[Indy]

Hi, I'm Indy, and I'm an American addicted to UK TV.

I'd kindly point you to Tim Anderson, the Wisconsonite who won Masterchef series before last. Granted, that's not a viewer-voted show, but if they'd thought he'd be hated, they would've found a reason to get rid of him, especially since he made some very weird things along the way.

That said, there are some shows that relish skewering Americans more than others. Buzzcocks comes to mind specifically, but again, when they get idiots like Kelly Rowland, who can blame you?

[King Gizzard]

Originally Posted by Indy

Hi, I'm Indy, and I'm an American addicted to UK TV.

I'd kindly point you to Tim Anderson, the Wisconsonite who won Masterchef series before last. Granted, that's not a viewer-voted show, but if they'd thought he'd be hated, they would've found a reason to get rid of him, especially since he made some very weird things along the way.

That said, there are some shows that relish skewering Americans more than others. Buzzcocks comes to mind specifically, but again, when they get idiots like Kelly Rowland, who can blame you?

The best American on British television

[Ammi]

...not sure it's specifically Brits though..I guess people like to have someone they can relate to more so a fellow countryperson would be the most obvious...has a Brit ever won an American reality show...?

[rinkydinkpanther]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...not sure it's specifically Brits though..I guess people like to have someone they can relate to more so a fellow countryperson would be the most obvious...has a Brit ever won an American reality show...?

piers morgan won celebrity apprentice in ameria last year and an english guy who the regular version of the show. they also embrace simon cowell too....but their favourite british imports are john ingham, tom jones and benny hill...they go wild for those 3

[Yayita]

Originally Posted by rinkydinkpanther

piers morgan won celebrity apprentice in ameria last year and an english guy who the regular version of the show. they also embrace simon cowell too....but their favourite british imports are john ingham, tom jones and benny hill...they go wild for those 3

Americans love the British, they have no problem at all with the motherland. I dont know that I can say the same about the brits towards the Americans though :P

[Indy]

Originally Posted by Yayita

Americans love the British, they have no problem at all with the motherland. I dont know that I can say the same about the brits towards the Americans though :P

You'd be hard pressed to scrape up many Americans who consider the UK the "motherland". Perhaps that perception is part of the problem. The majority of Americans, statistically, have no tie to the UK at all. They're more likely to be a mix of German, eastern European, Italian, etc, and those of us who can trace our history here back to before it was an independent country are a minority.

Aside from a fringe of people with a bizarre obsession with the royals, the truth is the UK is pretty much a non-entity outside Dr. Who, Monty Python, and Top Gear. In other words, it's Mostly Harmless.

[rinkydinkpanther]

Originally Posted by Indy

You'd be hard pressed to scrape up many Americans who consider the UK the "motherland". Perhaps that perception is part of the problem. The majority of Americans, statistically, have no tie to the UK at all. They're more likely to be a mix of German, eastern European, Italian, etc, and those of us who can trace our history here back to before it was an independent country are a minority.

Aside from a fringe of people with a bizarre obsession with the royals, the truth is the UK is pretty much a non-entity outside Dr. Who, Monty Python, and Top Gear. In other words, it's Mostly Harmless.

what do you mean mostly harmless