The original was tense and gripping. The original had good acting. The original is recent, with modern sensibilities. Maybe once a generation a good story is worth re-making. Update it for cultural relevance. Update the technology and the look.
But if Americans really can't understand Australian, they can watch it with subtitles.
Is this really the only way to get an American audience to watch something? How cheap can ABC be? Very sad.
I suppose this is the easiest way to censor it, and water down the content so as to not disturb delicate puritan sensibilities.
The world can be so much better than this if you look outside your borders.
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