How come America copy british shows?

i mean like pop idol and britians got talent?

 

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Haven't alot of countries copied Pop Idol? I'm not too sure about Britians Got Talent, but I know alot of countries have a Pop Idol spinoff.

 

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yeaq but cuase of america bieng alot more known just kinda stands out more you know?

 

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yeah but be gratefull we dont have half of the shows they have!! wouldnt Americas next top model really do your head in?

 

What about The Office and Footballers Wives???

 

That is very perceptive. As a matter of fact one of the best sitcoms 'threes company' was copied from a British show, it even states this in the credits, and many more throughout the 70s and 80's but i am sure it goes the other way too.

 

It doesn't always work, though. The American version of Red Dwarf was a flop.

 

Yeah, probably. I would like to see a list of the t.v shows that were copied by either U.S or U.K. The British shows i have seen on Ch. 21 and BBC were very good.

 

The Office is terrible too, somehow its not as funny in an American context.

 

it was worse than a flop!! it was FUCKING (excuse the language) awful!

red dwarf is a british show and some americans wont understand the humour in it

 

I'm American (yeah, I know you said some)

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and I LOVED it!! I happen to understand and like British humor anyway - like shaggy-dog stories.

My favorite character in the British version is The Cat. ("This is mine... this is mine...") Holly is another often overlookd favorite. ("There's an emergency going on... it's still going on.")

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this is my shinny thing!! , hey you pigs eat of the floor!! i love rimmer though i think he's funny, and i also like his alter ego "Ace Rimmer" but lister is funny aswell.

 

Yep, they all are - great cast!

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One thing that upsets me, which I think the UK is taking from the US, is constant narration and reminders of things that have happened in the show. Useless comments and usually in a Northern accent.

Mythbusters, when it's shown in the UK has this. It's unneccesary to hear some Northern wanker simplify what the hosts are saying and condescend you.

 

that makes me so mad, we have a break about 10mins after the programe has started and then we have the next 2mins of the programe re-capping what has happened, i dont know about anyone else but i do not have the memory of a goldfish that has just had a labotomy!!

 

Quite.

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the goldfish saying was a quote from the brilliant !David Bowie" he said it on an american talk show!!