The circle is now complete.

I'm not a fan of the "American" version of things. I don't see the need to take an already fine film or T.V. show and remake it.
There are some that did not fair too well like, for instance, AMANDA'S BY THE SEA. A remake (almost shot for shot) of FAWLTY TOWERS. It starred Bea Arthur so it was doomed from the beginning.
LA FEMME NIKITA turned into, oh hell what was it called... POINT OF NO RETURN. Again a pointless remake.


Some fare vary well:
THE RING. Why do it? RINGU was great.
ROBIN'S NEST was THREE'S COMPANY here and it was so successful it spawned sequels. THE ROPERS and THREE'S A CROWED.
THE OFFICE is THE OFFICE here. (I have to admit I like both but favor the Americanized version)

What the hell do these other countries think of us.
What is so wrong with the originals? Why must we homogenize everything we see. What is this need to say "I can do that,but better." (meaning I can steal that.) Is it wrong to see a film or TV show that does not have an American flag waiving somewhere in the background?
I don't get it. I think it sucks we have this need to remake perfectly good "products." It degrades the integrity of the original.
Why don't people do this to American films?

Oh wait they are.

The fine folks in Bollywood have a habit of stealing our films and making new, better, possibly musical versions for themselves.
Take for instance the new Bollywood version of FIGHT CLUB. (Click in the title of this post to go to the films website)
Thank GOD now we have a chance to feel what England has felt since the dawn of British cinema and the B.B.C.