That stuff you pitch just hasn’t got a cure

Jun 11, 2008 at 6:19 PM
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For my American friends sick of hearing from the British on how ABC will mess up the remake of Life on Mars in the US or how NBC destroyed The Office, it’s payback time.
   The British are remaking Bewitched.
   No, no, not Will Ferrell. Not even Lisa Hartman. The British. A pilot in anticipation of a series has been commissioned by the BBC and, from what I understand, filmed.
   Despite the failures of the remakes of Married with Children and Who’s the Boss?, Sony is letting the Brits have another go.
   Sheridan Smith is in the Elizabeth Montgomery role.
   Let abuse hurl eastward across the Atlantic for the sake of fairness and balance.

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People really think the US screwed up The Office? Really? I couldn't even make it through the pilot of the UK version. Coupling, yes. We screwed that up but good. I hated the US version and found the UK version (mostly) funny. But Ricky Gervais' brilliance aside, I definitely was not a fan of the UK Office.

There are some who think that, yes—when I go to the Life on Mars groups and the US remake is raised, The Office is quite often brought up. Personally, I treat the two as different shows which is why I am not too concerned about The Office or Life on Mars. However, Married for Life and The Upper Hand were facsimiles of the American originals, right down to the set design (mirrored, I believe, but otherwise identical) so I could not help but treat them as inferior versions.

You never know. It might just work ;)

Jack Yan replied to Thoroughly Good’s comment:
Jun 11, 2008
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I am reserving judgement till I see the show, but I thought the Americans might want to get their own back after all the attacks on their remakes of British shows …!

That stuff you pitch just hasn’t got a cure

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