popular
well-respected British shows to be
eligible the American version needs to
have at least made a pilot ed or
otherwise and as well to truly explain
our case spoilers dust lie ahead one
night we were really drunk yeah and we
were so drunk that we decided to hire
prostitute
number ten life on Mars
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initially like on Mars look to be making
a name for itself on American shores it
was a respectable non for the BBC
classic remade with
energy and passion and featured great
acting production values and music and
then that ending happened
seriously what on Mars was that about
whereas the original had the amazing and
bittersweet ending of Sam killing
himself to attend in 1973 this one
featured Sam and a group of astronauts
on the first manned mission to Mars and
the 1973 scenes were just a simulation
it was absolutely insulting and
tarnished the name of the fantastic
original secrets Romero seemed to work
huh I guess in dead number nine oh no
not them
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the atrocious title is really all you
need to know about this abomination this
series was set to be a remake of The
Young Ones a classic 80s sitcom that was
renowned for its subversive humor six
years after its ending Fox attempted to
Americanize it with terrible results
Mary Mike who's that tall girl doing
talking Oh yummy the one with enormous
chest Nigel planer one of the original
actors was set to star in the remake but
he had an awful time in America and
didn't get along well with his co-stars
which made for a troubling production
the pilot was apparently awful enough
that Fox scrapped the series before it
could air leaving the unseen episode a
thing of legend
it's my mask no it's not as a spirit I
brought you that number eight cold feet
ah Bulgarian it makes some very
underrated wines the vulgarians this
isn't one of them a comedy drama
detailing the ebbs and flows of love
cold feet was a huge success for ITV
lasting six years and garnering huge
amounts of critical praise then does the
American remake a show apparently so
forgetful its existence seems to have
been wiped from the internet the US
version follows the same principle of
the original only in Seattle it was
apparently watchable not that we can
prove this due to the lack of media but
even so it failed spectacularly to
obtain and hold viewers granted it aired
on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. but one episode
gave NBC its worst Friday night ratings
ever so cold feet was quickly binned
after only four episodes aired [ __ ]
number seven the evil auslan I'm gonna
party tonight no look Laurie you can't
make it if I can leave O'Laughlin was
ambitious but ultimately failed remake
of Blackpool the popular musical comedy
drama mashup about a murder in an arcade
with a strong foundational story and
behind the scenes players like the
original creator Peter Volker and
executive producer Hugh Jackman viva la
fling could have been decent but it
wasn't even good enough to be bad upon
release the
was absolutely ridiculed with the New
York Times calling it the worst show in
the history of television
gosh yet warranted it was therefore
cancelled after only two episodes due to
abysmal ratings also harsh yet also
warranted for your sisters been grinding
up against my business alright thank you
number six pain I need to run upstairs
rule one of adapting British shows do
not and we mean do not touch Fawlty
Towers
unfortunately no one was there to
enforce this rule in 1999 so CBS went
and touched Fawlty Towers
inappropriately and made it into pain
well I had the same basic premise as the
John Cleese classic it made two notable
changes those being the shift in
location from Devon to California and a
noticeable absence of jokes while it was
endorsed by Cleese himself he was in the
minority which meant the show was canned
after only eight episodes leading one
filmed episode to remain untranslated
James I know it's a terrible thing to
hear that many government do strange
things but they do get over it
number five Doctor Who
before the 2005 revival that brought
Doctor Who back into the public's
consciousness and hearts there was this
made-for-tv movie which was supposed to
be hugely successful and launched an
American version of the show it wasn't
and it didn't broadcast on Fox this
movie served as a continuation of the
story with the seventh doctor Sylvester
McCoy passing the baton to form again
although it was well-received in the UK
there was a ratings disappointment in
America and the hopes of a new American
version of Doctor Who were quickly
squashed I've waited all my life because
of you doctor
now I will be rid of number four
coupling I'll be about to leave I'll be
thinking I'm finally out she leaned over
looked me in the eye and say I'm not
wearing panties fiendish coming from
eventual Doctor Who and Sherlock
showrunner Steven Moffat the UK vision
of coupling was a brilliant comedy that
centred around a group of mates and was
respectively compared to both Seinfeld
and Friends meant to serve as a
replacement to the latter NBC
commissioned 13 episodes of an American
remake but some awful acting and
constant Network interference caused
this vision to be embarrassingly
inferior to the original and it was
instantly labeled a massive creative
failure it was quickly cancelled after
only four episodes went out and the rest
have presumably been taken out back and
muffled with a pillow can i clarify
Steve when I invited you to dinner
I meant dinner just dinner well I wasn't
expecting an elaborate spread number
three the IT Crowd here's the plan
we go in there I make up a lot of crap
about computers we see if she picks up I
go on that's it
similar to the Big Bang Theory only
arguably actually funny the IT Crowd is
a shining beacon of nerd culture and
shows a pair of nerds in a fictional
companies IT department
hello IT have you tried turning it off
and on again due to its success in the
UK NBC ordered an American remake but
like most of their remake attempts it
was a spectacular failure a pilot was
filmed and numerous scripts were written
with
should I Ola retaining his mas and Joe
McHale portraying royal however even NBC
knew that they had a dude on their hands
after watching the pilot and promptly
ordered the series to be canceled before
it even began I mean they have no
respect for us out there no respect
whatsoever
number two the inbetweeners Plus why cuz
the inbetweeners was an instant classic
that perfectly captured the feeling of
adolescence with eerily realistic
dialogue throughout the remake meanwhile
was made for MTV that tells you
everything you need to know it was
typical teenage fare despite a talented
writer and showrunner in Brad Copeland
of Arrested Development Fame and it was
quickly pan for being cliche nothing at
all like the originals and for just
generally being awful MTV ultimately
canceled the series after 12 episodes
due to its low ratings in 2012 all the
helps but I don't tell you what I got in
the last why does it need to get a laugh
class clown will number one skins can
arise
like father like The Inbetweeners only
much darker more depressing and not as
funny skins was a huge success in part
due to its challenging subject matter
like mental illness in teens and drug
abuse and here comes MTV moseying its
way again while the show wasn't
completely unwatchable
it was much tamer in comparison to its
UK counterpart and as a result it was
not nearly as powerful there's a toaster
pastry and a CD drawer take it out clean
it it also quickly drew controversy due
to its questionable sexual content
involving underage teenage actors
leaving many advertisers to pull their
support for the show which with the
mediocre critical response led to the
series being canceled after one season
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