Oh fucking fuck -- 'Father Ted' to be AMERICANIZED

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scrubs is terrible, sorry but it is.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 16:59 (twenty years ago) link

Re. Brighton Belles - I know it was atrocious, but I thought it was pretty well established on this thread that remakes don't work, and this seemed like the perfect example of how bad it could get.

(Also see Married for Life (crap Married with Children starring Russ Abbott) and whatever the crap remake of Mad about You starring John Gordon Sinclair was)

I highly suspect that the US is just getting their own back for us British-izing their sitcoms :)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:01 (twenty years ago) link

I can't think of any US sitcoms that are still in production that I think are funny -- maybe Sealab 2021 and Harvey Birdman if you consider them to be sitcoms, but I don't think they are.

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:06 (twenty years ago) link

I forgot South Park -- this is still sometimes funny.

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:07 (twenty years ago) link

UH OH!!!

Ok, I'll stop doing that. Was there a British version of Charles in Charge? I'd like to see that.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:08 (twenty years ago) link

we've got it au pair

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:10 (twenty years ago) link

Screw sitcoms; I want a British version of "Manimal".

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:15 (twenty years ago) link

It could be called "Manimal Nitrate".

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:20 (twenty years ago) link

"A rich scientist uses his ability to shapeshift into various animals to patrol the London club scene, taking down dealers with inferior product."

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 17:53 (twenty years ago) link

No, no, the US will improve Father Ted, in their usual way. Ted will no longer be corrupt and dishonest, Dougal will be far less stupid, Jack won't swear or lech over schoolgirls or drink so much, and they'll all be much better looking and likeable. It'll be hilarious.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 18:03 (twenty years ago) link

seinfeld is already the us father ted

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 18:04 (twenty years ago) link

sounds like Frasier!

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 18:05 (twenty years ago) link

It could be called "Manimal Nitrate".

"What does it take to be a WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLFFF?"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 18:07 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.classic-tv.com/top100/images/frasier.gif

Dougal, Father Ted, Mrs Doyle, Father Jack

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:13 (twenty years ago) link

ARGH!!!
(Though after watching Barton Fink again this weekend, I have to say that John Mahoney might not be the worst choice for Father Jack).

― NA. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:15 (twenty years ago) link

How the fuck can you put an American spin on Father Jack? What would you do? Drop him in the middle of Las Vegas?

Count ANOTHER remake DOA...

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 19:18 (twenty years ago) link

man i'm telling you, Frasier is SO the American Father Ted its unreal - except Dougal never lusted after Mrs Doyle.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 20:09 (twenty years ago) link

Since when had Ted lived in a penthouse in the sky...surrounded by pseudo-African art?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 20:13 (twenty years ago) link

doomie what's wrong with the Bill??

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 1 July 2003 22:20 (twenty years ago) link

I like it how you spelt americanised with a Z.

― Tim Stewart (Tim Stewart), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 15:31 (twenty years ago) link

The proper way as opposed to the barbarous way done in other countries. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 15:33 (twenty years ago) link

four months pass...

Bleh. -- specifically:

Producer Gavin Polone, who has helped create the US version of BBC Two's The Kumars at Number 42, said he was working on a US version of the classic Channel 4 comedy Father Ted.

"We are doing new scripts ... although we are 'adapting' that show which is probably the best English show that I have ever seen," he told the Hollywood Reporter.

Because of course Father Ted is all about being English.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 18:50 (twenty years ago) link

it is so gonna be like Frasier

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 18:56 (twenty years ago) link

Other British shows being developed for US TV include The Office,

They really have no clue.

(there was more to that sentence I quoted but a man can only take so much)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 18:57 (twenty years ago) link

I would like to bomb the set of this travesty.

― RAISE YOUR STANDARDS! (Nicole), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 19:02 (twenty years ago) link

Watch them cast Tom Arnold as David Brent.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 19:04 (twenty years ago) link

Here's a memo to US TV producers: COME UP WITH SOME NEW FUCKING IDEAS, DICKWADS.

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 19:08 (twenty years ago) link

If "The Savages" isn't the story of life in Randy "Macho Man" Savage's wacky household, I will cry.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 19:25 (twenty years ago) link

Unless I'm entirely mistaken The Savages starred Marcus Brigstocke, didn't get past the first series, and had nothing to do with Macho Man.

Also - adapting My Family. Yep, that's necessary.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 19:37 (twenty years ago) link

Mr Bloody Swygart I accuse you of using sarcasm in a dangerous manner.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 20:20 (twenty years ago) link

bah to think had i paid closer attention to ilx i could've spent the last four months laughing at mark's nash bridges <-> father ted

― prima fassy (bob), Wednesday, 26 November 2003 20:27 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_841150.html?menu=entertainment.comedy

― smee (smee), Thursday, 27 November 2003 11:27 (twenty years ago) link

Hold on, US version of the Kumars?!

Hahaha. Suckers.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 27 November 2003 11:30 (twenty years ago) link

Brad Pitt would be grebt in The Kumars....

― smee (smee), Thursday, 27 November 2003 11:33 (twenty years ago) link

i still haven't seen Curb Your Enthusiasm but it sounds great and probably funnier than anything the UK has produced in the last few years

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 27 November 2003 11:35 (twenty years ago) link

Alan Yentob's 'Imagine' programme last week focussed on the selling of Coupling and The Office to U.S. networks. Gervais has the most horrendous laugh in real life (pretty much like Brent's but less reserved - !) but I already knew that. What annoyed me was this typical 'oh please like our products Mr America, we've worked really hard to try and impress you' attitude - same as you get with British films like Love Actually or whatever being marketed over there, and with British pop acts like Robbo Williamston. Less sucking up would be nice, and it can actually work (I don't recall the success of The Full Monty being put down to a concentrated promotional drive out there, surely it was never expected to do so well there?)

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 27 November 2003 11:39 (twenty years ago) link

They should do this sort of thing more often, and it should go the other way too, like, they should make an english version of "frazier", made by the people whi made "this life", or an english version of "the larry sanders show" made by the people who made "gimme gimme gimme". (nb I haven't got a television)

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 27 November 2003 11:39 (twenty years ago) link

Nonsense, stevem, we demand toadying.

― NA (Nick A.), Thursday, 27 November 2003 13:31 (twenty years ago) link

four years pass...

Did anything ever happen with this?

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 09:47 (sixteen years ago) link

No, it's Spaced US that it's time to get butthurt about now.

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 09:53 (sixteen years ago) link

hahahahahaha waht

― HI DERE, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 17:19 (sixteen years ago) link

Brought to you by McG

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 17:25 (sixteen years ago) link

lololololololololol that is going to SUCK

― HI DERE, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 17:49 (sixteen years ago) link

Spaced's gormless movie parody scenes and ZANY housemate schtick should go down a treat in the US.

― Bodrick III, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 18:31 (sixteen years ago) link

Who the hell still watches sitcoms? It seems like they're only appropriate if a) they're in British or b) they're this weird comedy/drama hybrid that's neither funny nor dramatic (the US version of Office, etc.)

― burt_stanton, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 18:32 (sixteen years ago) link

"Arf a bottle of ouzo destructo and OH, the regrets."

― Laurel, Tuesday, 8 April 2008 18:33 (sixteen years ago) link

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