British actors: great, British TV sucks - Page 2

Diuretic · #11 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 02:23 AM

Some Brit shows I absolutely love.

Spooks - all of the episodes with all the different characters, consistently brilliant acting and scripts.

Life on Mars - who would think it could have worked? Superb.,

Ashes to Ashes - again a superb series (can't wait for the second series).

bugalugs · #12 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Lackluster

Yes minister is one of the best programs ever!

Absolutely.

No American sitcom has ever come close to it.

And WTF is that bloody awful American version of The Office all about?!?!?!

bugalugs · #13 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Diuretic

Life on Mars - who would think it could have worked? Superb.,

Greatest show ever!

And the bloody Seppos are making there own version of that too!

Why are they so (*)(*)(*)(*)ing stupid?

Diuretic · #14 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bugalugs

Greatest show ever!

And the bloody Seppos are making there own version of that too!

Why are they so (*)(*)(*)(*)ing stupid?

You're joking! I have great doubts that it will transfer. The beauty of Life on Mars was, among other things, the location in Manchester. I don't know why but somehow it just worked in that location. But I'll suspend judgement, to be fair, I hope they pull it off. The main thing is that they need to get away from locating it in New York or LA and look for somewhere else that has a bit of the regional city about it. Maybe Seattle?

Now you've got me intrigued

Joe1991 · #15 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Diuretic

Some Brit shows I absolutely love.

Spooks - all of the episodes with all the different characters, consistently brilliant acting and scripts.

Life on Mars - who would think it could have worked? Superb.,

Ashes to Ashes - again a superb series (can't wait for the second series).

I'll give the last two a try. I did watch a few episodes of Wire In The Blood last night, it was pretty good. I had just assumed that so many great british and aussie actors come here to act, so there must be some great TV programs from their home countries.

I didn't realize it was more like refugees coming here because of the lack of good programming.

legojenn · #16 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by bugalugs

Greatest show ever!

And the bloody Seppos are making there own version of that too!

Why are they so (*)(*)(*)(*)ing stupid?

I wonder what an American Gene Hunt would sound like. To make the character suitable for prime-time TV, he would be so bland as to not be interesting.

My favourite Gene Hunt quote:

You great... soft... sissy... girlie... nancy... french... bender... Man-United supporting POOF!!

Diuretic · #17 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe1991

I'll give the last two a try. I did watch a few episodes of Wire In The Blood last night, it was pretty good. I had just assumed that so many great british and aussie actors come here to act, so there must be some great TV programs from their home countries.

I didn't realize it was more like refugees coming here because of the lack of good programming.

pssssssssst - they only go to the States for the money

Diuretic · #18 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by legojenn

I wonder what an American Gene Hunt would sound like. To make the character suitable for prime-time TV, he would be so bland as to not be interesting.

My favourite Gene Hunt quote:

You great... soft... sissy... girlie... nancy... french... bender... Man-United supporting POOF!!

lol - Manchester City supporter of course - I remember the episode where football took center stage.

I don't think Hunt would transfer, I suspect he would be too much for American tv, they seem to prefer the more bland types. Probably the only actor who could pull it off would be Glenister himself.

"Come out, you're surrounded by armed bastards!"

Sparky Farkas · #19 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe1991

Is it just me? I've beem trying to find great english speaking series to watch, and so far it's a dud.

Fawlty Towers -old
Doctor Who -sucks
Torchwood - sucks
Monty Python -old
Yes Minister -sucks
Blackadder - old and sucks
Spooks - so so
Foyle's War -old and so so

Here we have ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, USA, CW, TBN, USA, PBS, HBO, SHO, and a dozen other networks all putting out at least one or more good shows.

You've got what... BBC and two channels replaying soccer matches?

What gives? do you guys just get our old stuff?

Father Ted was brilliant. Shameless is incomparable. American TV could never do it. There is great stuff on Brit TV you just aren't getting seeing it. I have to say Joe that once you look at the number of channels available in the U.S. and the amount of total crap on those channels the percentage isn't much better than what's available in the UK.

I am a Shameless fanatic. The series totally rocks.

Sparky Farkas · #20 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Diuretic

It's a cultural thing. I have the same problem when I'm in the States, the broadcast tv is crap but at least there's cable and that has some good stuff on it.

You tell it. American commercial TV is a vast wasteland. I watch absolutely nothing on it other than college football and 24. I wouldn't know a local TV "personality" if I tripped over him or her in a ditch. I don't even know the call letters or the station channels for local TV. It's all garbage.

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