Comments on: 4 Great American TV Shows Stolen from the British

By: Carole

Carole — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:32:32 +0000

Has anyone mendtioned Top Gear? I have never watched either the British (original) version or the American version, but I have friend who has, and she says the British version is better (of course she IS a little biased, being British herself, but anyway…)

I have tried to watch The Office (American) since I like Rainn Wilson, but I just cannot get into it.

Saw one episode of British What Not to Wear, found it highly entertaining, but it was a special presentation, so no chance of getting to see it on a regular basis.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:16:47 +0000

I was also going to say Whose line is it anyway. Every other country in the world has stolen our america’s next top model.

By: KJ

KJ — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:58:13 +0000

Surprised no one’s mentioned Keep It in the Family/Too Close For Comfort. Though I have yet to see the original British version, I enjoyed watching TCFC because I grew up on a lot of sitcoms from the 70′s and 80′s.

By: Chuck G

Chuck G — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:59:20 +0000

Also, Antiques Roadshow was originally British, because they have way more antiques than we do…

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:21:52 +0000

British humour and American humour can’t really be compared because it’s so different. I tried watching an episode of the British office and I hated it, although I tried watching an episode of the American Office and didn’t really like the first few episodes. I can admit to really being a fan of Red Dwarf and Doctor Who though.

By: gewurz

gewurz — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:44:36 +0000

Top Gear!

By: MarkFL

MarkFL — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 03:49:12 +0000

I know this is a late reply, but nevertheless…

The Daily Show is basically an update of the old HBO series, Not Necessarily the News — which in turn was the American version of Not the Nine O’Clock News.

By: dirk alan

dirk alan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:49:45 +0000

uk kitchen nightmares far superior. bonus gordon swearing instead of bleeping. i will never eat in a restaurant again. thank you for the ” heads up ” gordon. if i dont fix it i dont eat it.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:54:49 +0000

And I knew it. It’s coming on FOX for the summer.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:41:44 +0000

I’m just glad that Masterchef has only gone so far to NZ, OZ and UK. If it was to be aired in the US it be competing with so many chef contest shows.

Really amazing how the show has taken the country in storm when I was there on holiday/vacation. I’m sure there many people glued to program