I don't know if anyone - Australian or American - tuned in on Sunday night local time (I don't know when it screened in the States) but trust me, you didn't miss anything.
(Did anyone tune in? Do Americans even care about K&K: The Fakes in the States over there?)
Oh my lord it was terrible. Absolutely, utterly cringe-worthy.
The New York Post calls it "arguably the worst idea for an import from the Land Down Under since Vegemite."
(Seriously, though; what's wrong with Vegemite? And Cheesymites? Mmmm...cheesymites...)
Kath and Kim - the real show, not the imposter - was clever, funny, witty, and didn't take itself seriously. It was feel good and fun.
NYP goes on to say that "the big difference between the show in Australia and its dish-water copy here is that (at least as far as entertainment goes), Australian producers know how to make fun of themselves. American TV people prefer to make fun of everybody else."
I'm telling you: it was actually painful to watch.
This should not deter you from the Australia version, which actually has substance and a plot.
Speaking of decent home-grown tv shows, I've become hooked on Rush, a police drama set in our very own Melbourne. It's a drama, with a bit of a love life thrown in, some near-death incidents, car chases, young hooligans, shooting, hostages, ransoms, animal activists, underage drinking, family issues and so on. Just your typical cop show. For an Australian show - and a cop show - it's pretty good.
x
JAG
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