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tensorproduct · 07-03-2003, 01:31 PM

Jack "They lie in wait like wolves. Waiting ... interminably waiting"
Dougal "He's right you know Ted"

Ensign Morituri · 07-03-2003, 01:56 PM

"down with this sort of thing"

openeyes · 07-03-2003, 02:58 PM

I've seen a few episodes of "Father Ted" and can't really imagine it working here.

tensorproduct · 07-04-2003, 06:02 AM

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Originally posted by Ensign Morituri
"down with this sort of thing"

"careful now"

safeinacell · 07-04-2003, 08:41 AM

Down with this indeed!
Did anyone see the pilot for the remake of Red Dwarf?
The cat was FEMALE!

Talk about missing the point.

Javaman · 07-04-2003, 08:56 AM

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Originally posted by Radcliffe Emerson
I miss him tremendously and Jeremy Britt, the best Sherlock Holmes ever.

Just FYI... Jeremy Brett and he was fantastic. I'm gonna pick up his biography one day. Here is a link to all episodes on DVD
mods... could you fix the link to give credit?

We do lame up the remakes here, don't we? Again, having lived in England for awhile, I fell in love with many shows that just wouldn't work here. Father Ted was one of them. I just can't see it. I keep the sound byte of Dougal's first description of the Beast of the Moors on my computer at all times and it never fails to crack me up... "and instead of a mouth, it's got four arses!" And they never show that episode on BBC America (at least when I'm watching).

The only show I can think of that did much better here than I'd have expected was "Survivor" (which I've never seen). Wasn't it called "Castaway" in England?

Tim · 07-04-2003, 07:24 PM

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Originally posted by Ultimate Atheist
How can you have Coupling without talk of Porn Buddies or all the other off the wall things that Jeff comes up with.

How can you have Coupling without a mad Welsh Geoff (or Jeff, or however they spelt it). Madness. And as for remaking Father Ted: no. Just no.

Jayjay · 07-05-2003, 09:19 AM

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Originally posted by Javaman
The only show I can think of that did much better here than I'd have expected was "Survivor" (which I've never seen). Wasn't it called "Castaway" in England?

I think they're both based on a Swedish format.

Radcliffe Emerson · 07-06-2003, 04:41 AM

Well they won't be able to make an American version of So Graham Norton!

Ronin · 07-06-2003, 05:01 AM

This is just bizarro world...next someone will be telling me Hollyweird has a pilot for "The Young Ones".

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07-03-2003, 01:31 PM	#11
tensorproduct Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 1,330	Jack "They lie in wait like wolves. Waiting ... interminably waiting" Dougal "He's right you know Ted"

07-03-2003, 01:56 PM	#12
Ensign Morituri Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 462	"down with this sort of thing"

07-03-2003, 02:58 PM	#13
openeyes Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 4,215	I've seen a few episodes of "Father Ted" and can't really imagine it working here.

07-04-2003, 08:41 AM	#15
safeinacell Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 304	Down with this indeed! Did anyone see the pilot for the remake of Red Dwarf? The cat was FEMALE! Talk about missing the point.

07-06-2003, 04:41 AM	#19
Radcliffe Emerson Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: the dark side of Mars Posts: 1,309	Well they won't be able to make an American version of So Graham Norton!

07-06-2003, 05:01 AM	#20
Ronin Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 5,047	This is just bizarro world...next someone will be telling me Hollyweird has a pilot for "The Young Ones".

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