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To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:28:34 +0000
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human
I agree, Tracey. At best they'll just duplicate it, at which point one must ask
"what's the point"?
I also fear that "Americanize" will, as usual, mean amping up the violence,
sex, and maybe even gore--gotta hit those thick-headed Americans with a
bludgeon before they can enjoy something, don't you know?
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From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com>
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:21:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human
I’m screaming at this. While most of us see the world through a
global view, most Americans, particularly those targeted by their reality
series and the most idiotic night on television, see the world through an
American-centric view. Personality, I think the show is great. They are going
to destroy it
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:39 PM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human
I
could ask, what do they gain by moving the remake to America? I could ask,
"why not just show the original on SyFy?" I could ask, what does it
mean to "Americanize" a theme that is supposedly universal, other
than a change of accents, food, and city names? I could ask--but I won't!
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Syfy
Buys Remake of Being Human
October
29, 2009
by Cynthia
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This
past summer, we here in the US were treated to a run of the BBC series Being
Human which
follows the “lives” of a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost who are roommates.
Though it sounds
like the plot of a bad sitcom, Being
Human is actually a startlingly real and emotional TV series that
shows the very best and the very worst of our species.
Now, the company
that produced the series is preparing a 13 episode American reboot to premiere
on Syfy in Summer 2010.
“Being Human is a
smart, contemporary, young and imaginative series that reflects Syfy’s new
brand positioning. We are very excited to adapt this for an American audience
and bring it into Syfy’s family of programming,” said Syfy president Dave Howe.
Mark Stern,
Executive Vice President, Original Content for Syfy
and Co-Head, Original Content for Universal Cable Productions added, “We’ve
loved this project and been tracking it for a while. BeingHuman definitely
distinguishes itself as something new and different in a landscape filled with
familiar supernatural fare. In adapting it, we intend to work closely with RDF
to keep the wit, insight, and humor of the
original, while opening up the series for a new audience.”
“We’re incredibly
proud of our British series and had a
tremendous amount of interest in adapting the project for the States. With
Syfy’s unwavering passion and dedication for the show, we’re confident it can
be as successful here as it is in the UK,” said Chris Coelen, CEO of RDF Media
USA.
Personally, I’m
very curious about this idea of remaking a series for American audiences. We
tried it with The Office and it worked, but Kath & Kim was a huge failure,
and what happened to the US version of AbFab?
Being Human has a
pretty basic plot that isn’t influenced by the country of origin, so adapting
it should be pretty simple — as long as they manage to keep the balance between
the dark sense of humor and the “human” drama.
Photo: Being
Human from BBC America
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