# Will there be a US version of Absolutely Fabulous? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-us-version-of-absolutely-fabulous/483819 "2009-01-31T02:43:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-us-version-of-absolutely-fabulous/483819/1 "2009-01-31T02:43:26Z")
Will it happen? Will it work? News is, Fox gave the go-ahead for a US version, to take place in LA. Will prudish anti-everything unhealthy for you Americans go for a show about two smoking booze hounds with nothing better to do? [Variety article here.](http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993547.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-us-version-of-absolutely-fabulous/483819/2 "2009-01-31T02:45:26Z")
Roseanne owned it for awhile, IIRC, but at the time the network was too chicken to actually do it. The closest we got was _Cybill_, which was a watered down ripoff. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-us-version-of-absolutely-fabulous/483819/3 "2009-01-31T03:13:42Z")
It was called [High Society](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112002/). Didn’t make it. Did watch it. Didn’t think much. Must use more pronouns. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-us-version-of-absolutely-fabulous/483819/4 "2009-01-31T21:18:53Z")
Yeah, I was thinking of that. I forgot they changed the name. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-us-version-of-absolutely-fabulous/483819/5 "2009-01-31T21:45:44Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Will prudish anti-everything unhealthy for you Americans go for a show about two smoking booze hounds with nothing better to do? A show about smoking, booze, and hounds? No thanks. It sounds too rednecky for me. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-us-version-of-absolutely-fabulous/483819/6 "2009-01-31T21:49:57Z")
There may be & it will be crap compared to the original. I welcomed the death of the Rosanne project, considering the quality of her version of the great “Life and Loves of a She-Devil”. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-us-version-of-absolutely-fabulous/483819/7 "2009-02-01T00:13:38Z")
It might be crap. I haven’t seen the US version of the Office, but I hear it’s pretty good. I’ll wait and see who they cast. They’re bringing in the original series creator. Even if it does turn out funny, I’m not sure enough Americans are as prepared to laugh. The original show did fairly well here, but then it wasn’t played on a major network where you need high ratings.