codfanglers
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John Cleese is probably correct.
If remade, there should be different characters. However, how is this for a great idea..... John Cleese returns to be ain a smaller role in his older age, a character like "The Major"!
TV show remakes
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John Cleese is probably correct.
If remade, there should be different characters. However, how is this for a great idea..... John Cleese returns to be ain a smaller role in his older age, a character like "The Major"!
codfanglers
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The talent is probably there but you probably just don't like the direction of the writing and production of the BBC, and it probably doesn't ompliment the talent.
Hey, the Chili Peppers are still big! I think they are doing the Super Bowl half time show tomorrow. Of course, 1D isn't my thing but they are crossing over continentally quite well. I teach high school and they are quite popular (with females only!)
codfanglers
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Philosopher Clegg
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Some of the really good ones tend to end too soon because either the writers didn't want to do it anymore, i.e. like Cleese with Fawlty Towers, or actors playing a major role decide they want to move on. Ronnie Barker with Porridge and Open All Hours decided to leave at the top in both rather than keep going. In his follow up series to Porridge, Going Straight, he decided not to do anymore because of the early death of Richard Beckinsale, he didn't want him to be replaced. Patricia Routledge also decided to move on so Keeping Up Appearances finished although I think other cast members were disappointed with her decision. We have to remember that sometimes people in the business decide to move on and don't want to keep doing the same thing.
As you say, the danger is that they go on for too long and sometimes, without wishing to sound unkind, it might be because those doing the show lack alternatives. It may be because they have become typecast, but also because a lucrative income stream has come to an end and no one likes giving up that.
It should be remembered that LOTSW has 295 episodes so if you have recordings of all of them there's the best part of one a day for a year and then you can start all over again. I tend to do that with the first 20-25 series, minus a few that I don't have. US comedy series will often have 20+ episodes in a series, but off hand I can't think of many, non cartoon, that made more than 295. Friends had 236, Seinfeld 180, The Office 201 (I've never seen any!), The Simpsons is up to 541.
As you say, the danger is that they go on for too long and sometimes, without wishing to sound unkind, it might be because those doing the show lack alternatives. It may be because they have become typecast, but also because a lucrative income stream has come to an end and no one likes giving up that.
It should be remembered that LOTSW has 295 episodes so if you have recordings of all of them there's the best part of one a day for a year and then you can start all over again. I tend to do that with the first 20-25 series, minus a few that I don't have. US comedy series will often have 20+ episodes in a series, but off hand I can't think of many, non cartoon, that made more than 295. Friends had 236, Seinfeld 180, The Office 201 (I've never seen any!), The Simpsons is up to 541.
Philosopher Clegg
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That would be an interesting one.
I have read that there was some talk that Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson might do a new series of Bottom, but that Ade has a few problems working with Rik.
Mayall is up for it, but not Ade apparently.
“I’m desperate to do it. I thought it would be lovely to have them in a different situation and being much older.
“Ade said we weren’t old enough to be mad old b******s – but if we leave it another 10 years, how the f*** are we going to do anything?”
The dad-of-three knew where he wanted to take his character, Richie Rich.
“I’ve always loved Wilfred Bramble, who played Steptoe, I wanted to play him like that,” he sighs.
“But I think Ade thought we shouldn’t repeat what we’d done.”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/rik-mayall-desperate-bottom-return-1792377
Again it seems to be a case that some don't like going back.
Mayall did appear recently in the C4 sitcom Man Down as the father of Greg Davies, they do look like they could be related. Very modern comedy so not everyone's cup of tea here I would guess, but Mayall was his usual vile self in it.
By the way, did anyone watch Ade in Britain? I thought it was very good. Who'd have thought at the time of The Young Ones, Ade Edmondson would do a very traditional series like that thirty years down the line?
They did a remake of Yes Prime Minister with different actors and it was horrendous >
My eldest granddaughter has gone from 1D to Pete Wentz :
But at least she's heading in the right direction now ;D
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DJWCFC
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His Yorkshire Dales series was interesting :
which has now been axed
dick
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Didn't know that Darren?? Mind I never read the "gossip" just look to see whats on and when!!His Yorkshire Dales series was interesting :
which has now been axed
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DJWCFC
Guest
Didn't know that Darren?? Mind I never read the "gossip" just look to see whats on and when!!His Yorkshire Dales series was interesting :
which has now been axed
it was in the daily mail weekend magazine 2 Saturdays ago
dick
LOTSW Fanatic
Have that every week but obviously didn't look at the article :-[Didn't know that Darren?? Mind I never read the "gossip" just look to see whats on and when!!His Yorkshire Dales series was interesting :
which has now been axed
it was in the daily mail weekend magazine 2 Saturdays ago