10 Awful American Remakes of Great British Shows - American Reacts

[@v8cool231]

I find the biggest difference between the UK and American office is, I'm not sure what the American office is. It seems like a sit com with shaky camera work and some slapstick . It feels scripted. The British one is like a study in human behaviour. The acting is so natural. When David Brent makes a fool of himself, I can feel my face getting hot from the heat of embarrassment and awkwardness. .

[@simonchilli2088]

Me too with the cringe factor.

[@ampersandcastle1091]

Exactly, the UK Office stuck with its mockumentary form. That failed in the first season of the US version and it just became more generic

[@Pugwash.]

The first time I saw the UK Office by accident, I thought I'd tuned into an undercover documentary. This was why it worked.

[@LuckyDucky917]

I hate the UK Office, it's just too dreary and cringey. There's nothing redeeming about Brent. I avoided the US version for years but loved it when I finally found it. When I got passed season 1 anyway.

[@v8cool231]

@@LuckyDucky917 It's supposed to be cringey and I think the dreary setting is delibrate as it gives David a sense of false importance. If it was based in the bright lights of London, it'd cancel out the fact he's really an average guy who's worked his way up in an average place but thinks he's made it in life. I think theres lots to Brents character.

[@Thenerdywalrus]

What smeg head missed off Red Dwarf?!?! That was the epitome of classic British to awful American, even the stunning Terry Farrell couldnt save it

[@paullatham8486]

They attempted Red Dwarf?? My god I've got to see that train wreck!

[@OEDODRAGON]

@@paullatham8486 Like with the IT crowd they kept one actor, Robert Llewellyn (Kryten), but again, poop covered in sprinkles is still poop.

[@HeadGodoftheGodCouncil]

I believe they had a top 20 too, which they included Red Dwarf. Could be wrong though.

[@tracytabb2882]

Can beat red dwarf no way shape or form 👍👍👍

[@austinseven4720]

@@paullatham8486 They attempted it twice! The Terry Farrell as Cat one was the second attempt at a pilot. Craig Bierko was Lister in the first effort and even he thought it was trash!

[@michaelmercer8915]

Can't believe they missed red dwarf out, I only watched the first ten minutes of the american one and it sucked ass. My favourite american one is 3rd rock from the sun it's an absolute classic. Keep up the good work JT your positivity is contagious

[@melscienerf5977]

I'd blocked it from my memory!

[@michaelmercer8915]

@@melscienerf5977 that's understandable 👍 unfortunately those ten minutes was that bad I can't forget it 😂

[@mairyhuff7102]

Anything with John Lithgow is absolute classic

[@michaelmercer8915]

@@mairyhuff7102 definitely, he's a terrific actor

[@orwellboy1958]

It was a shocker.

[@blindarchershaunhenderson3769]

Just ignore the anti-sock-ers, they've got no sense of style or an interest in high fashion

[@yellowsoy2475]

I was ready to attack the haters with my own brand of British roasts but am glad he’s not too bothered lol XD

[@GARYTHDawson]

They need to get doubled socked for their own protection and that of others.

[@maz41617B]

I have striped socks like those but mines look older lol ... what was Sock gate about ??? Did someone actually get annoyed at his Socks 😂😂😂😂✌ surely NOT !

[@_Professor_Oak]

@@GARYTHDawson Just make sure they're n-95 socks!

[@WatchMojoUK]

Great Vid! I don't know how any of these production companies sleep at night! Heads up, JT - We also did a Top 20 version of this list if you wanna see some more diabolically bad American adaptations. ✌

[@FlyingPotty420]

Excuse me, WHAT!

[@chrisknight2631]

Hey, do you tell the narrators of your videos to intentionally mispronounce names to get engagement in the comments? I’ve always wondered but didn’t want to ask in the comments because that would be engagement.

[@anta3612]

Don't know what's the matter with people: what's their problem? Your socks are clean and don't have holes in them. 😘 Loving the stripey ones. I have a pair with bees on them 🤣. Not your cup of tea, I know. 😉

[@whyamibeingpesteredtogetahandl]

Each pair has two holes in them. If they didn't how would you put them on?

[@anta3612]

@@whyamibeingpesteredtogetahandl 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@anta3612]

@Astrobot Tari Yeah the whinge brigade innit.

[@Simon-hb9rf]

i think its not so much the socks, but the legs. :) who needs to see that over breakfast.

[@se4307]

I’ve got a sensory processing disorder. Socks really bother me. Even looking at and thinking about them for too long makes me imagine how they feel and I’m genuinely physically uncomfortable and I just cant. I’ve not been able to watch lately but now that I know it’s a regular thing I’ll just skip the into. I’ve never complained but just saying it might genuinely bother some people. Time stamp would be great but I get you can’t cater to everyone

[@vereybowring]

You need to watch all these UK originals. You don't even need to react to them, just watching them will make you feel so much better. Since you love Big Bang you absolutely have to watch the IT Crowd, it is one of the best comedies out there, although has a more surreal element at times.

[@howardchambers9679]

Richmond is my hero. Cradle of filth helped me through the dark times too

[@jmcdonald.1998]

They missed out ‘Taskmaster’. Taskmaster was a massive success in the U.K. and has spurned successful versions in multiple countries including Norway, Denmark and New Zealand. However, the American version was terrifyingly awful. Another of my favourite U.K. Comedies is ‘Ghosts’ which is getting a US remake this autumn and I’m scared about how it looks from the trailer.

[@MillenniumDays]

This list was made a year before the US Taskmaster. Otherwise it surely would have been in this list.

[@Peg__]

I didn't know that! Here I thought it was a Norway show. I watch it on YT. Time to go down the rabbit hole..

[@whatwhatinthewhat4400]

I tried watching the US taskmaster. it was so cringey. it was like the purposefully got the worse people and didnt explain the purpose of the show or something. Watch the new zealand version before ever considering the US version. I wonder if they will make an australian version.

[@Peg__]

@@whatwhatinthewhat4400 See, I never saw it here (US). I was learning Norwegian and looking for their shows to learn. I'll definitely seek out that version!

[@maz41617B]

😂😂😂😂

[@emmawheeler4624]

Life on Mars was a brilliant programme! Loved it! The thing is English humour is so different to American humour. it's so hard to translate from one to the other in a sitcom type thing, that they just shouldn't bother. If you change the humour, you change the whole premise, and then what's the point 🤷🏻‍♀️ loving the socks btw JT 😄 🧦

[@CraftyWitch1990]

It's Tuesday, I'm having hoops.

[@toddlerj102]

Yes we do, as we understand irony, sarcasm and self d err d err defamatory? Humor more than they do.

[@k.stewart007]

Gene hunt and malcolm tucker in a dis battle would be my dream

[@rosiejones9716]

Lom and a to a are some of the best British TV shows I can't believe America ruined them

[@jowragg947]

Yes I'm not too sure about the camberwick green episode, gene hunt battering the nonce...dear dear

[@mdx7460]

I’ll just never understand why America feel they need to take a show and recreate it. Why not just enjoy the original show like we do with American shows. It feels like ‘we can do it better’. But as shown here, more often than not the original should just be left alone

[@mediavideos2176]

A lot of the jokes in British shows are about British people, British history, British places or events that happened in Britain which Americans will never understand. So they have to change the jokes which are British orientated and make it about America so they are relatable to the American people.

[@sambucca1817]

@@mediavideos2176 Agree. I also think that we British have grown up listening to American music and watching American shows. So we can get a lot of the Americans humour. Where as the US haven’t had the reverse. So they don’t always get our humour.

[@DoddyIshamel]

Well most of the British originals are shown and enjoyed in America, its just they will never hit that big audience the networks are hoping for when they do a remake.

[@mdx7460]

@@mediavideos2176 we don’t feel we need to change their stuff to suit us. The difference is we gave American tv a go, so eventually we understood a lot of the stuff they refer to. It seems they have never been open to trying ours.. well apart from a few exceptions

[@SimonWakefieldUK]

The thing is most US shows are intentionally very broad, America is such a big country with such a wide variety of people that if they don't go for the lowest common denominator they fail to get an audience and without an audience they don't get ad revenue. Being broad has the benefit that it makes it easier to translate abroad so there is less need for a remake. Many other nations tv, especially uk comedies aren't that broad so can get lost in translation which is one of the reason the US likes to remake as the original would struggle to get an audience. In addition local content all over the world performs better than foreign content but that's even more pronounced in the US. Mind you this may change, streaming services have been picking up us rights to foreign content and that's exposing more people to foreign content meaning they get more used to different styles especially in comedy and more foreign culture knowledge which will make them more and more accepting of it and perhaps that may see putting the original version on us tv may become more viable

[@nicoladolby2154]

The British version of Life On Mars has to be one of the best comedies ever. Deliberately un-politically correct, it portrays how much we have changed since 1973 with actors who are genuinely loveable. It's sequel, Ashes To Ashes, is just as good, if not better!

[@markkettlewell7441]

You should watch the original “Young Ones” it’s hilarious 😂

[@steevenfrost]

Agreed. Love Hippy Neil especially when he became a policeman, and bashed the record player at a drugs bust, and said "Oh no, Steve Hillage".(hippy icon)

[@jessicapayne8622]

Don’t look out of the window…

[@Atumn-cgc]

Yes, definately should watch the 'Young one's especially the episode a bomb lands on the house and they turn Neil's room into a roller disco!

[@jessicapayne8622]

Yes!!! Somehow I doubt it’l get made now. Reshowing it probably e

[@jessicapayne8622]

Get cut too much because it’s ‘offensive’.

[@Pugwash.]

Fawlty Towers just wouldn't work in any other setting. The original lasted 12 episodes because that was enough.

[@bengosling4606]

I just turned 39 and have watched Fawlty Towers for at least 30 of those years and as much as I always wanted more, the 12 episodes they did make are by far my favourite television of all time and all these years later am thankful the cast and crew knew when enough was enough.

[@StrawberryHills]

I agree, 12 episodes had everything in it. And I can watch it again and again and again.... "Do not mention the war!"

[@MrSiBrum]

They forgot "Shameless". It's like the Americans took our dirty script, took out an iron & creased out all the edges, applying a bit of eau de parfum in the process. The show was nothing like the original, taking away the whole concept of what the show's about.

[@martynnotman3467]

Except for once its different..but still good

[@izabelasiczek3547]

It's like my name is Earl which is great too one of very few usa sitcoms I love

[@afunnyusername5599]

you mentioned you wondered how the people react to the shows they enjoy getting cancelled, and it made me think of a US origional seriers "Jericho" a post apocalyptic show from around 2005 that ran one season and then got cancelled. It was actually quite popular, more so than the channel realised and had been set up by the writers for continuation so when it just ended it had many unanswered questions. the fans started petitions to the tv channel, and the response was so strong they commisioned a half season where they hot shotted the remainder of the plot to provide closure. Whilst this has become quite common the last few years it was quite rare back during that time, and that fan pushback was a really kind of a prototype for simmilar efforts by fans of other cancelled shows in the coming years to either get the channel to reboot their show, or the IP sold to another company who were willing to re-commission more series.

[@slashdisco]

KEEP THE SOCKS GOING! Also, you're hands down the best of *all* the US-UK reactors - every single video is, as you would say, 'FIYURRR'!!! 😂

[@cherylwest9506]

There's a saying in the UK, the clothes (or cloth) don't maketh the man, in other words don't judge a person by Thier appearance, JT wear wotever socks you like 😁 x

[@Sinewmire]

'As I said in my play "The apparel oft proclaimeth the man", and I'm sure that's the version of the saying that will be remembered for posterity.' -Shakespeare in Upstart Crow

[@Jamie_D]

Never expected Lizzie to come out of the closet 🤣

[@bengosling4606]

Me either 🤣

[@katiegabberdeen]

The Young Ones is iconic. I used to love Vivian (Ade Edmondson) him and Rik Mayall was such a funny duo

[@russellmassey9324]

It was must see TV inthe 80's, but IMO it has not really aged well. I consider it unwatchable these days.

[@katiegabberdeen]

@@russellmassey9324 I loved filthy, Rich and Catflap but they only ever done 2 series if it.

[@amnril]

@@katiegabberdeen only the one series of F,R & Catflap we’re made which is brilliant. The young ones got two series though and Bottom got three.

[@katiegabberdeen]

@@amnril I've actually got it on dvd. My mum got it for me one Christmas but I was gutted I didn't get it the year before. I heard it was coming out and dropped MAJOR hints to my mum about it and she went and got it for my brother instead even though I was the big fan lol. Widely inappropriate for a small child but I loved it LOL (I was about 3 when it came out and my mum said it was my fav programme) I also requested my hair to be cut like Vivian because I wanted to be just like him. Whilst small children waved to passing cars i liked to stick my fingers up and stick out my tongue like the scene from young ones when Vivian smashed through the wall and does it 🙈 The 80s sure was fun

[@izabelasiczek3547]

Can't belive noone mentions Bottom

[@shadow_walkerOZ]

That doctor who telemovie is canon within the overall doctor who universe. The Paul McGann doctor from this film is counted as one of the 13 official doctor regenerations, the 8th doctor to be specific, and he even (kinda) showed up in the 50th anniversary episode.

[@kookiepetal]

The Young Ones is my favourite british show ever, i highly recommend the original , rik mayall and ade edmondson are british comedy legends

[@miathomas6476]

Congratulations on 60k it is so deserved you are such an incredible KZbinr I hope you hit 100k soon!

[@margaretnicol3423]

CONGRATULATIONS! You've got more people watching you than most of those TV remakes. :-D

[@guyhowland]

Saw your video reaction to the UK Inbetweeners. You should definitely try and react / watch the UK Office. It’s quite different. I remember seeing it for the first time and genuinely not knowing whether it was a real documentary or scripted. It also influenced so many other shows like Modern Family etc.

[@duncancallum]

When i first saw The Office i did think it was a documentary.

[@artasium1]

I yhink you should affix Lizzie to the inside of the closet door and then you can just open it everytime you want to show her.

[@bigal3055]

You did NOT just call Her Majesty, 'Lizzie'?! That's Your Lizzness to you! The Lizzster, The Boss, The Gaffer, The Guv or Big Lizzie (not to be confused with HMS Big Lizzie) are all perfectly acceptable too.

[@swannvictor1388]

'Private Eye' call her 'Brenda'....

[@mrsprivate1678]

British life on Mars in the uk was an excellent series with a great story line the US one was terrible. Americans have been remaking our shows for years three’s company was our man about the house ,Sanford and son was our steptoe and son, Archie bunker was our Alf garnett i could go on but it’s a long list .

[@JD-eo7dr]

They filmed bits for Life on Mars in my backstreet when I was young 1st series I think. Was a pretty random day

[@commander1007]

I personally loved watching shameless when I was younger the UK series was a lot better than the US one in my opinion

[@MonkeyButtMovies1]

Shameless is probably the only decent US remake IMO, but I still prefer the UK version.

[@BRIDINC1972]

I loved the UK Shameless and although it wasn't as good I enjoyed the US shameless. At least they didn't ruin it

[@liztancock1773]

I enjoyed both

[@oliviawheeler127]

Yeah I always preferred the US Shameless to the UK version (even thought I’m English) because to me it seemed more serious in some areas but more genuine in the comedy area

[@andymackem9814]

I'm English but much prefer the US version.

[@Wesker1984]

One I find on par is Shameless, you guys actually did a good job on that one.

[@simonpeggboard4004]

Yep!

[@craigtweedie1765]

Maybe it was as good as the final seasons of the original but the original was so much better

[@carlybishop6160]

You should read the chapter in Simon Cowell's autobiography about when he tried taking the British show, 'Pop Idol' to the US and made it 'American Idol'. He talks about how the Americans at FOX were adamant to copy every minute detail rather than just take the premise and adapt it for an American audience. He apparently spent months encouraging them just to have 3 judges as they had 3 which worked early on but as the British one had 4 they tried to do same even if the 4 judge didn't fit on the panel.

[@k.stewart007]

Total opposite to Wallace and gromits curse of the wererabbit. Apparently they tried to change everything. Even wanted to dub it with American actors. Can you even imagine an American Wallace! Creators wouldn't budge though.

[@carlybishop6160]

@@k.stewart007 Really? That doesn't sound like the Americans usually they copy it to a tee. Like with Top Gear where they tried to find a Jeremy Clarkson equivalent, a Richard Hammond equivalent and James May equivalent as if they were oblivious to the fact that it was the chemistry between them that made it work rather than their personalities.

[@k.stewart007]

@@carlybishop6160 they usually try to copy all the elements but make it American. If that makes sense. If top gear was American and we British really enjoyed it. Brittish TV would just show their version. Maybe even get the presenters to come to the uk to film a few specials. Whereas america want their own top gear, with their own presenters, and their own production style and probably American product placements too. But as you said. They just rip off what's already been done. Either create something new or keep the original. With wallace and gromit they wanted American accents so the audience would relate more. Even as a claymation world, the world of wallace and gromit looks so brittish. Having them having American accents would just look weird. Also the work that goes into every little mouth movement can takes weeks. It wouldn't have been so easy to rework that without it looking like a badly dubbed Japanese film. There's a video on here somewhere about it. In the end the creators agreed to change marrows to melons in the US version. Apparently Americans don't know what marrows are.

[@carlybishop6160]

@@k.stewart007 I am curious to see the American version of Wallace and Gromit. Just to see how bad it is. Might go and search it out. What I don't get is like you said how they just rip something off than make their own version. When we see programmes we like we usually just the original than copy. The only exception is for reality TV as we have to remake it if we want British contestants.

[@susancallow1931]

You should show your socks more often. It’s funny and part of your character 😆

[@wackojacko0295]

We brits are willing to tolerate your remakes of our shows, just leave only fools, dads army, open all hours, porridge, the sweeney and bottom alone and there wont be any problems.

[@empmartia7897]

dont forget Ab Fab, last of the summer wine, one foot in the grave well ALL THE CLASSICS

[@jimmuscle2891]

Did America even have a home-guard?...

[@jimcook1161]

The US did have an equivalent to The Home Guard - The Council of Civil Defense. And they did try to make a US Dad's Army called The Rear Guard. Like some of the shows in this vid a single pilot was made in 1976, a remake of the U-boat crew episode and it wasn't picked up.

[@johnt8998]

We may be willing to tolerate the Americans remaking our programs, just as long as we don't have to watch them.

[@shaunbyrne9037]

The US did try and remake Dad's Army called The Rear Guard in 1976 on the ABC network . It only got as far as one pilot episode and then was cancelled . It was based on a group of men in the American Civil Defence who were an auxiliary force in the event of an invasion. ABC also tried a version of Only Fools and Horses called Kings Of Van Nuys in 2012 but only got as far as one pilot episode.

[@mentaldavethefirst]

Could have had Only Fools and Horses, Red Dwarf, and Steptoe and Son on this list too

[@michael6401]

I can’t understand why we remake tv shows instead of just showing the original versions ! We share cultural similarities and our humour isn’t so different, Ok I’m English and I loved breaking bad, one of the best tv shows ever made (in my opinion) and so good that I’m into better call Saul but it just wouldn’t work if we tried to remake it into an English version ! If it ain’t broke don’t fix it !

[@melscienerf5977]

Because they would have to pay the original owners of the shows and they don't lie doing it maybe? Or the ceo thinks Americans just won't respond to British people being funny not villains 🤔

[@michael6401]

@@melscienerf5977 it costs money to make a show though !

[@jamiesumner3070]

Alot of countries don't understand british humour, which is why many shows get remade. Also certain british culture references get lost on international audiences.

[@paulknight5018]

@@jamiesumner3070 However one of the most popular shows at the time was Allo Allo in Germany!

[@dbonk6264]

I find British humour being very different to American humour. American jokes are really obvious. Something like David Letterman was tried in the UK and fell flat on its backside. British sense of humour tends to be very dry and often subtle but also we enjoy it when the situation gets awkward in comedy and progressively worse. There’s no moral thing or uplifting moment at the end.

[@benwheeldon9055]

Ignore the haters! It’s actually made me pair my socks up lol they have to match now

[@lindagovan7195]

Lots of people are suggesting 'The Young Ones' and 'Bottom' with the amazing Rik Mayall. Both are brilliant, but please, please, PLEASE check out 'Kevin Turvey Investigates'. It'll have you in stitches. Congrats on 60k.

[@corriehingston6744]

Please don't make an American version of Dad's Army 🤣

[@patrickhows1482]

They did, I can't remember what it was called, but I saw a clip, it was awful. Congratulations on the 60,000 milestone.

[@bengosling4606]

Hell no!

[@finbar59]

I’m a 64 year old man from Hampshire in southern England. I am currently receiving Radiotherapy for cancer which is quite literally a pain in the butt. I travel 30 miles daily to Southampton and back for treatment. All of this is provided free for me on our NHS. I guess I’d be bankrupt now if I lived in America. Each day when I return from treatment I always look up your channel for your latest posts as they cheer me up immensely. You are the most genuine and funniest guy on you tube. If you came to the UK you would be snapped up immediately by the BBC or Channel 4 as a presenter. Please keep up the good work, your style and obvious love of all things UK is greatly appreciated. I wish you all the best Finbar.

[@bigdaddigaming]

I loved coupling and I did watch 1 episode of the American version, it was beyond appalling

[@mattwainwright9198]

Didn't have a clue America had remade some of these. My favourites of the originals are The IT Crowd and The Inbetweeners, both two of my favourite shows ever. Also should mention Life on Mars as well which is brilliant, definitely give that show a watch, such an original and imaginative idea and one of the most gripping shows I've ever seen.

[@1obsessionafteranother794]

The USA remake of LIFE ON MARS with that ending sounds bad. Now i feel like I want to rewatch the original (it was so long ago when i watched it when it first aired). I also watched a South Korean remake that I’d also watch again. I think the SK version had the “Sam” character staying in the past, and ending with him answering a call from a killer (which would have left the opportunity for a 2nd series but I don’t think it happened)

[@YTDumpsterBaby]

The US life on mars had a better budget and was superior in some respects but they didn't go after the historic cultural references like the UK one did not to the same degree. Instead of the iconic colour test screen reminding sam he wasn't in the real world. The US had a mars rover driving around. Then when they explained it all as a simulation instead of sam being in a coma it just didn't make sense. The UK version was literally Sam's life flashing before his eyes and him finding peace in limbo in the 70s.. He went from being a cop in modern day to being hit by a car and trying to solve crimes that were connected to current events the he was trying to reconcile, except this was taking part in the 70s. The US version just wound up making no fricken sense because of the ending.

[@MarieA38]

Haven’t seen the us version but the uk skins was a big part of my teen years, such a classic here and I would love to see you react to it!

[@suezang5254]

So, 61k+, well done JT, although it doesn't surprise me at all, you are an amazing person,you have so much warmth in you and it comes across all the time,keep going ,and give all our love to your beautiful girl Anna,oh, mustn't forget Maggie 💞💞

[@melscienerf5977]

I may be odd but I like the socks 😂 Definitely watch the original young ones! As far as I'm concerned the USA spoiled a brilliant show called "being human" when they remade it, I know others don't agree but... They're wrong 😅 Keep it up JT, I love your channel you make me laugh so much! 💜

[@Kari_B61ex]

Congrats on the 60k - I'm a new subscriber, and I'm loving the sock show!

[@dylanhallsworth6048]

I gotta admit, the savage ness of the British commentator is brill

[@Zombie.793]

American networks really should stop with the remakes and just enjoy the British originals, honestly, it's just insulting

[@bengosling4606]

My thoughts exactly

[@postiekeefveness4415]

I'm with you bro on the Big Bang Theory. Absolutely bloody hilarious. I was a postie and every time I had to knock on a door it was knock knock knock, Penny. Even if the customer opened the door quickly I would carry on until I'd done it 3 times. The US also made good remakes of some of our shows. As an example Dear John in the UK was mildly funny but the US version made me cry with laughter.

[@ladykaycey]

The IT Crowd is brilliant. So funny but nothing like the Big Bang Theory. Two totally different concepts. I loved the Big Bang Theory as well BTW

[@derekhorne8076]

To be fair, we are guilty of it too. We made an absolutely dreadful version of The Golden Girls called The Brighton Belles - thankfully it didn't last long.

[@eadaoinmcgugan5070]

Honestly love your videos they're so funny, and you're so relatable! I have family in california and it's stunning! It shocked me to find out that you guys often/don't learn about other countries and how they work and what they look like and what they're history is so I love seeing your genuine reactions to all these things and I'd love to learn about America too, for a brit the states has always been the land of dreams, freedom and huge food portions 😅 keep it up man!

[@dbonk6264]

I’d love to see you react to Maid Marian and Her Merry Men. It’s nothing short of comedy genius!

[@marc3981]

Red Dawrf is THE greatest example. Where is it?

[@peterscott5968]

It goes both ways. Some bright spark thought we needed a UK version of the golden girls. It was called the Brighton belles. On the telly in the early 90s and was shite. BTW I heart ur socks. Keep them coming. X

[@Courtneyburns90]

And all those god awful realty shows eg Geordie shore and the only way is Essex. Rip off of the The Hills. Edited to say the Hills I never watched also crap I imagine.

[@mrknowles1540]

Did JT really start his show by coming out the closet 😂🤣😂

[@klaxoncow]

And was Tom Cruise in there?

[@samanthatyrrell2240]

Congratulations on the 60K, now 61k, subscribers. You deserve every single one and more. Keep the awesome content coming 🔥 🇬🇧

[@ogalienman]

Oh damn, those socks do be fire though!

[@JTReacts11]

🔥🔥

[@anta3612]

Congratulations on 60K! Well deserved! Sending love from England. 🎆🎇🧨✨🎉🎊🎈💚💙💜

[@microwave1780]

I love how jt always sees the positive side of things

[@thatcedric]

Doctor Who? That 1996 episode was written, produced and directed by Brits. It was filmed in Canada. American money though but the artistic heart was British. I don't think it belongs in the list

[@minxmish823]

I honestly think you'll love the I.T crowd...its one of my faves and big bang theory is to so must have the same taste ha x

[@ampersandcastle1091]

Some others that deserve a mention: - Taskmaster US. The UK version is the funniest programme I’ve ever seen, but America somehow fucked it up - Red Dwarf. It’s such a classic but again, they just didn’t understand what made it work. US remakes currently in development: - Ghosts. I love the UK version so much (series 3 came out yesterday!!!) but c’mon, you can’t have it without the iconic Horrible Histories cast - Welcome to Flatch, a remake of This Country. It looks like they might actually do a decent job of adapting this, but it won’t be as funny or entertaining as the original

[@lizthompson9653]

You know youre going to get loads of socks sent to you now! Keep that reacting going. Im thinking a british bulldog tattoo 🙂

[@Scorkies]

Hi JT check out "The Young Offenders" its an Irish comedy series that may not have made it to the US yet :)

[@markkettlewell7441]

The Big Bang Theory is good. I Agee with you on this one JT

[@maisiemoo_x]

your socks segment is very important in my heart! ignore the haters x

[@giles852002]

Doctor Who is probably the only US version of a show that was embraced by the UK. We were just so happy to have it back, in hindsight it’s probably a good thing it failed. Also love the Big Bang Theory. And we’re not innocent of this in the UK. ITV tried to remake “That 70s Show” & it was terrible!

[@suejaneuk1681]

TBBT is brilliant also Frasier and Friends. The UK, has to be Father Ted, the IT Crowd, Motherland, Black Books, Friday night dinner and Count Arthur Strong.

[@catshez]

I love your socks.. cheers me up ! Just saying 😉 Hang on.. this was uploaded an hour ago, and you are at 61K ?? Where did the 1K come from ?! You deserve it, JT !! 🙌🙌🙌🌈🌈🌈💕🔥🔥🔥

[@Lazmanarus]

Don't forget that "Three's Company" was called "Man About the House" in the UK originally, "Steptoe & Son" become "Sanford & Son" across the pond & "Please Sir!" became "Welcome Back Cotter". There may be others.

[@emilyclarke8222]

I feel like JT would literally love the young ones

[@deltawolf6653]

The big bang is way better than the IT crowd from someone who's from the uk

[@orwellboy1958]

I loved both but I don't think it's fair to compare them.

[@jordanyates7365]

Hey been watching a few months now love the channel, hope you get 100k

[@bengosling4606]

Me too

[@robertaistrope9602]

I like your channel pointing out all the bad American versions of UK tv shows. but back in the 70's the US actually got it right i.e threes company was based on the UK sitcom Man about the House. All in the family (and almost all of the Norman Lear shows) were also based on UK sitcoms.

[@Ally-i1d]

Show us your socks JT, they are 🔥

[@thek9queen77]

Add to the list “Ghosts” from bbc, with the amazing cast of Horrible Histories. I’m deeply upset.

[@ameliam7292]

Ghosts is my favourite show. I absolutely love the six idiots and I’m a tad annoyed they’re copying it. At least the idiots are happy about it.

[@Rowanie]

Has anyone seen the red dwarf US pilot? Oh it was sooooo bad

[@ticketyboo2456]

As an older viewer I'd include Man About the House. The American remake called Three's Company was terrible it's only redeeming quality being the introduction of John Ritter.

[@dale2uk102]

No way they tried to remake faulty towers 😂

[@paulguise698]

They tried to make it 3 times, 1 series was called Snavely the other was called Payne and I cant remember what the other one was called

[@dale2uk102]

@@paulguise698 can't believe it no one can re create it its one of the best programs ever made they should get sued for trying especially 3 times

[@lilygabriella8098]

I can’t believe you keep our monarch in a cupboard 😲😂

[@MacStoker]

just noticed the st james sign... well done your now an official Geordie of the realm!

[@sood9876]

Perhaps the idea is that Americans won't understand British accents or references, but I've watched Americans reacting to Peter Kay (one of Britain's top comedians) who has a very strong Lancashire accent and finding him hilarious. Okay, they may not understand every word, but I'm the same when US shows start talking about baseball! P.S. Keep socking it to us , JT!

[@braxious]

JT you simply must react to the "Young Ones" it will totally blow you away what we got away with PRE snowflakes and PC

[@Kit_Bear]

In Sickness and in Health, Love thy Neighbour, Curry and Chips, Till Death us do Part etc....

[@MrWhodini22]

@@Kit_Bear You realise that alternative comedy, which Young Ones was a part of was anti pretty much all those shows? The comedians that were "alternative comedy" were a reaction against the Bernard Mannings, Jim Davidson etc and there reliance on 'my mother in law' / 'my black neighbour, who is black' style humour.

[@PassiveSmoking]

Regarding the US Doctor Who, it was pretty garbage, but Paul McGann acted his heart out for it and I think he could have been a really good doctor had only he been given a chance. The current version of Doctor Who does make the TV movie canon though, as McGann did come back to reprise his role in a short called Night Of The Doctor, which only drove home the point about just how great he could have been if only he'd had the chance.

[@florencedelves7409]

0 dislikes *perfectly balenced as all things should be* Read More

[@ibbybibby]

You sneaky- Read more...

[@paxton_pomykal]

You didn't think I'd fall for that did you? Really Read More....

[@danwancke9931]

Yes!! The St James Park sign. I have that in my hallway. You need some toon socks!!

[@PHDarren]

Can you imagine if we remade The Dukes of Hazzard or The A Team with a UK cast and setting.....we didn't because we know it would be bad. We do remake US shows but 99.9% of them are game shows and everyone does that and no one can mess them up.

[@leehallam9365]

The Dr Who film was fine, its just that there wasn't a US audience. It wasn't a remake it was a bigger budget attemp to try to get an international audience. Fawlty Towers actually had several attempts a remakes before Payne, there was one where they made Basil a woman, and cast Bea Arthur, there was another where they decided the best thing was to drop the Basil character all together, neither worked. Generally it works best if they take the basic idea then start from scratch, so long as they do a good job. That's true of The Office, but also of older shows like All In The Family and Sanford and Family.

[@gazmatraz5248]

Grats on 60k, your a pretty cool due yourself JT! Keep the videos coming.

[@dbonk6264]

Oh wow, if you’ve not seen The IT crowd, then please watch it. It’s amazing. Also would recommend Red Dwarf and Friday Night Dinner. I suspect you will find them both hilarious. I think you should wear odd socks next time, twice the fun :)

[@1rudgie]

What really bothers me with the (awful) remakes is how Americans NEED to cast overly attractive people that smile all the time and have hair make up over done! Our comedy's have regular relatable looking people for a purpose

[@vickytaylor9155]

The Big Bang theory, Roseanne, Grace under fire, Everybody loves Raymond good American series. Otherwise I think we do irony and comedy better in the uk.

[@salfordnurse]

Fawlty Towers had 3 remakes. Payne, Amanda's by the Sea and Snavely. The Doctor Who TV Movie was actually made partly by the BBC and is considered part of the original and New British TV show. The only parts that were original to the TV Movie and are copyrighted to the US were the two 'companions' that were introduced in the film

[@robertdraper5782]

The problem in transferring shows is usually quality over quantity in the UK a season would be 6 - 8 shows in the US it's more like 20 - 25. The original UK shows were written by single or pairs of writers who allow the comedy to evolve while US comedy usually has a writers room with several writers contributing material so it becomes more about squeezing the jokes into the script.

[@lukefarrell6769]

Keep going buddy!! Great videos and cracking pair of socks!! Such elegance lol

[@hexkid6351]

You should watch "Episodes". It's a UK comedy about making a US renake of a successful UK sitcom & stars Matt Le Blanc as a slightly exaggerated version of himself.

[@vivienwilliams1538]

I fell for a 'no hoper' tv series on English tv some years ago. You reminded me how miffed I was when the took it off - not happy! It starred the lovely Mel Giedroyc and Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted). Memory tells me it was called 'Married'. I loved it!! The barstewards took it off!!! Just to say to Mel and Ardal, I totally loved you in this.

[@DamonAuger]

Keep doing you dude! We love your socks 😂

[@Dr-EV]

I'm British, could you imagine if the Brits did a remake of Big Bang? It would be like trying to remake near perfection. Also what happened to the American remake of Red Dwarf being listed?

[@moretus2270]

I thought you came out of the cupboard at the start of this 😂😂😂😂