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 mr. apollo  Somewhere in Switzerland 09 Feb 23 9.41am |
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So John Cleese at 83 is writing some new episodes of Fawlty Towers with his daughter. NO!!! I say Fawlty Towers was the funniest sitcom EVER, don't play with perfection Mr. Cleese. What do you lot reckon?
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YT  Oxford 09 Feb 23 10.06am |
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I reckon you are absolutely right. Don't go there! Is it going to be made for the BBC (I couldn't access the full article)? If so, I predict that it will be cancelled in any case due to Cleese and the Beeb differing over the production. Cleese will want to rail against PC whereas the BBC will go woke.
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 09 Feb 23 10.12am |
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Originally posted by YT
I reckon you are absolutely right. Don't go there! Is it going to be made for the BBC (I couldn't access the full article)? If so, I predict that it will be cancelled in any case due to Cleese and the Beeb differing over the production. Cleese will want to rail against PC whereas the BBC will go woke. I'm inclined to agree with all of that as much as I'd love some more. I am concerned any hype, expectation/anticipation or just merely the standard previously set lines it up for disaster. I also want to be able to continue using phrases such as 'a damn good thrashing' and 'well may I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window?' in various circumstances to identify cultured acquaintances, colleagues etc.
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| mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 09 Feb 23 10.15am |
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Originally posted by YT
I reckon you are absolutely right. Don't go there! Is it going to be made for the BBC (I couldn't access the full article)? If so, I predict that it will be cancelled in any case due to Cleese and the Beeb differing over the production. Cleese will want to rail against PC whereas the BBC will go woke. Here is the BBC article [Link]
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 09 Feb 23 11.14am |
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Cleese is obviously looking to give his pension fund a boost, but it's a dreadful idea to my mind. The originals are masterclasses and almost impossible to improve upon. It's bad enough when 3 or 4 series of a programme are produced with the same crew long after they reached their peak, but to consider writing new episodes of Fawlty Towers would be sacrilege. There were only two series of six episodes made originally and I seem to recall that Cleese was always of the opinion that there would or could not be any more. Please don't do it.
Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled. |
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 09 Feb 23 12.16pm |
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didn't the three survivors in The Beatles release a crap single in the mid 1990s ? its a bad idea to revise perfection.
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| YT Oxford 09 Feb 23 12.19pm |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
I'm inclined to agree with all of that as much as I'd love some more. I am concerned any hype, expectation/anticipation or just merely the standard previously set lines it up for disaster. I also want to be able to continue using phrases such as 'a damn good thrashing' and 'well may I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window?' in various circumstances to identify cultured acquaintances, colleagues etc. Not forgetting.... "Racket?!!
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 10 Feb 23 12.54pm |
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The Major will now be a long term resident hippy. Cybil to be played by Margoyles.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 10 Feb 23 1.41pm |
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I have been trying to think of successful comedy re-boot which was at least as good as the original. The only one that comes to mind is Whatever happened to the likely Lads which I think was better than The likely Lads. Any others?
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| PalazioVecchio south pole 10 Feb 23 2.12pm |
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Maybe Jonathon Woss can play Manuel ? and David Lammy will play Mrs Richards, in a pink dress. Edited by PalazioVecchio (10 Feb 2023 2.29pm)
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| kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 10 Feb 23 3.49pm |
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Maybe im mistaken, but i got the impression it was going to be Basil Fawlty running establishment elsewhere.
Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents? |
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