Pilot

This is a pale comparison to the British version. Characters essentially replacing the British versions do not match the quality of the original. And characters that are technically new are also very stereotypical. I get that the setting and characters along with a lot of the humour from the British version may not work for an American audience, sounds like the cast from the original understood this as well, but this doesn't bode well for the rest of the series. Hopefully it beds in quickly, stops spoon feeding the audience, reduces the over acting and makes different choices in plot so it's harder to compare against a far superior product.

I found the first episode of the British version of Ghosts to be madcap but not always too funny.

The first episode of the American pilot seems more genteel and has less jokes. It also seems to have more ghosts.

The premise is the same. A young couple inherit a vast historical mansion. It is the long lost relative of Samantha and she would like to turn it into a hotel. Her partner Jay is reluctant at first.

The country mansion is inhabited by ghosts from different periods of American history. After a near death incident, Samantha can see them.

To me the laughs of this version is going to be more reliant on the various ghosts. The British versions ha some cynical put downs from the new owners.

Everything this copies from the BBC sitcom (and it copies a lot) it does worse and everything original they do rarely hits the mark. 95 percent of this episode is copied from the original, and I don't blame them, its a pilot, however when you attempt to do traditionally British dry sarcastic humour with only Americans (and not to mention the counterparts to the original characters are much more lively and expressive) it never comes out as funny as the original.

With that said I don't think this show has a complete lack of potential, there's definitely something there, they just have to make it their own and stray away from copying the original too much.

This show has a refreshing, clean story line with a multicultural cast. I love it!!! Love the diversity! It's funny and I can't wait for the next episode. There is so much possibility for interesting stories! I'm hooked!!

Note to the Executives of this show: the reality is Not everyone is interested in reality TV, or shows with people who do not have integrity. I show is good TV. The canceled show Debris was also good TV. Thanks for listening.

Watched expecting to hate this. US versions of UK comedies generally suck (as do UK versions of US ones.)

But it was actually OK. The changes to the characters made sense with the different histories of our countries, it had it's own thing going whilst keeping the spirit of the original.

This might just turn out to be another office, a comedy that actually translates well

Looking forward to where they take it. Tyke much longer series in America mean they're going to have to come up with their own stories, which should be fun.

Not loving the pantless wall St guy so far, he's not as sleazy as our version, but maybe he'll grow on me.