Wednesday 22 August 2012

MSN TV Review: THE INBETWEENERS [USA]

Wednesday 22 August 2012

Today at MSN TV, I've reviewed the American remake of British comedy phenomenon THE INBETWEENERS, which started its first season on MTV last Monday. Will it recapture the magic of the original and echo its success Stateside? Well, probably not.
"Britain can take solace in the fact the best teenage drama and comedy of recent times has come from our shores: Skins and The Inbetweeners. MTV have now remade both for America, but the problem remains that these shows were very British reactions to a genre dominated by US pop-culture (all prom nights, liquor stores, and toga parties). In the case of The Inbetweeners, the subject matter and setup may be universal, but it was particularly refreshing from a UK perspective because the milieu and language was tailored to a home audience gorged on too much American Pie. The problem with MTV's Inbetweeners isn't that it's bad, just that it offers nothing unique for the culture that spawned what the UK show subverted." Continue reading...