Let’s be clear here guys- making remakes of popular sitcoms is a very difficult task. For starters, there is the tough act of culturally translating the jokes for a very different audience. Then there’s trying to prove that said show can go on an equal footing with the original, usually by trying to differentiate it from the original to a degree. With this in mind, with very few exceptions, most remakes crash and burn. That said, Sturgeon’s Law states that 90% of stuff will be absolutely rubbish, so I’ve decided to go see if there are any possible hidden gems in this world. The show that I’ll be talking about in this edition is the American remake of Birds of a Feather a.k.a. Stand By Your Man.
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