Yup, I just read that Fox USA is going to remake 'Luther', a British crime series starring Idris Elba.

I can just imagine the shenanigans now... how he'll protest vehemently that it pales in comparison to the original... and the language.

In fact, I may be inclined to agree with him.  While Elba will co-produce the series, he's going to be a hard act to follow in that role.

So I can hear it now.  He'll watch one episode so's he can come back and say: "Those damned Yanks, they've gone and f*cked up another great British TV series with a poor remake that doesn't do the name Luther justice, much less the series.  Whoever thought of it oughta be hung, drawn and quartered then shot and sent to the electric chair."

It is quite likely that I will agree with him, given how many other British shows tried crossing the Atlantic and failed dismally to recreate the feel of the original series... for example, 'Life on Mars'.  The British version was superior without question.

Anyway, I guess we shall see what we shall see.... and whether Jafo even gets through the first episode or not.  I know that if it is below par I shan't bother beyond the 1st installment.