i wish americans would come up with their own creative television shows. i feel like so many of the popular shows have all been remade from the UK versions. it's pathetic. do the brits ever take on an american franchise? they did just spin out a UK version of Law & Order (and it's pretty good) but that's the only one that comes to mind.

i haven't made it through all of the UK Skins yet so I'm not touching the American version until I get through the original.

Something that's always puzzled me about Skins is that they expect us to believe that these oh-so-different people are best buddies.

i've had this feeling about a few shows, but most especially the L Word. i still don't understand how or why any of them were friends.