sheothebudworths
Up the bum - no babies!!!
I watched about twenty minutes of it on iplayer and thought it was really, really shit, so I watched In Shackleston's Footsteps instead, which was great. 
NOOOOOOO!! Reggie Perrin to be remade....
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andy2002
To the Bat-poles!
I thought it was awful – I like Clunes and the gorgeous woman from Moving Wallpaper who is in it, but I won't be bothering again.
You wonder which classic Brit sitcom they might have a go at ruining next and shudder – Porridge with the Boosh pair as Fletch and Godber perhaps...
You wonder which classic Brit sitcom they might have a go at ruining next and shudder – Porridge with the Boosh pair as Fletch and Godber perhaps...
Clair De Lune
Apocalypse cocktails
My mum was round here and wanted to watch it because she loved the original series, I hadn't seen the original but as I am not a fan of Clunes I was hardly thrilled at the prospect. I didn't find it very funny, I kinda smiled once at him using the womans hairbrush and getting caught but apart from that I was bored. Wont be watching again.
andy2002
To the Bat-poles!
As terrible and intriguing as Horne and Corden as Blackadder and Baldrick?
zoooo
zero tolerance for walkers
Oh my god! No, that is much much worse.
OH! That was you was it. I thought it was the canned laughter. (The original had canned laughter also I think)
Actually it was better than I expected, which means it wasn't excruciating.
I quite liked the beginning where he walked past 'Sunshine Desserts' and on towards 'Groomtech'.
Things to do with pumice - 'make them into bath floats for razors -' made me chuckle. And no attempt at farty cushions so far. Good.
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
I laughed several times, which is more than the original. I liked the original, but more in a smile-at-the-idea way. The remake actually has jokes. I liked it.
vauxhallmum
had to scrap the cheap car
I think I laughed.
Not sure though, as I was completely shitfaced.
Not sure though, as I was completely shitfaced.
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
God its just awful. My mum told me to watch it, and she loved the original. Mind you I made her watch the Inbetweeners last night and while watching it myself thought, err, this is a bit rude for mum.
I just watched the first episode of this blasphemy and
christ it was goddawful.
Clunes doesn't attempt the same vocal inflections as Rossiter,
but then he doesn't make it his own either and
it really makes you see how great a Physical comic actor Rossiter was.
Clunes just can't make us laugh with his moves.
christ it was goddawful.
Clunes doesn't attempt the same vocal inflections as Rossiter,
but then he doesn't make it his own either and
it really makes you see how great a Physical comic actor Rossiter was.
Clunes just can't make us laugh with his moves.
scifisam
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You know, I'm heartened that hardly anyone I know likes this show.
Reasons:
It's a BBC comedy.
The BBC have renewed both My Family and Two Pints of Lager for about about thirty seasons each now.
I've never met anyone who admitted to liking My Family, and the two people I knwo who like Two Pints are probably saying that for reverse street-cred.
Therefore, this comedy will go on and on and on.
Reasons:
It's a BBC comedy.
The BBC have renewed both My Family and Two Pints of Lager for about about thirty seasons each now.
I've never met anyone who admitted to liking My Family, and the two people I knwo who like Two Pints are probably saying that for reverse street-cred.
Therefore, this comedy will go on and on and on.
strung out
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my dad likes it
scifisam
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Again, my belief that the BBC will recommission this series is rejuvenated.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
No need to watch it though.
I once caught 5 minutes of Cloownes murdering "Mr. Chips".
he's even more shite than David Jason.
So far managed to only hear 20 seconds of this abomination on the radio - which was more than enough.
It's probably largely an age thing - and even with really good actors, remaking classics is insane.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Hear bloody Hear.
I've had to set up a video for Friday's programme.
I tried to reason with my colleague that if she was looking for "intercultural communication" (her discipline), this wouldn't do at all.
I think maybe they should remake this stuff for different audiences, but only make it available under the counter.
I have to admit that Rossiter generally takes me back to an era I would rather forget (sadly that applies to all 4 preceding decades and this one come to that.
) - it's just so damn good .. or the production is just so cliched...Maidmarian
Stubborn Socialist
mrsfran
Well-Known Member
HA. We are better judges than you. FACT.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Seen two episodes now and think it's okay. The original wasn't really laugh-out-loud comedy so if your complaint is that you're not laughing much then I reckon you've forgotten what the orginal was like 
Much to learn, you still have.
Who knew that it was going to improve so much?
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