Episodes
2011–2017ShowtimeBBC TwoComedy
Two British writers watching their sitcom be remade badly in Los Angeles, with Matt LeBlanc as himself.
Episodes opens with a main title sequence of 47 seconds.
It arrived on Showtime in 2011, when Talking Heads, Twin Peaks and Yes, Prime Minister were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
47sPosted by Showtime.
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