Comments on: Kath and Kim online

By: Jack!

Jack! — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:45:44 +0000

It was BAD!
The original Kath and Kim is so tightly scripted and EVERY word counts … this had tighly scripted bits and then bits that were typical loose American style stupidity that made the whole thing mediocre … only laughed once!
It was also filmed in a way that detracted from the performances … and the “Kath” character was much weaker than ours, and Kim was a wishy-washy waste of space. Brett was cute! A real waste of time and money …
Jack!

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:19:58 +0000

Just watched it .. and I’m surprised it’s getting the bad reviews that have been referred to on this site.

It isn’t K&K Australia, but I don’t think it’s supposed to be. I wouldn’t be surprised if this catches on in the US. Though Selma Blair needs to turn it down a little. She’s at a constant 11.

The weak points, for me, are the two guys.

I’m going to be really interested to see how this goes in the US. Of course, we all know that Sunday night here will be huge. Everyone is expecting a train wreck (as I was).

By: Grinspoon

Grinspoon — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:59:47 +0000

You know, this actually isn’t terrible.

I watched it, i wasn’t thinking or comparing to the aussie one, and yeah i enjoyed it. It wasn’t fantastic or anything, but it did make me laugh and over all i enjoyed it and will keep watching.

By: David Knox

David Knox — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:02:08 +0000

Gotta love coca cola…

By: bobby

bobby — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:27:34 +0000

do any of the networks like taking risks??? god forbid thier coke habit needs the money!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:06:06 +0000

I don’t understand why it needs an American adaptation. The Australian is by far better and even the U.S. critics say that this new one lacks the charm and humour of our one. I guess NBC just doesn’t like taking too many risks. Shame really.

By: bobby

bobby — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:51:40 +0000

i hope the show finds it’s feet, if not, draws millions of curious viewers into the original series. The office did it, why couldn’t kath and kim? why write it off so quickly? When will they do a remake of Newlyweds??????

By: Benno

Benno — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:31:14 +0000

At the end of the day, the show is made for americans, not australians. If they like it and it succeeds there, then that is how its success should be judged, not how it rates here and what people here think of it. We’ll see in the next few weeks how that plays out.

By: Catwoman

Catwoman — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:36:52 +0000

I downloaded the first episode from the US Itunes a few days ago and it was terrible. Barely funny with a bad, overacted performance from Selma Blair. I can’t see NBC airing 13 episodes. But then again Two And A Half Men has been on for years so who knows….

By: bobby

bobby — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:32:38 +0000

film and tv school, it’s easier and cheaper than buying burnt dvds all the time

By: Benno

Benno — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:46:15 +0000

Yeah I can’t find it either. Bobby, torrent sites at school?

By: bobby

bobby — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:51:32 +0000

is it really on torrent sites or are you just making that up. We use torrent sites at school cause the teacher finds it easier to package things, no sign of kath and kim anywhere.