"Are You Being Served?" to be revived...

[RoryN]

...for one episode, sounds like. Gonna happen March 5, in front of a live audience.

Nicholas Smith just died, and he was the last of the surviving main cast.

This could be fun, or a spectacular disaster that exemplifies how you can't recapture certain types of magic.

 

[snugglestruggle]

That was one of the few Brit shows I actually liked.

 

[RoryN]

That was one of the few Brit shows I actually liked.

We had a huge basketball player on our team in high school. He was a malcontent, and a smartass. Seemed like a big, dumb jock.

He went with us on a field trip to our local PBS affiliate. We got shown a closet where they kept all the pledge prizes. A couple of VHS copies of Are You Being Served? were on the shelves.

The tour guide showed them to us, and the basketball player went, "Oh, I love that show." Everyone snickered, because we were pretty sure all he did was watch the NBA. The tour guide could tell he was a smartass, and called his bluff: "Really? Who's your favorite character, then?"

Without a beat, he went: "Mr. Humphries," and then did an impression: "I'm free!"

 

[snugglestruggle]

Mr. Humphries was a riot. I liked him and Mrs. Slocombe. My PBS affiliate was always moving it to different timeslots as a result I rarely saw an entire season

 

[Fata Morgana]

There were paedo allegations against John Inman in the paper the other week.

 

[about_average]

...for one episode, sounds like. Gonna happen March 5, in front of a live audience.

Nicholas Smith just died, and he was the last of the surviving main cast.

This could be fun, or a spectacular disaster that exemplifies how you can't recapture certain types of magic.

I can't help but think it's going to be a disaster. Remakes rarely are as good as the original. I like Are you Being Served? ok, but there were other shows I liked a lot more.
As crazy as it was I actually like Moone Boy more, to give just one example. You might put that down to me liking surreal shows more, but I also like As Time Goes By more than Are You Being Served?

 

[RoryN]

There were paedo allegations against John Inman in the paper the other week.

That sucks.

Was this one allegation, or something more along the lines of Jimmy Savile?

 

[Fata Morgana]

That sucks.

Was this one allegation, or something more along the lines of Jimmy Savile?

Historic child abuse in the seventies I think. Nothing on the scale of Savile but I don't think anyone is. Dunno how that cunt found time to sleep! Police are investigating.

 

[MichaelinChina]

Fawlty Towers (Flowery Twats) is going to be remade too, for the stage.

 

[Lancecastor]

My mother and rory have the same favorite show.

Mother? Is that you?

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

...for one episode, sounds like. Gonna happen March 5, in front of a live audience.

Will Mrs. Slocumb be stroking her Pussy?

 

[RoryN]

Will Mrs. Slocumb be stroking her Pussy?

Don't tease her about that. She's "just in the mood" to belt ya one.