While Ghosts season 3’s twists proved the show does have some surprises up its sleeve, the CBS hit is mostly known for its warm sense of humor and light-hearted tone.
Although the British original shares these qualities, the show does have a darker sense elf humor that delights in setting the heroes up for failure. Like the CBS show’s addition of new ghosts, the decision to jettison this darker edge ensures that the remake doesn’t feel like a carbon copy of the original show. Thus, CBS’s Ghosts is simultaneously both a worthy follow-up and its own unqiue show.
While Ghosts has a lot in common with the original UK sitcom that inspired the series, the show made one great change to the formula of its predecessor. Ghosts follows Sam and Jay, a couple who move into a rundown mansion that they inherit from a distant relative. After a near-death experience, Sam gains the ability to see and communicate with the many ghosts that haunt the house. To her surprise, most of the ghosts in CBS’s Ghosts are surprisingly affable, even if their in-group squabbles keep her busy. This premise is almost identical to the original series.
