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Remake
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 12:39 am
by Pervert
Which cultural icon fantasy/comedy/drama series from the 60s or 70s should be remade and given the big money Hollywood treatment (or the small scale revamp by ITV featuring audience "favourites") and why?
George And Mildred with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman?
The Six Million Dollar Man with Jim Carrey (shit, that's already happening)?
The Sweeney with Ross Kemp and Robson Greene.
The Professionals with Ant and Dec (with Ben Dover as George Cowley)?
Joe 90 with Haley Joel Osman?
Man About The House with Michelle Thorpe, Cathy Barry and Graham Norton?
Re: Remake
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 7:07 am
by Ace
They should NEVER try to re-make The Sweeney. Without doubt, the best TV drama EVER to appear on Telly.
I watched an episode on Monday, it still stands up well, 29 years on!!
Re: Remake
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 7:23 am
by WillieBo
Ace, I think you made more sense as Kryten.
Re: Remake
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 11:44 am
by Ace
whys that Willie? Most regular forumites agree The Sweeney was a brilliant programme, so why try and better something that can't be equalled? IF they did remake it, I think Ray Winstone as Jack Regan would be spot on
Re: Remake
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 12:19 pm
by Pervert
And what was wrong with my suggested casting???
How's about Frank Skinner as Regan and David Ba**iel as Carter with that Nosher Harry Hill as Haskins?
Re: Remake
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 1:07 pm
by steve56
remember that 90s drama thief takers it was billed as the next sweeney,lol.
Re: Remake
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 1:10 pm
by steve56
men behaving badly was a sort of remake of man about the house,the likely lads was great for 60s only james bolam/rodney bewes could have pulled it off though ant/dec tried to do it didnt they?
Re: Remake
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:50 pm
by WillieBo
I loved it at the time and probably through the first series of repeats or so ; and as a committed nostalgiast I saw a couple again on 'Granada Plus' and thought it hadn't aged very well. Truly a programme of its time, I think.
And.....better comparatively than the crappy plod stuff on the box nowadays. But to me it's in the same TV Museum as ..................(please fill in the spaces).
The best remake was the car ads with Phil Cornwell. But yes, Ray Winstone would be pretty good as Regan. A bloody damn sight better than is Henry VIII.
Re: Remake
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:56 pm
by steve56
special branch was good do you recall that with george sewell/patrick mower[been a villain in the sweeney/dept s,avengers]