The Rise and fall of Regional Perrin

[Churchill]

Erm.... we watched it last week!! Well, I watched it, you fell asleep

I rest my case!

[Pogle]

I did enjoy the original, but not enough to watch it again.
Not sure why It's been redone - well other than TV companies are scared of trying new things so they stick to tried and tested 'old favorites'. Its the same with cinema and frankly pi$$es me off that everything has to be a bloody remake these days- what happened to originality and creativity.

[Churchill]

I did enjoy the original, but not enough to watch it again.
Not sure why It's been redone - well other than TV companies are scared of trying new things so they stick to tried and tested 'old favorites'. Its the same with cinema and frankly pi$$es me off that everything has to be a bloody remake these days- what happened to originality and creativity.

You're getting older, love!

[Pogle]

You're getting older, love!

I am already acutely aware of that!

[Churchill]

I am already acutely aware of that!

Oh and judging by the exclamation mark probably pre-menstrual.

[expat]

I did enjoy the original, but not enough to watch it again.
Not sure why It's been redone - well other than TV companies are scared of trying new things so they stick to tried and tested 'old favorites'. Its the same with cinema and frankly pi$$es me off that everything has to be a bloody remake these days- what happened to originality and creativity.

I agree completely.

My view of Reggie Perrin is that the new series has probably been made as well as could be done, but it probably simply should not have been done.

And indeed I have often criticised especially Americans for making American movies based on perfectly good (usually better) films already made in another country. To me, if it's French or German, decide whether you want dubbing or subtitles, but watch the real film. If you can't put up with that, forget it. It is even worse when the original is British: Hollywood remakes it with an American setting, presumably because US audiences won't watch something that isn't about the US. So it's all about making a product to sell, not at all about creating something worthwhile.

Likewise with Reggie Perrin: why remake it? The original is still available, and if the viewer is so mentally limited as to be unable to enjoy a British setting 30 yars ago, what will they get out of a pallid imitation?