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offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-05-30 16:42 [#01215463]
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..when first broadcast on the BBC, I quite liked "This
life".

all of a sudden one of the more commercial Dutch tv-stations
has started to broadcast the American remake, called "First
years".

I am astounded.

firstly because I didn't know they were remaking it,
secondly because it is incredibly bad.

only thing left are the names of the characters and the
basic recently graduated lawstudents living together
situation.

I thought the original was pretty realistic and had some
edge - all of this is gone. ofcourse, no less is to be
suspected from an American remake, but it's still
astounding.

and it even has one of the guys from "Kids in the hall"
playing Miles. who seems to be kind of sympathetic in the
American version. which kind of figures.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2004-05-30 16:45 [#01215466]
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Never saw the original, but I can imagine how awful the US
remake will be... they usually manage to effectively take
all that was good out of the show in order to make it
pallatable for the US Public (or so they think because they
obviously assume the US Public to be morons).!.


 

offline mc_303_beatz from Glasgow, Scotland on 2004-05-30 16:45 [#01215467]
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I know the woman who directed This Life. she did At home
with the Braithwaites too. wicked.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-05-30 16:52 [#01215478]
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it's pretty incredible.

everything that was slightly hardedged now has become kind
of self-consciously tongue-in-cheek.

the best character in the show was called Anna - a complete
tough bitch, who would fuck anything she liked and kick
anybody's ass.

now look at the original actress (left) and the American
version (right)..


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offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2004-05-30 16:56 [#01215482]
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Yes, judging by those photoes, that "I Don't Give A Fuck"
attitude has certainly disappeared :-\


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-05-30 16:57 [#01215484]
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HA! just had a google and luckily the American version was
cancelled after the first season! :D


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2004-05-30 17:04 [#01215490]
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Result! :D


 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2004-05-30 17:36 [#01215535]
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Great series, Milly was nice. Didn't go on too long either.
Probably the only time I've willingly watched something
featuring graphic gay sex, although the female nudity was
always prominent. A US version seems daft as bananas anyway.
This along with Common As Muck were two of my favourite
British dramas... probably the only two actually


 

offline bogala from NYC (United States) on 2004-05-31 00:44 [#01215922]
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Yeah, British television isn't all it's cracked up to be.
So, get off you high horse, please. I have experienced
profound dissapointment with the bbc. Them and their fucking
home improvement.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-05-31 08:23 [#01216285]
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at least all those shitty home improvement programmes are
not sad remakes of US versions.

they are their own crap!


 

offline Clic on 2004-05-31 08:30 [#01216310]
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God, no one is on a high horse.

We're responsible for tons of shitty remakes over here.


 


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