Subj : Re: From the Continent
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Sat Nov 01 2025 08:32:44

RM>> If you pay attention there are an amazing number of shows on these
  >> days that are english versions of shows from other countries.

RM>> Some of the older ones are Three's Company, The Good Doctor,
  >> The Office, All in the Family.. This past year I noticed DOC
  >> was based an an Italian Show.

MP>AFAIK The Office and All in the Family were American English versions of
  >originally British English shows.

Yes, I hesitated when I said English versions since a lot of them
were in British English originally.

MP>Sanford and Son was based on a British show, Steptoe and Son.  I need to
  >see the original sometime.

That's one I hadn't heard about originally being British.

MP>There was a show in one of the Scandanavian countries... I think it was
  >named after the link between them and mainland Europe... that was later
  >remade into a British/French show called, IIRC, The Tunnel, which links the
  >UK and France.  It made me curious about the original.

Yes, that one is listed in most lists of popular shows remade in
American English versions and relocated into usually the USA..

I was trying to think of another show I got through BBS the other day.
It takes place in Glasgow, a Marine Homicide show called Annika after
the main character..  It's usually pretty good, although a little funny
in places like she will suddenly stop and look into the Camera and
talk to the watching audience outside of the show, explaining or
commenting on something. That show is a copy of one from Norway.

We occasionally get a free trial of channels that cost extra to
get on my package and I was happy to see I got one of the BBC
channels, but a look the other day didn't show any programs that
I was hoping to find..

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