Reggie Perrin remake.

Can't watch it. The original was just great, super. I didn't get where I am today by watching substandard remakes of wonderful shows.

Mark

ps. What series on BBC3?

One, Two, Three, Four, a new series is knocking at the door. Five, Six, Seven, Eight, don't think I'll bother watching mate...

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Originally posted by Chillkram:
ps. What series on BBC3?

I am working on a series due to air in the late summer (I think) called 'We Are Klnag'. It is the first TV series for a comedy trio called 'We Are Klang'. I think it has the feel of a cross between 'The Young Ones' and 'The Goodies', very silly, crazy and a bit sick, but not macabre.

Whether the fun and energy of the shooting will be captured in the final edit I don't know (it is hard to tell when on set), but I am finding the shooting great fun. I am also working with a director who's visual sense I really like, and is open to ideas, and I enjoyed working with on a previous TV series (ITV Children's 'My Parents are Aliens').

Personally I am already pleased as I will have done an effects shot I will certainly see not see on anyone else's showreel, it was inspired by the wonderful 'Kitten Kong' from 'The Goodies', and while it will never be as iconic as a tiny kitten pushing over a cardboard roll Post Office Tower, it will have a tackyness that will be different from all the exploding spaceships, morphs and monsters that make up most effects showreels.

There are a few clips of 'We Are Klang' on YouTube but I am not sure the series will be quite the same.

I also worked on 'Psychoville' by the team that made 'The League of Gentlemen', I can't judge that as the humour is far too macabre for me (as was 'The League of Gentlemen), and this will be a comedy series about serial killers. I can say that I think visually it is a treat, and that the photography and direction is is superb. That starts airing in June on BBC2 I think.

At least neither are 'substandard remakes' and are trying to do something with some spontaneity. I can say my favourite comedy show of the last few years was 'Armstrong and Miller' which a colleague pointed out was quite retro in feel, but I felt it harked back to 'The Two Ronnies' from the 70's, particularly with the love of word play, and since I loved 'The Two Ronnies' I have no problem with that. Every time I hear the two pilots I is in fits of laughter, isn't it?

Sorry but this was a pale imitation - I didn't get where I am today without knowing Martin Clunes is nothing like the real Reggie.

Here is the real thing

Didn't bother to watch, saw the original and that was good enough.
Why can't people put some effort into thinking up new ideas?

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Originally posted by JamieL:
but I felt it harked back to 'The Two Ronnies' from the 70's, particularly with the love of word play, and since I loved 'The Two Ronnies' I have no problem with that. Every time I hear the two pilots I is in fits of laughter, isn't it?

Me too to all of this.

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Originally posted by munch:
Jamie,
Did you finish the models off ok?
We had a shoot down here all morning yesterday.
Pain in the Arsenal.
A P&O add .
Stu

Yes, I might post some before and after pics. Shot it two weeks ago. I'm really pleased with it so far.

Managed to watch about 5 mins and....oh dear. The original was so good and Rossiter absolutely brilliant that remake was doomed......doomed I tell ye.

Shame 'coz I like Clunes.

Hmmmm. Well, I thought much the same as the above and abandoned after 10 minutes. However, I had another go on BBC iPod this afternoon and... I think it's growing on me. Hopefully, not like a veruka.

I found that I started to look at it without referencing back to the original and started to appreciate it more. It's a bit stagey when you compare it to say, The Office, but I get the feeling that it may improve over time. I'll give it another couple of programmes before I love or leave it, anyway.

Ok as of now I haven't watched it .....but there are times when you just know (I mean KNOW) when a series ain't going to work ...when the very vibe of the thing is distinctly iffy. Now I know that so how come TV executives don't?

..but to be fair to all concerned I'll go and watch it before making further comment!

I watched it with my 19yr old nephew for him there were several laugh out loud moments,maybe it's aimed at his generation .I like most who have replied to this thread obviously compared it with the original,for me it was not quite as dire as some of you make out, I think it has potential!

I agree that many remakes can't hold a candle to the original and I watched this with some trepidation. Yet I found myself laughing out loud repeatedly so I think it must be doing something right. Tune in on Friday to see if it continues in the same vein.
It may be that when I watched the original I was only 12 or so and though the ideas of a mid-life crisis was well presented it has a greater resonance now that I've been there, got the T shirt etc. Admittedly I didn't actually leave my clothes in a pile on Chesil Beach and come back as a long lost brother from Australia....

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Originally posted by Richard S:
I agree that many remakes can't hold a candle to the original and I watched this with some trepidation. Yet I found myself laughing out loud repeatedly so I think it must be doing something right. Tune in on Friday to see if it continues in the same vein.
It may be that when I watched the original I was only 12 or so and though the ideas of a mid-life crisis was well presented it has a greater resonance now that I've been there, got the T shirt etc. Admittedly I didn't actually leave my clothes in a pile on Chesil Beach and come back as a long lost brother from Australia....

Me neither. That would be such a cliche, and cliches to me, are like a red rag to a bull...

I didn't get where I am today by spouting endless cliches. Neither Mrs CJ or I ever spout meaningless cliches.....

'Great' and 'Super'

I think there was a cock-up on the script-writing front