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Old 07-12-2016, 16:45
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Well, if they can show Citizen Khan, and the awful Walliams an Friend tosh, it's hard to argue against reviving this dinosaur.
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Old 07-12-2016, 17:09
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Tim Vine is sorely missed on this show and, although she's a lovely girl, Sally Bretton was no replacement for Megan Dodds.

I thought Lee Mack was running out of ideas and good gags, anyway.
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Old 07-12-2016, 17:30
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IIRC Lee did a pilot which wasn't picked up based on 'Everybody Loves Raymond', a show with a comedian as lead, a rather bickering husband and wife relationship, 3 kids including twins and other often irritating family members. Hang on!

I've always liked NGO and Lee Mack so will be tuning in to see how they've developed things.
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Old 07-12-2016, 18:06
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Not the same really without Tim Vine, any chance of getting him back?
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Old 07-12-2016, 18:09
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Tim Vine is sorely missed on this show and, although she's a lovely girl, Sally Bretton was no replacement for Megan Dodds.

I thought Lee Mack was running out of ideas and good gags, anyway.
I thought Megan was better. She wasent as annoying as Sally.
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Old 07-12-2016, 20:56
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I thought Megan was better. She wasent as annoying as Sally.
I'm sure that in an ideal world everybody would have loved Megan to stay on but she did 6 episodes 10 years ago (Sally completed 49) so she can hardly be said to be the defining character of the show.
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Old 07-12-2016, 21:04
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Not the same really without Tim Vine, any chance of getting him back?
They sort of use Hugh Dennis's character to fill the Tim role now.
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Old 07-12-2016, 21:07
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Not the same really without Tim Vine, any chance of getting him back?
That he walked entirely of his volition, 20 successful episodes without him, and the introduction of Hugh Dennis in a role he's continuing in the new series would suggest not.
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Old 07-12-2016, 23:46
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I'm a fan of the show HOWEVER the last reboot was dreadful
Just leave it where it was

My favourite episode is the camping / scary clowns one ...hilarious
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Old 08-12-2016, 01:42
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Band was my favourite - lots of good gags. After TV left, it wasn't worth bothering with, esp that dire Xmas special.
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Old 08-12-2016, 10:31
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don't care if it's set 7 years on,just looking forward to further instalments of Lee and co
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:29
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Regarding Tim Vine, it’s interesting see how highly regarded he is in terms of his role in Not Going Out.

He didn’t have any involvement in the writing of series (apart from the occasion line he’d suggest) and he’s not a professional actor.
Yet for many the show’s success was based around both Lee Mack and Tim Vine.

And to be honest I don’t disagree, but it’s interesting how popular he was in it considering his actual involvement.
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Old 08-12-2016, 13:19
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Shame they've brought it back now the story has concluded. Just like Men Behaving Badly they should have finished it once the characters got together and started a family.

Let's be honest, having screaming brats running about in a sitcom isn't funny, it's just annoying and has been done many many times before. Give it a rest Lee, let the show die!
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Old 08-12-2016, 13:24
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Well I went to the recording of this show, and can promise you're all in for a treat.
Is it the same set or have they moved home after having 3 kids ?
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Old 08-12-2016, 13:43
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Shame they've brought it back now the story has concluded. Just like Men Behaving Badly they should have finished it once the characters got together and started a family.

Let's be honest, having screaming brats running about in a sitcom isn't funny, it's just annoying and has been done many many times before. Give it a rest Lee, let the show die!
It does seem strange how successful sitcoms just have to 'go for one more'. OFAH suffered the same fate about 4 times over.
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Old 08-12-2016, 15:45
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It does seem strange how successful sitcoms just have to 'go for one more'. OFAH suffered the same fate about 4 times over.
One Foot in the Grave had the right idea. Make the absolute perfect finale, while also writing it so that it can never be brought back.
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Old 08-12-2016, 15:49
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One Foot in the Grave had the right idea. Make the absolute perfect finale, while also writing it so that it can never be brought back.
Except that it was - in the Comic Relief episode a year later!
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Old 08-12-2016, 16:09
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One Foot in the Grave had the right idea. Make the absolute perfect finale, while also writing it so that it can never be brought back.
That was seriously dumb. Loads of fans hated it, why do a final episode just to kill the main character off, I wish they'd never made it.

Alough I did want Margaret to batter the other woman when she found out it was her friend.
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Old 08-12-2016, 21:58
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Regarding Tim Vine, it’s interesting see how highly regarded he is in terms of his role in Not Going Out.

He didn’t have any involvement in the writing of series (apart from the occasion line he’d suggest) and he’s not a professional actor.
Yet for many the show’s success was based around both Lee Mack and Tim Vine.

And to be honest I don’t disagree, but it’s interesting how popular he was in it considering his actual involvement.
He had the right blokeish chemistry with Lee, which they've not regained with Hugh. For me it's that relationship that's missed rather than the character. It helped ground the show.
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Old 08-12-2016, 22:13
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I'm surprised that Tim Vine left the show, because he's certainly a lot better at acting than he is at his rather tiresome stand-up routine.
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Old 08-12-2016, 22:28
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I'm sure that in an ideal world everybody would have loved Megan to stay on but she did 6 episodes 10 years ago (Sally completed 49) so she can hardly be said to be the defining character of the show.
She seemed sweet and nicer. Sallys character seemed argumentative.
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Old 09-12-2016, 12:08
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He had the right blokeish chemistry with Lee, which they've not regained with Hugh. For me it's that relationship that's missed rather than the character. It helped ground the show.
I think you’re right, it’s actually Tim’s character that most of us miss, not Tim Vine himself.
Don’t get me wrong, I really like Tim Vine. I’ve seen him do stand up live. I enjoyed him in Not Going Out and don’t think it’s really been the same without him. But when you analyse it, he actually contributed quite little to the programme.
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Old 09-12-2016, 13:33
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She seemed sweet and nicer. Sallys character seemed argumentative.
I agree, I think that she is a weaker actress and that is why there is less warmth to her than the original
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Old 09-12-2016, 13:59
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I agree, I think that she is a weaker actress and that is why there is less warmth to her than the original
So whats up with the new series? They were flatmates who didnt seem to like each other and now the new series is picking up with them having 3 kids?

Sally's character could never stand Lee so not really sure why the writers have gone in this direction.
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Old 09-12-2016, 14:19
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So whats up with the new series? They were flatmates who didnt seem to like each other and now the new series is picking up with them having 3 kids?

Sally's character could never stand Lee so not really sure why the writers have gone in this direction.
So the last time you watched at all would be series 2? Maybe 3? The story arc from the very beginning was always headed this way. Love at first sight for Lee, initially totally unrequited (and disapproved of by Tim), gradually warming on Lucy's part until total surrender, declaration of undying love and marriage at the end of series 7. Christmas Special last year, Lucy gives birth to child one. Series 8, seven years on she's added another couple to the nest. No disjuncture there.
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