Hello Britain

[Sunbaneglasses]

We are America, we take your television programs and we make complete rubbish versions of them. Seriously, has America ever improved on a British television series? Still we keep trying.

[sgt.null]

Sanford and Son had the greatest theme song. does that count?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5DnqW3F57E

[Sunbaneglasses]

Was there a British version of Sanford and Son before the American version? I'm talking about shows like The Office, Being Human and our miserable version of Top Gear.

[sgt.null]

Steptoe and Son.

let me google for you.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steptoe_and_Son

I have never seen that one.

American top Gear??? why? the whole thing that julie and i love is the three hosts - they make that show.

[Cambo]

There's an Australian version of Top Gear as well. I think it's rubbish, but then I'm not a huge fan on the original series. (Though just to boast, I supervised Richard Hammond's daughters and got to meet him briefly.)

I stayed the hell away from the American Office, as the Gervais version is very dear to me.

Dad's addicted to the UK "Being Human," I hadn't even heard they had a US version.

Oh well. At least America never had the bad sense to touch Monty Python. That might ruin my life.

[sgt.null]

well there have been attempts at comedy troops, no? i did love Kids in the Hall.

[Cagliostro]

But they are Canadian.

[Sunbaneglasses]

Anyone else catch 'An Idiot Abroad' when it was broadcast on The Science Channel? That was the absolute funniest thing that I have seen on television in a long time. Thankfully it was imported as is and not remade into a shitty Americanized version.

[sgt.null]

But they are Canadian.

still not British subjects?

is there a bbc canada?