Ghosts (2021) (Page 1 of 2)

The mansion is fine in the 2021 remake its just the character acting. I want to cringe when I think of it.
It sounds like it would have been better for the BBC to sell the UK show to the US rather than the rights to make their own version

I have watched a few eps of the UK version; well the US version is not that different. maybe the humour a bit more nuanced in the UK version but just not my cup of tea of silliness. I was hoping that as Rose McIver was one of the stars the show would have the quality of iZombie which is an excellent show that ran for 5 seasons ended acouple of years ago now. For any one not seen that show I suggest  you take a look

The UK version is quite different from the US version,

I've watched all of the UK one and I like it.  I've only watched the first few minutes of episode one of the US one, which may not be enough, but I don't know if I'll bother.  Excuse the pun, but I don't think they've caught the spirit of it.  It felt a bit... off.  Maybe the comedy is too British?  It just didn't feel... right.

I've watched all three series of the UK and the 10 Eps of the US that have been broadcast. I'm of the opinion that the UK has a more rounded cast of characters with smarter, faster paced and darker humor... just a all-around stronger program.

That being the case and though I am a huge fan of Charlotte Ritchie (she was amazing in Call the Midwife), there is just a charm to Rose McIver and the US adaptation seems to have built the bulk of this incarnation around that charm. Possibly to the detriment to the program, as it seems drawn attention from what in the UK is truly an ensemble, but I am willing to keep the US on my watch list... thought I guess we'll have see if CBS shares my casual amusement with the US version

I'm still watching. 

I think it's more watchable than most of the other sitcoms out there, but honestly that may just be because Rose McIver is there.

It's a show that if I don't have enough time to watch today, I'll watch it later and not feel like I missed out.

Agreed on the McIver of it all... but even she had a job of salvaging that last Ep.

Feels like the writers don't know what to do with all the elements they have... like sometimes they just jump from vignette to vignette with little real comedy while at the same time attempting to set up some larger universe. Very little of which the BBC One series had to do to be consistently hysterical.

Also, I'm not sure if it's COVID but several of the GHOSTS just disappear (no pun intended) for an episode or two just to reappear later... that's not a negative necessarily but more of a continuity assessment, as it's noticeable 

It's still not half as good as the original UK version but it is settling into a decent flow... The guest-stars are a help, I can't recall the last time I saw Mark Linn-Baker or Rob Huebel... and Enrico Colantoni, what a treat!

I'd say the US show has gone from 2 STARs to almost 5 STARs, however that is 5 out of 10 STARs Mayhaps it will keep climbing and for that I do hope!

FYI if any of y'all are UK GHOSTS fans HBOMAX dropped that series' 2021 Christmas Episode just a little while back!

haha, S02E13 with Latvian ghost machine

What he said.

The main reason that the UK version is better, is that the majority of the ghost cast have been working together for years in the BBC educational series, Horrible Histories. Kids in the UK have grown up on this. I have a CD set that I have used in the history classroom. For example there were songs about the six wives of Henry the VIII, as well as many other examples to encourage to remember facts from history. It started in 2009, and kids from that era loved it. So those kids 10-15 years later, and the parents and teachers that watched it with their kids, loved it as well. The troupe has also won awards for British comedy. Although the UK version of 'Ghosts' ended for a very good reason, it will be missed. I won't give any spoilers...

I find the US version really corny. Especially the ghost power from Isaac which makes a fart smell when he walks through a living person.