"I loathe the internet but when it was first mooted that I was doing it my boy Googled my name and it came up "Minder? Shane Richie....HOW DARE THEY!!!" There was a real backlash".
...and the internet loathes YOU Richie.
He’s asked what Waterman and Cole make of it and he studiously avoids saying what Cole thinks. "Shit", just like the rest of us.
It looks like the remake of Minder starring Shane Richie will hit screens before long, so here's a thread for it. There are some very brief clips of the new series included in Channel 5's New Year trailer which can be seen here:
I hate being negative without having seen something but I do wish they'd cast someone other than Shane Richie but despite reservations I'm going to at least give the first episode a try when the time comes.
Don't tell me he's going to play the Arthur Daley part?
They should have scrapped it when the great George Cole finished.
George Cole and Dennis Waterman were the perfect partnership .
I'd like to see it just to see what it's like, but I'll be watching Liverpool v Everton.
I've been watching old Minder's on ITV4 and they're still one of the best things on telly. I can't see how this new series will translate to 2009, but you never know. It will depend a great deal on the writing.
As a fan of the originals well upto Waterman leaving anyway, then I'll watch
but will be severly displeased if it's as bad as the Knight Rider remake!!!!
The new Knight Rider is not a remake, and neither is new Minder. Both shows are modern day
continuations of the original shows, but with new casts. Same could be said for Star Trek TNG.
If the new Minder series was a remake, the characters would still be called Arthur Daley
and Terry McCann,the original stories would be remade based upon the original scripts,
and it'd end up being worse than everyone here is making it out to be.
Think Episode 5 has finally proved for me that the New Minder is capable of standing alone as a really good comedy drama regardless of ties to the original Minder. Shane Richie & Lex Shrapnel are forging a great partnership & really complement each other with their contrasting personalities. When the storyline & the guest actors are of a high quality as they were in Episode 5 then the whole thing really works. It's time to stop making comparisons with the past & enjoy the new series for itself. It's different characters in a different decade. If Arthur & George make a welcome guest appearance in the future then we'll all enjoy slipping back to the past. Til then....long live Archie & Jamie!
"SHANEYLAND REUNITED" SHANE RICHIE Forum - For the latest news, photos & videos of Shane Richie: http://www.shaneylandreunitedlh.proboards.com/
According to Five's website under the corporate section of FAQ's, Minder has not been picked up for a second series as Richard Woolfe has different ideas for original commissioned drama for Five.
According to Five's website under the corporate section of FAQ's, Minder has not been picked up for a second series as Richard Woolfe has different ideas for original commissioned drama for Five.
Nearly shit my pants when I saw this bumped, thinking another series had been commissioned. What a relief to see it’s just news of Richie crawling back to Enders.
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Shane Ritchie has undeniable charisma but I'm not sure whether he can sustain it or not.
If only he could bring it to the screen.
"I loathe the internet but when it was first mooted that I was doing it my boy Googled my name and it came up "Minder? Shane Richie....HOW DARE THEY!!!" There was a real backlash".
...and the internet loathes YOU Richie.
He’s asked what Waterman and Cole make of it and he studiously avoids saying what Cole thinks. "Shit", just like the rest of us.
Don't tell me he's going to play the Arthur Daley part?
They should have scrapped it when the great George Cole finished.
George Cole and Dennis Waterman were the perfect partnership .
Cole is 84 in April Waterman is 61 next month
and if you'd watched shane im sure he said it wasn't a re-make. he said on this morning yesterday it wasn't.
missed bbc breakfast didn't know he was on :mad: how long was he on for?
I've been watching old Minder's on ITV4 and they're still one of the best things on telly. I can't see how this new series will translate to 2009, but you never know. It will depend a great deal on the writing.
It kind of recaptures the spirit of the original without slavishly copying it.
continuations of the original shows, but with new casts. Same could be said for Star Trek TNG.
If the new Minder series was a remake, the characters would still be called Arthur Daley
and Terry McCann,the original stories would be remade based upon the original scripts,
and it'd end up being worse than everyone here is making it out to be.
"SHANEYLAND REUNITED" SHANE RICHIE Forum - For the latest news, photos & videos of Shane Richie:
http://www.shaneylandreunitedlh.proboards.com/
Or in other words, "because it's shite".
Totally !!!
As Woolfe knew that the show was cack like we were all saying
Shane Ritchie cannot act!
The first episode was possibly one of the worst programmes to be broadcast on TV. Shane Richie was an embarrassment throughout.
He apparently hasn't had much in the way of TV work since Minder,so it's not surprising.Eastenders is simply the acting equivalent of menial work.