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Oh shit, I've just re-read my post - that was a genuine typo error.

We'll believe you, MTC. Just this time.
 

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The Gnomes of Dulwich would be my choice of sitcom to bring back. I'd cast Ronnie Corbett as Big and Johnny Vegas as Small and I'd change the Empire Gnomes to Euro Gnomes and cast Arsene Wenger, Rafa Benitez and Avram Grant in their place.
 

Quote: manchester's trendy chorlton @ May 14 2008, 9:53 PM BST

Yeah that's right Aaron, that's why The Larry Sanders Show was such an unprecedented hit - because American TV audiences aren't smart.

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That's not what I said. Please stop interpreting your own meanings in other posts in order to back up your own argument (or more to the point, belittle theirs).
 

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Where exactly was I fanboy obsessive, Manchester's-long-name-that-I-can't-remember?

Not that I'm necessarily denying it, just interested to know.
 

Quote: NickTheDon @ May 14 2008, 9:56 PM BST

You'll be accused of having a provincial attitude with a post like that!


Regarding MTC's name calling, I wasn't even referring to NickTheDong (very inventive I must say),

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I think Charley caled you that first - hopefully!


I don't agree with the Americans remaking any of our sitcoms ....

Because they've basically got no idea.
 

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Our remake of That Seventies Show was crap.

We had the original! We were watching the original!
It's such a colossal waste of money and time.
 

Quote: Aaron @ May 14 2008, 10:43 PM BST

That's not what I said. Please stop interpreting your own meanings in other posts in order to back up your own argument (or more to the point, belittle theirs).

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No, that is exactly what you said. You saw an opportunity to have a dig at American people and implied rather crassly that they were stupid, especially in terms of their television viewing habits. I brought up the fact that The Larry Sanders Show, which is unquestionably a very sophisticated an nuanced show, was a massive success in America; thereby suggesting that Americans are actually very smart when it comes to their viewing.

And even after I have made my point, you still get someone (dave chapman) saying that 'they don't have a clue' or words to that effect. Dear lord, do the research, learn about the industry a bit before making such bananas remarks.

But, Trendy accepts that everyone has a right to an opinion and he can only point people in a certain direction - whether they take heed is up to them.
 

And again...

But, hey, nevermind.
 

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Quote: NickTheDon @ May 14 2008, 7:20 PM BST

Father Ted would be impossible without Dermot Morgan!

There's a few that I wouldn't want to bring back for fear of spoiling them. While I'd love a few more episodes of Blackadder, I'd be a bit scared in case it was terrible. The one off episodes for Comic Relief were pretty ropey too.

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Yes but in my OP I stated clearly that you could have the original actors back.

This was a hypothetical carte blanche. A shame people can't be bothered to actually read the thread.

Aaron, is there any way we can close this thread now? People simply won't stick to the original topic and go swanning off into totally irrelevant areas. In all the 170 or so postings, I've had about 5 relevant replies...
 

Have Manchester people not got a sense of humour?
 

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Quote: Jolanta Zofia Nowak @ May 15 2008, 7:15 PM BST

Aaron, is there any way we can close this thread now? People simply won't stick to the original topic and go swanning off into totally irrelevant areas. In all the 170 or so postings, I've had about 5 relevant replies...

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I won't close it, because there might actually be someone at some point with a real response, but I'll be starting to beat people up (including myself) for not staying on-topic in the British Sitcoms and Other British Comedy forums from now on.
 

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Quote: manchester's trendy chorlton @ May 15 2008, 8:38 AM BST

And even after I have made my point, you still get someone (dave chapman) saying that 'they don't have a clue' or words to that effect. Dear lord, do the research, learn about the industry a bit before making such bananas remarks.

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My bias against American sitcoms is quite simple - I cannot relate to the people or the situations. No question they are well written and well produced but for the amount of money thrown at them and the number of writers needed to create these shows I would be very surprised if they weren't excellent productions. However, I truly admire the ability of British writers to create comedy in isolation and to know that they are the only person responsible for the dialogue. They stand and fall by what they write and cannot hide behind a team nor do they have to create 22-24 episodes in order to fill a season. Creativity should not be predominantly a commodity and, alas, American networks would never have given a chance to some of our greatest comedy hits because they would not have seen the dollars flooding in after three shows.
 

Quote: Alan Cornforth @ May 15 2008, 9:55 PM BST

My bias against American sitcoms is quite simple - I cannot relate to the people or the situations. No question they are well written and well produced but for the amount of money thrown at them and the number of writers needed to create these shows I would be very surprised if they weren't excellent productions. However, I truly admire the ability of British writers to create comedy in isolation and to know that they are the only person responsible for the dialogue. They stand and fall by what they write and cannot hide behind a team nor do they have to create 22-24 episodes in order to fill a season. Creativity should not be predominantly a commodity and, alas, American networks would never have given a chance to some of our greatest comedy hits because they would not have seen the dollars flooding in after three shows.

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I agree entirely.
 

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Quote: David Chapman @ May 15 2008, 10:28 PM BST

I agree entirely.

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Please call me Alan, I only use the name "entirely" when I'm being more expansive