these were the little remakes that could
well my bumpers muttered thomas the day
started so well – you talk too much
little James said Gordon a fine strong
engine like me has something to talk
about
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
American remakes of British TV shows for
this list we’ll be looking at the most
popular and successful American
television shows whose origins can be
traced back to programs that first aired
on British TV I’m sorry you feel that
way Gloria but in this world a man’s got
to look out for number one right I’ve
seen every bloody thing now I’ve seen
you Liverpool Irish your London eyes I
never seen funky stony eyes drama
reality competitions Comedy Series and
game shows will all be considered for
this list as long as the initial
iteration of the programme started its
life in the UK less a seat
he just won 20,000 to be direct remakes
or spin-offs per se
as long as they were based on previous
British TV series great yeah this will
be great
number 10 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
which of these television dramas is set
in the earliest time period in America
quiz shows have been immensely popular
since the 1950s that’s an awful big
subject if the format seemed to have
stalled sometime in the mid 80s Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire changed all
that almost instantly when it began
airing at the turn of the 21st century
and welcome to the premiere of the
biggest most exciting most dramatic
television program that I or you or
anyone else has ever seen based on its
British counterpart that debuted back in
1998 the show featured multiple choice
questions which varied in difficulty and
dollar amounts but got increasingly
harder as the rounds went on culminating
in a 1 million dollar final question
this is the final answer heard all
around the world he’s one of them your
dog meanwhile the series iconic
lifelines and catchphrases like would
you like to phone a friend or is that
your final answer
left audiences hooked hi dad alright and
I really need your help I just wanted to
let you know that I’m gonna win the
million dollars
number nine shameless couldn’t be me
I’ve had so many abortions the next ones
free
the UK version of this coal-black
comedy-drama earned a rabid fan
following during its initial run from
2004 to 2013 as it followed the severely
dysfunctional Gallagher family and their
day-to-day struggles in working-class
Britain young didn’t even that one night
he’s never that when I get up not much
was changed for the American remake of
shameless which made its debut on the
Showtime network in 2011 and starred
William H Macy as patriarch Frank
Gallagher what’s left after I sell out
last month’s bar tab ooh better start a
new one then other than swapping
Manchester for Chicago
shameless made the jump with much of the
sex drugs and dark humor intact what’s
the one thing no we need one word one
thing sterilization continuity art nude
while also driving home the shows
realistically dramatic portrayal of
Frank’s alcoholism and how it affects
the entire Gallagher clan you talked to
your father that way number eight queer
as folk never fear they also have no
memory of REM loyalty a couple of months
full Boyle be forgotten like a bad the
current landscape of television is a far
more accepting place for the LGBT
community to tell stories but this
wasn’t always the case Michael
older gay men can celebrate pride enter
queer as folk a groundbreaking
television program that was one of the
first to smash the boundaries of how gay
men and women were portrayed on the
small screen how’s the baby
ask my solicitor Nathan chew on a drink
remade only a year after the original
British version hit the airwaves the
American Canadian co-production of queer
as folk all of the lives and loves of a
community of gay men and women living in
Pittsburgh we’re marching with the
marriage initiative you know for
same-sex marriages and did so on a
weekly basis without the sword of
stereotypes that had dominated other gay
characters on TV until this time what am
I supposed to be proud of that I got
bashed and didn’t die
number seven veep I’m bold of this I’m
going for a Twix smart satirical and
often biting humor categorizes this
smash HBO comedy series which follows
fictional u.s. vice president Selina
Meyer as she navigates the treacherous
waters of the political world oh and
today with the Senators don’t forget to
smile ya know is that a poppy seed there
on your teeth Oh
though not a direct spinoff the series
was developed by Armando Iannucci
the Scottish writer and producer
responsible for its British forbear from
2005 the Peter Capaldi led the thick of
it um bit Jim yes i’m as busy as a to
twatted hookah right both shows earned
high praise from fans and critics for
their simultaneously funny and sarcastic
views on such subjects as political
cabinets advisors and spin-doctors i
think we’re pretty close on a budget
deal here i i think we just need you to
move a scotch more and both feature a
similar shooting style mean-spirited
characters and lots of profanity you are
gonna shut this down
okay because i am busy in there
apologizing to that tart
I am totally beyond the realms of your
total health dim-witted comprehension
meanwhile the American remake star Julia
louis-dreyfus has earned multiple awards
for her performance as MA
first of all I did not hear that subtext
I hear text and the text that I hear is
a feisty and successful VP number six
American Idol you don’t know
to touch your lips alert you retire
it may be difficult to imagine a world
in which American Idol didn’t exist but
it wasn’t actually that long ago when a
little vamp on the classic Star Search
talent show formula took America by
storm
don’t you think these two
it was actually only a year prior to
American Idols 2002 debut that pop idol
first set up shop in the UK
after that shows success original AI
judge Simon Cowell brought the 2004
singing competition The X Factor to the
States in 2011 and mama was an angel
I think you’re literally extraordinary
fast forward to 2016 and American Idol
finished what was an incredibly strong
and influential run as the world’s
premier reality star contest she pays
she bakes Oh baby but she moves she
moves I go crazy
number five whose line is it anyway
rainy well might be ever know the real
man plays guitar before improvisational
comedy earned a spot in the limelight
with this hilarious and irreverent
American spin-off of a classic British
television staple you will your trolley
forth with goodies none of which I won
it took 10 years for America to develop
its own version of the UK’s whose line
is it anyway but when host Drew Carey
and a cast of versatile talented
comedians took the stage in 1998 they
made the laughs worth the wait I got a
game called scenes from a hat Ryan
Stiles Colin Mochrie Wayne Brady and a
rotating fourth guest slot rift and
improvised based on audience and host
requests making this a comedy show where
truly anything and everything could
happen odd things to say or do during a
lap dance
can you break a dollar number for
Three’s Company knock on our door been
waiting for this one may come as a
surprise the sexy jiggly 1970s comedy
known as Three’s Company
first made waves in Britain under the
name man about the house following a
young man living with two single women I
was only joking but who wants frets like
a the premise proved controversial at
the time but was amped up even further
for its 1977 American remake by Carrie
hi hi Janet how’re you guys I didn’t
this version made excellent use of star
John Ritter’s physical comedy while
simultaneously earning headlines for its
depiction of Frank seventies sexuality
via stars Suzanne Somers Joyce DeWitt
generally Harrison and Priscilla Barnes
truth be told however Three’s Company
was funny enough to last the test of
both time and critics shut up jack
number three all in the family is I’m
the guy that found him this is the
controversial Norman Lear show that
challenged bigotry discrimination and
the status quo much like the British
show it was inspired by til death do us
part
no I am a Tory know that yeah I’m a
Torrence anywhere bloody live is going
wrong but those are like dealings with
him and Bunnell back boy I’m like the
character of Alf Garnett before him
Archie Bunker was a symbol of bad
middle-class attitudes and political and
correctness
there was no target he was afraid to
upset between the Jeffersons on his side
and the no college over here we’d be
sandwiched in between like a white made
Chucky I’m company but despite his
outdated philosophy and Prejudice Edith
Gloria and her man Mike stood by him and
tolerated his outrageous behavior you
know you really are paranoid I ain’t
I know why our usual against me
audiences did too as it was number one
for five years when awards and had
multiple successful spin-offs it ain’t
the question of where I came from is the
question of where I am but most
importantly it brought real life to the
sitcom format
I said Sammy Davis jr. is maybe the
greatest credit to his race well thank
you very much
I’m sure you’ve done good for yours too
number two
house of cards no no it’s more than that
take a step back look at the bigger
picture this next entry actually differs
from other remakes on our list in that
the original UK version of house of
cards was a novel and miniseries before
it was developed for a full 13 episode
season for the online streaming service
Netflix and I shall of course give my
absolute loyalty to whoever emerges as
my leader
you have to excuse him enough ruthless
political intrigue and drama marked this
increasingly popular series you might
very well think that I couldn’t possibly
comment which stars Kevin Spacey as a
democratic representative with one
serious hunger for power I’m feeling
hungry today Spacey has earned multiple
Award nominations and wins for his
performance as Frank Underwood and it
doesn’t look like house of cards will
lose its creative steam anytime soon
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions where
we can be human for like just an hour –
I’m not like you I don’t have days off
this is what I am I don’t know who the
hell you think you are but this is my
office
right here I don’t know yell you lot
think you are this is my office here
Sowerby JetBlue indeed it would and
you’re on the board with 25 bucks
Benfica are a football club in which
European country that risotto was
disgusting those salmon were wrong who
took that salmon that is the worst
risotto oh but I give up back your
shocking number one the office hmm damn
it Kim okay hold on hold on judges in
session what is the problem here you put
my stuff in jello again endless internet
debates aside there is no denying that
the American remake of Ricky Gervais
series The Office has been enormous ly
successful and one of the most popular
comedies of the last ten years dating
right that is there slow down you move
too fast
Solomon’s here all part of the job
what’s going on put my stapler inside to
jelly again that’s the third time he’s
done it wasn’t even funny the first time
whether it’s the series documentary
style narrative the outrageous
performances or ridiculous scenarios the
office has made audiences laugh cry and
cheer right alongside its classic cast
of characters
the series also served as a launching
pad for bigger projects for such
talented actors as Rainn Wilson
Steve Carell and Mindy Kaling I ant talk
trash I talk smack they’re totally
different ensuring the office is a place
where like the proverbial water cooler
we can all meet for a good laugh today
smoking is gonna save lives do you agree
with our list
hee-hee Oh diary what a week I had sex
with my boss which American television
remake do you think made good on their
British origins come on Chrissy now
listen let’s put a male mind on this
right let’s forget intuition and
guessing and apply reason and deduction
for more must-see top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com now on three okay one two
three
well my bumpers muttered thomas the day
started so well – you talk too much
little James said Gordon a fine strong
engine like me has something to talk
about
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
American remakes of British TV shows for
this list we’ll be looking at the most
popular and successful American
television shows whose origins can be
traced back to programs that first aired
on British TV I’m sorry you feel that
way Gloria but in this world a man’s got
to look out for number one right I’ve
seen every bloody thing now I’ve seen
you Liverpool Irish your London eyes I
never seen funky stony eyes drama
reality competitions Comedy Series and
game shows will all be considered for
this list as long as the initial
iteration of the programme started its
life in the UK less a seat
he just won 20,000 to be direct remakes
or spin-offs per se
as long as they were based on previous
British TV series great yeah this will
be great
number 10 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
which of these television dramas is set
in the earliest time period in America
quiz shows have been immensely popular
since the 1950s that’s an awful big
subject if the format seemed to have
stalled sometime in the mid 80s Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire changed all
that almost instantly when it began
airing at the turn of the 21st century
and welcome to the premiere of the
biggest most exciting most dramatic
television program that I or you or
anyone else has ever seen based on its
British counterpart that debuted back in
1998 the show featured multiple choice
questions which varied in difficulty and
dollar amounts but got increasingly
harder as the rounds went on culminating
in a 1 million dollar final question
this is the final answer heard all
around the world he’s one of them your
dog meanwhile the series iconic
lifelines and catchphrases like would
you like to phone a friend or is that
your final answer
left audiences hooked hi dad alright and
I really need your help I just wanted to
let you know that I’m gonna win the
million dollars
number nine shameless couldn’t be me
I’ve had so many abortions the next ones
free
the UK version of this coal-black
comedy-drama earned a rabid fan
following during its initial run from
2004 to 2013 as it followed the severely
dysfunctional Gallagher family and their
day-to-day struggles in working-class
Britain young didn’t even that one night
he’s never that when I get up not much
was changed for the American remake of
shameless which made its debut on the
Showtime network in 2011 and starred
William H Macy as patriarch Frank
Gallagher what’s left after I sell out
last month’s bar tab ooh better start a
new one then other than swapping
Manchester for Chicago
shameless made the jump with much of the
sex drugs and dark humor intact what’s
the one thing no we need one word one
thing sterilization continuity art nude
while also driving home the shows
realistically dramatic portrayal of
Frank’s alcoholism and how it affects
the entire Gallagher clan you talked to
your father that way number eight queer
as folk never fear they also have no
memory of REM loyalty a couple of months
full Boyle be forgotten like a bad the
current landscape of television is a far
more accepting place for the LGBT
community to tell stories but this
wasn’t always the case Michael
older gay men can celebrate pride enter
queer as folk a groundbreaking
television program that was one of the
first to smash the boundaries of how gay
men and women were portrayed on the
small screen how’s the baby
ask my solicitor Nathan chew on a drink
remade only a year after the original
British version hit the airwaves the
American Canadian co-production of queer
as folk all of the lives and loves of a
community of gay men and women living in
Pittsburgh we’re marching with the
marriage initiative you know for
same-sex marriages and did so on a
weekly basis without the sword of
stereotypes that had dominated other gay
characters on TV until this time what am
I supposed to be proud of that I got
bashed and didn’t die
number seven veep I’m bold of this I’m
going for a Twix smart satirical and
often biting humor categorizes this
smash HBO comedy series which follows
fictional u.s. vice president Selina
Meyer as she navigates the treacherous
waters of the political world oh and
today with the Senators don’t forget to
smile ya know is that a poppy seed there
on your teeth Oh
though not a direct spinoff the series
was developed by Armando Iannucci
the Scottish writer and producer
responsible for its British forbear from
2005 the Peter Capaldi led the thick of
it um bit Jim yes i’m as busy as a to
twatted hookah right both shows earned
high praise from fans and critics for
their simultaneously funny and sarcastic
views on such subjects as political
cabinets advisors and spin-doctors i
think we’re pretty close on a budget
deal here i i think we just need you to
move a scotch more and both feature a
similar shooting style mean-spirited
characters and lots of profanity you are
gonna shut this down
okay because i am busy in there
apologizing to that tart
I am totally beyond the realms of your
total health dim-witted comprehension
meanwhile the American remake star Julia
louis-dreyfus has earned multiple awards
for her performance as MA
first of all I did not hear that subtext
I hear text and the text that I hear is
a feisty and successful VP number six
American Idol you don’t know
to touch your lips alert you retire
it may be difficult to imagine a world
in which American Idol didn’t exist but
it wasn’t actually that long ago when a
little vamp on the classic Star Search
talent show formula took America by
storm
don’t you think these two
it was actually only a year prior to
American Idols 2002 debut that pop idol
first set up shop in the UK
after that shows success original AI
judge Simon Cowell brought the 2004
singing competition The X Factor to the
States in 2011 and mama was an angel
I think you’re literally extraordinary
fast forward to 2016 and American Idol
finished what was an incredibly strong
and influential run as the world’s
premier reality star contest she pays
she bakes Oh baby but she moves she
moves I go crazy
number five whose line is it anyway
rainy well might be ever know the real
man plays guitar before improvisational
comedy earned a spot in the limelight
with this hilarious and irreverent
American spin-off of a classic British
television staple you will your trolley
forth with goodies none of which I won
it took 10 years for America to develop
its own version of the UK’s whose line
is it anyway but when host Drew Carey
and a cast of versatile talented
comedians took the stage in 1998 they
made the laughs worth the wait I got a
game called scenes from a hat Ryan
Stiles Colin Mochrie Wayne Brady and a
rotating fourth guest slot rift and
improvised based on audience and host
requests making this a comedy show where
truly anything and everything could
happen odd things to say or do during a
lap dance
can you break a dollar number for
Three’s Company knock on our door been
waiting for this one may come as a
surprise the sexy jiggly 1970s comedy
known as Three’s Company
first made waves in Britain under the
name man about the house following a
young man living with two single women I
was only joking but who wants frets like
a the premise proved controversial at
the time but was amped up even further
for its 1977 American remake by Carrie
hi hi Janet how’re you guys I didn’t
this version made excellent use of star
John Ritter’s physical comedy while
simultaneously earning headlines for its
depiction of Frank seventies sexuality
via stars Suzanne Somers Joyce DeWitt
generally Harrison and Priscilla Barnes
truth be told however Three’s Company
was funny enough to last the test of
both time and critics shut up jack
number three all in the family is I’m
the guy that found him this is the
controversial Norman Lear show that
challenged bigotry discrimination and
the status quo much like the British
show it was inspired by til death do us
part
no I am a Tory know that yeah I’m a
Torrence anywhere bloody live is going
wrong but those are like dealings with
him and Bunnell back boy I’m like the
character of Alf Garnett before him
Archie Bunker was a symbol of bad
middle-class attitudes and political and
correctness
there was no target he was afraid to
upset between the Jeffersons on his side
and the no college over here we’d be
sandwiched in between like a white made
Chucky I’m company but despite his
outdated philosophy and Prejudice Edith
Gloria and her man Mike stood by him and
tolerated his outrageous behavior you
know you really are paranoid I ain’t
I know why our usual against me
audiences did too as it was number one
for five years when awards and had
multiple successful spin-offs it ain’t
the question of where I came from is the
question of where I am but most
importantly it brought real life to the
sitcom format
I said Sammy Davis jr. is maybe the
greatest credit to his race well thank
you very much
I’m sure you’ve done good for yours too
number two
house of cards no no it’s more than that
take a step back look at the bigger
picture this next entry actually differs
from other remakes on our list in that
the original UK version of house of
cards was a novel and miniseries before
it was developed for a full 13 episode
season for the online streaming service
Netflix and I shall of course give my
absolute loyalty to whoever emerges as
my leader
you have to excuse him enough ruthless
political intrigue and drama marked this
increasingly popular series you might
very well think that I couldn’t possibly
comment which stars Kevin Spacey as a
democratic representative with one
serious hunger for power I’m feeling
hungry today Spacey has earned multiple
Award nominations and wins for his
performance as Frank Underwood and it
doesn’t look like house of cards will
lose its creative steam anytime soon
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions where
we can be human for like just an hour –
I’m not like you I don’t have days off
this is what I am I don’t know who the
hell you think you are but this is my
office
right here I don’t know yell you lot
think you are this is my office here
Sowerby JetBlue indeed it would and
you’re on the board with 25 bucks
Benfica are a football club in which
European country that risotto was
disgusting those salmon were wrong who
took that salmon that is the worst
risotto oh but I give up back your
shocking number one the office hmm damn
it Kim okay hold on hold on judges in
session what is the problem here you put
my stuff in jello again endless internet
debates aside there is no denying that
the American remake of Ricky Gervais
series The Office has been enormous ly
successful and one of the most popular
comedies of the last ten years dating
right that is there slow down you move
too fast
Solomon’s here all part of the job
what’s going on put my stapler inside to
jelly again that’s the third time he’s
done it wasn’t even funny the first time
whether it’s the series documentary
style narrative the outrageous
performances or ridiculous scenarios the
office has made audiences laugh cry and
cheer right alongside its classic cast
of characters
the series also served as a launching
pad for bigger projects for such
talented actors as Rainn Wilson
Steve Carell and Mindy Kaling I ant talk
trash I talk smack they’re totally
different ensuring the office is a place
where like the proverbial water cooler
we can all meet for a good laugh today
smoking is gonna save lives do you agree
with our list
hee-hee Oh diary what a week I had sex
with my boss which American television
remake do you think made good on their
British origins come on Chrissy now
listen let’s put a male mind on this
right let’s forget intuition and
guessing and apply reason and deduction
for more must-see top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com now on three okay one two
three
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