Fawlty Towers to return

[Elwood Blues]

John Cleese and his daughter have agreed to make a new series of Fawlty Towers to be made by Castle Rock Entertainment, this time set in a boutique hotel.

Not sure that they will be able to match the original but we shall see.

[blue lewj]

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John Cleese and his daughter have agreed to make a new series of Fawlty Towers to be made by Castle Rock Entertainment, this time set in a boutique hotel.

Not sure that they will be able to match the original but we shall see.

Some things should be left alone.

Classic sitcoms being on of them IMO.

[The Prophet of Doom]

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It will not be a patch on the original, the modern world does not allow real humour to be either written, filmed or screened. Plus it can only be the Mr Cleese could do with a boost to his bank balance.

There are very few examples of reprises matching the originals...

[The Bloop]

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Times have changed and much of the comedy in the original was of its time, so cant be replicated.
I hope they don't come to regret remaking it,but time will tell.

[Rjk]

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Some things should be left alone.

Classic sitcoms being on of them IMO.

Yes, very few manage to retain their original charm, sitcoms in general seem to have a more limited longevity than drama for example, once you've extracted all the humour out of your original premise then it's difficult to just keep on going without it becoming predictable or ridiculous

[Rjk]

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It will not be a patch on the original, the modern world does not allow real humour to be either written, filmed or screened. Plus it can only be the Mr Cleese could do with a boost to his bank balance.

There are very few examples of reprises matching the originals...

And yet here you are writing this absolute joke

[blue lewj]

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Yes, very few manage to retain their original charm, sitcoms in general seem to have a more limited longevity than drama for example, once you've extracted all the humour out of your original premise then it's difficult to just keep on going without it becoming predictable or ridiculous

Can you imagine the amount of complaints if some of the original episodes aired today?

Different times and while funny, the landscape has changed.
I think sitcoms like Faulty Towers would be all the poorer for it.

There would be outrage at the sign at the start reading Flowery Tw@ts before any actual scenes had been shown.

[The Prophet of Doom]

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And yet here you are writing this absolute joke

Sorry RJK I was under the impression that the forum and message board was for people to write about things and express their views. I will return to observance from now on, suitably chastised.

[Rjk]

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Can you imagine the amount of complaints if some of the original episodes aired today?

Different times and while funny, the landscape has changed.
I think sitcoms like Faulty Towers would be all the poorer for it.

There would be outrage at the sign at the start reading Flowery Tw@ts before any actual scenes had been shown.

Yes things have changed in the last 40 years, but that doesn't mean you cant still be funny - it'll need to adapt to modern sensibilities if it is going to be a success, if it just tries to be exactly like the original it'll be crap, but a few grumpy old men would have to find something else to moan about

[Rjk]

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Sorry RJK I was under the impression that the forum and message board was for people to write about things and express their views. I will return to observance from now on, suitably chastised.

You expressed your view, I expressed mine. :shrug:

[The Prophet of Doom]

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You expressed your view, I expressed mine. :shrug:

Indeed, but I think describing my message as an "absolute joke" was somewhat harsh.

However, life is too short and there are far too many other things to be concerned about.

I am crawling back under my rock.

[Rjk]

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Indeed, but I think describing my message as an "absolute joke" was somewhat harsh.
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However, life is too short and there are far too many other things to be concerned about.

I am crawling back under my rock.

Sorry, it seems the modern world really doesn't allow real humour to be written, filmed or screened - you were right the entire time

[The Prophet of Doom]

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Sorry, it seems the modern world really doesn't allow real humour to be written, filmed or screened - you were right the entire time

Touche! (I think that is how you spell it) - and I see your point.

I'll stay just outside my rock if that's OK?

Cheers.

[Rjk]

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Touche! (I think that is how you spell it) - and I see your point.

I'll stay just outside my rock if that's OK?

Cheers.

:hehe: :thumbup:

[The Prophet of Doom]

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:hehe: :thumbup:

:thumbup: indeed!