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Post by The Doctor on Jul 3, 2009 17:27:26 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 3, 2009 17:29:46 GMT
Yeesh! And the equally terrifying news that a series of Just William is being made. Read some of those books as a kid and they were bloody awful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2009 18:54:20 GMT
John Sullivan is only doing this because the BBC has cancelled his other Only Fools and Horses spinoff The Green Green Grass. The idea of a TV series featuring Del and co. in the sixties has been floating around for a very long time and fans like myself thought it would never happen. That said I don't think it will be any good. I can't stand The Green Green Grass and the last three Only Fools episodes were terrible rubbish that even had the temerity to contradict the whole 'Who is Rodney's father' debate.
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Post by Hero on Jul 3, 2009 21:19:36 GMT
It's like First of the Summer Wine all over again  Just William was made into a series before only last decade. I've no idea why the BBC wants to make it again. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2009 22:31:23 GMT
When I first read this thread I too was thinking about First of the Summer Wine. I've never been a fan of Compo and co. but I do remember it being on TV ... and remember it fizzling out a short while later.
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Post by Hero on Jul 3, 2009 23:29:57 GMT
Lasted two short seasons.
I wonder if the Delboy prequel show will be filmed in Bristol since the article said there would be familiar locations. This depends obviously if the show will be mainly indoor or outdoor I suppose.
I used to live near an outside shooting location for the block of flats where the Trotters lived.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2009 17:53:49 GMT
If it does come on TV I'll watch it but I won't hold out much hope of it being any good. The problem with prequel stories is that if the writer doesn't pay close attention to things that have been written in earlier episodes it can contradict what has been said previously. In the final OFAH episode it spilt the beans on Rodney's parentage. John Sullivan mentioned a few things from the much earlier episode 'The Frogs Legacy' in it but wrote it in such a way that it contradicted things said in that earlier episode. Needless to say, fans had a few things to say about that on the net.
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Post by blueshift on Jul 4, 2009 18:54:34 GMT
Same. I'll probably watch it, but it will probably suck.
Green Green Grass was unfunny, the last 'specials' they did were horrid and undid the lovely ending the series got in the mid 90s.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2009 22:39:48 GMT
The Green, Green Grass was dire. Although some people I've spoken to thought it was funny I happen disagree. Boycie is a very funny character but only when he is in his element in OFAH as a snobbish used car salesman. The character just doesn't work as someone who lives in the country.
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