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What's a British TV show that the Yanks did better? (feddit.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'll go first....The Office.

Now I know the two shows are fundamentally quite different, but they adapted what was already a very successful show, and turned It into an event more successfully one that lasted for significantly longer than the original did. I say that's a win for them.

Anything else? Life on Mars, Being Human, The Inbetweeners.....?

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[–] Mr_Blott 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I genuinely can't think of one that finished better. A big part of the art of entertainment is knowing when to stop.

If you look up reviews for any British shows on IMDb, a good chunk of the reviews all say the same thing - "Oh my gaaad the Briddish make the best shows, I just wish they had more episodes!"

Totally missing the point that it was good because it told its story and finished

They can't even bring themselves to say "miniseries", it has to be a "limited series"

[–] TheGiantKorean 1 points 10 months ago

100%. Fleabag comes to mind. Wish there were more episodes, but it ended right when it should have.