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Vertigo-X said:
mrpapaye said:
Hello

For the ones i instantly think about there are :
American Idol (us version of the original uk Pop Idol)
The Office

Bye.

Erm, The Office is British?


 Yup, didn't you know that, it is a very British programme, we had it years before you guys.



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Vertigo-X said:
mrpapaye said:
Hello

For the ones i instantly think about there are :
American Idol (us version of the original uk Pop Idol)
The Office

Bye.

Erm, The Office is British?

 Yes. You guys got a god awful remake, I could only watch 10 minutes of it it was so cringeworthy! 

 



I like both Offices. Each one has a different take.



I watch a lot of  AbFab and Keeping Up Appearances and live in the US.

They show Keeping Up appearances, Are You Being Served and Faulty Towers on public television here and on cable there's BBC America.

 



Not sure, but I know a lot of people watch our C4 documentaries online,

Also if you enjoyed the films Shuan of the Dead or Run Fatboy Run, I implore you to find and watch Spaced and Big Train.



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My parents watch BBC, does that count??



 

All I know is that "little britain" is a undergound hit in germany... very funny show... love the scetches with the guy in the wheelchair...

oh and even germany has a "the office" ripoff... 



 

 

 

What is really terrible is when they destroy great british series. Coupling one of the best shows ever was reduced to a terrible botch when they exchanged the rather "normal" and charismatic british actors with cookie-cutter pendants that looked almost photo-shopped. They essentially made it into Friends 2.
I would really like to know who made this decision.



^^ Yeah that, was a fantastic show, I usually don´t like sitcoms butCoupling was just great... thank god I never saw the american remake....



 

 

 

Coupling had an American remake? Vids or it didn't happen Kyros!