Remakes and reimaginings...

[DanaC]

There was an excellent little comedy drama series a few years ago, called Sirens - I think I posted about it when it was on. Channel 4 in their wisdom decided to drop it after a single series - which was a damn shamed, because it was brilliant. In the same article that discussed the cancellation, it was mentioned that an American remake was in the offing. I wasn't optimistic. I kind of expected it might be another IT Crowd debacle.

It's in its second season now and I finally got round to checking out some clips on youtube - I was pleasantly surprised. Different feel to it (feels more of a straight up sitcom, less of a 'dramedy' like the original) but I like the chemistry between the leads - which was the biggest plus for the original. I might give it a go after all.

Here's a couple of promos for the original (yes that is Robb Stark):






And for the US remake:





The final scene in this promo is what sells it for me