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I know BBC America is planning to broadcast the UK version...
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They broadcast season one
last year. Maybe you're thinking of series 2.
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Since Warner is in charge of the BBC DVD's maybe we can ask them in the chat
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Warner is only the
distributor. They are
not (nor have ever been) "in charge" of the BBC range. I don't even think WB's logos are on new content anymore, just the 2entertain and BBC logos. Probably, 2e saw the US public's confusion and didn't want anyone to think that WB had anything to do with content, production, etc.
Since series one has already appeared on BBC America, I would think it should only be a matter of time before DVDs appear Stateside.
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in the fall David Kelly is making a US version of this series. This could mean either it will become available to support the new series or it will not become available in fear that it may distract or compete from the new series.
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Has this definitely been picked up for a fall series, or is it just a pilot or in development? BBC Worldwide had no problem releasing further
Coupling DVDs over here when the NBC remake came out...
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...given the crappy value of the dollar against the pound just now...
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Yeah, tell me about it!
Really ticks me off, especially when I can remember that not so long ago (pre-9/11) I was importing videos (maybe even DVDs) from the UK at an exchange rate of about 1.25US to 1.00UK (my credit card company was giving me a
discount on the exchange rate, which was actually somewhere around 1.55 to 1). Makes a
huge difference and has severly curtailed my importing of UK titles. I used to pre-order lots of stuff. Now, I only wait for the sales (usually not buying until something has reached the "50% off" price or better).