Normally I would think it a wee bit harsh to celebrate the fact a show has just been cancelled, especially when said show hasn’t even made it past the pilot stage. But today’s news is different. Today was the day that FOX decided to send the US reimaging of Absolutely Fabulous packing! And I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that can only be good, no make that great, news!
Don’t get me wrong I’m not anti all and any US remakes of our very own sitcoms, I prefer the phrase pessimistic, but if ever there was a show that was not only of it’s time but fundamentally very, very British it was Absolutely Fabulous. The very idea of seeing a Sex and The City style make over for Edina and Patsy just sounds rather lazy and pointless to me. But hey that’s just me and my two cents for you.
But without sounding off the grumpy old man vibe to much, there surely has to come a time when you draw the line to just knocking out remake after remake? I mean heaven forbid someone was to discover a show like Fawlty Towers or Blackadder by actually sitting down and viewing them in all their retro glory?
So what do you make of this news then? Do you point in the direction of the pretty darn sweet Uncle Sam version of the Office and think to Hell with it, good comedy is good comedy and I couldn’t care less whether it’s a re hash of old material or not!
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