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Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:38 am ]
Post subject:  Only Fools and Horses US remake asks fans for name
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US network ABC has asked viewers for help on what they should call their remake of Only Fools and Horses.

In a message on the Facebook page for Modern Family, ABC asked fans for their opinion on two possible titles, Only Fools or Kings of Van Nuys.

It described the plot of the show as "Two fumbling brothers are just one scheme away from striking it rich".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17838662

Always a bad move asking the audience to name your TV show, as evidenced here:

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More than 850 people have voiced their opinion on the pilot's title since the post was made on Tuesday, although many have ignored the two options in favour of their own suggestions including "Fool's Gold" and "Cancelled After Five Episodes".

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I can’t see this working. I know, blinkered Brit protectionism, but it’s been problematic moving UK sitcoms to US soil. Where The Office succeeded (after some re-jigging), many have fallen by the wayside, including another John Sullivan penned story - Dear John. The BBC screened the US version, and scrapped it after showing two or three. It was just so, so poorly done.
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Only Fools and Horses US remake asks fans for name
Dear John was pretty poor in the original British...

I think Only Fools and Horses could make the basis of a successful US comedy, but it will have to be something totally different. Even if the beginnings are based on the exact same story, it'll need bringing up to date as well as into line with the US market. The original series wouldn't really fly in the UK now, it's only popular because we loved it so much all those years ago.

Does anyone remember what happened with "Dangerous Women", the US remake of Cell Block H? I may be in a tiny minority on here, but I was a huge CBH fan back in the days before interwebs (partly due to the shifts I was working and the TV schedule!). The remake was truly bizarre because it kept the exact same story, but turned the most unglamorous downright filthy show ever made into something approaching Dallas.
Author:  pcernie [ Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Only Fools and Horses US remake asks fans for name
Bad Girls is getting redone over there, now that could redefine barking...
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