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** ''Dexter'' may have inspired BBC's ''[[Luther]]'', which is about a psychotic killer who partners with a cop to fight crime. ''Luther'', in turn, may have inspired NBC's upcoming ''Hannibal'', which is about psychiatrist/serial killer Hannibal Lecter partnering with an FBI agent to solve murders.

* This happens a great deal with Singaporean television, especially the childrens' programming. ''My Classmate Dad'' is a [[Body Swap]] [[Sitcom]] that is ''[[Freaky Friday]]'' with a lower standard of spoken English. ''Cosmo and George'' is about an alien who befriends a human who shows him the ropes of living on earth, [[Mork and Mindy|which is a startlingly]] [[Sarcasm Mode|original concept]]. The Chinese-language drama serials are almost as bad in this respect. ''CID'' is ''[[CSI]]'', ''The Time Machine'' is [[The Time Machine|uh...]], ''Baby Blues'' is [[Baby Blues|uh...]], ''[[Fan Service|Beach. Ball. Babes.]]'' is ''[[Dead or Alive]]'' (specifically volleyball tournament game, that is), and a really new one, ''Mrs P.I.'', is ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]''. The best part is that even if the shows are ''tenuously'' original, the English translations of their names, as you can gather, ruin everything.

 

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