so i posted this link on facebook earlier from the observer in the uk. it basically tells of how fox has greenlit a rip off remake of the awesome british sitcom “spaced” and have hired mcg (pronounced mick gee) to ruin direct it. normally, i’m not interested in the whole remake thing if i have already seen and enjoyed the original. that is the very reason i don’t watch the office. not that it isn’t a funny show. from what i have seen, it is pretty enjoyable. however, the bbc original wrapped itself up perfectly i felt. so why not just leave it alone? why not come up with an original idea?

however, despite the us version of the office that takes brilliant comedic development and turns into gimmicks to be recycled week after week, they do at least have the approval of the original creators. fox isn’t even going that far. they are just going to take someone else’s work, make it their own, and not even consult the original creators. so can you blame stars and creators simon pegg, jennifer stevenson, and director edgar wright for being a bit ticked?

i don’t know, to me it’s just bush. fox has some good shows that have original approaches. “24″ is a favorite of mine, and people seem to like “prison break.” i can’t really watch that one anymore after i realized they would keep finding ways to put the guys back in jail, just so they can break out again, but hey, it gets pretty good reviews. i mean they could be showing “are you smarter than a fifth grader?” or that show that ruins people’s lives with lie detector tests.

now to be fair, pegg and company can only gripe but so much. the rights were sold somehow. they either didn’t have them, or didn’t retain them. so that is something they have to swallow, but it would be nice if fox would respect the process, meaning, and work of someone else. especially if it is going to lead to a profit.

if you read the article you see that “spaced” was a show that was very special to all of those involved, and now mc g is going to work his charlie’s angel’s crap magic on something that was really wonderful. my suggestion is to just not watch. i promise it will be as awful as his other projects and his name. catch the original when you can on bbc america, or dvd (the original is coming stateside soon!). that way the good guys win, and you don’t get dumber by watching bad tv. cheers!