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next_to_normal) wrote2010-12-16 10:57 pm
next_to_normal) wrote2010-12-16 10:57 pm
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ABC is making a US version of Being Erica? WHAT? WHY? I mean, I know Canadians are like a totally different species and all, with the funny way they pronounce "sorry" and "about," and the whole Mounties thing, but is it really necessary to make a new version for Americans?
I am rolling my eyes at the "the original has been too widely seen to just reair it" excuse, because um, what? Widely seen by the twelve people who get SoapNet and the dedicated few who download it? I DON'T THINK SO. With the exception of The Office, American TV has ruined just about every foreign show they've gotten their hands on, and the original is already so good that it might actually, I don't know, ATTRACT AN AUDIENCE if it were on a channel normal people actually watch. Yes, even though they're Canadian!
Don't be dumb, ABC.
I am rolling my eyes at the "the original has been too widely seen to just reair it" excuse, because um, what? Widely seen by the twelve people who get SoapNet and the dedicated few who download it? I DON'T THINK SO. With the exception of The Office, American TV has ruined just about every foreign show they've gotten their hands on, and the original is already so good that it might actually, I don't know, ATTRACT AN AUDIENCE if it were on a channel normal people actually watch. Yes, even though they're Canadian!
Don't be dumb, ABC.
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I think it has a lot to do with the standards of bodyalteration not being on such an insane level in other countries.
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That could be it in some cases, although Being Erica already has a Hollywood-standard cast. All the women are slim and gorgeous, and all of Erica's love interests are total hotties. The only characters who don't fit that ideal are supporting characters and comic relief.