Ripplin said:

greenpenguino said:

Over here, when it was first broadcast in the 90s (the best era for television ever) they just called it the new adventures of superman, not Lois and Clark.

That's a very common practice. No idea why. Batman Beyond was Batman of the Future in the UK, for example.

Oh yeah! I remember that! Completely forgot it's original UK name when I had got them on DVD

The link below leads to a list of shows in the UK based in American ones. Many of the shows are the exact same format, but have a new name (like Family Feud --> Family Fortunes):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_television_programmes_based_on_American_television_series

Hmmm.. We seem to have alot more success adapting your television to our screens than you do adapting our TV for your screens...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_television_series_based_on_British_television_series