13 responses for this post

1. shannon on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at 3:35 pm

   There is no way that this will be good.

2. chuck on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at 3:47 pm

   I said the same thing about The Office - think positive!

3. freakgirl on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at 3:55 pm

   Yeah, I was thinking about that.

   But for every Office, there’s a hundred Couplings or Viva Laughlins.

4. GeekBoy on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at 3:58 pm

   There’s no particular reason it can’t be good, if it’s done well. We’ve already got “The Office” and “Battlestar Galactica” to prove it’s possible to pull off a great remake. Even “Three’s Company” could (arguably) be considered a successful UK import that found a way to do its own thing based on an existing premise. Or it could suck. But if it does, it will have less to do with trying to remake something and more to do with the fact that only a small percentage of new TV shows don’t suck.

5. freakgirl on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at 4:16 pm

   True, true, true.

6. Jason on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at 4:49 pm

   Please let Laura Kightlinger be in this, and please let them shoot an uncensored version for DVD. Otherwise, probably eh.

7. chuck on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at 5:10 pm

   Laura Kightlinger is really funny - but I’ve always thought she was kind of a bad actress. And she’s too young, although I could see them going younger in the US.

   Maybe since Hurwitz is on board he can get Jessica Walter!! Although she may be a tad old. She’d be good though.

8. freakgirl on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at 5:25 pm

   Wasn’t Eddy only supposed to be in her 40s on the show?

9. Bianca on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 at 12:24 am

   Yea I think she’s in her 40’s. In high school I had a friend who I called Eddy and she called me Patsy haha.

   I am of course curious because I love the show. But oh dear. I don’t know.

10. freakgirl on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 at 8:00 am

    I think Eddy was in her late 40s. I remember Patsy’s age being described as somewhere between 39 and 65. HA!

11. Janet on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 at 9:08 am

    Eddy turned 40 in the first season - that surprise birthday party she refuses to attend. Patsy’s age is a bit harder to clarify, just like no one ever saw her eat…

12. the other andrew on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 at 10:27 pm

    I don’t know, pardon me Americans but your track record of remaking popular series isn’t so great. And yes, I’m looking at you “Kath & Kim”.

13. freakgirl on Thursday, October 09, 2008 at 8:12 am

    I think we’re better at remaking reality shows.

    I’m going to watch Kath & Kim tonight, because I love Molly Shannon. But I don’t have high hopes. I’m not super familiar with the original, either, though.

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