omnilangur Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 most of these started as U.S. franchises. google mipcon if you want to know about global tv program sales. If you compare the number of TV shows and Movies that have gone famous overseas, you can STARE up to the Statue of Liberty...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Entertainment...TV, music, film...is one of the US's top exports. That is why they're always on about copyright matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Entertainment...TV, music, film...is one of the US's top exports. That is why they're always on about copyright matters. Maybe top exports, but like China, most are of incredibly poor quality and copied off someone else.. However I will say my favourite US exports are Family Guy, American Dad and the Simpsons and will accept these are completely home grown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Yes, well obviously your and my tastes are at a much higher level than the rest of the world's...because the rest of the world just laps the sh£t up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kblaze Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 OP can you please not say you are American...you are a walking stereotype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 If you google Endemol and look on wiki you will find some of the many programs that they have done, and most of them started in Europe. Children's shows Bananas in Pyjamas Hi-5 Not too sure about your 'facts' as both the above are Australian shows ... or am I confused with your assumption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Oh! Its TV? I remember that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 If you google Endemol and look on wiki you will find some of the many programs that they have done, and most of them started in Europe. Children's shows Bananas in Pyjamas Hi-5 Not too sure about your 'facts' as both the above are Australian shows ... or am I confused with your assumption? If you google gargamel then little blue people will fill your screen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob8891 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 The X Factor and American Idol, but 'The Voice' America's Got Talent', the bachelor, survivor, etc all started in the USA. Don't even attempt to try and compare whose more original, The US topples the UK in the creative department by a landslide..... Not all of them orginated in the US, X-factor started in the UK, as did "America's got Talent" obviously called Britains got Talent, I beleive survivor was dutch, Big Brother was Dutch...and as for American idol...read it an weep...British show originally http://en.wikipedia....i/American_Idol Cant figure out whether you are trying to troll or just dont get out very often.. He is probably just an ... American People there are also convinced that Airbus and Lexus are american brands ... Laying claim to X-Factor etc is a kind of own goal, isn't it? We managed to export Simon Cowell across the pond, so don't go and spoil the moment!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 The US has a long history of trying and generally failing to remake, and generally failing to reemake british series: UK original U.S. remake Notes Absolutely Fabulous AbFab Two pilots attempts, one by Roseanne Barr, another by Jennifer Saunders (who created the UK version). Both were passed over. Agony The Lucie Arnaz Show Airline Airline British version renamed Airline UK in the US. Da Ali G Show Da Ali G Show The second (two series) series by Channel 4 in the UK and HBO in the US. Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow (U.S.) Reality. Are You Being Served? Beanes of Boston Comedy. Un-aired pilot. As If As If US remake canceled after two episodes on UPN. Balls Of Steel Balls Of Steel Ballykissangel Hope Island Being Human Being Human SciFi drama on SyFy. Birds of a Feather Stand by Your Man Blackpool Viva Laughlin! US remake canceled after two episodes (CBS). Brat Camp Brat Camp (U.S.) Britain's Got Talent America's Got Talent Reality. Used to have same judge, Piers Morgan, until he left in 2011. Has same executive producer - Simon Cowell. Cash Cab Cash Cab Game show Cash in the Attic Cash in the Attic Reality. CD:UK CD USA Celebrity Fit Club Celebrity Fit Club Reality competition. Both versions featured Former US Marine Harvey Walden IV as a judge, but the other judges are changed often. Changing Rooms Trading Spaces Reality. Cold Feet Cold Feet Cracker Cracker US remake is known as Fitz in the UK. Coupling Coupling Comedy. US remake was canceled after four episodes. Dad's Army The Rear Guard Pilot episode only. Dancing on Ice Skating with Celebrities Reality. Dear John Dear John Known as Dear John USA in the UK. Distraction Distraction Game show. Same host (Jimmy Carr). Dog Eat Dog Dog Eat Dog Game show. Don't Forget Your Toothbrush Don't Forget Your Toothbrush Dragon's Den Shark Tank Eleventh Hour Eleventh Hour Drama. (CBS). Faking It Faking It Reality game show. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Reggie Fawlty Towers Chateau Snavely Comedy. Pilot episode only with Harvey Korman & Betty White. Amanda's Starring Beatrice Arthur. Payne Starring John Larroquette. Footballers' Wives Football Wives Drama. Confirmed pilot. Four Weddings Four Weddings Reality, British original is known as Four Weddings US. Free Agents Free Agents Comedy starring Hank Azaria. US remake cancelled after four episodes. Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon Gameshow Marathon Game show. George and Mildred The Ropers Comedy. Gladiators American Gladiators Game show. 2008 US revival is closer to the UK version (a UK game, Hit and Run, and UK rules for many games) than the original US version. The Grimleys The Grubbs [1] Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen Reality competition. American version broadcast in the UK as Hell's Kitchen USA on ITV2. Hit Me Baby One More Time Hit Me Baby One More Time Same host, both ITV productions. Holding the Baby Holding the Baby Home to Roost You Again? Honey, We're Killing the Kids Honey We're Killing the Kids How Clean Is Your House? Kim and Aggie Clean Up America I'd Do Anything I'd Do Anything George Gray hosted US version on ESPN—hosted his third US version of a British show. It's Me or the Dog It's Me or the Dog I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Reality. The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners (U.S. TV series) Comedy. The IT Crowd The IT Crowd Pilot canceled in 2008. The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Chat show. Keep it in the Family Too Close for Comfort The Krypton Factor The Krypton Factor Life on Mars Life on Mars SciFi Drama. Little Britain Little Britain USA Comedy. A full series was made and gained popularity after various repeats. HBO ordered more, but makers and stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas declined. Love Thy Neighbour Love Thy Neighbor Man About The House Three's Company Comedy. MasterChef MasterChef Reality. Max Headroom Max Headroom SciFi. Men Behaving Badly Men Behaving Badly Mind Your Language What a Country Mr. Men and Little Miss Mr. Men Show Never Mind The Buzzcocks Never Mind The Buzzcocks The 1900 House Frontier House Reality. Frontier House broadcast in the UK on Channel 4. Not the Nine O'Clock News Not Necessarily the News The Daily Show, especially in its earlier incarnation under Craig Kilborn, also owes a great deal to this show. The Office The Office Comedy. The US version is broadcast in the UK as The Office: An American Workplace. On the Buses Lotsa Luck One Foot in the Grave Cosby Many differences. Outnumbered Outnumbered Picked up by Fox. Pajama Party Pajama Party Same presenter (Katie Puckrik). Pop Idol American Idol Reality competition. UK judge Simon Cowell was also a judge on American Idol. Porridge On the Rocks Prime Suspect Prime Suspect Started on NBC on September 22, 2011. Queer As Folk Queer as Folk Drama. Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares Kitchen Nightmares Reality competition. Both versions feature Gordon Ramsay as host. US version broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 as Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA. Red Dwarf Red Dwarf Two un-aired pilots. The 2nd pilot is titled Red Dwarf USA. Robin's Nest Three's a Crowd Comedy. Robot Wars Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors Filmed alongside the UK show in 2001 and 2002. Scrapheap Challenge Junkyard Wars Scrapheap and Junkyard have gone head-to-head in transatlantic challenges in the UK.[1] Secret Millionaire Secret Millionaire Shameless Shameless US version starring William H. Macy. The Sketch Show The Sketch Show US version featured Kelsey Grammer. Skins Skins Ran for one season only in 2011. UK version shown on BBC America. Spaced Spaced Only a pilot episode was made. Spitting Image D.C. Follies Loose adaptation. Steptoe and Son Sanford and Son Comedy. Relied on race as well as class. Strictly Come Dancing Dancing with the Stars Reality competition. Supernanny Supernanny (U.S.) Reality. British episodes shown along with US episodes. Teachers Teachers Canceled after six episodes. That Was The Week That Was That Was The Week That Was News. Both versions hosted by David Frost. The Thick of It The Thick of It Unaired pilot made for ABC. Veep HBO series produced by Armando Iannucci and the same team of writers as the British version. This Life First Years [2] Till Death Us Do Part All in the Family Comedy. Coincidentally, the All in the Family spinoff Maude was remade in the UK as Nobody's Perfect, and the Maude spinoff Good Times was remade as The Fosters. None of the UK series were connected to each other or to Till Death Us Do Part. Touching Evil Touching Evil Drama. Top Gear Top Gear Reality. Similar format to the 2002 version, was canceled without a single episode broadcasted in 2008. Both are BBC productions. A second pilot was made in 2010 with two of the three hosts replaced and was picked up for ten episode run on the History Channel. Top of the Pops Top of the Pops Sometimes aired performances recorded by its BBC counterpart. Aired as part of CBS Late Night. Trigger Happy TV Trigger Happy TV Dom Joly appears in both versions of the show, despite the US version having a mostly new cast - Joly was the only on screen star in the UK Version. The American version is known as Trigger Happy USA when aired in the UK. Trisha Goddard Trisha Goddard Chat show, US version set to debut in September 2012. Two's Company The Two of Us Comedy. Upstairs, Downstairs Beacon Hill Drama. The X Factor The X Factor Reality. Same executive producer (Simon Cowell), judge (Cheryl Cole) and production company (Syco TV). However Cole was dropped following the audition stage. The Vicar of Dibley The Minister Of Divine Comedy. Confirmed pilot for US version starring Kirstie Alley. The Weakest Link Weakest Link Game show. Anne Robinson hosted both the UK version and the original US primetime version. Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Reality. What Not to Wear What Not to Wear Reality. Who Do You Think You Are? Who Do You Think You Are? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Game show. Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? Improvisational sketch comedy. Both used panelists Wayne Brady, Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie, among others. Last episodes of UK version were produced in the US. Wife Swap Wife Swap (ABC) Trading Spouses (Fox) Reality. Wild at Heart Life Is Wild US version cancelled after thirteen episodes. The World's Strictest Parents The World's Strictest Parents The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star [3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 There are some though, that equalled or bettered the UK originals: "Steptoe & Sons" became "Sanford & Sons". "Til' Death Do We Part" became the classic "All in the Family". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 There are some though, that equalled or bettered the UK originals: "Steptoe & Sons" became "Sanford & Sons". "Til' Death Do We Part" became the classic "All in the Family". Thats your opinion...the original Steptoe was streets ahead of Sanford & Sons in its humour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yes, well it's all down to opinion, isn't? My opinion is that Redd Foxx was genius in Sanford & Son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 The US has a long history of trying and generally failing to remake, and generally failing to reemake british series: Disagree about 'Queer as Folk'. The US series was much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Also let's not forget all of the crappy British remakes of American television programs: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_television_series_based_on_American_television_series Edited September 25, 2012 by NewlyMintedThai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnilangur Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 I do like the Brittish exports of Simon Cowell and also Gordon Ramsey, Hells Kitchen and X factor are great! I am also Bulgarian and I thought the movie Napolean Dynamite, stepbrothers and Borak were the funniest movies of all time ALL made in the USA....... Greatest film about saving nature-Avatar also USA born and raised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I do like the Brittish exports of Simon Cowell and also Gordon Ramsey, Hells Kitchen and X factor are great! I am also Bulgarian and I thought the movie Napolean Dynamite, stepbrothers and Borak were the funniest movies of all time ALL made in the USA....... Greatest film about saving nature-Avatar also USA born and raised... But you said in an earlier post X-factor was American and I quote "The X Factor and American Idol, but 'The Voice' America's Got Talent', the bachelor, survivor, etc all started in the USA"... make your mind up old chap... Avatar was Canadian born...James Cameron (who wrote/directed it) is Canadian... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Borat = British Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Borat = British Borat = Kazakhstan Sacha Baron Cohen = British Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checker Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Grow up . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Grow up . . . Why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 and you do know numerous shows you are stating as American, were actually British and the yanks stolen them off Simon Cowe, for a fee of course.... It's unbelievable how many British shows have been copied by the American's, which I don't mind but they take a good show, comedy or series and murder it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 and you do know numerous shows you are stating as American, were actually British and the yanks stolen them off Simon Cowe, for a fee of course.... It's unbelievable how many British shows have been copied by the American's, which I don't mind but they take a good show, comedy or series and murder it! And vice versa, perhaps? Unless "Bells of Brighton" was better than "Golden Girls"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I'm a fan of Colbert, but I think his style of putting people on without them being aware of it is definitely Ali G. For those of you who don't know, Redd Foxx was originally popular for his dirty humor record albums, titles like "You Gotta Wash Yo As_s!" that most record stores didn't carry -- if you didn't have any black friends (this is US, late 1950s onwards) you never heard of him. When word came out that he was going to have a television series we all thought it was a joke. Sanford & Son was based on Steptoe, but it was really vehicle for Foxx to tell toned-down versions of his jokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daftpunker Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 didnt they copy the sooty show aswell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnilangur Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Next up is MOVIES AND MUSIC.........Australia has NOTHING. The UK aint Bad, but the USA has the best movies in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidLucifer Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) Next up is MOVIES AND MUSIC.........Australia has NOTHING. The UK aint Bad, but the USA has the best movies in the world! That's a bit of an ethnocentric statement don't you think? I am sure if it was put to a worldwide vote, Bollywood would trounce the yanks, as would the Hong Kong movie industry with all the Chinese votes. Country music and gangsta rap disqualifies the US on any music front. Edited October 5, 2012 by LucidLucifer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 If you read the end credits is says from "Endemol Productions" owned by John de Mol, also the guy who did Big Brother, he lets countries use the ideas, and gets money for it. BTW - He had a great looking wife "Linda de Mol" Also most of the programs have started in Europe and then they go over the pond to America. Read - The Voice is an American reality talent show that premiered on April 26, 2011, on the NBC television network. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol[2] and is executive produced by Mark Burnett. It is part of an international series. The Voice immediately proved to be a hit for NBC and as of September 2012, the network is airing the third season. The second season premiered February 5, 2012, immediately following NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI. Linda de Mol was his sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebBangkok Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 The Thai drama series owner must be the same as Melrose place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Next up is MOVIES AND MUSIC.........Australia has NOTHING. The UK aint Bad, but the USA has the best movies in the world! That's a bit of an ethnocentric statement don't you think? I am sure if it was put to a worldwide vote, Bollywood would trounce the yanks, as would the Hong Kong movie industry with all the Chinese votes. Country music and gangsta rap disqualifies the US on any music front. Yes, especially about the music, but man that Bollywood crap is completely repetitive and totally uncreative; as is much (not all) of China's contributions You got to give the US credit for Hollywood, maybe not for edifying content, but definitely for continually raising the bar technologically and visually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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