http://www.fame10.com/entertainment/10-failed-american-remakes-of-british-shows/?streamview=all

American networks love to remake British shows; however, a number of the shows they adapt for an American audience don’t actually resonate the way that they do with the British. We have a list of 10 American remakes of British shows that failed miserably with American audiences:

Hmmmm.... no red Dwarf, Black adder, or Fawlty Towers on that list.

Hmmmm.... no red Dwarf, Black adder, or Fawlty Towers on that list.Nor AYBS?, nor Dad's Army...

The remake of Fawlty Towere failed twice in the USA, once with Bea Arthur in something called "Amanda's Place" and John Larouquette in another show (Payne?). I sampled both on YouTube and both shows were awful.

The remake of Fawlty Towere failed twice in the USA, once with Bea Arthur in something called "Amanda's Place" and John Larouquette in another show (Payne?). I sampled both on YouTube and both shows were awful.THREE times even, there was one in 1978 called Snavely. :o

They forgot 2 spinoffs from Three's Company. The Ropers and Three's a Crowd.

NBC will attempt a third American remake of The IT Crowd, with original series creator Graham Linehan (http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/it-crowd-remake-nbc-graham-linehan-1202641831/)
The previous attempts at recreating the classic British sitcom included a 2007 version starring Joel McHale and Jessica St. Clair (https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-failed-u-s-remake-of-the-it-crowd-is-fascinating-t-1557311843) and another version from Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence.

No wonder American television cannot replicate a BritCom. Can they even resurrect a yesteryear comedy?

Of course, I do not expect our STEM/STEAM expert/graduates to replicate the moon landing. Do not expect an automobile for however many times over you pay for one.

The remake of Fawlty Towere failed twice in the USA, once with Bea Arthur in something called "Amanda's Place" and John Larouquette in another show (Payne?). I sampled both on YouTube and both shows were awful.

Where are the videos for Payne?

Snavely seems to have turned up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytl8l83O7k

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And so has Payne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrYH12RHdls

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Yeah but that's been out there for some time. It's from the home video era after all.

But Snavely, now that's a real surprise.

Just like a couple of years ago, "Beane's of Boston" (US Are you being served remake) turned up.

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Yeah but that's been out there for some time. It's from the home video era after all.

But Snavely, now that's a real surprise.

Just like a couple of years ago, "Beane's of Boston" (US Are you being served remake) turned up.

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I know that, but just wanted to point it out.

Then for good measure I'll just post "Amanda's" too.

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Now, if only the German version would turn up. That's the only one Cleese was actually positive about.

Then for good measure I'll just post "Amanda's" too.

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Now, if only the German version would turn up. That's the only one Cleese was actually positive about.

I didn't know there was a German version of the show.

I didn't know there was a German version of the show.Oh yeah, "Hotel Am Letzten Kliff".

A few clips are on youtube. It was made for RTL who then never used it.

In an interview, Cleese said it was the only one that he thought was any good. And I can sort of see how it might work. Germans are sort of repressed in their emotions, like Basil.

I THINK they made 11 episodes, guess which one they left out, but they never showed them. :(

By the way Russian immigrants who descended from Germans 200 years ago are a phenomenon there. So it's probably the best "translation" for Manuel.

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What went wrong (https://moviechat.org/tt0338592/Coupling/58c7f3b02214d80b5cec98d5/Coupling-gets-the-axe) with NBC's version of Coupling was that the writer, Stephen Moffat, didn’t understand American audiences and the series cast a bunch of virtually unknown actors (Rena Sofer and Lindsay Price were arguably the biggest actors among the cast) in roles that really should have been given to television veterans.

What went wrong (https://moviechat.org/tt0338592/Coupling/58c7f3b02214d80b5cec98d5/Coupling-gets-the-axe) with NBC's version of Coupling was that the writer, Stephen Moffat, didn’t understand American audiences and the series cast a bunch of virtually unknown actors (Rena Sofer and Lindsay Price were arguably the biggest actors among the cast) in roles that really should have been given to television veterans.Well, that sounds like a matter of opinion, if you don't mind me saying so.

Re the actors, what would be the advantage/disadvantage?
And, with every remake, well the more you change it the more you risk losing what made it good in the first place.

But I haven't watched that much of that particular remake myself, so I can't make that call.

10 US Adaptations Of UK TV Shows That Didn't Make It Past The Pilot (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?rf=homepage)

10. The Vicar Of Dibley

9. Red Dwarf (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=2)

8. Gavin & Stacey (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=3)

7. Friday Night Dinner (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=4)

6. Dad's Army (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=5)

5. Cuckoo (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=6)

4. Benidorm (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=7)

3. Are You Being Served? (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=8)

2. Ab Fab (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=9)

1. The IT Crowd (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=10)

They forgot about The Young Ones.

7 Terrible US Remakes Of UK Sitcoms (https://screenrant.com/bad-american-remake-uk-sitcoms/)

They can’t all be as good as The Office. Some US remakes of UK sitcoms are just plain awful. These are the 7 worst attempts to adapt British comedies.

Why Spaced's U.S. Remake Upset Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright (https://screenrant.com/spaced-us-remake-simon-pegg-edgar-wright-upset/)

U.S. remakes of UK sitcoms rarely work, even if they reach out to the creators for approval, something that wasn't done with McG's Spaced remake.

Episode 375--Red Dwarf (1992 NBC pilot) (https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-375-red-dwarf-1992-nbc-pilot/)

Here's another case of a show working overseas but failing domestically. The Brit show Red Dwarf has been on the air for a combined quarter century. Could it have worked here? Who knows, thanks NBC smegheads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52jBnrKuKnk

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Can you believe the US has tried this over 20 times and still not gotten the hint that it just doesn’t work? We're looking at all the times the US attempted and failed to replicate the glory of acclaimed British shows. Our countdown includes remakes such as Top Gear USA (2010-16), Peep Show (2005), “Doctor Who” (1996) and more. Which awful American Remake of a British TV show did YOU think was the worst?

Hmmmm.... no red Dwarf, Black adder, or Fawlty Towers on that list.

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Two huge fans of Red Dwarf watch the American remake... What did you think of it?

Episode 375--Red Dwarf (1992 NBC pilot) (https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-375-red-dwarf-1992-nbc-pilot/)

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What went wrong (https://moviechat.org/tt0338592/Coupling/58c7f3b02214d80b5cec98d5/Coupling-gets-the-axe) with NBC's version of Coupling was that the writer, Stephen Moffat, didn’t understand American audiences and the series cast a bunch of virtually unknown actors (Rena Sofer and Lindsay Price were arguably the biggest actors among the cast) in roles that really should have been given to television veterans.

That and said actors, no matter how much you "knew" them, weren't up to recreating the personalities and humor of the originals.

And they relied too much on remaking the original's scripts, which made it look really inferior. Had they just did the pilot as it was, then try original scripts (maybe with some sprinking of scenes and references to the originals), maybe it would have been somewhat better. It did work for Ghosts, after all.

("Unknown" <> "Bad," by the way...)

10 US Adaptations Of UK TV Shows That Didn't Make It Past The Pilot (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?rf=homepage)

10. The Vicar Of Dibley

9. Red Dwarf (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=2)

8. Gavin & Stacey (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=3)

7. Friday Night Dinner (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=4)

6. Dad's Army (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=5)

5. Cuckoo (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=6)

4. Benidorm (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=7)

3. Are You Being Served? (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=8)

2. Ab Fab (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=9)

1. The IT Crowd (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-us-adaptations-of-uk-tv-shows-that-didnt-make-it-past-the-pilot?page=10)

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It's time for another US Remake of a British Sitcom! This time, we are going to review The Minister of Divine, a 2007 pilot which would have been a remake of The Vicar of Dibley, enjoy!

Why Spaced's U.S. Remake Upset Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright (https://screenrant.com/spaced-us-remake-simon-pegg-edgar-wright-upset/)

U.S. remakes of UK sitcoms rarely work, even if they reach out to the creators for approval, something that wasn't done with McG's Spaced remake.

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It's time for another US Remake of a British Sitcom! This time, we are going to review Spaced, a 2008 unaired pilot which would have been a remake of Spaced, the classic comedy show by Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes.

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Here's 5 American sitcoms that were re-made in the UK. This list of American sitcoms counts down 5 American sitcoms that were remade in the UK. The UK remakes of American sitcoms are sometimes direct re-makes or can sometimes be slightly altered to suit the audience. These American sitcoms were remade in the UK.

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Here's 5 UK sitcoms that were re-made in America. This list of UK sitcoms counts down 5 UK sitcoms that were remade in the USA. The American remakes of British sitcoms are sometimes direct re-makes or can sometimes be slightly altered to suit the audience. These UK sitcoms were remade in America.

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Here's 5 UK sitcoms that were re-made in America. This list of UK sitcoms counts down 5 UK sitcoms that were remade in the USA. The American remakes of British sitcoms are sometimes direct re-makes or can sometimes be slightly altered to suit the audience. These UK sitcoms were remade in America.

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American television networks remaking British sitcoms is not a new strategy. Sometimes, like in the case of The Office, it can work out better than expected. In the case of The IT Crowd, it went horribly wrong. The original IT Crowd is immensely popular both in the US and UK, and for good reason. The American reboot of The IT Crowd missed the mark on almost every level. So much so the network decided to turn off The IT Crowd without turning them back on.

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Have you ever wondered why re-makes of some excellent British sitcoms flopped in America? In this series of videos, we’ll explore top-rated British shows whose re-makes didn’t quite hit the mark across the pond. So, grab a cuppa, sit back, and discover these transatlantic misses!

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Numerous cherished UK television sitcoms have been adapted for American audiences, often with disappointing results. This video will examine some of the top-rated UK sitcoms that experienced unsuccessful American re-makes, including a long-running favourite that delighted audiences in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

I don't know, it's just my opinion, but if you only post here to get more clicks for your youtube account that feels like a waste of time to me.
I prefer real posts.

The remake of Fawlty Towere failed twice in the USA, once with Bea Arthur in something called "Amanda's Place" and John Larouquette in another show (Payne?). I sampled both on YouTube and both shows were awful.

It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 623--Snavely (https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-623-snavely/)

The time has finally come to answer a question this podcast has posed for some time--What's a Snavely? First, it's the first attempt to bring Fawlty Towers to this side of the Atlantic. Second, it's a hotel. Third, it's the surname of the owners. Fourth, it's the seventh installment for Pilot Month 2026 and the 623rd episode of this podcast.

Still hungry for attention I see?

Snavely's been on youtube for years now, this isn't news.

See my previous post.