Chuck Co-Creator Adapting UK's Misfits for American Television

Chuck Co-Creator Adapting UK's Misfits for American Television

Vulture is reporting that Chuck co-creator Josh Schwartz has just sealed a deal to adapt the British superhero series Misfits for America — which he'll do with the show's original creator, Howard Overman

By EdGross - Oct 19, 2011 08:10 AM EST
Filed Under: TV
Source: Vulture

Says Vulture, "[The show] revolves around a group of working-class teens who find themselves endowed with superpowers following an electrical storm. (Think the good, first season of Heroes with Buffy-esque snark and a similar Scooby-ish gang).... There's no network attached as of yet, but given the response to the original series, it's hard not to imagine it finding a Stateside TV home.

"Misfits, unlike many imported formats," the article continues, "has already proven itself to be of interest to American viewers. This past summer, Hulu began streaming the freshman season of the show, and the results were impressive: It regularly ranked among the site's most-streamed series whenever new episodes dropped, with Variety estimating more than 9 million views to date. This American success mirrors a strong run on Britain's E4 network, both critically and commercially: The most recent season of Misfits averaged over one million viewers per episode, doubling ratings from 2009's season one... The comparisons to Buffy and Skins would seem to make Schwartz a potentially ideal collaborator for Overman: The writer's known for injecting scripts with plenty of wry banter, and both The O.C. and Gossip Girl [which Schwartz was attached to] pulled no punches in depicting the teen animal in its natural, sex-and-alcohol-obsessed state."

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xsnakeplisskenx
xsnakeplisskenx - 10/19/2011, 9:00 AM
not sure how season 3 is going to be without Nathan
krooklyndodger
krooklyndodger - 10/19/2011, 9:10 AM
@ xsnakeplisskenx: you're right. Nathan brought more of the humor to the series. I watched the webisode of him Vegas and that was interesting and gives closure.
grifter
grifter - 10/19/2011, 9:12 AM
BEST NEWS I HAVE HEARD ALLLLLLLLLL DAY!
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/19/2011, 9:37 AM
yeah good show but when the americans remake it,sorry to say its never as good.
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 10/19/2011, 9:37 AM
[frick]ING KNEW IT! why do yanks have to steal all our good shows,your suppost to be the country that creates all this comic book stuff,rant over
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 10/19/2011, 9:38 AM
cant they create there own,first being human,skins now misfits...jesus what else they done?
patriautism
patriautism - 10/19/2011, 9:42 AM
Why do they think we wont watch the Birtish version.. I love Misfits and I can't wait until the 30th to watch the new season.. Although, I am curious to see what it will be like without Robert Sheenan. I am also curious to see what their new powers are,
Niuhll
Niuhll - 10/19/2011, 9:48 AM
I don't understand why it needs to be re made for America, it's in the same language. And good as it is.
ManOfKrypton
ManOfKrypton - 10/19/2011, 9:52 AM
I'm a huge misfits fan, so for me this news sucks - It's going to be so watered down compared to the our UK version.
braces
braces - 10/19/2011, 9:55 AM
No. Just no.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/19/2011, 9:57 AM
@ spideyboy & @ teabag

also the office & life on mars.

batman001
batman001 - 10/19/2011, 10:02 AM
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 10/19/2011, 10:03 AM
I new it was only a matter of time before this happened, America once again seems to not wanna come up with there own ideas or be original, smh I already know this want be anything as good as the British version. Anyways I'm looking forward to the new season, and I can't wait to see how it will be without Robert Sheehan (Nathan).
Number1Wolverine
Number1Wolverine - 10/19/2011, 10:04 AM
@patriautism @Niuhll - I'm with you guys, i don't know why they think we can't just watch the original and call it a day.
KobraKai
KobraKai - 10/19/2011, 10:07 AM
The US doesn't want a remake. Just air the damn original series.

As for Series 3. Episode 1 was screened last week. And the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. Read a few of them here: http://misfitse4.livejournal.com/256343.html Rudy is a great addition to the cast.

In other words it doesn't miss a beat without Sheehan. It's still the Misfits we know and love. I can't wait.
A7
A7 - 10/19/2011, 10:19 AM
?? the misfits are from Lodi,NJ??
brittaniethekid
brittaniethekid - 10/19/2011, 10:29 AM
Yeah, and it'll be called "Heroes"... wait.
brittaniethekid
brittaniethekid - 10/19/2011, 10:30 AM
@Niuhll People seem to be under the suspicion that the mass American public can't understand different accents.
brittaniethekid
brittaniethekid - 10/19/2011, 10:31 AM
@Spideyboy91 Heroes was on years before Misfits and they're the same basic premise. Unknot your knickers, friend.
AC1
AC1 - 10/19/2011, 11:02 AM
According to the reviews of the first couple episodes in Season 3 (reviewers got to watch them early) the series is actually doing fine without Nathan. It'll take some getting used to, but apparently the new guy's great.

@Nomis I guess there may be vague similarities since there's the whole super power angle, but Misfits of Science was a superhero fantasy TV show, while Misfits (UK) is a dark drama comedy, and the powers (while they're a big deal) really are treated with less importance than the comedy and drama aspects. It's very gritty, occasionally violent, lots of bad language, definitely for a more mature audience. At times it's quite silly (in a good way), other times it's bordering on disturbing, but it's consistently great.

I bet this American remake sucks like most other American remakes do.
ScottPilgrim
ScottPilgrim - 10/19/2011, 11:12 AM
So wait another remake. Well theres only one thing to say, a big

[frick] YOU ! ! ! ! ! !

Get your own shit you lazy, uncreative, unimaginative, money grabbing, thieving son of whores !!!!!!!!!!!
SotNatt
SotNatt - 10/19/2011, 11:44 AM
Oh for the love of all that is holy, NO. Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! *throws Sith Lord*

Everything that makes Misfits great television, Britain mentality included, will be lost in a washed-out, bland, American version.

In fact, I wish my country would stop doing this: seeing the success of certain television shows across the pond and wanting to imitate that success here in the states, when, now, with the advent of the internet and other technological advancements, it's NOT a very difficult feat to access these wonderful programs that were not produced here in the good ol' US of A:

Skins
Shameless
Misfits

(these are just a few, casualties in a world where creativity is an exotic and endangered species)


Did you know that CBS is making a Sherlock modern times, much like the BBC Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman?

This is bullcrap!
DR3D
DR3D - 10/19/2011, 6:46 PM
You can't blame it all on the American side, these greedy creators are trying to make a buck as well.

American version of Shamelsss was good. The other recent remakes have been pretty bad though. And I think Misfits will take a hit without Nathan on the team.
vaderthefett
vaderthefett - 10/19/2011, 10:27 PM
GODDAMNIT. Stop making remakes/adaptations of things that SHOULD NOT BE REMADE/ADAPTED! Sorry i'm not using my inside voice. im just over it.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 10/20/2011, 1:51 AM
The main appeal to Misfits is that is has very crude humour, lots of sexual scenes and more ... American's won't do that. :/

only if it's on FX .. then MAYBE.
ADrockDO
ADrockDO - 11/17/2011, 4:28 PM
This is an absolutely TERRIBLE idea ... I hope a U.S. version never see's the light of day. I really dislike British tv, but this show is purely perfect in every-single-way.
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