American Remakes!?!

So, it's not a new concept for shows to be remade in a different country - to account for cultural differences and societies - but recently, there seems to have been an influx in American remakes of incredibly British comedy. I think the success of The Office has given people ideas.

I can't possibly go through all of the remakes at the moment, as it would take too long and I would surely go insane, but here's a few that really bug me:

First, my favourite show of all time, Spaced has had an American Pilot comissioned, which fans have taken to calling "McSpaced".

Here's a clip of the glorious original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szJ07k-cHqU (embedding is unavailable)

And some of the remake:

Seriously, there's no competition. Even though, I haven't been able to watch the full American pilot, and maybe I'm completely biased. The acting in the original seems so much better, probably due to the fact that most of the cast new each other, meaning that they could work from each other so much better. Also, it seems like the technical aspects of the original are far superior. Edgar Wright, who directed the original, filmed the entire two series' as he would a movie, which added to the dramatic-style filming. Mostly, I miss the contrazooms. Spaced needs contrazooms. Fact.

Another completely unnecassary remake is The IT Crowd. Especially as they haven't even changed the script in the slightest, they even have one of the same actors (who is an actual legend, it's true. He just doesn't fit in with the American accent).

Original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAuyN1Sys9k

Despicable remake:

This needs no further comment.

Lastly, I'll mention the remake of Skins. For starters, the original of this was made in retaliation of American teenage dramas, so the fact it's being remade in America, really leaves me perplexed. Also, views on drinking are quite different in America, and the legal drinking age being three years older, would surely cause some issues with the plot.

Original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH0O5AuYC30

American:

So, there it is. They've officially run out of new ideas for programmes, and have been forced to recreate the already brilliant shows. This does not bode well for my future :