I'm trying to keep an open mind on this. Folks really seem to like the Office.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Tracey de Morsella < tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> wrote: > > > Plucking British shows from across the pond and remaking them for > American audiences is not a new practice. Also not new is the fact that most > of them end in disaster. Still, anyone with half a brain knows the trend > will continue, and that we'll just have to deal with it. But the latest show > to get picked for Americanization even made *me* wince. > > Ready? Okay, here goes: Fox is importing > *Torchwood*<http://www.tv.com/torchwood/show/50470/summary.html>, > the popular spinoff of *Doctor > Who*<http://www.tv.com/doctor-who/show/34391/summary.html>, > according to *The Hollywood > Reporter*<http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3id183d5e80b48e57c7ceb299df8e4c2b0>. > > > The show has a solid pack of rabid fans here in the United States, and the > standalone miniseries *Children of Earth* delivered big-time ratings for > BBC America when it aired last year. In other words, a lot of people are > going to be very weary of the project. > > However, there is one indication that a U.S. *Torchwood* won't be a shell > of its former self. Series creator Russell Davies is writing the script, and > the rest of the *Torchwood* production team is on board for the U.S. > version. > > Whereas the original *Torchwood* focused on a small group of operatives > that dealt with aliens on a local basis, the U.S. version will feature a > branch of the Torchwood Institute and cover more international territory. > > With Davies on board, there's an infinitesimal chance that the reboot will > actually be good. What's your hope for the series? > > > http://www.tv.com/torchwood-is-coming-to-the-u.s./story/20871.html?tag=hotspot;gumball;1 > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
