So what got canned this year? I know blind justice got canned so boston legal can take it's slot on tuesday next season...

What happened to the US remake of the Office? Did it last a full season? If not, how many episodes were broadcast?




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Sure, I agree. Mine doesn't watch any of that stuff - he's only five. The points I was making were:

1) There's a distinct shortage of things you can let them watch, at times of the day when you might want to watch something with a little kid.

2) The fact that the violence of a culture is reflected in this programming. I could be wrong (it has been known to happen ), but it seems to me that European countries have a wider offering of fare and don't have this constant stream of people blowing people away, all day every day.

3) It is also a fact that all parents are simply not going to control what their kids watch - a few weeks ago I saw a kid my son's age sitting down to watch The Mummy with great glee in full view of his parents. What effect it's having on them I can't imagine really.

Don't know, went on for quite a while I think...oh, been commissioned for a second series...

http://www.tvtome.com/Office_US/

1) Never had that problem. I guess it depends on what channels you have with your system. Although the kids programs are as annoying as hell for us grown ups

2) That could be due to the type of movies we English prefer which is reflected in the European style movies. I prefer a good European flick to Hollywood stuff any day (although War of the Worlds sure looks good). Some European movies still have a level of violence (Lock, Stock...Snatch, etc.) but not on the same level here. Every now and then, I like to watch a mind-numbing bullet and bomb fest.

3) Agree completely. The key is for all parents to be aware of what their kids are watching when they sit in front of the TV. All TV guides show ratings and it's easy to block any channel if the content is considered too much. They just have to look.

At the end of the day, violent movies sell, in the States and Worldwide. People lap it up. Rather than limiting the violence or banning movies, tighter controls need to be enforced. I remember sneaking into the cinema to see A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2 when it came out. I was only 13/14. For kids, it's too easy to get access to these things because 1) some parents don't care and 2) it's hard to watch them 24/7.

I'm as tired as heck. I'm outta here for tonight

I refer to it as 'firemen getting kitties down from a tree' kinda news...

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Yep - we'll never agree on this, but isn't it a male/female stereotype thing in the end. Women (or most of them) can't stomach violence, whilst men who were brought up playing with guns and reading action comics, know that it is going to be a part of life ? I assume you are male...you never really know on these forums...LOL! This is probably a different topic though.

"Man killed by (insert mode of death)! Find out why you could be next! - Fox Q13 News at 10!!"

Seinfeld tanked in its first season. I think The Office will catch on in the same way. The characters need to distinguish themselves from their British counterparts.

I never played with guns as a kid. I was too busy being The Six Million Dollar man and Spiderman I took the other view with violence in comics. Spiderman was the good guy, the others were bad and I wanna be Spidey

People differ with views on TV but there are options to accommodate all tastes.

My mother is the sicko in the family. If there isn't enough blood in a movie, she'll say it was crap. Strange woman

be interesting to see if Ricky is tempted back to write the second series though...
speaking of second series, Beep are doing a another Dr Who series, got a new guy already, and Piper will finish the series after being offered £125K...she was only going to do the first few episodes and leave as well...

The title of this thread made me wonder ... whenever I say the word 'telly' my American family and their friends make fun of me. My husband explained that 'telly' is a silly word, the type of word only a child would use ... so now I have to try to remember only to say 'TV' or 'the box'! Anyone else been made fun of for saying 'telly'?

I suggest you grab your husband by the scrotum and twist his balls very slowly whilst explaining that you are from a foreign country so you therefore use different terminology and slang and you'll say 'telly' all day every day if you *****ing well want to.

SarahUK... I really like you .....