Oh Skiffy...

[webbgirl]

Syfy has requested a rework of "Being Human" for the US. They really need to change their slogan from "Imagine Greater" to "We'll take anyone else's idea that worked and then run it into the ground. Unless it's actually popular. Then we'll cancel it."

I'm extremely leery of how an Americanized version will do. For me the cast is a HUGE part of why I love "Being Human". I'm not sure they could duplicate that. I also wonder how watered down it would be.

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[nialla]

I know they won't be able to duplicate the casting, and will change all the plot elements to make it "new".

It will be so Americanized it won't even be recognizable. I guess that's how they plan to get away with calling it an "original" show.

[castalie.livejournal.com]

It's just very odd how the whole wide world doesn't seem to have a problem with adapting to a show coming from another country, but the US can't seem to do it?

I know that I hate it when they decide to adapt a French film because I know the American version is going to ignore all the points that made the film special.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

"We'll take anyone else's idea that worked and then run it into the ground. Unless it's actually popular. Then we'll cancel it."

*giggles* You just might have hit the nail on the head here

[spikedluv]

Ugh! I can't figure out why US remaking of Brit TV is still so popular, when it's already being shown here on BBCA.

And it annoys me a bit that US execs always want to remake instead of air as is, because it seems like they're saying, you know, we could do such a better job at storytelling than you did . . .

[ximeria.livejournal.com]

Yes, because doing an American version of Life on Mars worked so well... especially the ending... *groans*