#i like the ghost powers and lore. i like sass and his dry humor
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OK so after finishing BBC Ghosts, I started watching CBS Ghosts, and at first I was underwhelmed because it felt like literally an exact copy of the BBC one and also with worse acting and special effects. But then I kept watching and it’s charming in its way, like a Disney Channel AU of the BBC version, and there’s heartwarming moments and decent jokes, plus original ideas like the idea of every ghost having a “ghost power” and Sam going to see her mom’s ghost. That said, I did think it would have been more interesting if instead of doing a nearly one-to-one copy of the ghost ensemble in the BBC version (friendly arrow guy from the 80s, corrupt rich douche with no pants, proper lady of the manor, oldest guy who wears furs and is rough and tough, gay soldier guy, flighty naive girl... and then instead of Thomas and Mary they do have Sass and Alberta, that IS some originality) they could’ve just come up with entirely new American ghosts. I would’ve loved to see some more originality. I actually had been hoping they would include a Jewish ghost, like an immigrant making his way as a peddler in the Hudson Valley somehow idk. And uh, turns out they do have a Jewish ghost, cause in episode 16 it becomes obvious that the corrupt rich douche with no pants is Jewish, and every person he worked with in his corrupt finance firm was Jewish, and also he was friends with Bernie Madoff. So that’s fun
THIS IS NOT ME “CANCELLING” THE SHOW FOR ANTISEMITISM. I DO NOT THINK THAT’S WHAT’S HAPPENING. I AM JUST COMPLAINING
#a weird amount of sitcoms have this subtle 'jewish characters as rich pieces of shit' thing#like in parks and rec there's dennis feinstein and the sapersteins#it's like#they don't HAVE to be the only characters in the show who say 'oy vey' and 'mazel tov' and then also love money to an evil degree#to the point where there's a joke that the spoiled jew daughter says 'money please'#and the evil jew capitalist hunts people for sport#i just. why even make trevor jewish. why have him say 'oy' and 'mishigas' and 'mazel' and his friends are pinchas and ari#and his last name is i think leibowitz or something similar#why. what does that add#julian wasn't jewish but to be fair there's like thirty jews in the entire united kingdom and most are orthodox#and he was also a politician and not a finance bro#ANYWAY. PLEASE DON'T GET MAD AT ME FOR TRYING TO CANCEL THIS SHOW. I AM NOT#i think it's sweet and charming#i like that isaac gets to come out of the closet and that he's played by curtis theothertwo#i like the ghost powers and lore. i like sass and his dry humor#it's not as good as the bbc one but it's FINE#i'm just bitching about a thing i see sometimes which i understand is not real oppression because we're not really oppressed. I KNOW#cbs ghosts#written by me
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