UK Inbetweeners vs USA Inbetweeners - Destruction of a Franchise

[@LumbardiYT]

PART 7 OUT NOW: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGnSopWGq6uLrck

[@BoeingFan1010]

Ok

[@kyle4214]

US inbetweeners gives me weird stomach pains and a terrible headache

[@kyle4214]

Also great vid as always mate, keep up the good work

[@LumbardiYT]

hero

[@sylocke2376]

That's called cringe my friend

[@swagalishers9950]

@@LumbardiYT side kick

[@AliG-fr9oj]

@@LumbardiYT In the video you made it seem as if it wasn't cast randomly! My dude the person who cast them just walked in a shop and said to the future actors wanna be in a TV show? Actually yeah a lot of thought went into that😏

[@124mun]

The funny thing is if you're British you would've come across characters such as these in real life at some point lol

[@hugemassive5143]

The inbetweeners perfectly describes my friend group, theres 4 of us and each one of us is literally one of them lot

[@fijiarc2090]

@@hugemassive5143 which one are you then?

[@plainjanex9970]

@@hugemassive5143 which one are you?

[@plainjanex9970]

I can confirm, I have met a LIFETIME of jays lmao

[@WilliamDoesStuff]

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[@blueninjanoname7338]

UK version is so relatable if you live in the UK, its gold.

[@TheMalmut]

Even as an American, I found the UK version extremely relatable, and also gold.

[@blueninjanoname7338]

@@TheMalmut I'm genuinely glad you like it from across the pond 👍🏻

[@KaiserDaChoom]

honestly in australia its pretty relatable as well atleast at my school lmao

[@thomasdavies604]

Gold is cheap compared to UK inbetweeners... it's bitcoin

[@caroleberreur9585]

Same as a French person. I remember some boys in my school in France fitting this pretty well. The Inbetweeners are basically a version of all our teenage years. I refuse to watch the US version, because it would spoil the much better UK one.

[@derekcheung3069]

Super Bad was a better American inbetweeners than the actual American inbetweeners

[@sunnymango1473]

100% agree

[@ghostface3254]

and better than the uk inbetweeners

[@georgethecowmoo]

@@ghostface3254 I’m guessing you’re American considered that no British person would insult our nations proudest achievement

[@Lumbagofier]

Michael Myers your probably American just except American Inbetweeners is 10000000000 feet under

[@skkek4527]

@@ghostface3254 Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Plus that was a Brave comment in a majority British comment section, so I respect it. LMAO

[@Molly-tv5sv]

The OG inbetweeners series was crafted around British culture and stereotypes. It was perfectly moulded to be a British show, and the US show just tossed that in the trash and made a garbage fire.

[@raerith-5503]

So they did basically use American culture lol

[@Bambietta_is_better]

@@raerith-5503 biggest mistake ever

[@phantom8699]

@@raerith-5503 yep, that perfectly explains the difference between America and UK

[@adriancarlos9155]

@@raerith-5503 Dry slow American "White" humour,

[@KissMyFatAxe]

Yep. And we all know the US has the culture of a brick. If it's not guns and cheesy one liners, it's not American 😆

[@matthill3293]

American Jay: Believes everything he says, pathological liar, already got his answer ready because in his head, it's happening. There's literally no other reason or any further layer to his character motivation. British Jay: When he's asked a question, you see him scrambling around for an answer, trying to think of these things on the spot because he has such a desperate need to be admired which is completely understandable when we see how his dad is. That's what makes Jay so endearing. The scene near the beginning here sums it up. American: "How do you do it best? "Deep, right up to the balls" - He believes it and thinks no more of it British: "How do you do it best?" "Errrr....Ya know....Deep.....Right up to the balls!" - You see the moment where the lightbulb in his head goes on and he thinks up that answer and then you sense a subtle amount of pride in himself for doing so.

[@burntgod7165]

Yes, that's great insight, you're right. Really good example. That's so much to do with James Buckley's performance. He found the nuance. He found the subtlety. He also gave Jay vulnerability, which is why we loved him and just found the US Jay a potentially dangerous creep.

[@ajaxlewis7664]

Fuckin' nailed it, mate.

[@stegosaurus993]

There's like no emotion with the US character as well, like you can see uk jay is passionate about lying and trying to impress people with the delivery of his lines like "I'm really good at shagging now, that's all I'm saying!" vs US Jay who just throws it out there with no emphasis or emotion whatsoever "I'm so good at sex now"

[@stevespooky9894]

@@burntgod7165 gotta say you got it right mate- kudos!

[@CDMaccles]

Hit the nail on the head! Its substance that's missing.

[@FREZHPRINCE]

they made neil a hippie and jay overweight for some reason

[@markovmily6950]

yup the generic awkward american high school boys format

[@markovmily6950]

​@Cian MacGana what do you mean?

[@JackGiblenSinger]

I’m not sure if anything was intentional there tbh

[@xmaskedartistx]

It’s America

[@dibbla]

@@markovmily6950 yup same formula they use for every Hollywood movie. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ThatGuyMofo]

Over ten years later we are still using these phrases

[@4lfie420]

YOU BUMDERR

[@hecker8675]

BUS WANKERS

[@oisinmescall6777]

@@hecker8675 ohhhhh football friends

[@hecker8675]

@@oisinmescall6777 👍fwends👍

[@tedbrown4379]

“Ooo friends” “bus wankers”

[@str4yk1dsw0rldd0minati0n]

They really grabbed one personality trait from all of them and decided thats all they need for a character for it to be perfect and funny

[@plainjanex9970]

I find this with a lot of American shows. The dumb characters only personality trait is to be dumb. The funny one can only be unserious in all situations. The leader can never fall short. It just makes the shows so unentertaining.

[@LG02380]

With Mr. Gilbert, it also helps that Greg Davis was previously Head of Drama at a school before he was a comedian. He knows how to be intimidating also as he is giant. 🤣

[@bendavies3642]

Seen a comment that said on another vid that The us inbetweeners is more bent than Neil's dad

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

@YOU CAN DOOO IT !! go asked your mum

[@jackjay4670]

@@makeitsonumberone1358 go type properly

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

@@jackjay4670 you dropped this 👜

[@CSSP_1188]

Notice the difference in the lighting too, the British version looks dull and that gives a raw feel which makes it believable but the American version is always shot at the lightest time of day, it's bright, it's vibrant, it's colourful and it just looks like another generic, 9verly polished, idealistic American show

[@123ShadowMario]

Might just be because the U.K. is pretty dull.

[@alexb151]

@@123ShadowMario and? haha it is.

[@plankster993]

The US just don’t quite get UK sarcasm, but they sure think they do!!

[@Listenerz64]

The only one that is good remake is the office

[@zapkvr]

Bingo

[@zapkvr]

@@Listenerz64 utter bullshit. The US Office is piss weak. Its over sentimental rubbish.

[@VillagerCentral]

@@zapkvr utter bullshit my arse, even Ricky Gervais has come out himself and says he prefers it, more heart, more development and more laughs, better all round 👍

[@zapkvr]

@@VillagerCentral yeah sure he has. And he panders to the HFPA every year so he gets invited back for the golden globes. IF he said it (and I doubt it) he was being ironic. And of course the yanks didn't get the joke.

[@dfpguitar]

every one of the British characters is a believable and somewhat likeable person. American TV is kind of allergic to realistic cringe traits and even basic flaws in their media personalities. They also use music to imply what emotion you are supposed to be feeling.

[@chickenmadness1732]

British show is funny, relatable cringe. American show is painful cringe, cringing at how bad the show is and feeling embarassed for the actors, writers and everyone involved in the production. Their careers are probably doomed.

[@idrinkmilk282]

If your audience is stupid, you gotta make media accordingly. Very rare you see good American tv

[@peterwallis4288]

I actually feel bad for the people who worked on the US version.

[@ArthurKingoftheBritons404]

I feel worse for the people who are only aware of the American version, poor souls.

[@peterwallis4288]

@@ArthurKingoftheBritons404 true. Verily, you are a wise King.

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

Taika Watiti was apparently one of them

[@datboi9539]

That explains a lot... he sucks.

[@turogamer-oi4nq]

The fact there is no swearing in the US version just makes it so unrealistic, in college and high/middle school students swear

[@aaronmeade5435]

Yeah that's the problem as well its way too clean like the bug bang theory too safe

[@TypicallyHuman]

Still remember laughing in pain when Neil punches the fish.

[@joewoodland8635]

honestly, once you see the making of that scene, it only gets funnier

[@jimtin8754]

Funniest thing ever first time I seen that

[@ey7290]

UK version, some of my best friends, are basically them...ITS relatable, which is what most British comedy is

[@romeisfallingagain]

im in my 30s and the uk inbetweeners was exactly like being at my school. i think it must be the same for anyone, at any british school. the casting and interactions were incredible. you put out a great video

[@OogwayNL]

Good vid, underrated in my opinion.

[@LumbardiYT]

Thanks mate

[@stevensheath8992]

I remember when an American Director wanted to remake Doctor Who. This recreation of the Inbetweeners proves why UK shows should never be remade.

[@redcoatgaming4141]

That American dr who film thing is part of the Canon of dr who though so it did something right

[@stevensheath8992]

@@redcoatgaming4141 I wasn’t referring to the 60s movies, there was someone in recent years who wanted to make Doctor Who into a movie franchise and got told no.

[@redcoatgaming4141]

@@stevensheath8992 I was on about Paul McGann

[@stevensheath8992]

@@redcoatgaming4141 fair enough, though that wasn’t really a remake it was a continuation.

[@notzogood5535]

@@stevensheath8992 hate the current doctor run so I would say go for it. America can remake British TV and do it well they just have to care and understand the source.

[@danielgee3839]

uk version is one of my favourite shows, while as an australian i cant really relate to being a teenager in britain i think we get british humor

[@jayboy2kay7]

You do, we are quite alike in humour among alot of things my friend. Americans however.. just nothing there. Kuntz

[@insanesociety4]

Desert England

[@plainjanex9970]

The British and Australian cultures are definitely cousins.

[@steve6997]

@@plainjanex9970 what

[@plainjanex9970]

@@steve6997 the British and Australian cultures are very similar in some aspects, but not close enough for them to be “brothers”. So, cousins will do.

[@BareFunnyYeah]

Honestly going to a funeral is funnier then watching USA comedy,UK comedy will ALWAYS be undefeated

[@tincan9074]

How about office USA vs office UK

[@callumbaker6170]

@@tincan9074 uk still better

[@poizonuk6186]

@@tincan9074 UK office is better

[@maxbroughton9713]

@@tincan9074 are you having a laugh

[@gravemind6536]

The issue is America copying British comedy and then throwing their own warped spin on it. They can make their own comedy decent enough but its when they butcher our stuff its cringe.

[@joeblack4634]

I think Mr Gilbert is one of the biggest crimes in the US version. One of the things I find so funny about UK Gilbert is that he’s *terrifying*. He’s so comically intimidating and has so much power in his job, and contrasting with Will being overly cheery and sucking up to him is hilarious. But in the US version, that dynamic doesn’t exist. Gilbert is so poorly cast, he doesn’t feel more “powerful” or intimidating, he feels like a stereotypical alcoholic teacher. He doesn’t feel above Will, he just feels like a bit of a dick. It’s awful

[@roycropper698]

Probably because he used to a be a teacher. Therefore, he probably wasn’t acting and just acted like a teacher.

[@ampersandcastle1091]

@@roycropper698 and because Greg is 6ft 8

[@cheekbonestrenchcoat]

UK Gilbert: Intimidating man anyway, demands a respect from the pupils whilst clearly being world weary of their sh*t, sarcastic US Gilbert: idk drunk?

[@roycropper698]

@@cheekbonestrenchcoat US Gilbert looks like a nonce. Greg Davies was a teacher so, the reason why he was so good was because he used his past experience.

[@cheekbonestrenchcoat]

@@roycropper698 well yes, Greg Davies was a disenchanted drama teacher so had experience to draw on

[@johndupee9494]

“Bus wanker” and “Bumder” should be added to the Oxford dictionary

[@alextowers7564]

Bus wanker became an integral part of my vocabulary during years 9-11

[@ungratefulmango]

Ah yes. Because teenage boys need even more homophobic slurs

[@alextowers7564]

@@ungratefulmango From my experience, it's not teenage boys who are homophobic

[@HiHello-mm1ff]

@@alextowers7564 honestly all groups of people have their fair share of homophobes, and their fair share of accepting people

[@Masterofchodes]

@@ungratefulmango lol

[@Blue-pk4ny]

Me: Mum, can we please adopt Boris Johnson? Mum: We've got Boris Johnson at home. Boris Johnson at home: 5:24

[@allhailgeneralpuck1427]

💀

[@dannyw6854]

that was beautiful

[@williamseldon1383]

I was thinking just the same lmao

[@NewNicator]

Would you like a cup of tea? ☕️

[@poliwreckerh2o74]

Why is the word "Fit," just way more fitting then "Hot," in the mum scene.

[@cheekbonestrenchcoat]

It's one of those weird nuances to language. They mean the same thing in essence but "fit" just does work better. Probably cause it's a far more British thing lol

[@stephenjennings555]

Things that the US completely ruined: Hiroshima Nagasaki Shameless Inbetweeners

[@adamkhan985]

The USA ruined everything the UK makes

[@YBM2007]

Life on Mars

[@karlosthejackel69]

WW2

[@lordhenrywotton95]

One huge misstep was toning down the bad language. Inbetweeners was a huge hit because the language was so foul it was shocking even to Brits. It made the crudeness fly because it was the sort of thing you heard in pub toilets but never on television.

[@bodkimalone]

4:36 also that little "noo" to end the joke really fits the scene well enough

[@mitchsavini]

As an American I can say the British Inbetweeners is the best sitcom ever... I was lucky enough to be stationed over in England when the 2nd movie premiered and I absolutely loved it...now 8 years later I watch the entire series and both movies at least twice a year

[@LeeLeeLiar]

The funniest thing about the American version is when you don't watch it. And instead watch the original Inbetweeners

[@tonypattison7971]

The Amurican version of most British comedy shows usually miss by miles and rely on the piped laughter to tell them that they must laugh.

[@UnfiltedReality]

Accept the Office that was good

[@metrosuez7475]

my god, there is actually a really good actor in this (Brett Gelman from Stranger Things and Fleabag as Mr Gilbert). Glad this didn’t ruin his career.

[@johnm7491]

Happens every time, I'll never forget what they did to Life on Mars, absolutely butchered it and got cancelled after one season.

[@zapkvr]

Correct

[@cheekbonestrenchcoat]

Where they didn't get that it wasn't actually a sci fi show and had Gene Hunt be an actual Alien?

[@Zenn_Chan]

The sheer amount of people I know who go “ooh, friend” truly shows how iconic the original was

[@jimdangle3708]

I’m from the us so nobody has gotten the reference when I say it but I’ll still say it nonetheless “ooh friend” 👍🏻👍🏻

[@toast99bubbles]

I think part of the reason Greg Davies was so effective is because he was a teacher before doing comedy, so he knows the kind of authority for the job. Plus he taught English and Drama, so was knowledgable in fields relating to acting too. The Inbetweeners was my first time encountering him, but thanks to other shows, some panel shows, some of his stand up, and a lot of Taskmaster, he's one of my favourites to watch these days.

[@Angryegg387]

Weird how this morning, i was thinking “wasn’t there an awful US version of the inbetweeners?” And 7 hours later this pops up in my recommendations

[@ambiguity9608]

As an american, the US one wants me to watch iCarly, and the UK original inbetweeners makes be want to never sleep again till I finish.

[@Sharturse]

I am British but have hardly watched In Betweeners. My impression is that the characters are finely-crafted, exaggerated versions of real teenagers we all knew at school. It's funny because the exaggerations are relatable in some way. The context is absolutely essential.

[@OwenPowellODP]

this is a banger really enjoyed this one pal x

[@LumbardiYT]

thank you my guy ♥️

[@JackWolf10]

Nice job on this man!

[@LumbardiYT]

Cheers bro! Got a lot of people in the comments saying I'm a BTEC version of you 😭

[@isaactown1774]

@@LumbardiYT because you are :)

[@Kallyy]

Niel in the US version just looks like hes about to take an assault rifle to school. Average day i guess though

[@JamesHanks]

I want to watch the British version now after this

[@TheMalmut]

I highly recommend it.

[@dvdv8197]

1:03 Oh god this compilation with the horrific flute playing 'My heart will go on' is just perfection. ♥️

[@ID-pw8zb]

Dear America: Stick to Pawn Stars and celebrity-obsessed bollocks. Leave the comedy to us. 🇬🇧

[@timothyreuscher8511]

I'm American and I strongly agree. For a while now, I thought the US stopped this sort of crap.

[@ID-pw8zb]

@@timothyreuscher8511 to be fair, we try and copy your pop music, which we’ve somehow managed to make even worse 😄 It’s a pity we don’t churn out the incredible musicians like we used to.

[@timothyreuscher8511]

@@ID-pw8zb I'm dying for another British invasion like The Beatles and The Monkees. There also needs to be another wave of British metal bands. I've grown up with plenty of British programming, in courtesy of PBS.

[@ID-pw8zb]

@@timothyreuscher8511 amen to that my friend!

[@Krando_]

The only comedy shows from the US which are good is Scrubs, The Boys as well if you're counting a side genre

[@wtfjackaboy]

The fact that there was a British KIDS show that referenced The Inbetweeners shows how much of a staple it is in British culture.

[@attentionaddicts]

What show is that?

[@wtfjackaboy]

@@attentionaddicts it was Tracy Beaker Returns, some of the kids made the “ooh friend!” thumbs up reference

[@AtlasVAL]

Jay sounds like the voice actor for Snotlout in How to Train your Dragon

[@collinsgitau6989]

Had no idea they made a USA inbetweeners,The UK one was too short..needed more seasons

[@burntgod7165]

That's why it was so good: kept to a few series. Best UK shows are: Fawlty Towers, The Office, Blackadder, Alan Partridge, The Inbetweeners.

[@G_unit25]

@@burntgod7165 only fools a horses

[@burntgod7165]

@@G_unit25 That's why i didn't list it. Early episodes are classic, but went on too long. Some of later ones quite unfunny. Spoils the overall quality of the product.

[@G_unit25]

@@burntgod7165 only fools a horses is hilarious though

[@burntgod7165]

@@G_unit25 Yes, as I said. Most of it is. But some are not. Too many of them.

[@him050]

I rang the police when I saw the “Bus turds!” clip

[@alextowers7564]

Is that the US equivalent of bus wankers?

[@CheeseISlikeFEET]

I used to sneak downstairs to watch this when I was 15. I loved it. My parents would not have been pleased to catch me watching it though.

[@Piloe]

US Neil seems like the type of guy that would find “the monke meme” funny

[@gibbings5534]

Exactly

[@wald3568]

Monke is funny

[@Ciantrades]

@@wald3568 ye funny monke

[@stormevansx9316]

why does the us ruin everything 😭👋

[@annikaxo8094]

Lol like fr

[@0owmjapo0]

They didn't ruin The Office at least 😂

[@mynameismattfirered9276]

@@0owmjapo0 yeah because Ricky and Steven directed it

[@TheMalmut]

Yer talking about a country that for many years had to watch the original Mad Mad dubbed with American sounding voices, because apparently Australian English is too much of a foreign language for the rest of my countrymen.

[@MyLittleMagneton]

I know it's controversial to say over here, but I actually like the American the office more. But I think that's an exception to the rule.

[@cheekbonestrenchcoat]

The "fit mom" scene: It's not just the awful "renob" stuff that makes it cringe. In the UK version Will's mom is sat in the car, she looks just like a typical, more attractive then some but still normal, mom. In the US version she looks more like a model, gets out of the car and has the wind doing the hair flip thing as if to go "yes look, woman hot". It just fails so badly to convey that same feel

[@Kaydenktm]

I genuinely laughed at him crying when he said he was being bullied

[@whizzy97]

America version is painful stuff it really is absolutely shocking

[@ajhisabender6459]

I feel so bad for you. You poor bastard having to review this I salute you

[@grumpyoldman3458]

Grumpy jr and his mates went on holiday to Magaluf. He said it was best if I didn't watch the Inbetweeners Movie 'til after he got back , didn't want me to worry apparently.

[@idiotbox1814]

The only thing I like about the American Inbetweeners is the theme song, I really like the theme. That has more to do with the fact that it’s OK Go than anything to do with the Inbetweeners. I was lucky enough to discover the UK Inbetweeners on Netflix before I saw the American Inbetweeners (I’m American) when I was like 13 and I actually started using a lot of British slang and terms from the show.

[@kadenlynn6928]

I'm honestly surprised how old the US version is, didn't expect that

[@cheekbonestrenchcoat]

UK Inbetweeners is so relatable that it's a family watch, we all went to see the 2nd film, even my mom who doesn't really generally "do" this kind of humour. US Inbetweeners and none of us would have watched an episode. It just fails. Hit it right on the head, the characters just don't work. They've got them completely wrong, they don't have character at all tbh. And, ye, the British humour doesn't translate. British Inbetweeners is high school in Britiain, regardless of what school you went to really, you knew people with at least traits of these characters.

[@gameswithtoasty3246]

I feel like the American cast/writers don't understand comedic timing. The british actors/writers absolutely nail it. Also, the american cast don't, at any point, feel like mates. You can imagine the british cast actually being bessies outside of the show, regardless of if they were or not.

[@liamgareid]

Who is up for starting a crowdfunder to build a time machine so we can go back and make sure The Inbetweeners USA was never created

[@EmZ2601]

America tends to fuck up their versions of amazing British and Australian comedies 🤦🏻‍♀️ look what they did to Kath and Kim 😂 they just don’t get it!

[@plainjanex9970]

It’s because the humour is different. American humour is very literal, British/ Australian humour is more subtle but funnier.

[@King-balloon]

They remade kath and Kim ? I can’t even imagine how bad it is Original is one of my favourite ozzy comedy’s

[@carolynrjackson]

@@King-balloon Kath and Kim is truly amazing. I cannot even imagine a US version of that, and I am shocked that one exists! 😱😱💀

[@LonzosSprayPainting]

hard to believe taika waititi directed the pilot...

[@kenquid8091]

Since when did the US manage to come even close to replicating a British tv program without fucking it up? Most of their comedy seems to be directed at 6 - 10 year olds. The few that actually cater for a more adult audience are usually written by Canadians so I'm told.

[@rrome]

We need part 2.

[@jayme1776]

Don't make him do this again 😭

[@roryslaine7896]

This video is spot on. American Inbetweeners was just so cringe. Did you watch Shameless back in the day mate? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the American remake of that. I actually thought a few seasons of it were quality. They seemed to have a lot more direction with the way they went about it tbf. I think they did try to replicate some scenes word for word, but generally it came across as original to me.

[@MadMalMan]

It was a good effort in my opinion, they made enough adaptations that it worked, most the actors did a great job, I mean the Steve actor had to compete with McAvoy so not his fault. Only character who disappointed was Lip, he was very laid back but just didnt have that cheeky clever smartarse vibe UK one had.

[@huttonberries768]

@@MadMalMan lol no

[@strawbmoxx]

why did they make jay look like a potato

[@ocaton]

Moral of the story: Uk tv shows are funnier than us tv shows

[@gotsumana]

I actually died at the scene where will broke in to tears 🤣🤣

[@FlameFlickers]

I'm actually pretty certain you don't know what "actually" means.

[@thecrazywelshman7357]

The problem is that American humour is about exaggeration and British humour is about relatability. So when you take a British show and apply American humour to it, you get an unwatchable mess.

[@stephendexheimer7914]

I’m an American who watched The UK version so many times and after I saw the second movie and I wanted a filler so I tried out The US version and it was just awful. The UK worked for so many reasons such as Simon Bird playing Will, he was perfectly casted and The UK version was very relatable while The US just didn’t feel relatable

[@arikglowacki3576]

I wish 50 years of prison for who ever decided let's make an american version

[@dislecsyk991]

The main thing that made Greg Davies perfect was that he towered over everyone. The US one is shorter than Neil. It's like they took literally everything that made the original great, then deliberately avoided it.

[@DanButton89]

I'd rather guide my father into my mother than watch the US version.

[@ShahPhilLeotardo]

I’d rather go round Jeffrey Dahmers for a drink than watch the US version.

[@DanButton89]

@@ShahPhilLeotardo I'd rather drink my grans bath water than watch the US version

[@shanethrelfall416]

It’s like someone described the British version to an 8yr old in America using morse code

[@joewarren2566]

I think they missed the concept of the show, it’s meant to talk about teenage life, which from what I’ve seen is very different between both the UK and the US, if they changed the show and adapted it so we had a look at US teenage life instead of the US trying to imitate UK teenage life then it could’ve worked well

[@LumbardiYT]

Exactly, they tried to copy British humour, which just didn't work at all because it was an American show. So poorly executed. No wonder it got cancelled after one season

[@TheMalmut]

As an American, I feel there was no need to remake the UK version for any reason to make it relatable. Even with the differences in culture I connected with it and never felt out of place. Same can be said about This Is England, my favorite series (movie + miniseries).

[@danielbillingsley8073]

Just goes to show how different American culture and UK culture is. I remember going to watch Aladdin in New York on a University trip, which I loved and illustrated our differences perfectly. We all booed/hissed when Jafar came on stage to evil music, because thats very pantomime-esque here in the UK. That resulted in quite a few filthy looks from people watching. But then it was fine for them to cheer, whoop and go crazy showing how much they were enjoying the performance... There were also some jokes that the Americans thought were hilarious and we didnt really understand.

[@zacaryhyde4291]

I am so glad i never knew there was a US version

[@alextowers7564]

It's like the unholy lovechild of the UK Inbetweeners and diary of a wimpy kid

[@lauratt7743]

Uk version is so much better.. the specifically British jokes and banter don’t translate to America.

[@kieronimo1]

Having travelled quite a bit, I think it's really important to say that (despite speaking different languages), Europeans have much more similar cultures and senses of humour to British people than Americans do. Americans are constantly offended by my humour, where-as Germans, French, Italians, Dutch, Serbs, Austrians etc etc get me much better. Where I would make a European friend and discover shared humour, I would often alienate Americans. After a while, Americans start to tune in and get it. It's amazing. It's like a light turns on and they suddenly know how to genuinely laugh. Canadians are often able to get my jokes and references better, but I think within Canadian culture, British humour is viewed as crass and impolite also. The Irish totally get us (but we don't always get them)...It takes a while for us to climatize to the bone dryness of the Irish...... Australians are more shouty and offensive but definitely similar to us. Kiwi's are a bit "out there"....And South Africans are more loud and aggressive than us. ........ Thais are much more careful with their humour (losing face is taboo there). Vietnamese (and a lot of Asian) comedy and humour can be a bit like a carry on film. The jokes in their sit-coms are usually delivered with weird sound effects (like a Benny Hill sketch).......which can be funnier than American humour (but like going back to the 70s). :) :) :)

[@Don-ii4vm]

'murica has a penchant for remaking tv series ... and making them worse.

[@D6ath.Cr6sh]

didn’t even know there was a us version till i saw this so thanks

[@AaronPushesWood]

They should film the original cast reacting to the US version

[@joemccollom3031]

As an american. I grew up on the uk inbetweeners and honstly didnt think it needed a remake the original was terrific

[@spngrm]

It reminds me a lot of the first few episodes of The Office US, where the plot and dialogue more or less matched the first few episodes of The Office UK, and even with the great casting and direction that show had, it just didn't work. They soon realised that and went completely their own way with it, and the result was, I think, genuinely better than the original in many ways. If you did that with Inbetweeners, it just wouldn't be Inbetweeners anymore, which is why I think this project was always destined to fail

[@MadMalMan]

It shows that it's possible but you need to adapt to your audience. UK office is VERY targeted humour designed for people specifically in that area, whereas US one seems to appeal to more people.

[@jpofgwynedd3878]

Your dedication is admirable...I'm afraid I could only stomach half of your vid... It wasn't you, it was the content you discussed. FYI: I was in the social stratum below The Inbetweeners... Yeah.

[@razbaybee8336]

Super Bad was the US version of the Inbetweeners, but done right for a US audience. Kinda like how Summer Heights High was something that Australian's could relate to.

[@Boz196]

Nah Jona from Tonga is the Australian inbetweeners

[@Queenfan-kh1bz]

I can see why Buckley was cast as a young Del Boy in Rock and Chips

[@paula-yr7pp]

Not seen the US inbetweeners but how can you complete with the UK one.. I think its the funniest show ever made

[@dj-um7el]

9:16 HELICOPTER!!! I love that song! :) Also, I'm sorry for what we did to this masterpiece.

[@themankymushroom865]

How doesn’t this guy have 100k. Vid is jokes btw

[@yourfriendlycynic654]

I think this perfectly illustrates that execution is key. You could have an almost perfect script, but if the actors don't pull off the emotional range they need to, and the direction is poor, then your product will be terrible Not that this show has anything near good writing, but considering some scenes like you mentioned are shot for shot remakes with slight changes, yet still don't land, shows how hard comedy actually is to pull off

[@ajdexter4195]

It’s the way our Inbetweeners is filmed and the aesthetic‘s🙏🏻

[@ajdexter4195]

Ours feels real, like they are actually their. Why the fuck do they add shitty rock music

[@benladm4ster521]

I watched one episode of the US version, and I had to stop after 10 minutes, I literally felt so ill and so sick that they thought it would top British comedy, oh boy. It was literally torture.

[@Cool-Dude]

I haven’t seen ether version but I would definitely watch the UK version over the US version

[@Myaccountisnic]

Jay looks like the kind of person in a white van that has spray painted FREE V BUCKS