Why British TV is BETTER Than American TV
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- It's the age old question; who has the better TV - Britain or America? Well, in our book, there's really only one answer! In this video, WatchMojo UK lists the many, many reasons why British TV is so much better that what the USA has to offer! From drama to comedy and stopping by at TV soaps, crime mysteries and panel shows... do you agree or disagree? And what's your favourite British show?
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One thing I prefer about UK TV is that actors look more like ordinary people. In too many American shows everyone is perfectly made up and hair is straight from salon. Normal people leading normal lives just don’t look like that.
The Brits are naturally more attractive than the Americans.😁
Spot on, though the Botox and lip fillers are creeping in with some British actresses. But British characters are allowed to look shabby.
Stop lying
hotties3v3n ??
hotties3v3n Who? I mean, who’s lying?
British humour makes you think and is quick, quirky and on the ball. Where as American humour always feels scripted and rehearsed.
British can take the piss out on themselves but Americans can't & that is why they're not that funny.
Americans have a demonic sense of humour.
Absolute bollocks.
Pompous twat.
komodo drag I wouldn’t go that far...
Graham Norton
The way he interacts with the guests is just amazing. It feels so natural and not scripted, it seems they're all just having a great time. Whereas watching Ellen makes me cringe so hard.
It helps that he plies them with drink 😂
@@sorscha1308 very true
Graham is cheeky. Ellen is just rude. Attended for the bribery - sorry I mean gifts - rather than content.
U are 100% right thats because Ellen uses prompts and the stuff is actually scripted.
as an american, we do not claim ellen
Two words: David Attenborough
It says a lot when Noel Gallagher from Oasis tells his own children that David Attenborough is God, listen to him.
Yelp
Technically three words and rightfully deserved, Sir David Attenborough.
That man has taught me so much
@Crazyvids.com he is not trying to be a comedian he is a narrator of british documentarys and is a legend
I’m American and I love British Tv
Good for u we lack a certain quality than the Brits.
Watch Top Boy. You'll enjoy it
Watch the IT crowd and father ted there funny programs
I like British and American TV mainly tbh, I prefer British TV tho.
@@cally_44 I watch alot of American programs on Netflix love the good place
I'm here for "British TV does adverts properly."
EDIT: I was not disappointed.
i cant stand the ameriacan high pressure timeshare closer sell, its too big, too loud and too over the top
Im not from either uk or the us, but i Had british TV as a kid, and the ads were so good. Escpecuslly MTV. The feeling those gave me still kinda «haunts» me
@@Louis2282 hell we're ashamed ourselves when it comes with prescription drug ads where the description is nothing but a deathtrap to the consumer minds
The characters in most US shows we get in the UK are young, beautiful/handsome, have great jobs, have plenty of time off work to spend on leisure pursuits, etc. Even the homeless characters have perfect Hollywood white teeth. Totally unreal. No wonder some Americans feel under pressure if they compare their lives to these fake characters. The US shows often beat the UK shows on production values (lighting, camera work, etc) but I expect a lot of that is because UK shows have smaller budgets. Nevertheless, I enjoy the escapism and feel good factor of some US shows. At the end of the day, if it's entertaining it's done its job!
But imagine having to watch them with all those adverts. Not so much a script - more a soundbite!
I’m sorry but UK TV is better than US TV
@@thefamilysquad6768 How US have more to provide
@@m56214 more doesn't mean better, I'd rather watch a few shows made well (usually from a passion of story telling), than a load of attempts to gain money from currently popular themes...
I swear every old person in Britain watches bargain hunt and antiques roadshow! I cannot count the amount of times I've been sitting eating chips in my grans living room watching antiques roadshow 😂
or Countdown 😂
I’m American and I’m OBSESSED with British television
Have you watched Top Boy on Netflix yet?
Watch the IT crowd and father ted there funny programs
I'm Jamaican and I absolutely love British tv. My favourite tv shows are Bodyguard, Being Human, Coupling, Sherlock, Luther and Graham Norton etc. The writing is much better in british shows.
Sem yo. British comedy is also hands down greatness
And that ain't all that's better.
Bean-te Blue being human is incredible!!!! 😬
Good choices, except for bodyguard, total dogshit of a program, complete left wing feminist propaganda not based in reality, except for the main character every other character that was important was female, opening scene, female sniper commander, female sniper, female police commander, Home Secretary female, and that’s not taking into account the main guy clearly had physiological issues ptsd, and alcoholism and was allowed to be armed and work as a body guard for the Home Secretary. Just totally shit writing with an agenda!!!! Loved coupling though, better than friends, the US tried to remake coupling, it was binned after 3 episodes
I have to say that the US version of Being Human was amazing!
One of the basic key ingredients of why British TV is so much better is simply
-No beautification: you guys show TRUE British people and not model types
-You know when to end a show: Americans never end a show when it needs to end and pull it out for as long as they can until it’s boring and bland and people get sick of it. You guys know when to end a show so that were happy with the result, and the beloved characters are intact
-Little to no Cliches: You Brits truly do know how to make original programming and keep it fresh all the time. No reboots, no basic tropes on repeat and touch on so many genres.
-Relatability: All shows that pertain to one audience stick to that audience and don’t stray from them. Skins (first generation)is a great example of that, stuck to the true Teenage experience and struggle in the modern day and didn’t divert to crazy or random storylines to fill story.
I could go on and on, and as a Canadian. My god I wish we stuck more towards you guys than the US. There has not been one British TV show (besides Loose Women) that has ever made me bored.
I'm sorry u nice people are even close to america.stick with your mother country in everything the Americans are lacking MUCH👎
@@komododrag5232 says the jackass using the American created RUclips. Begone dunce.
I live in Missouri and watch a lot of stuff on RUclips but I also have Acorn and Britbox. Too many favorites to pick just one. Love QI, Midsomer Murders, Inspector Lewis, Time Team and Who Do You Think You Are? and many more. I keep finding more!!!
Sylvia Smith You watch some yawny stuff 😴
Theres a show from arpund 2003 called coupling, they are all funny but there's a guy called jeff an hes not a beta hes more of a charlie an now iv just realised iv mixed the greek alphabet with the phonetical one...just search "jeff coupling"
I only clicked cuz of Holly on the thumbnail 😂
Hell, even UK news is better than America.
Samuel Barber BBC NEWS
😂😂
They're both shit
They are both terrible
@J purple ramen pretty much they are so biased
UK's Black Mirror is one of the best shows ever!
Only the first 2 series.
The others are Netflix made.
@@MoviesNGames007uk same writer though so still British
@@MoviesNGames007uk It's not Netflix made. It's made by House of Tomorrow, a British company. Netflix is just the distributor.
Sherlock ?
Ayu Thakur Until Miley Cyrus completely ruined Black Mirror’s credibility. Trust an American to reduce it to a second rate Disney film
American, I watch far more BBC shows than the ones here.
It's nice to see a channel dedicated to British culture and pop culture above all else. As an American who loves the UK'S TV, I do have to agree with this vid. My personal favorite British TV shows are Doctor Who, The Prisoner, Red Dwarf, Life on Mars, The Mighty Boosh, The IT Crowd, Toast of London, and The Last Leg.
Two reasons: Doctor Who and Sherlock.
Sherlock is good because for some reason a British icon doesn't need to be British, that's right Elementary, I'll never forgive you Rob!
Samuel Barber doctor who is a sell out like the Simpsons
This is a weird comment and makes no sense
Pye Ltd. Doctor Who is amazing. It has had a few bad seasons but always comes back full force. It’s on a bit of a down at the moment but unlike the Simpson’s it will rise back again
To be fair Sherlock in Elementary is still British
I have to say that as a Brit, Watch Mojo UK, makes me positively cringe with embarrassment. Whether British TV is better or worse than American TV, or whether the British, do anything better in any capacity, is not our place to say. Residents of any country are often better or worse at something or other. If the British are considered good at something, and are complimented for it by a foreigner, that is very gracious of them, and should be accepted with due humility. To pronounce like some boastful child, "we are better than you are...." is just plain arrogance, and, quite frankly, anything but British! Self praise is no recommendation!
2 shows sum this up:
Doctor Who
Top Gear (Clarkson era)
And grand tour
*Slams cheese onto table*
Cheese
@@katakisLives is Amazon British? I consider it to be more of a continuation of Top Gear than the following seasons of Top Gear though.
@@Jedi_Spartan the grand tour is a spiritual successor to top gear. Technically top gear continues on the BBC albeit with new presenters Clarkson was fired after an incident the test of the gang left with him and they got picked up by Amazon. Yeah it's a continuation of sorts
The section where they mentioned relatable characters who are flawed hit a note with me. I remember when I studied film in college, my tutor talked about how American films generally focused more on the American dream, whereas British film focused more on the gritty realism of life, showcasing more of the lower working class than characters who are wealthy executives with pearly white teeth. It only seemed to be independent American films that shifted the focus to life in the projects, without feeling the need to portray it as consciously harrowing. I think this for a long time has been reflective in both respective countries' television too, however I think streams like Netflix have broadened American content so that it isn't just beautiful rich characters in the mainstream any more.
For the past two years, I have been watching British Tv programs. I definitely agree that it's better than the States. TV here (as stated) is Formulaic and definitely not with the same panache and dry sense of humor.I have Brit box and can watch to my hearts content
My son found the "Kitchen gun" Skit and I've never heard him laugh so hard...
I click liked before the video started and I'm in the US
Because Graham Norton
He is indeed the best
DONT SLAM THE DOOR TEDDY
He's Irish! So yea he's great.
I love the irony that when he started discussing the overwhelming amount of advertising in America...the video was interrupted by an ad.
You only briefly mentioned sitcoms - the UK has made many of the best sitcoms, so you should have given more time to them in this video.
We have Holly Willoughby
In the US you look at their comedy shows for news content and their news shows for comedy.
There not that dam funny.
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I have seen this on two different videos. Exactly the same
One thing I prefer about British TV shows is that they don't patronise their audience. US shows (just comparing things like Kitchen Nightmares) always have dramatic zooms and emotional music to tell you how you should be feeling. UK shows trust that audiences know.
As an American...British TV is much better! Even the older shows!
I am not from the UK and I used to watch American TV at home, but I always prefer to watch British shows! Their humor is so similar to Filipino comedy 😁
“Brits just do it better”
We know
I do agree I prefer the "Ok, we got a good few series, let's stop" than "let's keep going until they hate us"
Granted, Doctor Who is an exception, but they figured out a way to swap out the actor... so yeah.
Tenareth The Dr has always been swapped since it’s conception
@@personalcheeses8073 Not quite, it was originally just going to be William Hartnell, but while making the 4th season Hartnell's illness became too much of an issue, and instead of cancelling it they invented regeneration and cast Patrick Troughton as the replacement
I love UK tv, and I really miss it when I’m travelling abroad. And I’ve been to many countries..
Why did u add the end part....? Lol that pointless u can get British TV in every country lol America seems to be the only place that has the least amount of British tv
Bearded_Z0mbie Gaming the end part means; compared to local TV quality around the world. British TV by far stands out. Particularly, the content, the journalism, the series, dramas, documentaries are superior.
@@bearded_z0mbiegaming108 they do not understand all the different British accents.
British is better more context. My favorite all the comedies I used to like Keeping up appearances. All British tv is good mostly I like all from Ireland.
Father Ted.
Personally, despite being from the UK myself, I have no preference between UK and US telly. I think both nations have made some awesome shows and there are some ones that are so overlooked by each other.
With that said, favourite UK show, good question. They'd include... let's see;
EastEnders, Thunderbirds, Wallace and Gromit, Gladiators,...
Love this so much... thanks!
I just cannot watch comedies where you hearing the audience laughing after every joke. It's like they are too stupid to know the punchline!
I suggest arrested development. One of the few good American shows
I agree except for Little Britain!
shush!!!!!!!!! your not meant to state the obvious
Except for Seinfeld
Just look at ALL the productions from Simon Cowell in the UK.
The US🇺🇸 buy the rights but they did not create them.
Another example : Chef Gordon Ramsey.
One of my favourite British jokes is on Mock the Week someone said "Hi, I'm Dave and I repeat the same thing over and over" then used it again
British comedy is definitely the best. I have listed some of my favourites below.
Faulty Towers
Bottom
Red Dwarf
Alan Patridge
Harry Enfield
League Of Gentlemen
Mrs Browns Boys
Still Game
Spaced
Only fools and horses
Outnumbered
Derek
The office (uk)
Gavin and stacey
The inbetweeners
Friday night dinner
Man like mobeen
It crowd
Little Britain
Come fly with me
Bad education
Miranda
Father ted ( it’s Irish actually 🇮🇪)
Because of the entertainment shows and reality shows
But mostly Ant and Dec
By the way my fav shows are I’m a Celeb
Britain’s got Talent
Saturday Night Takeaway
Coming from a brit I think america’s got talent is arguably better than BGT
british tv’s still way better in general on a whole, that’s just an exception.
John Simkins I think agt is an exception, America is so big there are more people to sign up. However bgmt (Britain’s got more talent) is so funny, that’s why I even watch bgt. I don’t know if America has an after show for it but those are the ABSOLUTE best for reality competitions. Tom Allen is so amazing for the apprentice and bake off too
Thank you for saying it
Im American Anglophile & I love British tv shows & everything british 😍🇬🇧💖
I think the quality of the actors, overall, is another factor.
It's so noticeable in panel shows like "Would you lie to me" how genuine the British comedians come across compared to elsewhere. The Taskmaster come across as quite cringe inducing in US, Norwegian and Swedish version.
The Brits just ooze charisma. Probably part of not needing to fake being perfect.
British everything is better and am Canadian. Can’t get enough of British television. They just have a sensibility.
The one thing I can’t stand is the advert , I watched an episode of family guy in America , it had 3 to 4 commercial breaks for a 30 minute show!
Yes alot of commercials are player between shows.
Same for BigBangTheory in Germany. One episode is about 20min long. Why do you have to put 30min of commercials in?
Back in the 70's, here in the UK, the ads were as good as the shows. .
Carol Snook - So true. Any faves?
@@AtheistOrphan yes. The Cadbury Smash ones, and one of the Hamlet Cigar ones starring Rab C Nesbitt (Gregor Fisher) in a photo booth. .that one cost a pound to make...probably the cheapest ad ever...for me as a child, and now nearing my 60s , these still remain two of my favs....
English audiences like a TV personality as a friend.American audiences want a Hero.
“Britain’s got it down to a tea.”
My favourite British shows have got to be: Jam, Red Dwarf, The Weakest Link, Countdown, Bruiser & Nathan Barley.
Unbeatable.
It's "down to a t" not "tea"
I know. It just sounded like a play-on-words, so I thought I’d point it out.
8 out of 10 cats does countdown
I already do. Along with the normal Countdown. I do like it.
I literally did a talk comparing German, British and American soap operas and guess which one won at being good, realistic and influential? 😉
Definitely not german lol
Love the smorgasbord reference! x
I watch Sherlock, Doctor Who, and that Show with Androids, I forgot what's it called. The U.K TV looks so different than U.S TV.
Mr. Bean is popular in the U.S than the U.K.
I am British, and obviously knew the fact that this video is presenting, but also, you are bringing up excellent points that I never even thought about. You forgot to mention how much better the game shows are by actually allowing you to play along easier and being a bit more laid back and more like a pub quiz than a massive competition. That in my book is a major advantage to Britain > America.
British quiz shows are also better than American quiz shows and Graham Norton Show is better than any US talk shows.
I haven't watched American TV in years. I ONLY watch British TV. RUclips has a lot. I also bought more shows than I can count on DVDs. Who but the British would come up with shows like "Keeping Up Appearances," "Edible Fungi in the Lake District," "One Man & His Dog," "Red Dwarf," "The Tales of Para Handy," "Wolf Hall," & "Last Tango." I love the offbeat variety of programs from the UK.. ;-D
By heaping praise on soaps, antique shows, property shows etc., you've discredited your point. There are far too many of those awful shows.
I think my favourite point is the length of series. In the UK, 1-4 or 5 series of brilliance is enough, not 26 episodes over 15 years like in the states. We know when to keep people wanting more forever
U can say that again.the Americans are really bored they should get out of genres of entertainment,they lack the substance of the british people.
@Jake Waterfall: It reminds me of a story that was attributed to the late Princess Margaret. Supposedly, she claimed that when she took her children to art museums, she would let them see only three works per visit. The reason being was that she'd rather have them begging to see more than to become tired of it.
Because we have Matt Berry, Noel Fielding, Richard Ayoade etc.
sorry. Freddie... Noal Fielding is not one bit funny.
tyndall1006 YES HE IS
@@rlinders9972 Nope
totally agree - any British panel or game show is better than anything from the usa
"You're not my muvver!!!"
"Yes I am"
Lol classic enders!!
Get outta ma pub!
British humour is different alot of people dont get it sometimes it can be very subtle. But i love a good british comedy and typical british films.
As an American, I can say there's very little I'll watch on TV, a bit of news, and nothing else. I do enjoy British programs that are shown on Facebook, and I have subscribed to a couple of streaming services. Two of my favorites, 8 out of 10 Cats and Taskmaster.
America: any number of godawful superhero TV series, when one gets cancelled, two more appear in its place. UK: Misfits, the only true superhero series made for an adult audience. At least until "The Boys" came along.
Showing a clip of Poldark whilst mentioning quality content made me very happy. I can’t believe I’m watching a WatchMojo video without getting annoyed...
I like British shows and movies better and I'm American. They seem to be more clever and not dumb downed for the masses
Except for news and documentaries, I hardly watch American TV anymore and I'm also American.
As a British TV viewer I feel this list is somewhat skewed forwards the strengths of UK TV output and ignores a lot of what is as good and often superior on American TV, I can't speak so much as regards over the air TV but if you take into account providers such as HBO the whole picture changes quite a lot, what about the walking dead? or the sopranos, or the Wire,
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I'm British. I love most of the panel shows. British chat shows are better. Hate daytime t.v. and soaps. Unfortunately most u.k. comedy shows that i love are from years ago.. Personally I prefer u.s. thrillers, cop shows etc.
Australia 🇦🇺 also. Wentworth and Glitch were so good. So gritty.
So brave of you to put this on the WatchMojoUK channel, I'd have been more impressed if this was on the WatchMojo channel with 21 mil subscribers where an American audience would actually have a chance of seeing it. As it stands this is just self congratulatory pandering to a UK audience. "Isn't our stuff better."
EXACTLY. as an American this has not persuaded me to watch a single British show. "the things that happen on these shows could be like stuff that could happen to you in real life."
WHAT NO WAY. NO SHOW HAS EVER DONE THAT. put this on a popular American yt channel and see how many likes you get
I love This.I watch PBS for this reason. Downton Abby ; Unforgotten; Vera; and my favourite (most of the Time)-Doctor Who.I wish Canada could have more access to your current comedies.I hate how many commercials we have to endure.I remember On the Buses and Bless This House. thank for putting out there, Canadians already know.
I was looking for unforgetten to be mentioned 🙌🏻 Nicola Walker is defo one of the best actresses out there right now 🙌🏻
Wish there were a competitor to BBC America to have access to some of these shows
I like you pot the soaps operas on this list I agree with all you said
I do enjoy British programs and so really good actors and actresses
You're right about American advertisements. I'm sick of the shows on ABC promoting Disney pictures.
there's no doubt that America is superior when it comes to quality and quantity in television and film, but there's something about being a bit more modest that Brits get right, whereas if an American show tries to go the modest route, it gets torn apart for looking cheap
I hope we never go cheap, it just looks gross
One thing that puzzles me is why The Guardian is often so snide about their local TV and seem to revere American TV. They really don’t appreciate what’s on their doorstep. I’m Australian and our TV sucks big time.
Gutted the Peaky Blinders didn’t get a reference.
One Foot in the Grave, Fawlty Towers, Black Mirror, In the Flesh, The Office, but also other European shows like Black Spot, Dark, Gomorrah, Suburra, Marianne and The Chalet. Great Shows!
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby are national treasures and Americans will just never understand. And, whilst not the best representation I can’t even think of a Keith Lemon comparison. 😂
Not only that but don’t even get me started on the brilliance of Ant and Dec.
i think your answer depends on your nationality, being british of course i say uk, but it should be remembered even though Americans speak a similar language they are foreigners and another culture.
The only plus side to Stateside TV is only certain cartoons that are enjoyable. Also, we get fewer ad breaks as well.
Love it.
I'm British and I really don't like a lot of UK TV like QI and I would rather gauge my eyes out than watch bargain hunt, talk shows are ok but mostly myself and pretty much everyone I know now watches RUclips, Netflix, amazon prime video, etc, documentaries are brilliant here but i've never really enjoyed a lot of TV as such. TV like BBC Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who are incredible but, like mentioned before, you can watch them on Netflix, making general TV more or less irrelevant here now other than a few key areas like mock the week or comedy central, and David Attenborough of course, his documentaries do and always will make up for the lack of good British television.
I’m undecided 🤷♂️
*starts pointing at the office and jumping up and down*
British tv shows I know: geordie shore, just tattoo of us, teen mom etcetera
They are all American shows, and MTV made UK verisons. That's not British TV
The (UK) Office should have continued. Fawlty Towers ended too soon because Connie Booth refused to do any more eps.
No, Fawlty Towers ended because John Cleese felt they had done all they could with the situation in those 12 episodes. He said in a 1979 interview that it would be the "law of diminishing returns", the more episodes they would have done, the worse it would have got, so he stopped at 12 episodes. Remember John quit Monty Python after three series because he felt they were repeating themselves in series three.
The best thing We have in uk is George Clarke who is a very attractive architect from Sunderland. He is called Restoration Man.
as neither a Brit or a Yank I can unbiased say British TV is the dogs bollocks... and most US TV is something that even the cat wouldn't drag in.
I'm a Aussie & BRITISH tv shows are heaps better than American tv shows.
Yelp and don't ever change your opinion.
And we don't have an advert every 5 minutes.
The UK might be better at nature, factual, panel show TV but as far as drama and comedy goes, the US is so much better than the UK. In the past 25 years the US has put out The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Westworld, Mad Men, The Wire, Game of Thrones, Arrested Development, Severance, Stranger Things... I could go on. The only notable shows from the UK are The Office (which the US arguably did better) and IT Crowd
I totally agree
You should do a follow up, featuring American opinion of our TV. For example, many Americans think their version of The Office is superior to the original
One thing that puts me off American talk shows when watching them is the audience making really excited noises just for recognising a word. You don't have to say anything relevant, witty or funny they just react to random words at times with the host saying "yeah" to acknowledge them for doing it.
1 word. Doctor. Doctor who- wait no-thats- nevermind just go along with it.
I don’t even think British TV critics think UK tv is better than American TV. American TV produces more of everything, from trash such as The Kardashians to arguably the most important drama ever made, The Wire. Even comedy can be low brow JackAss to the brilliant The Larry David Show. But right now, American TV is in a golden age of relevant drama.