Only if it went back to basics. One linear storyline in real time; no need for slapstick or musical montages (don't mind things like the dance scenes to Mambo No 5).
Think there is scope for Carole to become a main character as she has potential, but there is no need for jokes like leaving the Xmas tree up all year round to save time putting it up again and having the sofa being like Mary Poppins magical bag.
Think they can make use of shows like Pointless, Call The Midwife and The Apprentice for social commentary. Keep it in the lounge/kitchen of the Royles and don't go anywhere and don't have Denise as a lazy mother.
Agreed - on all points. I'd also want the kids to feature. It's getting a bit tedious (and highly unrealistic) that they're never seen any more. Sure Little David is now around the same age Anthony was when the series first started?!
I even think a few 30 min specials over the Christmas period would be better than the one hour long special. They seem to really struggle when it's stretched out that long...
A sitcom carried by a stellar cast, with every episode being damn funny. All four main actors are still alive and working. Does not seem any disagreements there. If ITV wants to create a 60 minute one-off episode in which Glover, Figgis and Binns find themselves sharing the same hospital room in their twilight years...
I can imagine what they would have made of the 2010 General Election
Politicians of today don't seem to have the personalities (good or bad) of the politicians of the 80s (and before). They all come across as PR friendly, set-speech quoting automatons. There don't seem to be the quirks and idiosyncrasies that would lend themselves to caricature.
They did try with 2D TV, though - which brough in celebrities as well as politicians.
A sitcom carried by a stellar cast, with every episode being damn funny. All four main actors are still alive and working. Does not seem any disagreements there. If ITV wants to create a 60 minute one-off episode in which Glover, Figgis and Binns find themselves sharing the same hospital room in their twilight years...
Or perhaps a care home that goes bust and they all end up on the streets; that would make more real to life.
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Agreed - on all points. I'd also want the kids to feature. It's getting a bit tedious (and highly unrealistic) that they're never seen any more. Sure Little David is now around the same age Anthony was when the series first started?!
I even think a few 30 min specials over the Christmas period would be better than the one hour long special. They seem to really struggle when it's stretched out that long...
I can imagine what they would have made of the 2010 General Election
A sitcom carried by a stellar cast, with every episode being damn funny. All four main actors are still alive and working. Does not seem any disagreements there. If ITV wants to create a 60 minute one-off episode in which Glover, Figgis and Binns find themselves sharing the same hospital room in their twilight years...
Politicians of today don't seem to have the personalities (good or bad) of the politicians of the 80s (and before). They all come across as PR friendly, set-speech quoting automatons. There don't seem to be the quirks and idiosyncrasies that would lend themselves to caricature.
They did try with 2D TV, though - which brough in celebrities as well as politicians.
Or perhaps a care home that goes bust and they all end up on the streets; that would make more real to life.