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Producer Defends His Show, Which Seems Like a ‘Ringer’ for Another Show

Aug 8, 2011  •  Post A Comment

A show features identical twin sisters from different backgrounds, with the sister from a humbler start taking on the identity of her wealthier sister. Sounds like Sarah Michelle Gellar’s "Ringer" on the CW? It’s also the premise of ABC Family’s "The Lying Game," reports Deadline.com.

"The Lying Game" producer Charles Pratt Jr. played down the similarities between the two shows: "Essentially, the shows are very different. We’re not really thinking about it one way or another," he said at the Television Critics Association press tour.

Pratt said he hasn’t seen "Ringer" and noted: "Whether it helps us or hurts us I don’t know; we’ll leave it up to viewer.”

"The Lying Game," which debuts Aug. 15, is geared to teens and focuses on a search for the sisters’ biological parents. "Ringer" debuts Sept. 15.

3 Comments

  1. Come on! This idea goes back to Mark Twain and Prince and the Pauper. On TV The Patty Duke show did a variation using cousins, almost 50 years ago. There is nothing original about Ringer.

  2. People keep saying the Ringer and The Lying Game are the same but they are totally different. The Ringer is about the mob and the sisters knew each other etc. The Lying Game is about twins that were separated at birth and knew nothing about each other. The twins in the Ringer are older. The twins in The Lying Game are still at high school.

  3. People keep saying the Ringer and The Lying Game are the same but they are totally different. The Ringer is about the mob and the sisters knew each other etc. The Lying Game is about twins that were separated at birth and knew nothing about each other. The twins in the Ringer are older. The twins in The Lying Game are still at high school.

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