In this era of “Peak TV” there doesn’t seem to be enough time to bother with drama and comedy imports. But while there are more than enough American shows to binge, it would be a mistake to bypass great foreign TV. After all, that would mean missing out on fan favorites like “Doctor Who,” “Orphan Black,” “Downton Abbey” and “Sherlock.”
Foreign TV has spawned hit U.S. adaptations like “Homeland” and “The Office,” as well as pale imitations of the original. Remember the failed American versions of “The It Crowd” and “Coupling”? Yeah, we’d like to forget ’em as well.
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It’s a shame that the major streaming services rare;y showcase their foreign acquisitions as well as their homegrown originals. We get it; there is just too much damn TV...
Foreign TV has spawned hit U.S. adaptations like “Homeland” and “The Office,” as well as pale imitations of the original. Remember the failed American versions of “The It Crowd” and “Coupling”? Yeah, we’d like to forget ’em as well.
Read More: The TV Show You Need to Watch on Every Network, Right Now — A Running List
It’s a shame that the major streaming services rare;y showcase their foreign acquisitions as well as their homegrown originals. We get it; there is just too much damn TV...
- 2/24/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Penny Dreadful, Game of Thrones, Blindspot and Arrow!
1 | So, did The Originals‘ Detective Kinney (played by Jason Dohring) make it out of the finale alive…?
2 | What was more jarring in this week’s highly emotional Outlander: the real-looking baby Faith or Jamie’s Bastille beard?
VideosOutlander Sneak Peek: Back in Scotland, a New Fraser Emerges?
3 | When was the last time Saturday Night Live had you erupting with laughter as hard as the shocking/dark “Farewell,...
1 | So, did The Originals‘ Detective Kinney (played by Jason Dohring) make it out of the finale alive…?
2 | What was more jarring in this week’s highly emotional Outlander: the real-looking baby Faith or Jamie’s Bastille beard?
VideosOutlander Sneak Peek: Back in Scotland, a New Fraser Emerges?
3 | When was the last time Saturday Night Live had you erupting with laughter as hard as the shocking/dark “Farewell,...
- 5/27/2016
- TVLine.com
Sally Phillips has signed up for a lead role in Sky1's new comedy Parents. The actress, who has previously starred in shows such as Green Wing and Miranda, will appear in the series alongside The Armando Iannucci Shows' Darren Strange. The duo will play a married couple with two teenage children who are forced to move in with their parents, played by Susie Blake and Tom Conti. Sky's head of comedy Lucy Lumsden said: "We've been on the hunt for smart comedies about family life for Sky1 (more)...
- 1/12/2012
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
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