[dfwgator]

Seems to be a general rule-of-thumb, if there are American and British versions of a show, the British one will be ten times better.

[itssme]

Masterpiece Theatre is the best...loved and continue to love reruns of Morse, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Foyle’s War, the new Morse series, Downton Abbey, Mr Selfridge, Bletchey Circle. The new Sherlock Holmes irritates me in that they find it necessary for Sherlock to move and speak like he's on speed..all the time! He talks too damn fast, something the original Sherlocks did not do. On the other hand, the Dr Watson character and the actor who plays the part is excellent. The Sherlock Holmes of old with Basil Rathbone was the best in my book. It was soothing to take in, and interesting to watch...the new Sherlock makes me a nervous wreck because of the way the program speeds through each episode. I also loved MI-5...this was a great show, and it reflects the very problems we here in the USA are experiencing today.

[Bon of Babble]

Seems to be a general rule-of-thumb, if there are American and British versions of a show, the British one will be ten times better.

So true. Anyone who has ever seen the Masterpiece version of "Traffic" (I think it's spelled "Traffik") knows this to be true.

The American version, which won best picture at the Academy Awards is a pale comparison to the original British version.

Highly recommend the British version.