Another horrible American remake of great British TV
Shameless, then Skins and now this This is one of my fave shows, i won't even watch the US version

They just don't know when to quit do they?

I second everything Popboi just said

Oh, MTV . . . Skins was decent compared to the original, but I've never heard of this show before.

Why can't they just air the UK version? It'll save them so much money.

Skins was horrible
Although saying that, the latest UK series was a mess
Effy + Cook >>>>

!!!

If they remake Misfits I swear to god

Because Americans can't understand/deal with our crazy British accents.

No literally, when I'm in the states sometimes people think I'm talking a different language.

The American version was like a parody of our version.

Or more to the point, why can't they be original and think up their own shows? You can't take a show that is built around 'britishness' and turn it American, it doesn't work.

I've only watched a few episodes because the guy that plays Tony is such a bad actor. Couldn't stand it.
Tea's and Cadie's episodes really appealed to me.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

No, it's because British shows tend to be more lewd than Americans ones and it's easier to adapt them then to just censor the entire show.
Don't generalize.

I've seen a few episodes of this show and it's pretty funny.
As long as they leave Misfits and Dr. Who alone...

I find it kind of funny that people on here think that the British are prudes and censor everything when this is the truth.

But the accent thing kinda goes too, could you imagine the general population of America trying to get their heads round say...a welsh accent. Sure for some it would be fine but some are terrible.

I have a Northern Irish accent and someone thought I was from Kansas...then asked if I was speaking English

She's right though, I do think most Americans would have problems with the accents on Skin. And I haven't seen Inbetweeners but I imagine it would be even worse in a sitcom

This!

I personally didn't think the US Skins was as bad as people make it out to be. There were a lot of things I prefer about the original (nothing comes close), but there were some things I loved about the US version too. It's not always the case that "Americans" ruin British shows... Look at Queer As Folk...

Yeah, many Americans have trouble deciphering the many accents, but if they watch long enough they should be fine. [^_^] I think if they began airing the British originals on US tv, however, that it would keep loyal fans happy, but because they'd already seen the shows they would be less likely to tune in, which means the airing would get cancelled because advertisers would pull out. To solve that problem they'd have to develop a British show that was aired somewhat simultaneously in both the US and the UK.

I think it's more of an MTV US issue. They've come up with many original shows that have gone on forever (Real World, Road Rules, and now Jersey Shore). Whereas other networks have developed truly unique shows that engage a lot of people (Glee, True Blood, Dexter, Modern Family, etc.) I think MTV is reaching a point where they're hesitant to create brand new shows because they've developed some awkward formula for mindlessly entertaining teens... So instead of create, they "borrow" inspiration from shows overseas that have done well, but they attempt to adapt it to what they think their audience would like. It's a huge gamble.

There have been plenty of US shows that did better than British counterparts as well (American Idol surpassed Pop Idol by a lot, even though it was a UK show first, and as mentioned above, US Queer As Folk surpassed the UK original). Perhaps if MTV would cut the crap with the mindlessly formulaic writers and directors they've been hiring, they can do something great... But until then there are plenty of other shows that can satisfy our craving for quality).