This whole fucking thread is nothing but whining about Americans, other threads are whining about Americans, so pay attention... YOU'RE THE ONES WHINING. Besides you're using an American OS right now, so try not to sound like a complete idiot.
I don't give a damn about The Office when I can watch Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, 24, House MD, Boston Legal, South Park, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Battlestar Galactica, SG-1, Supernatural, Veronica Mars etc.
I hate amerika. A huge majarity of them are German Nazi Commie bastards anyway. Liek Ronald Rumsfeld. <--NAZI! Or Condoleeza Rice. <---LESBO! Or George W. Bush. <---RED NECK!
If you know the American Idol history, it was the British that brought the show to America. They were the ones who wanted it to be remade. Any other shows you can think of?
Believe or not is up to you. As I recall, they had a hard time trying to sell this show to the various network until Fox finally said yes.
While Dancing With the Stars just finished its second season, Whose Line was cancelled years ago. Any more shows?
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Anonymous2006-04-18 18:52
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Your recollection is not good enough. I perfectly recall that it was Fox who wanted to remake the show.
Also I gave you more than one, which is what you asked. Shows don't last forever. You can be sure that more and more of foreign shows will be brought in. Take for example hollywood. Remember all those remakes of classic Japanese horror films?
You forget that American Idol was new at the time and wasn't popular. Simon Fuller and Simon Cowell had to go around to various networks trying to sell this show.
I am aware of old TV shows and movie remakes but to suggest or hint that a lot of the shows on American TV today are remakes of foreign show is laughable. Only a handful out of the hundreds of shows are of foreign origin. Even on your list, most of the show being remade are cheap (cost-wise) reality TV or talent shows.
As for the recent Asian movie remakes, blame it on Roy Lee. He buys all the rights and sells it to Hollywood as remakes.
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Anonymous2006-04-18 23:52
Can we talk about Deal Or No Deal ITT please? I'm partial to that show and think it says a lot about the Americn World Order in that some people (middle east) are forced to play a game of russian rouelete (shane) for either big cash prizes or a chance to take whats behind the curtain and whats behind the curtain is dictatorship backed by George Bush and financed by amreican tax dollars.