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UK to remake "Everybody Loves Raymond"

Discussion in 'Misc. TV Series' started by terry78, May 9, 2013.

  1. terry78

    terry78 My name is Stefan, sweet thang

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    #1 terry78, May 9, 2013
  2. Wesley Dodds

    Wesley Dodds He Who Lurks ...

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    Oh, for ****s sake...
     
    #2 Wesley Dodds, May 9, 2013
  3. Pink Ranger

    Pink Ranger The North Remembers

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    Hey, why not? Not sure if Catherine Tate can be the same kind of character as Patricia Heaton, but it's a solid premise for a show at least.
     
    #3 Pink Ranger, May 9, 2013
  4. THUNDERSTRIKE

    THUNDERSTRIKE NOTORIOUS, INGLORIOUS, VICTORIOUS

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    I'd check it out, seeing as how I thought ELR was priceless... Frank and Marie MADE that show hilarious for ME...
     
    #4 THUNDERSTRIKE, May 9, 2013
  5. Soapy

    Soapy Avenger

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    Of all the shows they could have chosen, they go with Everybody Loves Raymond. SMH.
     
    #5 Soapy, May 9, 2013
  6. Pink Ranger

    Pink Ranger The North Remembers

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    They tried a British remake of The Walking Dead but people kept mistaking it for a BBC documentary about council housing.
     
    #6 Pink Ranger, May 9, 2013
  7. The Englishman

    The Englishman Marching On Together

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    Haha very funny :dry:
     
    #7 The Englishman, May 9, 2013
  8. terry78

    terry78 My name is Stefan, sweet thang

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    We laugh so we don't cry.
     
    #8 terry78, May 9, 2013
  9. THUNDERSTRIKE

    THUNDERSTRIKE NOTORIOUS, INGLORIOUS, VICTORIOUS

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    are you talking about In the Flesh?
     
    #9 THUNDERSTRIKE, May 9, 2013
  10. the_ultimate_evil

    the_ultimate_evil CURSE YOU GIN MONKEY.

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    This is gonna suck bad

    Local remakes rarely work, I mean apart from a few remakes like step toe and son/Stanford and son ( which still amazes me how few American know its a remake) and the upper hand/who's the boss.
     
    #10 the_ultimate_evil, May 9, 2013
  11. Jennifer Walters

    Jennifer Walters Attorney at Law

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    ...why.

    That's my reaction to everything about this.
     
    #11 Jennifer Walters, May 9, 2013
  12. terry78

    terry78 My name is Stefan, sweet thang

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    They never outright say it's a remake unless you read the credits or look it up. They tend to mention moreso nowadays but back in the 70s, nobody knew ****. Norman Lear snatched up a surprisingly large amount of UK sitcoms to adapt.
     
    #12 terry78, May 9, 2013
  13. Wesley Dodds

    Wesley Dodds He Who Lurks ...

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    Plus, it's not as if the UK doesn't air Raymond anyway... In fact repeats are shown on Channel 4 AND Comedy Central almost every day.

    So... Why?!
     
    #13 Wesley Dodds, May 9, 2013
  14. terry78

    terry78 My name is Stefan, sweet thang

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    It's so you guys can have a sports writer you can relate to. This Raymond will actually write about soccer...excuse me, "football."

    :oldrazz:
     
    #14 terry78, May 9, 2013
  15. Jennifer Walters

    Jennifer Walters Attorney at Law

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    I actually weep for Catherine Tate most in the scenario.

    You'd think being on Doctor Who and The Office (Granted the weakest seasons of that show) would get you better than a remake of a mediocre US sitcom to begin with.
     
    #15 Jennifer Walters, May 9, 2013
  16. the_ultimate_evil

    the_ultimate_evil CURSE YOU GIN MONKEY.

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    I know, it's just a pet peeve I remember getting into an argument with an American about his claims that British tv had no creativity and all of our classic sitcoms were rip off of yours.

    He was using Sanford and sons, good times and a the office as well as others as examples of British tv ripping of American :whatever:
     
    #16 the_ultimate_evil, May 10, 2013
  17. chamber-music

    chamber-music Infinity Ammo

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    Almost every American show is shown on British tv these days so there is no point to remaking them.

    And its not even popular either :huh:

    Why remake a sitcom thats been shown in the UK for years and no one gives a damn about to begin with.

    The BBC cancelled The Fades yet greenlights this s***.

    The BBC's only good sitcoms in recent years was outnumbered. Not Going Out, My Family, Miss Brown's Boys, The Wright Way and Mirander are awful.
     
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  18. Silvermoth

    Silvermoth Krakoan native

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    This has got to be an April fools day joke. The British are too clever for that sort of thing
     
    #18 Silvermoth, May 10, 2013
  19. terry78

    terry78 My name is Stefan, sweet thang

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    And coming from an Aussie, that's saying something. :awesome:
     
    #19 terry78, May 10, 2013
  20. Sawyer

    Sawyer High King

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    lol oh UK... at least the stuff we steal from you guys is actually good to begin with. :o
     
    #20 Sawyer, May 18, 2013
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