To-nights American TV line-up featured two 'new' shows , Kath and Kim , and Life on Mars , both American remakes , one of an Australian series and the other a British series .
Verdict......both aboslute crap , why American TV feels the need to 'sanitize' and re-work perfectly good programs is beyond me, just show the originals and if necessary re-dub the parts containing sections in dialect or strong local accent . Both shows have been aired previously in their original form on 'artsy-fartsy' minority channels , (up in the 600 numbers somewhere), which most folks don't watch.
How the producers of the original products feel about their work being 'bastardized' in this way I don't know ,( probably have no qualms when the cheques/money comes rolling in ) but personal pride/standards should have some weight .
ok , grumble over
