Someone is just being lazy and trying to keep a job they shouldn't have, I have seen the U.K version of Shameless and it sucked bad , dry and flat of humor but why not take M.A..S.H or the other shows that were successful in the U.S .. I am not a fan of these changes for a show to jump a continent because people lost creativity and I am a huge fan of British Television Luther and Primeval but they never last that long like it take more to entertain the people of the U.K or they get bored very easily.. It's very simple we will either find out after they trash a Iconic show or they will be smart and learn to create something else and yes the Pubs in U.K and Ireland are too serious a thing for T.V compared to the U S and personally I think it would be a subject I would not mess with because yes the changes needed for a U.K will be about sports mainly and friends where American pubs are about drinking and drama ...