shapeshifter June 8 Share June 8 (edited) Since my son-in-law restarted our Paramount+ subscription for a month, I decided to finally watch the Ghosts UK version. But I didn't notice until I got to the end of season 2 that Paramount+ only has 2 seasons of Ghosts UK.🫤 It seems I can buy access to the other seasons through Prime, however: The Prime account is another daughter's to which I officially have access, and I'm wondering about using my credit card — which might trigger a switch to me paying for it in the future, which is okay, so long as the shared thing doesn't go away — like if we were grandmothered in or something? if I wait a few months, will CBS/Paramount likely air all the Ghosts UK seasons prior to the start of the new season of Ghosts USA? Didn't they do that previously? Or no? Is there a commercial free/higher priced Paramount+ monthly subscription that includes all seasons of the UK version? With Prime, it's about $11/season for High Def Ghosts UK, and $7/season for fuzzy, which is what all TV was like in the 50s and 60s, and I still like watching Barney Miller in really low definition because that's all there is. So, I'm leaning towards the cheaper, unless someone tried it and hated it for some reason? Is there another streamer for Ghosts UK seasons 3-5 that I should consider? Edited June 8 by shapeshifter Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8388655
shapeshifter June 8 Share June 8 The daughter with Paramount+ watched all seasons of Ghosts UK that were initially available there, and I can't get her to watch the US version because she said she tried a few episodes of season 1, and thought it was the same but not as good, so she thought it was a waste of time. Having just watched the first 2 seasons of Ghosts UK, I feel somewhat confident in telling her that Ghosts USA diverges from the UK at season 2, with different plots and character development, etc. Do all y'all agree? This isn't a big deal like the access to the UK epis in my post above. Mostly she and I bond over Bluey these days anyway. 👶🏼👶🏻🐶 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8388660
Annber03 June 8 Share June 8 Yeah, from what I've seen of the UK version, I agree that both versions have developed into their own thing. Even the early episodes, where the U.S. version did take some storylines and plot points from the UK one, there were still enough differences to make each version's take on the story work for their respective shows. But yeah, I think the U.S. version has done a great job of finding its own tone and voice over these last few seasons. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8388741
Bastet June 8 Share June 8 7 hours ago, shapeshifter said: if I wait a few months, will CBS/Paramount likely air all the Ghosts UK seasons prior to the start of the new season of Ghosts USA? Didn't they do that previously? Or no? They only aired what they did of the UK series because of the strikes, so I doubt it. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8388856
PaulE June 16 Share June 16 On 6/8/2024 at 11:32 AM, Annber03 said: Yeah, from what I've seen of the UK version, I agree that both versions have developed into their own thing. Even the early episodes, where the U.S. version did take some storylines and plot points from the UK one, there were still enough differences to make each version's take on the story work for their respective shows. But yeah, I think the U.S. version has done a great job of finding its own tone and voice over these last few seasons. I agree. After all, there still are cultural differences between the U.K. and the U.S., despite our shared history and the fact that we speak the same language (well, sort of). Some things that might be funny over here wouldn't work across the pond and vice versa. Americans often feel that the Brits are too dark and pessimistic, while the Brits think Americans can be obnoxiously sunny and optimistic, and those differences are reflected, I think, in the respective plots and comedic devices. So it's natural that each show would go its own way. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8393405
Kir Rich October 23 Share October 23 Character of Kitty is the most irritating of UK and US versions. I have stopped watching the UK version because of that character!!! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8488078
shapeshifter October 28 Share October 28 On 6/8/2024 at 8:22 AM, shapeshifter said: Since my son-in-law restarted our Paramount+ subscription for a month, I decided to finally watch the Ghosts UK version. But I didn't notice until I got to the end of season 2 that Paramount+ only has 2 seasons of Ghosts UK.🫤 I signed up for Paramount+ when there was a $60/yr deal a couple of months ago. I've been checking about once a week, and Seasons 3-4 of the UK version are available again, not just 1-2. 👻🙌👻 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8492820
Bastet November 9 Share November 9 On 10/28/2024 at 10:38 AM, shapeshifter said: I've been checking about once a week, and Seasons 3-4 of the UK version are available again, not just 1-2. But not season 5, unfortunately. Maybe they'll put that up one of these days. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8502440
SoMuchTV Monday at 02:48 AM Share Monday at 02:48 AM If anyone is following this thread but not the UK one - season 5 is now available on Paramount Plus. 1 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8539083
shapeshifter Monday at 09:54 AM Share Monday at 09:54 AM (edited) If anyone is following this thread but not the UK one - season 5 is now available on Paramount Plus. Yes! I discovered this a day or 2 ago but couldn’t find this thread, so thanks for the bump😊 I think the U.S. version has done a great job of finding its own tone and voice over these last few seasons. And the characters are so different! Viking Thor v. gentle Robin, for example. And space, free-love Flower v. naive Kitty. Edited Monday at 09:59 AM by shapeshifter 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8539200
Skooma Monday at 03:37 PM Share Monday at 03:37 PM (edited) On 12/23/2024 at 4:54 AM, shapeshifter said: Yes! I discovered this a day or 2 ago but couldn’t find this thread, so thanks for the bump😊 And the characters are so different! Viking Thor v. gentle Robin, for example. And space, free-love Flower v. naive Kitty. I think Thorfinn and the Captain are somewhat closer. They both talk about fighting endlessly (the Danes / Germans) and though the Captain really isn't, both present themselves as gung-ho warriors. And both were calmed down from their oppositions to the "living" couple early on by seeing documentaries on the new technologies. A UK documentary on WWII tank battles and a PBS documentary on Vikings. Yes a good part of the Captain and Issac line-up too obviously but Issac also has some of Julian's characteristics since they are always dropping names of the political movers and shakers in their days and feel like they are at the center of all things historic. The Captain had no interest in politics and movers and shakers by contrast. Now Trevor/Julian share a lack of pants and big ladies man egos but Trevor is younger and has an early crush on Sam mirroring Thomas' endless crush on Allison. Meanwhile Sass shares a love of words and story telling with Thomas (oral vs written) though Sass is actually good with words while Thomas is terrible. Except for Pete/Pat and Hetty/Fanny there aren't that many one-to-one direct matches and Fanny is older than Hetty and died by her husband's hand. Even Flower isn't 100% Kitty. Mary is a very big part of Flower too. I think Robin is the one that doesn't really have a direct link to any American ghost unless you want to say to Thorfinn only because they are the oldest remaining ghosts on the property but the difference is thousands and thousands and thousands of years and Robin was never a warrior. Actually Sass is the oldest "native" to the particular land and his character has a bit of gentleness to him somewhat like Robin. So maybe Sass is a wee bit of a Thomas/Robin hybrid. I guess what I am saying is the American writers did a good job of changing most of the ghosts from the start while still making a lot of their attributes similar to the UK ones. Edited Tuesday at 05:23 PM by Skooma 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8539270
Annber03 Tuesday at 12:11 AM Share Tuesday at 12:11 AM Isaac and Thomas also have something in common, in that they're both jealous of someone from their time period who became way more famous and well-known than they did. Also, they both have a strong tendency towards the dramatic :p. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8539530
Skooma Tuesday at 05:25 PM Share Tuesday at 05:25 PM 17 hours ago, Annber03 said: Isaac and Thomas also have something in common, in that they're both jealous of someone from their time period who became way more famous and well-known than they did. Also, they both have a strong tendency towards the dramatic :p. Good catch. It was like the US writers took all of the UK ghosts attributes and spread them around in a hybrid pattern in the most part. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8539855
Bastet Tuesday at 09:26 PM Share Tuesday at 09:26 PM 3 hours ago, Skooma said: It was like the US writers took all of the UK ghosts attributes and spread them around in a hybrid pattern in the most part. Which was a good idea, because the US ghost characters are more multi-faceted than the UK ghosts. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/134906-ghosts-comparing-the-characters-history-humour-in-the-uk-and-us-comedies/page/4/#findComment-8539981
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