Yeah there are lots of Star Wars and comic book references and things, but I just think the characters are very English, or not American at all at least.

I don't think the idea of a man and woman pretending to be in a relationship to get a house would work in an American comedy. I could see them turning Daisy into a ditzy blonde bimbo and brutalising Nick Frost's character and have him worshipping the Iraq war or something. Of course I could be wrong, I just don't see it working at all. But the American Office was pretty successful and I thought it would bomb, so what do I know.
 

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Father Ted would be impossible without Dermot Morgan!

There's a few that I wouldn't want to bring back for fear of spoiling them. While I'd love a few more episodes of Blackadder, I'd be a bit scared in case it was terrible. The one off episodes for Comic Relief were pretty ropey too.
 

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I don't think the idea of a man and woman pretending to be in a relationship to get a house would work in an American comedy.

Didn't this happen about a million times in Friends ? And probably Seinfeld too ?
 

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I don't think the idea of a man and woman pretending to be in a relationship to get a house would work in an American comedy.

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Don't know about Seinfeld, no one ever pretended to be in a relationship to get a house/apartment in Friends though. But to be fair you did have guys and girls living together when they were just friends. I can't put it well into words I just really didn't like the idea of an American version of Spaced.
 

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The truth is, all/any sitcom could be translated into another culture very successfully. The key factor is who does the translating. The Office: An American Workplace is so fantastic because it has a brilliant team of writers, producers and actors. The only thing stopping Spaced from being any good would have been the team behind it - or interfering network producers.

this mist-trust of American television is a bit provincial, and naive given the fact that the most successful UK figure in sitcom over the last few years (Gervais) has made it clear that The Office was created with a very stong American influence.
 

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no one ever pretended to be in a relationship to get a house/apartment in Friends though.

Well there were certainly a couple of "pretending to be married" episodes in Friends, although not for a house admittedly. (eg Ross and Rachel pretending to be married in front of relatives.) And there's a Seinfeld episode where Jerry pretends to be married to a girl in order to share her dry cleaning discount. So I guess it's not a completely alien concept to American viewers.

But no, I don't like the idea of an American Spaced either, but mostly because I can't stand the British one either! (sorry).
 

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I don't like the idea of an American Spaced. (not that it's apparently happening anymore.)
But the transfers that make me angry and baffled are ones like the Mighty Boosh remake.

You can technically make a US version of Spaced, it has a simple plot line mentioned above. (It would be pointless in my opinion, but it can be done.)
But the Mighty Boosh isn't about the plots. It's two very specific comedians being themselves and creating their own universe.
You can't translate that!

It's fucking ridiculous.
 

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I don't like the idea of an American Spaced. (not that it's apparently happening anymore.)
But the transfers that make me angry and baffled are ones like the Mighty Boosh remake.

You can technically make a US version of Spaced, it has a simple plot line mentioned above. (It would be pointless in my opinion, but it can be done.)
But the Mighty Boosh isn't about the plots. It's two very specific comedians being themselves and creating their own universe.
You can't translate that!

It's fucking ridiculous.

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That sounds like it's going to be hideous to watch. Why are they bothering with remaking loads of British shows? Why not just show them more over in the States?
 

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Quote: manchester's trendy chorlton @ May 14 2008, 7:27 PM BST

this mist-trust of American television is a bit provincial, and naive given the fact that the most successful UK figure in sitcom over the last few years (Gervais) has made it clear that The Office was created with a very stong American influence.

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Nothing wrong with fans not wanting something they love re-made, whoever and wherever the remaking is taking place. If that made sense. Its not a mistrust of American television, its just people not wanting something they love messed around with. Personally I wouldnt have minded seeing what they did with Spaced, it would have been interesting to see the resulting show, but i cant imagine it being a success; especially not with that 'director' McG at the helm. Thankfully it appears to have bitten the dust.
 

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Quote: NickTheDon @ May 14 2008, 7:53 PM BST

That sounds like it's going to be hideous to watch. Why are they bothering with remaking loads of British shows? Why not just show them more over in the States?

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I totally agree. Show the original. Or commission writers' original ideas over in America. There's plenty of them.
 

And yeah Zoo, if they do actually go ahead and remake The Boosh that would make no sense; the Boosh is Barratt and Fielding, not the show itself; a rather stretched equivalent would be someone buying the rights to remake epsiodes of Morecombe And Wise and casting two new leads! Unless The Boosh boys are going to appear in it, like the American version of Little Britain. Have to say I havent heard a peep about the American Boosh for a long time though, so think it might not be getting off the ground afterall.
 

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Typical provincial attitudes. But still, everyone has a right to their own opinions.
 

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Typical provincial attitudes. But still, everyone has a right to their own opinions.

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??? Did you read what I put? I said Id like to have seen what they did with Spaced! And no, I dont think a Boosh remake would be a good idea, because the Boosh isnt the show as such, its the comedians in the show, so unless an American network were taking Barratt and Fielding as well then it seems pointless; Zoo agrees with that point. Thats not provincial; actually read whats put.
 

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