US TV vs UK TV

Tyler Durden

This is probably more aimed at our UK and Ireland "viewers" (maybe Australian and Canadians as well) since I'm pretty sure already what US viewers would say.

Which country provides/provided better TV down the years.

I'm torn between the two, as in I think we used to have better quality TV but that now the only good stuff seems to come from Stateside. I'll give a few examples of good stuff from each before you make your minds up -

US -

24
Prison Break
Lost
House
Nip/Tuck
Sopranos
South Park
Simpsons
Family Guy

UK -

Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Blackadder
Dr Who
Have I got news for you
Cracker
QI
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Red Dwarf
Porridge
Monty Python

Jayman

Super Moderator

I agree with your US tv shows, they are all very good programs (I don't watch some of them but all get crazy good reviews). Another one to put on there is "Rescue Me", it's on F/X. Do you guys get that show?

The UKers also came up with "The Office", right? The US version is very funny, but I've heard the UK version is much better. Have yet to watch that version, but I'm sure I will soon.

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Tyler Durden

I think The Office is an anomaly in that, both the UK (the original) and the US versions are excellent.

I suppose also, from my point of view, it should also be taken into accoutn that we only tend to get the good/succesful US shows. Maybe the TV there isn't so great as one would think because I'm only ever able to see the supposed better stuff

3D

It's a tough call. On first glance, the US kicks our ass. Lost, 24, House, South Park.. the list goes on and on and on. In terms of current television being produced, the US may just edge it.

But the Brits do make fantastic drama TV that goes under-rated - Waking The Dead, Messiah, The Family Man, Touch of Frost, The State Within (Well worth a look).

I think the USA beats us hands down for Sitcoms right now. No competition - The USA is churning out programmes like "Everybody Hates Chris", and we're churning out tripe like "My Hero" and "My Family".

A sitcom the genius of Arrested Development is even cancelled in the USA! Over here with the right exposure, that could have been so much bigger than it was! (Which is almost entirely ignored)

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Tyler Durden

Definitely on sitcoms they've murdered us over the last ten years plus. But, again, it must be sad that they've put huge amounts of wank out there as well on top of the good stuff, but the good stuff has been very, very good

Dr. Giganto

Belive me, we have a LOT of shitty tv shows. You guys generally get the best stuff. However, it does seem to me like the overall quality of U.S. tv has improved lately. I've heard lots of good stuff about some of the newer shows, like Heroes, Friday Night Lights, and a few others. So, U.S. tv may be on an upswing...

Mikk

WC's Sexy Beast

Its a difficult thing as the US seem to produce the decent sitcoms where the UK produce decent dramas and also satire.

All the UK programmes TD mentioned i watch except for Cracker & Knowing Me, Knowing You and they all are level with anything the US can produce.

Danny Diamond

Founder/Admin

The sad part is of all those UK "great" shows that you mention. The United States currently carries ZERO of them. Therefore its a bit hard for us to say that your TV is anything.


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Joseph T. Cool

Administrator

Shouldn't this be in the ET forum?

I will leave it to the mods decision.

J-M

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all you americans check it out!