XPost: rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.tv.uk.comedy   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-09-19 13:33:39 +0000, The True Melissa said:   
   > Verily, in article <10ajkph$gp39$1@dont-email.me>, did daniel47   
   > @nomail.afraid.org deliver unto us this message:   
   >>   
   >> The Yank version of "The Office" didn't impress me!   
   >   
   > It may not have been to your taste, but overall it was more popular than   
   > its British predecessor.   
   >   
   > That's what they really care about: ratings. Writers and directors may   
   > try for art, but networks will always value ratings uber alles.   
      
   "More popular"? Probably not. It simply had a much bigger potential   
   audience, and like most American shows, it was also dragged on for far   
   longer ... the UK version had two seasons (two too many!) while the US   
   version had nine seasons. Plus, it depends which country you are in -   
   the UK versionwas more popular in the UK and the US version was more   
   popular in the US (although whether that is due to each simply being   
   free / easier to watch in each country is a differnet question).   
      
      
      
      
   The same is happening with the "Ghosts" comedy. The UK version was five   
   seasons, while the US version is currently six seasons and still going.   
   Although both are silly, the original UK version is the better one,   
   partly because it doesn't have an awful New Zealand "actress" in the   
   lead role.   
      
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