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Borrowers: 16+ American Adaptations of British Television

avclub.com — Greg Daniels' American adaptation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's cult Brit phenomenon The Office creaked out of the gate with a shaky pilot episode that leaned far too heavily on gags from its British cousin. Dark rumblings claimed that the show would be a quickly cancelled disaster, but The Office quickly found its feet with a more...

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  • Ianki, on 09/03/2008, -0/+1Needs a new section: failed american pilots based on successful british shows. Red Dwarf, IT Crowd, Spaced etc etc.
  • inactive, on 09/03/2008, -0/+1Oh God, did they have to bring up Coupling? Just thinking about the American version makes me wince in pain.

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