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Nov 01, 2009 @ 21:11:30

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boobagins said:

That still different...I mean I do like a the British in our shows...but its still produced here and therefore the humor and jokes are ingrained to us.

Besides...we totally took friends and made it American's favorite.

I'm talking about actual cross-over shows.

I know what you mean, but I do think The Office was the perfect vehicle for Steve Carell. That guy is f***ing hilarious!

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Nov 01, 2009 @ 21:13:09

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tardcore said:

A lot of the popular shows here are based on British versions, like Friends, American Idol, Big Brother, The Office, etc. But I love Keeping Up Appearances and I don't think it would come across as well if it was Americanized.

Keeping Up Appearances is a British comedy, British produced. Its a cross over show, or so I think.

But we don't get a lot of them. We only get the extremely old comedies like that, that play on stations like PBS.

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Nov 01, 2009 @ 21:14:25

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Pete said:

Mhmm, funny then 2 shows i can think of that an "american" version was to be made, both failed/never got passed a pilot episode.

haha which ones?

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Nov 01, 2009 @ 21:17:27

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Some of our shows might as well be British since there are a lot of British actors starring in them.

Nov 01, 2009 @ 21:18:00

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Dark_Tink said:

MUAhahahahaha!!

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Nov 01, 2009 @ 21:23:19

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boobagins said:

we don't...we only get the extremely old comedies like Mr. Bing, Keeping up Appearances etc.

Ah, Keeping Up Appearances is funny

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Nov 01, 2009 @ 21:24:49

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Nov 01, 2009 @ 21:25:00

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They remade Stepford and Son and called it Stanford and Son didn't they?

Nov 01, 2009 @ 21:35:29

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jmo said:

They remade Stepford and Son and called it Stanford and Son didn't they?

I've heard of Stanford and Son so yes...but I've never watched it.

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Nov 01, 2009 @ 22:24:08

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I download QI. But I subscribe to BBC Canada. It has lots of older British comedies and some of the new dramas, news and everything.

I've come to love Stephen Fry and I always like Hugh Laurie even before House. That Alan Davies cracks me up, poor fella always getting the obvious answers on QI.

I need to learn when to shut my big boy mouth...

Nov 01, 2009 @ 22:38:19

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