Americanizing Other Nation's Shows: BBC Being Human vs. SyFy Being Human?

foxyshaman · 02-24-2011, 10:01 AM

I love Being Human....love it... oh wait I said that. I also really enjoy the American/Canadian version. I couldn't wait to hate it. Then I watched an interview with the actors before I watched the show. None of them had watched the original version of the show, as a way of not influencing the characters they were playing. I was then able to put my prejudice aside and give it a try. That said... while I would watch the BBC version over the Filmed in Montreal version, I really like the new one. It is fun, has light qualities and there is more discussion of the characters motivation.

In my "tv watching head" I don't compare the two. They are two very different shows, that just happen to have a similar story line.

"Let the right one in" - I just could not bring myself to watch the American version. I felt it would sully the flavour of the original.

Medusa · 02-24-2011, 10:39 AM

I always liked "Who's Line is it Anway?"

02-24-2011, 10:01 AM	#1
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02-24-2011, 10:39 AM	#2
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