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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 438274" data-attributes="member: 23">Oh yes, I know that&#039;s the case for many.&nbsp; American TV networks also appear to have leaned heavily into this (certainly if the Random Ratings thread is anything to go by), and it&#039;s far more commonplace for non-American shows to be remade entirely rather than imported, which gives even less reason to seek out anything else. Yes. There&#039;s a huge difference in the number of episodes shot. It&#039;s part of the reason I started one thread here in which to discuss/watch/rewatch British sitcoms. Sometimes by the time I&#039;ve made two or three posts the series has run its course. Fawlty Towers is almost certainly the best-known example of this. Most people know it - or at least are aware of it - but it ran for just twelve episodes. John Cleese was recently talking about a revival, which I think would be a huge mistake. As an aside, Britain can also lay claim to the world&#039;s longest-running live-action sitcom in terms of duration. Last Of The Summer Wine began in 1973 and ran until 2010, running for almost 38 years, and a relatively modest 295 episodes. It&#039;s frequently overlooked, as many online lists and sources defer to US defaultism. <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/ksmile/babe/k0512.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":gotcha:" title="Gotcha&nbsp; &nbsp; :gotcha:" data-shortname=":gotcha:" />That&#039;s interesting.&nbsp; It&#039;s many years since I&#039;ve watched Robin&#039;s Nest, but I recall it feeling fairly removed from the original series and so probably more &quot;tweakable&quot;.&nbsp; I see this is a rare example of the British version having more episodes than the adaption.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 438274, member: 23"] Oh yes, I know that's the case for many. American TV networks also appear to have leaned heavily into this (certainly if the Random Ratings thread is anything to go by), and it's far more commonplace for non-American shows to be remade entirely rather than imported, which gives even less reason to seek out anything else. Yes. There's a huge difference in the number of episodes shot. It's part of the reason I started one thread here in which to discuss/watch/rewatch British sitcoms. Sometimes by the time I've made two or three posts the series has run its course. [I]Fawlty Towers [/I]is almost certainly the best-known example of this. Most people know it - or at least are aware of it - but it ran for just twelve episodes. John Cleese was recently talking about a revival, which I think would be a huge mistake. As an aside, Britain can also lay claim to the world's longest-running live-action sitcom in terms of duration. [I]Last Of The Summer Wine[/I] began in 1973 and ran until 2010, running for almost 38 years, and a relatively modest 295 episodes. It's frequently overlooked, as many online lists and sources defer to US defaultism. :gotcha: That's interesting. It's many years since I've watched [I]Robin's Nest,[/I] but I recall it feeling fairly removed from the original series and so probably more "tweakable". I see this is a rare example of the British version having more episodes than the adaption. [/QUOTE]

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