Remakes no one wanted.

[Orang Utan]

American cartoons over Alistair Sim. I've called help for you.

Cartoons?
I take it you haven’t seen the film then, or indeed any Muppet films, shows, Sesame Street etc?

 

[hash tag]

Cartoons?
I take it you haven’t seen the film then, or indeed any Muppet films, shows, Sesame Street etc?

Cartoons, puppets, whatever. Correct and why would I.

 

[gosub]

Cartoons, puppets, whatever. Correct and why would I.

Is that a yoda impression for irony.

 

[Orang Utan]

Cartoons, puppets, whatever. Correct and why would I.

You have no right to say that the Sim version is better then.
And because the Muppets are fun (and full of heart). I think you need the Muppets.

 

[krtek a houby]

American cartoons over Alistair Sim. I've called help for you.

Such cultural snobbery!

Besides. The Muppets are a beloved global phenomena, who have far transcended their hipster roots.

And they are puppets - clue is in the name.

 

[hash tag]

beloved global phenomena,

Not in this house they are not.

 

[Orang Utan]

Not in this house they are not.

Give em a go.

 

[hash tag]

Give em a go.

Much to busy watching the great pottery throw down to bother about a bunch of puppets.

 

[Orang Utan]

Much to busy watching the great pottery throw down to bother about a bunch of puppets.

You’ve got your priorities wrong.
Why are you dismissing such an ancient and universal art?

 

[krtek a houby]

Not in this house they are not.

Grew up with them. They changed kids TV and along with the Children's Television Workshop, brought entertainment to millions. Especially in the States, where inner city kids had historically been ignored by middle class/consumerist programming. Sesame Street turned the Muppets into a force for good.

There's a wonderful documentary on the show that's really worth checking out. It's possibly on Netflix, can't remember the name.

ETA: it's
Street Gang - How We Got to Sesame Street

 

[hash tag]

Grew up with them. They changed kids TV and along with the Children's Television Workshop, brought entertainment to millions. Especially in the States, where inner city kids had historically been ignored by middle class/consumerist programming. Sesame Street turned the Muppets into a force for good.

There's a wonderful documentary on the show that's really worth checking out. It's possibly on Netflix, can't remember the name.

I get the sesame st thing but this is not going well. We do not have netflix. We have more than enough crappy television without buying more.

 

[hash tag]

You’ve got your priorities wrong.
Why are you dismissing such an ancient and universal art?

We already watch far too much television ( and should cut down ) and there is not enough time in a day.

 

[Orang Utan]

We already watch far too much television ( and should cut down ) and there is not enough time in a day.

Cut the silly talent shows then. You’ll thank me later

 

[hash tag]

Cut the silly talent shows then. You’ll thank me later

My priority is Mrs tag, so it's for her, not me.

 

[mwgdrwg]

Let the right one in, remade as Let me in. No.

 

[scifisam]

Cut the silly talent shows then. You’ll thank me later

The Great Pottery Throwdown is excellent, and not exactly incompatible with liking the Muppets. A combination would be, um, messy though...

Most Dickens experts rate the Muppets Christmas Carol highly - I think Dickens would have too; going on what his contemporaries said, he wasn't exactly po-faced and serious in real life.

 

[stdP]

I'm not mad about the muppets, but A Muppet Christmas Carol is an excellent adaptation. Michael Caine's performance in the presence of a bunch of felt on sticks is worth the price of admission alone.

 

[krtek a houby]

Here's another to champion/hate

Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson to star in Naked Gun remake

Baywatch star will return to the big screen in the remake of the 80s and 90s crime spoof, directed by the Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer

www.theguardian.com

 

[zedr]

the one I got really upset about was the amazon remake of channel 4s Utopia. the channel 4 version was one of my favorite TV shows and it was so depressing seeing it butchered and diluted for a cheap cash grab.

 

[krtek a houby]

the one I got really upset about was the amazon remake of channel 4s Utopia. the channel 4 version was one of my favorite TV shows and it was so depressing seeing it butchered and diluted for a cheap cash grab.

Tbf, was disappointed with the original, just never got the hype.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Tbf, was disappointed with the original, just never got the hype.

I'm with you there. Looked pretty slick and interesting for two episodes tops, then went right off the rails into mega annoying, then just absolute shit.

 

[Orang Utan]

We have a new The Omen coming AND a new The Crow. These unnecessary remakes seem especially prevalent in the horror genre, which is a shame as there are plenty of things to be scared of that could be mined by film-makers.

 

[Orang Utan]

Here's another to champion/hate

Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson to star in Naked Gun remake

Baywatch star will return to the big screen in the remake of the 80s and 90s crime spoof, directed by the Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer

www.theguardian.com

I can see why Liam Neeson was cast. He can do the deadpan. He was funny being unfunny in Life’s Too Short.
But no thanks all the same.

 

[Chz]

I can see why Liam Neeson was cast. He can do the deadpan. He was funny being unfunny in Life’s Too Short.
But no thanks all the same.

Just watched the original on C4 on demand last night. I was worried it might be out of date for the 13 year-old (I mean, most of the cast is dead), but he laughed like a drain and we'll be putting 2 1/2 on soon.

 

[krtek a houby]

For the record, have never watched the films but was reasonably amused by the telly series.

 

[Orang Utan]

For the record, have never watched the films but was reasonably amused by the telly series.

Surprised you haven’t yet said how it hasn’t aged well

 

[Serge Forward]

Such cultural snobbery!

Besides. The Muppets are a beloved global phenomena, who have far transcended their hipster roots.

And they are puppets - clue is in the name.

The Muppets are ace! Their Christmas Carol is almost as good as Alastair Sim's and their Treasure Island is on a par with the Robert Newton version.