Post by mllemass on Nov 4, 2021 15:38:32 GMT
I started watching this new comedy a few weeks ago, and then I discovered that it was a re-make of a British show. I had never heard of it, so I figured it was an old series from the 1970s. But no, it was from 2019!
One of our tv networks, CBC Gem, is streaming the British “Ghosts” on their website, and I’ve now watched the first two seasons of it. It’s silly and hilarious, and I just love it! But it’s so similar to the new American version that I just can’t understand why it was re-made at all. They’re equally funny and ridiculous, and they might even be filmed at the same place. It reminds me of Steven Moffatt refusing to allow an American version of Sherlock to be made. What would be the point?
The British “Ghosts” is full of familiar actors that I recognize from all sorts of British shows, including several from Horrible Histories - so I suspect that the same people created both shows.
I’m looking forward to watching more episodes of the American “Ghosts”, now that I know where the story is heading.
One of our tv networks, CBC Gem, is streaming the British “Ghosts” on their website, and I’ve now watched the first two seasons of it. It’s silly and hilarious, and I just love it! But it’s so similar to the new American version that I just can’t understand why it was re-made at all. They’re equally funny and ridiculous, and they might even be filmed at the same place. It reminds me of Steven Moffatt refusing to allow an American version of Sherlock to be made. What would be the point?
The British “Ghosts” is full of familiar actors that I recognize from all sorts of British shows, including several from Horrible Histories - so I suspect that the same people created both shows.
I’m looking forward to watching more episodes of the American “Ghosts”, now that I know where the story is heading.
