Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch blog has an interview with Kristen Johnston, who’s tapped to play Patsy in the American remake of Absolutely Fabulous, coming soon to a television set near you.
Here’s a quote from the article: “I think they captured the exact amount of sweetie-darling,” she says. “I mean, it’s a totally different element, it’s a totally different show. We don’t smoke, we are hungover all the time, we chew Nicorette, we’re trying to be more PC, but I think it really works. It’s one of those scripts that’s like my favorite kind because on paper you’re like, Oh, this is funny, but when you read it out loud with two actresses, it’s, like, the funniest s— ever.”
Turning Pats and Eddy into nonsmoking, Nicorette-chewing politically correct fashionistas sounds like the most unfunniest s— ever, but that’s me. What do you think? Will the American version of this show be a hit, or will it sink faster than a Dukes of Hazzard holiday special on French tv?
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Hmmmm. I do like her. She can be quite irreverent. I think they would do better not to try to imitate the original too much as it rarely works. However, Cybil Shepherd did a good show about ten years ago (?) with Christina Baranski and they didn’t smoke.
Depends. I was very skeptical about the US version of The Office until I watched it. They might be able to pull it off.
The US Office was a one-off success. This American Ab Fab will be yet another failed translation into American TV. Why can’t Americans enjoy programming from other countries without having to own it as “American”? (‘Kath & Kim’, ‘Coupling’ etc.) – Limey
As a die hard abfabber, I’m slightly terrified yet drawn to the new American version. I mean, no smoking? Really? Luckily Kristin Johnston is very capable of producing comedy out of thin air.