I would guess that much of the difference is just in the trajectory of expectations.
There's also probably a survey problem, the American productions that don't take themselves overly seriously and throw in some tongue in cheek humor aren't going to be the ones borrowing their ideas from someone else.
"Burn Notice" comes to mind as a drama series that managed to throw in some humor without making it zany and obvious.
There's also probably a survey problem, the American productions that don't take themselves overly seriously and throw in some tongue in cheek humor aren't going to be the ones borrowing their ideas from someone else.
"Burn Notice" comes to mind as a drama series that managed to throw in some humor without making it zany and obvious.