"I don't want to go."

[loobee]

Yep day later and I’m still sad and all woe at David Tennant no longer being the Doctor, though he’ll always be my Doctor ;) It was a fun send off even if some plot holes still have me scratching my head. And:-

Master: I don't know what I'd be without that noise
Doctor: Wonder what I'd be without you.

God I love the slash Bromance XD The Master at the end realizing the Time Lords returning meant nothing good for him was a great bit. Especially after the Doctor explained all the evils that were to come along with the Time Lords coming. So well we have Matt Smith as the Dr now so lets see how he does ;)

Plus! Why do the US TV stations always feel the need to remake British TV? Just heard that their doing a US remake of Being Human and I’m wondering ‘why?’ Yes it’s fabulous and great but it’s not like the UK is that far away from the US in cultural understanding and language that it would be a problem to just use the original instead. I can never see the point really, okay the Office remake was good but then they went on to remake Life on Mars, Coupling, One Foot in the Grave ect Which erm least said about them the better.

You never see us going ‘You know Supernatural would be so much better set in Huddersfield’ It’s not like US audiences won’t watch a UK show, the popularity of Harry Potter has proved that accents don’t get in the way. It seems such a waste to me when they're are so many original scripts waiting to be picked up on both sides of the pond.

Comments

[katamanda.livejournal.com]

I remember the attempted Red Dwarf US remake, thank God that never made it past a pilot.

[starsandgraces]

They never seem to learn from the truly terrible remakes, either. You'd think after most of them failing miserably, the TV executives might actually realise that it's a bad idea.

[conjure-lass.livejournal.com]

I would guess one of the main reasons they tend to remake shows (it's not just British shows, trust me) is that I think they'd have to pay more to get the rights to show the actul show on US television than to simply buy the rights to remake it whatever way they want. And then they have all the rights to sell the show, and market the show, and make all the freakin' money they can, from said show.

Also...i've never heard of Coupling, One Foot in the Grave, or Life on Mars. Granted this could be because I do not watch television, but i've never even HEARD of them. They must have been baaaad.

[kyriesanctus.livejournal.com]

I don't hate US remakes, I obviously loved the Office, and I see where some things could get re-made but... IDK, they don't really need it? The only thing I see missing from UK productions is the overall... "finish" that the US tends to put on everything outside of reality shows. I like the "finish" but it's not the important part of a show, if my liking what little of Doctor Who I've seen is any indication. I had no problem understanding it, either.

Harry Potter ends up being pretty culture neutral, though- because they try to get it through to us that their culture is more 'wizard' than 'British' you know? Instead of using heavy British slang they use a lot more wizard slang which needs translating for everyone and not just American/other country readers. I mean, could you imagine how annoying it would be if they had to stop and translate every single bit of British slang for us American losers? XD

[jbadgr.livejournal.com]

Wait, what? The US is remaking Being Human? IT ALREADY AIRED IN THE STATES! I don't understand television here, I really don't. I suppose if there is a vampire in it, American broadcasting corps will just eat it right up, eh? Go tell the BBC to remake all the wretched American comedies, would you? ;)

[split-psychosis.livejournal.com]

=A=; To be honest? The majority of US remakes of well...ANYTHING pisses me off. Of course there's a few that are good but...enghh. /is not looking forward to one of her favourite movies being remade oh no not at all

[yuna-aoki.livejournal.com]

*watched it today* Man, I'll never forgive the writers for Ten's last words. I'M HEARTBROKEN, HE WAS SO ALONE AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO *sobs*



By the way, I'm with you on the remake topic. Did you know that there is a Spanish remake of Life on Mars too? :'D I LOL'd at my TV when I saw the promo. Anyway, I think remaking Life on Mars has its logic, as it shows some of the country's past. But Being Human? The Hell. At least they haven't tried to remake Doctor Who. That'd be horrible.