Looking over the list, I do kinda wonder about the extent of bashing all Americans for stealing every other show, when it's just producers attempting projects that continuously fail with the American audience. Most of these don't even get beyond the pilot stage, and most American audiences hate it. Yeah, there's reality shows that have been copied... which I wouldn't even watch the British version, unless UK Antique Roadshow has some expanded elements that I'm really missing out on, it wasn't a great idea in the first place. But I digress...
I can't really compare "All in the Family" to "Til Death Do Us Part," because I'll admit, I had no idea that was a remake until this thread. Still, while working off the same premise, I could see how it would a reinterpretation would be helpful in taking universal themes but bringing it closer to people's homes. It seemed so based in the America of that time period, that I venture to guess it was more than blacking out the world crisp and writing potato chip in its place.
As for the American "The Office," it really became its own thing, love it or hate it. Yeah, same premise, but I feel they ultimately became two completely different shows- which really is what a remake should do. I frankly don't mind reusing premises as long as you actually make something of it.
However, I do generally hate the idea of remaking shows that are still airing. Let the show rest in peace for a bit before taking its name for something else. It's what bothered me hearing about this remake, the Red Dwarf remake, and a few others. "Spaced" at least had a decade break, and I probably would have given that a chance if the producers hadn't been dicks to Wright and Pegg and managed to do everything completely wrong for a pilot that actually should have been an easy sell.
reply
share