Currently watching "Ghosts" (GB).
There are actually three different versions - the original bong show, the burger adaptation and now they actually made a kraut one.
GF started watching the american one, which was, besides the current year bullshit, pretty funny, and I have a thing for Rose McIver.
Now we are watching the british version that came first.
It's actually pretty interesting how different the shows are in the way they are shot and the storylines: The original is actually set up in an actual horror movie way, which gives it a parodistic vibe, compared to the american version that is more, let's say, "conventional", in the vein of a regular ensemble sitcom. What you notice though is the higher budget. Some effects in the british version (like when the guy is climbing onto the roof to do something) are laughably bad. However, the jokes that hit hit way better than the american version that always plays it safe (or safe-horny, or safe-edgy, or....).
What I also noticed, or rather realized, was the GB episode where they wake up hungover as fuck after getting right smashed the night before. I don't think they will ever do something like that in the US version.
I haven't seen any episode of the german version yet, and while the ghost cast sounds promising, the ad banner really killed every kind of desire I had - I don't know what it is with german camerawork, and I absolutely despise the typical Netflix look and feel, but something about the way german tv shows are shot is highly unappealing, especially if it's something that *could* be at least remotely atmospheric, even if just in trace amounts. It's ok for Lindenstraße oder Gute Zeiten schlechte Zeiten I guess, but not for something like this. Also, why the FUCK did they also call it "GHOSTS"? It's Germany here. I know, a show (or rather miniseries) called "Geister" already exists, but they could use a subtitle if they wanted, hell, even something silly like "Die total verspukte Erbvilla" would be better. I bet it was again the marketing scum who can't speak proper german anymore's fault.
So far I would say the original show is my favorite, solely on account of laughing louder and because I prefer roit gov'na tohhk to listening to americans (plus, the main girl is a qt3.14 who reminds me of a young Margot Kidder). Also, as usual, the GB show has like 6
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