# In Praise of 'Ghosts' (British TV Series That Inspired The American One)

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> And unlike some other US adaptations of UK series (Coupling, The Inbetweeners, etc.), this one is good.

It’s a hit and miss experiment to adapt a UK show. The Office worked quite well and All In The Family was a hit, but Fawlty Towers has had a few attempts and none have worked.

Joel McHale even made a pilot for an American IT Crowd show and it never got picked up.

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