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Surprisingly, American 'Kath & Kim' Adaptation Misses The Point
Posted by Clem Bastow at 11:06 AM on May 30, 2008
Well, isn't this a big shock to everyone involved! After the news that Kath & Kim would be being given the questionable American makeover treatment in the midwestern malls comes word that Sex & The City stylist and House Of Field designer Patricia Field will be the show's "stylist".
Yes, you read that correctly: a stylist for the foxy morons.
Confidential believes Field has signed to be the stylist on the soon-to-be produced series.Hmm... I love Field (particularly her "Lookin' C--ty" items), but the best thing about Kath & Kim was the - ahem - particularly Deborah K/Seven Angels/Best & Less aesthetic that the show's costume designers were able to come up with; this interview with costume designer Kitty Stuckey is great on that topic.Field was last week in Australia, before flying out for the New York premiere of Sex and the City.
Kath and Kim sources said Field was hand-picked by producers to create the right look for the American series.
Kath and Kimmy don't need a stylist, their lack of style is the point of the show! Gosh!
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Posted October 16, 2008 9:38 PM
The American version of Kath and Kim was horrible, but of course that was to be expected... The Americans totally missed the point of the whole show. I mean, lets face it- Americans can't laugh at themselves the way that Australians can. They just don't have as good a sense of humor. I believe that channel 7 should stop airing the series.
Ed
Posted November 22, 2008 9:03 AM
Don't blame us - it's the puritanical government officials who live to appease their church elders with endless censorship of sexual themes. It's the same "sex is dirty" mentality that ruined Coupling here in the states...that and some idiotic move to make the show "Friends" with benefits.