News.com.au has just released this article stating that Australia will get Kath and Kim (the US version) before America but not on TV.
With NBC returning content to iTunes now they have worked out a variable pricing structure, NBC will launch five of the new premiere shows to iTunes before screening on TV. Titles include Knight Rider, My Own Worst Enemy, Life, Lipstick Jungle and Kath & Kim.
I still have a very bad feeling about Kath & Kim and now I have seen a trailer for the new show, the feeling is worse. I think NBC has a real stinker on their hands and I am predicting a mid season cancellation (5 to 7 episodes tops).
An interesting side note on all of this is that one of the funniest characters in the original Australian Kath & Kim has been cut from the US version. The character Sharon Strzelecki, played by Magda Szubanski, has been replaced by a gay man as the best friend. This is because Magda owns the rights to this character as she created it for another show called Big Girls’ Blouse. Magda, who was within her rights as the owner, decided to not let the character be played by someone else. This would be like Borat being played by Tom Cruise!!!! Or did she just smell the Thanksgiving dinner that this show could be from across the ocean?
All I can say is with all this content coming to iTunes, my lovely wife needs to let me get an Apple TV :-)
Kath & Kim premieres in the US on NBC October 7.
Read the full story at the link above and watch the trailer below.
