Why does America remake British shows rather than air the original?

[Mwar]

Isn't it commonely accepted the US Office is better than the UK original?

lmao

Holy crap, no.

[Primernova]

We have BBC here, if we want to watch the British version.

Which I generally prefer. When I saw they were bringing back (Americanizing) The Tomorrow People, a show I loved as a kid, I just cringed. Especially on a network as jacked up as 'The CW'...

[Stelio Kontos]

Both versions of the Office sucked in my view.

I don't see American or UK shows as being innately superior to each other. I know plenty of folks generally jump onto either the "tweed-wearing beta male hero" fan group or the people who think every single piece of British humor is superior to every single instance of American humor and as a result end up thinking British TV is vastly superior to American.

Some American shows are very good. Some British shows are very good. And some from both are shit.

[Primernova]

lmao

Holy crap, no.

In that case, both have merit. Not like many others that were glaringly cringeworthy.

[The Stormbringer]

I'm a fan of British Comedies and have watched a handful of other British shows as well, but I still prefer the US version of Being Human. Can't say I've seen the others.

[Eezagoode]

It may be some kind of strange law that requires them to have American employees/actors/etc in the making of the show for it to be aired in the States. I don't really know.

You reckon? Abotu half the actors in big US TV series are Brits - we're just better at accents than you guys - RADA you know darling

[Stelio Kontos]

I'm a fan of British Comedies and have watched a handful of other British shows as well, but I still prefer the US version of Being Human. Can't say I've seen the others.

I think the US version did a better job analogizing the vampire, werewolf, and ghost experiences with addiction (Aidan), mental illness (Josh), and social anxiety disorders (Sally). And I enjoyed the atmosphere in the American version as well. I did like Russell Tovey's George, particular the scene where he begins changing in the school, but the other two roles I feel were weaker than their American counter-parts, especially Annie. I really didn't like her at all.

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You reckon? Abotu half the actors in big US TV series are Brits - we're just better at accents than you guys - RADA you know darling

I'd wager there are more Canadians in American TV than Brits.

[Godzooky]

Making it American makes it better. We have "uplifted" their entertainment.

Still waiting for a Shaun of the Dead remake with Channing Tatum.

[Deleted]

Why does America remake British shows rather than air the original?

To minimize risk and maxi-mate profit.

1)Use a tested concept that prove popular
2)Change things to minimize the risk that the viewers will get scaring away by foreign culture jokes or different world view etc

[Bonchez]

Making it American makes it better. We have "uplifted" their entertainment.

Still waiting for a Shaun of the Dead remake with Channing Tatum.

With Jonah hill as his fat best friend, wait....

[Godzooky]

With Jonah hill as his fat best friend, wait....

No, he'll be CG, played by Andy Serkis. And it'll be a trilogy, where the outbreak is caused by the government trying to weaponize zombies.

[Deleted]

Just one thing though, why is Family Guy so obsessed with Jay Leno and other talkshow hosts.

Because talk shows are a huge deal in the US, like the most watched programs there are. Stuff like Ross or Norton in the UK isn't
a fraction of the same importance.

[Krommm]

They do it to cater to a different audience, period. I think some original British shows do it better, but sometimes the American version has better actors. One version is usually mellow/standard and the other is often over the top, applies to both nationalities.

Besides that there may be different dialect involved and inside jokes.

[Deleted]

American and British comedy both suck, it's all about German comedy.

sorry, did i miss something?

[Poopymonster]

For the same reason almost all porn parodies are "MOVIE! a XXX parody!" instead of something eyecatching and interesting.

Because it's easier and cheaper that way.

[Orange Joe]

Googled, most were game shows though

I see many that aren't game shows.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...evision_series