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Feb 4th 2005, 4:00 am

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Re: The (American) Office

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Originally Posted by ironporer

Excepting perhaps "All in the Family" which was one of the funniest shows ever for a few years.

Sanford and Son was also popular over here and that was copied from Steptoe and Son. There's another one they did that was big...can't think of it right now.....

I know they tried to do a US version of Faulty Towers that completely bombed.

Feb 4th 2005, 4:21 am

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Also - Three's Company was based on Man About The House.

Feb 4th 2005, 4:37 am

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That crosby show, his other one was based on one foot in the grave...

but most of the others have bombed like ab-fab...
oh and my family, recently, that was shite

Feb 4th 2005, 4:40 am

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Re: The (American) Office

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yeah..scary...and shite...the people were so much more chisled and less tw@ish looking....and punchlines didn't quite work...

Made for Americans, not Brits so hopefully the punchlines will tickle the Americans. One can only hope.

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Feb 4th 2005, 4:51 am

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Re: The (American) Office

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Hmmm, why does your voice sound so familiar to me??
Sanford and Son was ok...Redd Foxx made the show, though he was much funnier in person, or albums...uncensored.

Are there no US shows that were copied and turned "Brittish" and broadcast over there?

Feb 4th 2005, 4:52 am

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Re: The (American) Office

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Also - Three's Company was based on Man About The House.

That's the one I was racking my brain over. Thanks!!

Feb 4th 2005, 4:54 am

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Re: The (American) Office

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Are there no US shows that were copied and turned "Brittish" and broadcast over there?

My voice sounds familiar?? Must be the accent giving me away! LOL!

Did we copy most of their game shows? Price is Right, Family Fortunes etc. or did they get them from us???

Feb 4th 2005, 4:57 am

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Re: The (American) Office

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Did we copy most of their game shows? Price is Right, Family Fortunes etc. or did they get them from us???

No we got it from them. There was also a British version of the Golden Girls, which is a stupid idea since the original was still running on Channel 4 at the time.

Feb 4th 2005, 4:58 am

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Are there no US shows that were copied and turned "Brittish" and broadcast over there?

I think we can blame you lot for Gladiators.

Feb 4th 2005, 7:20 am

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Made for Americans, not Brits so hopefully the punchlines will tickle the Americans. One can only hope.

Even the missus cringed at this one...but she did say that the main guy did look more like middle managment US tw@ material *lol*

Feb 4th 2005, 7:22 am

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No we got it from them. ....

but game shows can work when there copied...oh weakest link is a shite over here and who wants to be a millionaire is a lot easier...but comdies...they don't tend to work...
anyone remember coupling remake?

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