Yeah there are the rare ones that work - The Office, Getting On (although that is/was eerily similar [the same as] to the BBC version), The Bridge (same ending, stopped watching when I realised what would happen). But then there are too many The Killings to counter that argument.

I love Rake (AUS), it's brilliant. Having not seen Rake (US), I don't know if I'm qualified to cast judgement, but I might make a comment about how Australian shows have been difficult to translate/remake in the USofA. It reminds me of Kath & Kim (pre-Ch7), which for whatever reason did not work. In Australia it was a…

I agree with you. I've been watching Ja'mie for the past few weeks on ABC and I think it's been great, if not brilliant. Maybe it's because of its accuracy (I've grown up with two younger sisters and teach in co-ed schools), or it could be because of something completely different. But it is a reflection of girls in a…

That said, Matt Smith is probably my favourite Doctor. So go figure.

RTD gets my vote, simply because of the season-long arcs he would write. Moffat, as said above, can write excellent episodes (or have excellent episodes written for him), but the season never works as it probably should. Nothing ever really feels with Moffat as though there are ever any stakes. The only time I can…

NBC's Kath & Kim (quality ABC [Australia] comedy, not quality Ch7 comedy), didn't go well in either Australia nor America. NBC has also bought the rights to Laid, which was excellent in Aus (but sadly cancelled) but hasn't done anything about it. So can we look into that please?

I guess it is. I haven't heard of any mental politically-minded billionaires from either Canada or New Zealand. But I suppose there probably are. I guess I'm just reading the wrong papers.

Hello America. I thought it might also be interesting to add that Clive Palmer is also a Federal politician, having won a House of Reps seat in Queensland.

I like you, @avclub-808e22af6c33eea22608f30cef458844:disqus , I do. But please don't blame Australia for something that was NBC's doing. It was an NBC comedy, what did you expect?

@avclub-022199896b1f52952c180b60caa681bd:disqus @avclub-44cc6099e4e6b11a473dd73a97ba9810:disqus SEE? She's great. Aaron Pedersen is great, I first found out about him on City Homicide (back in the old days of interesting/good drama on Seven. I miss Blue Heelers) and have pretty much loved him in everything else. I…

@avclub-022199896b1f52952c180b60caa681bd:disqus Offspring is fantastic and I think I've said that many times to pretty much everybody I talk to about it. I've never met Asher Keddie but I think even she's a little freaked by my (and my family's, strangely) love for her on anything. Including Who Do You Think You Are?.

@avclub-620982009915db2a0b4a49e224bad30c:disqus @avclub-022199896b1f52952c180b60caa681bd:disqus Sorry to squeeze in like this but you both got me very excited about everything you're talking about. Rake, MW, Frontline (I'm a bit young to have seen this properly and need to do so. I apologise), The Games, pretty much…

I mean this in the best way possible: Is this still a comedy? I have laughed little to none during the last two episodes at least. I still rated each episode an A but it's really not "funny" funny any more. It's just true. And scary. I think VDW's article from a while ago about 'the half hour show' or something talked…

That's going to be a remake of an Australian show, which is very excellent. We have therefore placed our faith in you, and we know what you did to Kath & Kim.

That's going to be a remake of an Australian show, which is very excellent. We have therefore placed our faith in you, and we know what you did to Kath & Kim.

@avclub-c156902f5b20b572848be18c11634dfb:disqus Don't do Tame Impala! Please no! I don't know where you're from but the list you made sounds Australian and I'm here too *waves*. But the radio here plays Tame Impala non-stop and it is horrible. Unless you are high. In which case go ahead. I feel like it's tailor made…

@avclub-c156902f5b20b572848be18c11634dfb:disqus Don't do Tame Impala! Please no! I don't know where you're from but the list you made sounds Australian and I'm here too *waves*. But the radio here plays Tame Impala non-stop and it is horrible. Unless you are high. In which case go ahead. I feel like it's tailor made…