The Office AMERICA V. BRITAIN
WELL IM BACK..... AFTER A LONG TIME OF ABSENCE FROM BLOGGING IM BACK...
I have decided to resume with an issue close to my heart that has already been posted on my MSN blog.... the hit British TV show The Office has had enormous success in the UK and now for reasons unknown to the sensible human race producers have decided to buy the rights to this very succesful TV show and water it down to suit American audiences.... i shall now copy the text from my other blog and some assciated comments to give a two sided argument to allow you to make informed decision....
Why is it that TV show producers find it necessary to take fantstic English shows and re-cast them for American audiences. It frustrates me to think that Australia's Channel 10 would rather display the US The Office in prime time than to show the original UK The Office. John Clease said that it is because American Audiences find the wity humour and the occasional political incorrectness to be over bearing and therefore should be re-cast and re-written for the rest of the world, just because they dont get it. Some people may claim that it is doing so well, which is a statement of fact however this can be attributed to the influence that the American Industry has over the world rather than the wity use of puns and humerous plot lines. Please dont just take my word for it.... the inferior US THE OFFICE airs on WED at 7:30 and the original and HIGHLY UNDERATED UK THE OFFICE airs on Mondays @ 10.05pm(What kind of time is that). Anway if you want really comedy something that Americans no nothing about then watch UK THE OFFICE....
Ben has posted a comment in opposition to this opinion....
Not all US Comedies are bad. Will and Grace is hilarious (how can you not love Karen?), along with Scrubs. Then again, english comedy is just as funny, if not sometimes funnier. Just think of shows like My Family, Little Britain and Black Books. Hilarious. But yes, I do agree with you. Whenever americans take something british it becomes worse. However, in relation to the whole US The Office, I think you're being a bit heavy handed. The ABC probably has the rights to broadcast the original The Office in Australia, and channel 10 has the rights to broadcast the American version. You have to remember that channel 10 doesn't have the rights to every single show ever made Zac.
The following text is reply my reply to the comment....
I agree with you about the American comedies being hillarious as i am an avid fan of will and grace.... however without making a personal attack the attempt to try and copy british humour by americans goes down as posible the worst TV ever made. and a VALID point about broadcasting rights however if Channel 10 is interested in show for the comedic value and not for pure ratings it would have picked up the office long ago before the ABC as the story line is the same... in summary American's copy British BAD.... American's making fun of themselves HILLARIOUS... Thankgod for American otherwise the rest of the world would have no one to laught at....
... It would be a big risk for channel 10 to show something like The Office. That's why they always let the ABC find the good shows and then take them later. For example, they took Good News Week and The Fat, renaming it something else. The ABC can afford to take risks on shows because they don't profit and have no advertisers to answer to. From what I've seen of the ad for The Office, I dont think they're trying to copy the britishness of it. Sure, it may be made by the same people and have the same basis, but the comedy is distinctly American. It's like Big Brother. Sure, there is a different version for each country, but that doesnt mean they're all cheap copies of the original series...
Ben and I are friends however we have a difference of opinion when it comes to comedy...
I hope you are able to enjoy both versions and make an informed decsion about the validity of American copies or lack there of...
Enjoy
I have decided to resume with an issue close to my heart that has already been posted on my MSN blog.... the hit British TV show The Office has had enormous success in the UK and now for reasons unknown to the sensible human race producers have decided to buy the rights to this very succesful TV show and water it down to suit American audiences.... i shall now copy the text from my other blog and some assciated comments to give a two sided argument to allow you to make informed decision....
Why is it that TV show producers find it necessary to take fantstic English shows and re-cast them for American audiences. It frustrates me to think that Australia's Channel 10 would rather display the US The Office in prime time than to show the original UK The Office. John Clease said that it is because American Audiences find the wity humour and the occasional political incorrectness to be over bearing and therefore should be re-cast and re-written for the rest of the world, just because they dont get it. Some people may claim that it is doing so well, which is a statement of fact however this can be attributed to the influence that the American Industry has over the world rather than the wity use of puns and humerous plot lines. Please dont just take my word for it.... the inferior US THE OFFICE airs on WED at 7:30 and the original and HIGHLY UNDERATED UK THE OFFICE airs on Mondays @ 10.05pm(What kind of time is that). Anway if you want really comedy something that Americans no nothing about then watch UK THE OFFICE....
Ben has posted a comment in opposition to this opinion....
Not all US Comedies are bad. Will and Grace is hilarious (how can you not love Karen?), along with Scrubs. Then again, english comedy is just as funny, if not sometimes funnier. Just think of shows like My Family, Little Britain and Black Books. Hilarious. But yes, I do agree with you. Whenever americans take something british it becomes worse. However, in relation to the whole US The Office, I think you're being a bit heavy handed. The ABC probably has the rights to broadcast the original The Office in Australia, and channel 10 has the rights to broadcast the American version. You have to remember that channel 10 doesn't have the rights to every single show ever made Zac.
The following text is reply my reply to the comment....
I agree with you about the American comedies being hillarious as i am an avid fan of will and grace.... however without making a personal attack the attempt to try and copy british humour by americans goes down as posible the worst TV ever made. and a VALID point about broadcasting rights however if Channel 10 is interested in show for the comedic value and not for pure ratings it would have picked up the office long ago before the ABC as the story line is the same... in summary American's copy British BAD.... American's making fun of themselves HILLARIOUS... Thankgod for American otherwise the rest of the world would have no one to laught at....
... It would be a big risk for channel 10 to show something like The Office. That's why they always let the ABC find the good shows and then take them later. For example, they took Good News Week and The Fat, renaming it something else. The ABC can afford to take risks on shows because they don't profit and have no advertisers to answer to. From what I've seen of the ad for The Office, I dont think they're trying to copy the britishness of it. Sure, it may be made by the same people and have the same basis, but the comedy is distinctly American. It's like Big Brother. Sure, there is a different version for each country, but that doesnt mean they're all cheap copies of the original series...
Ben and I are friends however we have a difference of opinion when it comes to comedy...
I hope you are able to enjoy both versions and make an informed decsion about the validity of American copies or lack there of...
Enjoy
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