1. These Too, Probably…
Perhaps we’re getting ahead of ourselves, but just like the other remakes listed here, these seem destined to fail when attempts are made to translate them for American audiences.
Luther without Idris Elba simply isn’t Luther, and its the inherent British-ness of the series which has seen it embraced by viewers on both sides of the pond. Expect to see it become just another generic cop drama.
As for Black Mirror, it’s almost guaranteed to go the way of shows like Life on Mars and Gracepoint unless creator and writer Charlie Brooker is as heavily involved in this version as the UK one. Just keep your fingers crossed that neither of these go ahead.
Whats odd is that most of the british shows we’re commissioned as direct rip offs of US shows. Coupling was the UK friends, Cold feet the UK Thirtysomething, Life On Mars just a nostalcic homage to Starskey And Hutch with an ironic noughties twist. Luther is just a generic HBO style cop proceedural. Black Mirror is basically just a UK Outer Limits. All we did was make their own templates feel original. They put the cart before the horse and made it a camel. A brand name slapped on a shops own brand.
You’re an idiot.
Not even 300 years of modern history & your’e using the same old fictional bull crap “America is the best at everything”.
How many times have you Yanks ripped British television off? How convenient of you not to mention that.
Bow down and and say hi to your daddy.
Suck it up.
peep show