Do they really think that a british accent is so different that making an american version makes sense instead of simply importing it?

Er, while I don't disagree that sometimes the reasons for a remake are too heavily weighted on the financial, and there are some genuinely stupid people who produce shows, the US and UK culture are not quite that interchangeable. Compatible, sure. Thank god. But look at Queer as Folk.

Directly importing that show to the US would not work except as an imported show. And there's nothing wrong with it along those lines, at all. But a lot of things that will resonate strongly with a UK audience won't with a US audience. Not because we're stupid or uninformed, but just because there are significant differences in the culture, language, laws, and references. Gay in the UK is very different than gay in the US. Similar, sure. Enough that one can watch both shows and enjoy them.

But they aren't the same at all. Our cultures are different, no matter how many similarities we can point to. And sometimes exploring those differences is worth it.

Now, all that said, Being Human is not a show that particularly suffers from that issue and this is just a stupid idea all around.

But it's not so simple as me needing closed captioning when I watch Masterpiece Theater.