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Anyone else dreading the BBC classic remakes? (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Otis
  • Start date Aug 4, 2016
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Gazolba

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #71
I used to like "Man About the House", partly because I had a serious crush on Paula Wilcox.
 

Otis

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #72
Gazolba said:
I used to like "Man About the House", partly because I had a serious crush on Paula Wilcox.
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Do you remember The Lovers? Paula Wilcox and Richard Beckinsale. It was before Man about the House.
 

Grendel

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #73
Gazolba said:
I used to like "Man About the House", partly because I had a serious crush on Paula Wilcox.
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She's in some comedy now with Russ Abbott and Stephanie Beacham and I think Alison steadman which is pretty funny
 

Otis

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #74
Boomers?
 

Grendel

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #75
Otis said:
Boomers?

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Yeah that's it I think.
 

Otis

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #76
Not seen it. You think it is worth watching?

I know it has a lot of old familiar faces in it.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #77
Otis said:
Not seen it. You think it is worth watching?
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Surely based on past form, you're going to do the opposite of whatever Grendel recommends...?
 
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Grendel

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #78
Otis said:
Not seen it. You think it is worth watching?

I know it has a lot of old familiar faces in it.
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I thought it was a laugh actually. Stumbled across it by accident. It's old style sit com with these three old couples getting into unlikely situations - thought it's funny.
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #79
Otis said:
Boomers?
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Did you think Charlie Drake was funny ? He did his own stunts and he injured himself so badly once that he never recovered properly from it. I thought he was a comical act and he was big at one time.
 

Otis

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #80
Deleted member 5849 said:
Surely based on past form, you're going to do the opposite of whatever Grendel recommends...?
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Yep! Just out of spite!
 

Otis

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #81
Grendel said:
I thought it was a laugh actually. Stumbled across it by accident. It's old style sit com with these three old couples getting into unlikely situations - thought it's funny.
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Will give it a whirl. Maybe we will find some common ground.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #82
Otis said:
Will give it a whirl. Maybe we will find some common ground.
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/awaits Otis's return to say how much he hated it.
 
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Otis

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #83
bringbackrattles said:
Did you think Charlie Drake was funny ? He did his own stunts and he injured himself so badly once that he never recovered properly from it. I thought he was a comical act and he was big at one time.
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Could take him or leave him. Again, it was so long ago maybe my memory is clouded.

He made some movies too I believe.
 

Otis

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #84
Deleted member 5849 said:
/awaits Otis's return to say how much he hated it.
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Always honest, never bitter.
 

dutchman

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  • Aug 9, 2016
  • #85
Otis said:
He made some movies too I believe.
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They were awful! Us kids all went to see them but they just weren't funny. I think Charlie was trying to prove he could be a serious actor instead of just a clown.

He was one mean Rock 'n' Roll singer though!

 
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skybluedan

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  • Aug 11, 2016
  • #86
Otis said:
Let things be I say.

Paul Merton had a go with old Galton and Simpson scripts and failed.

Think things are of their time and should be left alone.

Hancock's Half Hour

Til Death us do Part

And

Steptoe and Son


All being remade.
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Wish someone would do jossys giants remake
 

Otis

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  • Aug 22, 2016
  • #87
Just seen a trailer for Are You Being Served.

Dear me .... hope this isn't a sign of the whole show to come.

It was a character talking about what he had just eaten and played out something along the lines of Character One: ' I've just ate such and such and such and such and then finished off with a massive brownie.' Character Two: 'Well I hope you flushed twice, because that cistern isn't working properly.':stop:
 
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Otis

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #88
Oh dear, oh dear.

Now seen the full trailer, which has clips of Goodnight Sweetheart, Porridge, Young Hyacinth and Are You Being Served.

It was very painful. Even the Porridge one looks particularly poor, as the joke they have used is the exact same joke from an episode from the show of 40 years ago. What on earth is the point of that?
 

Gazolba

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #89
What was that program about a guy that had two lives, one in the present and one in the past? He could go back in time (to WWII era) by going through some portal in his house. He had to keep thinking up excuses why he was absent for periods of time. I watched it a few times and really liked it. I wish I could see that show again.
 

Gazolba

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #90
Otis said:
Oh dear, oh dear.

<snip>
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That would be a great title for a sitcom!
 
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chiefdave

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #91
Gazolba said:
What was that program about a guy that had two lives, one in the present and one in the past? He could go back in time (to WWII era) by going through some portal in his house. He had to keep thinking up excuses why he was absent for periods of time. I watched it a few times and really liked it. I wish I could see that show again.
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Do you mean this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/goodnight-sweetheart
 

chiefdave

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #92
The only one I might give a try is In Sickness and In Health. Curious how they are going to do that as they're remaking one of the lost episodes, can't see how they'll get away with it.
 

Otis

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #93
chiefdave said:
Do you mean this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/goodnight-sweetheart
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He looks so old now. I just don't seriously see how that is going to work at all.

Is was all about two loves last time.

The whole concept of these remakes makes me a tad worried it has to be said.

Just show the originals.
 

Otis

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #94
chiefdave said:
The only one I might give a try is In Sickness and In Health. Curious how they are going to do that as they're remaking one of the lost episodes, can't see how they'll get away with it.
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Is it a In Sickness and In Health, or is it a Til Death Us Do Part?
 

chiefdave

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #95
Otis said:
Is it a In Sickness and In Health, or is it a Til Death Us Do Part?
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Which is the older one? Would be that as its from back when it was BBC policy to reuse tapes hence the original not being around anymore.
 

Gazolba

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #96
chiefdave said:
Do you mean this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/goodnight-sweetheart
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Yes! That was it. I really liked the original. I'm not sure about a remake though.
 

Gazolba

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #97
Otis said:
<snip>.

The whole concept of these remakes makes me a tad worried it has to be said.

Just show the originals.
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Do they have them? Wasn't the BBC in the habit of erasing tapes?
 

chiefdave

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #98
Gazolba said:
Do they have them? Wasn't the BBC in the habit of erasing tapes?
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They were. The media was expensive and repeats were rare. Obviously this was before home video so it was thought it would never be needed again.

Over the years a lot of things have been recovered. Mainly from copies that were made for overseas sales.

Still some noticeable things missing:
http://www.thiswaydown.org/missing-episodes/eplist.htm
 

Gazolba

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  • Aug 23, 2016
  • #99
Anyone remember a show called "Riviera Police"? It was one of my all time favourite shows but lasted only a season or two I think.
I've mentioned it to a few people and they have never heard of it.
I'd love to get my hands on a DVD of that show.
 
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Otis

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  • Aug 24, 2016
  • #100
Never heard of it. Which channel and which era?

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skybluedan

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  • Aug 24, 2016
  • #101
60s mate , to old for me but I've seen a few and a great theme tune , Latin quarter I thnk
 
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bringbackrattles

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  • Aug 24, 2016
  • #102
Been watching episodes of Rising Damp and it is still funny all these years later. Got to be up there as one of the best comedies ever.
 

dutchman

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  • Aug 24, 2016
  • #103
bringbackrattles said:
Been watching episodes of Rising Damp.
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Me too!
 
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bringbackrattles

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  • Aug 24, 2016
  • #104
dutchman said:
Me too!
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I've got most of the episodes on DVD but they get shown on the telly a lot. Rigsby has to be my favourite character ever, Rossiter was a comic genius !
 

Gazolba

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  • Aug 24, 2016
  • #105
Otis said:
Never heard of it. Which channel and which era?
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http://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/riviera-police/
http://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/riviera-police/
Lots of other links if you Google it.
 
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