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Never try to replicate bygone sitcoms from the past.

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Let sleeping dogs lie

Original series were best

But just my opinion

BEEB scraping the bottom of the barrel
 
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I have to agree.

Watched a couple the other day and wished I hadn't.

All it did was remind me just how brilliant the original Classic series were.
 
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I am looking forward to all the American ones - Big Bang Theory being top of the list but there are many others.
 
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I avoid any and all US stuff like the very plague.

Much prefer home-grown programmes.
 
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skomedal said:
Never try to replicate bygone sitcoms from the past.

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Let sleeping dogs lie

Original series were best

But just my opinion

BEEB scraping the bottom of the barrel
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The remake of the dads army film was the biggest load of tripe.

Itv are rumoured to be remaking the carry on films, I won't be watching them.

I will stick to the old ones :)
 
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I avoid any and all US stuff like the very plague.

Much prefer home-grown programmes.
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Coupling and Being Human were ones best left alone.
 
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Did get to watch goodnight sweetheart, but had to pass the new bbc test

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I do have a to licence so I clicked yes.
 
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Not tried catch-up yet, but the same warning, re. live tv, has been around since the Olympics started (Are they over yet?).

Although I have a Licence, I pressed the "I Don't" option to see what would happen.

Assumed it would set a cookie or some other trickery, but no. Simply refreshed and carried on regardless.

No teeth.

Yet.
 
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I have to agree generally ...never mess with classic UK sitcoms ..
..and the US basically don't have the same sense of humour ...
though there are exceptions ...like Seth Macfarlane...
Love Family Guy ...tollerate American Dad for the occasional laugh ...
..and I do like Big Bang Theory and Silicon Valley
but apart from these few exceptions I much prefer homegrown comedy ...including stuff we may never see again un-edited ..
Like ..Till Death Us Do Part
Never Mind The Quality ...Feel The Width ...
...and _some_ eps of Steptoe and Son..
Anyone Else think PC has ruined comedy ? ...or is it just me ..

Of more modern British Comedy ...
Nighty Night ...made me both cringe and larrrf
Inbetweeners was cool ...till they tried the big screen..


There is a new black comedy showing atm ...which has tweaked my funny bone ..
Fleabag anyone ?

 
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Having watched 4 x re-boot sitcom episodes..
Porridge
Are you being served
Goodnight Sweatheart ..
..and Till Death Us Do Part ...
The best by far was the latter ..
Mainly because they stuck to the same format ...and didn't pull any punches ..
I give that one 9 out of 10
..will never replace the original of course ....mainly becuase of the cast ..Warren Dandy Tony and Una..
..but a fair attempt nonetheless
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Having watched 4 x re-boot sitcom episodes..
Porridge
Are you being served
Goodnight Sweatheart ..
..and Till Death Us Do Part ...
The best by far was the latter ..
Mainly because they stuck to the same format ...and didn't pull any punches ..
I give that one 9 out of 10
..will never replace the original of course ....mainly becuase of the cast ..Warren Dandy Tony and Una..
..but a fair attempt nonetheless
rgds
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Not watched the till death is do part, but enjoyed the remakes goodnight sweetheart, porridge and are you being served.

There is a fine line between pushing it to far from the storyline.

The dads army film is a "classic" example, the old one was class, the new one is :-toilet

When is the remake of steptoe & son on?
 
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Not watched the till death is do part, but enjoyed the remakes goodnight sweetheart, porridge and are you being served.

There is a fine line between pushing it to far from the storyline.

The dads army film is a "classic" example, the old one was class, the new one is :-toilet
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Not saying I didn't enjoy the other remakes Chris ...
They were ok for what they were ...and acted well enough ...but if you remember the original TDDUP ...you'll see what I mean ..
Johnny Speight was a master of his craft ...so really not appreciated when they try to re-design a format ..
Well ..I'll let you be the judge..
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I wont throw the Dads Army remake into the mix ....
afterall ..you can't improve on perfection ...
..and to think the BBC originally rejected it ..
Morons..
 
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I wont throw the Dads Army remake into the mix ....
afterall ..you can't improve on perfection ...
..and to think the BBC originally rejected it ..
Morons..
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Capita is a match made in heaven then.
 
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Seeing as they have remade a load of the classic comedy's will they remake love thy neighbor?

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If Alf Garnett can be re made.......
 
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So ..did you watch it Chris ..?
How did it compare with the original in your opinion ?


Regardless of subject material ..a lot of which infuriates the PC brigade these days ..
I have but one rule for comedy ..
You are not allowed to laugh at others ...unless you can laugh at yourself ...and are prepared for others to extract your urine without getting offended ..
works for me ..
 
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So ..did you watch it Chris ..?
How did it compare with the original in your opinion ?


Regardless of subject material ..a lot of which infuriates the PC brigade these days ..
I have but one rule for comedy ..
You are not allowed to laugh at others ...unless you can laugh at yourself ...and are prepared for others to extract your urine without getting offended ..
works for me ..
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Didn't get to it last night, but it's on my list for tonight.

Does look good thou.
 
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Watched the Alf garnet episode, and I throughly enjoyed it.

One of the better remakes. But I guess the bbc has to make it "PC"
 
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