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Secrets to success of global TV remakes

October 8th, 2013
05:35 PM ET

While remakes such as 'Homeland' and 'The Office' have been huge successes, others have been a lot less popular. Why do some remakes work when others just don't?

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Atika Shubert speaks with USA Today TV critic Robert Bianco about what it takes for a show to be a hit when it's remade for a new country.
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