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[#57399] Written by: Dmfaust [23/09/07, 01:49]
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I frankly think it is insulting to us as Americans more than anything else. So
many british comedies have done extremely well in the U.S. in the past, but
nowadays networks are scared to even touch Canadian shows. If anything the
diversity should be growing, but it is just getting less and less diverse on a
daily basis. Obviously there are many shows that work better in their native
market, and a remake here and there wouldn\'t be bad, but the complete reliance
on them to the exclusion of everything else is just mind boggling to me. And it
is not the American public that is against the shows, it is a narrow minded
group of network executives who fail to comprehend their ratings system is
skewed towards morons and are scared to do anything that everyone else isn\'t
doing as well. I look at the popularity of anime in the U.S. as the single best
example of this. True Japanese comedies are far different culturally than any
Australian or British show could ever be, yet not only are they consistently
well received but actually sell DVDs at the level of most U.S. shows.

Really I guess it just goes back to the whole networks are a joke, their view
of the American public is an insult, and their executives are too freaking
stupid to understand what everyone is telling them. Not to mention their
reliance on the monopolistic entities like Comcast to make sure that their crap
is all anyone can watch without paying an extra 100 bucks a month. (And I
don\'t
use the term monopoly lightly, but the state of television providers in the
U.S. is quite literally criminal, but any attempts to do anything about it are
brushed aside by the government as a whole regardless of political party.)
[#57424] Written by: Loudsavlon [23/09/07, 06:39]
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*Opens mouth then shuts it and simply points to comment above* Can't put it in
a more articulate manner than Dmfaust.
[#57456] Written by: kradical [23/09/07, 14:03]
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the IT crowd is a great show
[#57463] Written by: videoOpiate [23/09/07, 16:14]
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very true dmfaust, but anime is a poor example because its a very
unique genre with a cult-like following and its nearly a US version anyway
because its subbed or dubbed (always dubbed for US tv release). other than that
though I agree with you completely. sadly networks want shows geared to the
widest audience which usually means the retarded masses
[#58269] Written by: wingmike23 [28/09/07, 07:20]
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I don't think it would work as well with only bringing Moss's character along
and replacing everyone else.
[#60510] Written by: Smallwood2000 [07/10/07, 12:46]
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it will fail like the american faulty towers , red dwarf etc . basically
americans cannot copy r comedy because its british for a reason.
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