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on 19 Jul 2011 05:59

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7.7

1. Men Behaving Badly (1992)

Export from UK

Nonfictionguy's rating:

8.5

6.2

2. Men Behaving Badly (1996)

Imported to the US and messed up

924

7.4

7.9

3. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Exported from US

7.3

4. Law & Order: UK (2009)

Imported to UK

Nonfictionguy's rating:

466

7.5

8.3

5. Red Dwarf (1988)

Exported from UK

Nonfictionguy's rating:

6.8

5.2

6. Red Dwarf (1992)

Imported to US and messed up

118

7.3

7. Shameless (2004)

Exported from UK

Nonfictionguy's rating:

303

8.2

8.4

8. Shameless (2011)

Imported to US and... (awaiting judgement, so far so good)

246

7.6

9. Being Human (2008)

Exported from UK

Nonfictionguy's rating:

120

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6.8

10. Being Human (2011)

Imported to the US and messed up

2412

7.2

8.1

11. That '70s Show (1998)

Exported from the US

Nonfictionguy's rating:

2.7

12. Days Like These (1999)

Imported to the UK and messed up

1114

7.4

8.6

13. The Office (UK) (2001)

Exported from the UK

Nonfictionguy's rating:

2139

7.5

8.7

14. The Office (US) (2005)

Imported to the US

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15. Prime Suspect (1991)

Exported from UK

Nonfictionguy's rating:

7.3

16. Prime Suspect (2011)

Imported to US and messed up (see Jaytoast comment below)

America and the United Kingdom has always had a special relationship. Two countries separated by a common language. This is a list of TV shows that were imported from US to UK and Exported UK to US. Who got the better bargain?

Further suggestions welcome!

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Comments

jaytoast

Posted: 1 year, 11 months ago at Jul 20 3:57

Oh, the evils of wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_television_series_based_on_British_television_series

I remember watching the first episode of the US version of "Coupling"... I still have nightmares.

WOW and I just took a glance at the US version of "Being Human" are they kidding???

I have never really understood the UK to US remake concept. Then again I am sort of enjoying the US remake of "Wilfred" but that is from Australia... so wouldn't fit on the list.

Leloi

Posted: 1 year, 11 months ago at Jul 21 4:06

I want to choke the people on SYFI for what they did to Being Human, great list btw

jaytoast

Posted: 1 year, 8 months ago at Oct 3 14:59

There is now a US version of "Prime Suspect". Which takes a case that the BBC series devoted a whole season to and shoves it in to ONE episode. Also, portrays current NY City cops as dumb bigoted rednecks from some 1950's backwater mining town. I am officially put this in the 'fail' file :(

jedidarrick

Posted: 1 year, 5 months ago at Jan 5 0:53

You forgot Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. Both of those shows were exported from the UK and imported into the U.S.