Comments on: 5 British TV Shows That America Did Better

By: Arthur

Arthur — Tue, 01 May 2018 20:32:26 +0000

No way is Sanford and Son better that Steptoe and son. Obviously you are biased American.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 01 May 2018 20:28:46 +0000

0.5

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 01 May 2018 20:25:13 +0000

If you think the US version of Steptoe & Son was better then your either on drugs or just American.. Sanford & Son was pathetic. Sanford and Son was just plain shit. And the same goes for Man about the house and Three’s company. What makes you think you’re so right anyway? Apart from arrogance

By: Jay Robson

Jay Robson — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:38:00 +0000

In reply to filmfadRyan.

It all depends what you mean by ‘made better’. I can agree with The Office as the US version hasn’t only been popular in the US, but is well thought of in the UK as well which is quite rare for a remake.

That isn’t the case with Steptoe and Son becoming Sanford and Son, both were massive successes in their respective countries. Steptoe and Son is an iconic TV comedy and extremely highly regarded as one of Galton and Simpsons best (they also wrote for Tony Hancock) and so in my opinion cannot be bettered. The humour is very British though, so it’s pretty amazing the concept translated so well.

As I mentioned, House of Cards, the UK version was 3 (short) series. It was pretty much perfect but was very centred around UK politics. The US version is good, however I can’t agree it’s better.

Man About The House was a pretty generic sitcom as was Threes Company. I might give you that one actually having thought about it.

All of these are better than the UK version of The Golden Girls called Brighton Belles. It was an abomination.

By: filmfadRyan

filmfadRyan — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 00:10:00 +0000

Which would you disagree with other than the stated?

By: Jay Robson

Jay Robson — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 23:09:00 +0000

I would wholeheartedly disagree with three of your five, and half agree with one (The Office – athough your comment on production standards misses half the point of the original series).

However you got one thing totally wrong. House of Cards (UK) ran for 3 series. The follow ups were To Play The King and The Final Cut.

You can keep Idol though 😀

By: filmfadRyan

filmfadRyan — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:36:00 +0000

In reply to Richard Dingle.

I personally love the US version of Shameless but it has yet to surpass the UK version of the series as far as accreditation goes. With 11 seasons under its belt, 11 awards won, and 37 nominations, the US version of Shameless still has a lot to live up to.

Whether or not it is more enjoyable than the UK version is subjective. Even though I personally prefer the US version and the talented cast tied to the show.

By: Richard Dingle

Richard Dingle — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:12:00 +0000

How is Shameless not on this list?! I don’t even understand. Ryan, I’m disappointed lol.