Thanks I have been wanting to see this for ages! Eddie Cibrian is in it isn't he?
Thanks I have been wanting to see this for ages! Eddie Cibrian is in it isn't he?
A while I go I watched a show called Salem and she popped up that in a recurring role as a vampy witch and she was great. She would have made a great soap bitch.Yep, with Xena
A while I go I watched a show called Salem and she popped up that in a recurring role as a vampy witch and she was great. She would have made a great soap bitch.
Well, now of course I have to watch this. At this point my "to watch" list needs two pandemics to be exhausted.
Yes the British original is so over the top and camp. It couldn't translate to American TV. I haven't got around to watching the pilot yet hopefully this week.It's one 40 minute episode, so this'll be quickly stricken off your list.
TBH, I can see why ABC passed on this. I think it's down to Americans don't getting camp and probably why this and Absolutely Fabulous can't be translated into US television.
Yea, I binged the lot of it fairly quickly. And it was a really enjoyable little show even it was a bit silly. Lucy is great though she needs a good prime time role.while I go I watched a show called Salem and she popped up that in a recurring role as a vampy witch and she was great. She would have made a great soap bitch.
Lucy is great though she needs a good prime time role.
Battlestar Galactica? I haven't seen it? My brother has told me it's great. Or do you mean something else?She was also good on BSG
Battlestar Galactica? I haven't seen it? My brother has told me it's great. Or do you mean something else?
Just think of SPARTACUS as an ancient version of FOOTBALLERS WIVES Fabulous trash with hot guys and bitches.It's just not a good show despite Lucy Lawless' obvious potential as a soap supervillain
And then they tinkered with DSM so much and it became a mess.I remember being really excited when I heard this was being developed and then really disappointed when I finally saw it. It's just not a good show despite Lucy Lawless' obvious potential as a soap supervillain. When you look at the fact that it was up against Dirty Sexy Money for a "soap" slot on ABC's schedule that Fall, you can see why they opted for the superior DSM.
And then they tinkered with DSM so much and it became a mess.
Despite its bizarre plotlines, it also had a fair amount of grit that made it look a bit more approachable. Whereas the wives in the US pilot look 100% perfect like they do in every soap, the wives in the UK series are trying to look perfect, but you can almost smell the tanning beds when you watch the episodes.Part of the charm of the UK version was the tackiness as it fed into the campness
In the US pilot it looks as if things are far more established, and maybe it was, considering how they treat their sports heroes. There's not the challenge of adjusting to their new fame and fortune.
I'm not sure why they decided to make Gabrielle Union's character a pop star in the pilot of the US version. If anything they should've had the classic tale of an ordinary girl being plucked from the street by a handsome football player and being launched into this world where Xena is the alpha bitch (and maybe they could've added a backstory of her being famous for being in a girl group) and dealing with the tabloids and public falling in love with that fairytale story while Xena and her husband is falling out of favour with the public.
Well, now of course I have to watch this. At this point my "to watch" list needs two pandemics to be exhausted.