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Not based on. Direct copy of Les Revenents

posted 9 years ago by emilyhoffman42-34-370809
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This is almost shot by shot an exact copy of the original version.

It's good but awkward.

[–] jl201 9 years ago

I liked both the French original and the American version. I think if this had been picked up for a second season it would have taken a different storyline from the French version's second season.

Also the show is not entirely a direct copy of Les Revenants, the Returned diverges in several ways from the original.

I felt kind of cheated that both these shows were cancelled. The French version at least had a second season though.

[–] SaliceMcD 9 years ago

I wonder if there's some legal "point" at which a show/movie has to go further than saying "based on" - but I don't recall "remake of," etc., ever appearing on the screen, come to think of it.

[–] mistersparkle 8 years ago

Of course there's no legal point, the show is an authorized remake, not a ripoff, if they wanted a different credit than "based on" that's going to be taken care of during negotiations. It's utterly bizarre that thinks something like this should be a legal matter.

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Not *based* on. Direct copy of Les Revenents

Not based on. Direct copy of Les Revenents