Rebus Reboot (BBC1)
Discussion
Blue One said:
I agree Ken Stott perfectly created Rebus for the screen, but I cringed at the way ITV sanitised him with no ciggies or very little drinking, unlike the books. Felt like they’d castrated his character. Very nervous also about how the BBC will apply their usual Woke filters to the books, I’m sure it’ll be even more sanitised and altered, but standby to be pleasantly surprised.
Rebus in the books is a borderline functioning alcoholic who smokes like a chimney and spends enough time in the Oxford to be a relief barman.
Nethybridge said:
It's the BBC, with a history of f***ing up loved TV franchises with rampant diversity.
My money's on a black [non binary] female as Rebus.
Although it seems it was actually made for a random streaming service called 'ViaPlay' which folded before they aired it, so the BBC have just bought it in.My money's on a black [non binary] female as Rebus.
Truckosaurus said:
Although it seems it was actually made for a random streaming service called 'ViaPlay' which folded before they aired it, so the BBC have just bought it in.
I think they pulled out of the UK rather than folded, as Viaplay is massive in Europe and holds the F1 contract for the Netherlands Truckosaurus said:
That makes more sense...
Anyway, there seem to be a couple of Ian Rankin documentaries on tonight (on BBC4 I think) to tie in with the English launch of the show on BBC1 (it was on BBC Scotland last night)
I tuned into BBC Scotland at 10pm last night to watch the first episode but the preceding footie game had went to extra time and ended up watching on iPlayer. Anyway, there seem to be a couple of Ian Rankin documentaries on tonight (on BBC4 I think) to tie in with the English launch of the show on BBC1 (it was on BBC Scotland last night)
Didn't ViaPlay also have the rights to Scottish Premiership and National footie games?
Mercdriver said:
Boring to watch, is it a police investigation of murders or a soap opera about his family problems?
I wouldn't say boring, but the number of 'connections' with Rebus was a bit silly; brother robs a dealer who works for a minion of "senior reekie scumbag", minion banks with his ex-wife's new husband, minion despatches other minions to stab miscreant but are stymied by have-a-go-jaikey who knows brother, etc.
A bit incestuous even by Edinburgh standards.
Skyedriver said:
droopsnoot said:
Any time I read one of the books I picture Rebus as John Hannah.
Read all of the Rebus book, in order and I picture Ken in the role as I read the book.There is only one Rebus as far as I am concerned.
oddman said:
Skyedriver said:
droopsnoot said:
Any time I read one of the books I picture Rebus as John Hannah.
Read all of the Rebus book, in order and I picture Ken in the role as I read the book.There is only one Rebus as far as I am concerned.
hidetheelephants said:
Rebus in the books is a borderline functioning alcoholic who smokes like a chimney and spends enough time in the Oxford to be a relief barman.Have it recorded, may watch all episodes together (well one after the other).
Claim to fame (minimal) I was in the Am Praban Bar in Isle Ornsay, probably around 2007 ish and Ken Stott arrived with his entourage. (That's it, not that exciting was it).
Venisonpie said:
I'm enjoying it although it takes a bit of getting used to, a younger Rebus in a contemporary setting. It feels like a foundation series to further explore his character.
I know what you mean. With the age of the character in the new series, I was assuming some kind of Endeavour / Morse scenario. I like the nods to the original character with the Saab for example though. Well I watched the first two episodes of this and it’s OK, but it’s not Rebus. It has all the characters but( to bastardise Eric Morcombe) not necessarily in the right order.
If it was a new series called anything else it would be great, but I can’t get past the fact it’s all wrong. Rebus is too young and to ‘good looking’ his brother is not doing the stuff his brother is supposed to be doing. Big Ger, an absolutely wonderfully developed character in the books is too young, not fat enough, and doesn’t exude evil they way he does in the books. Daryl Christie is not Daryl Christie but some other bloke called Daryl Christie whose relationship to Big Ger is all arse about face. He’s the young pretender not just some other gangster.
The whole dynamic has been re written, like someone has bought the rights to the characters and just gone off and done what they like with them. Rather like a Tom Clancy book.
I know I probably should be arranging my pencils and making sure my CDs (if I had any) were arranged alphabetically, but I am really struggling with this.
If it was a new series called anything else it would be great, but I can’t get past the fact it’s all wrong. Rebus is too young and to ‘good looking’ his brother is not doing the stuff his brother is supposed to be doing. Big Ger, an absolutely wonderfully developed character in the books is too young, not fat enough, and doesn’t exude evil they way he does in the books. Daryl Christie is not Daryl Christie but some other bloke called Daryl Christie whose relationship to Big Ger is all arse about face. He’s the young pretender not just some other gangster.
The whole dynamic has been re written, like someone has bought the rights to the characters and just gone off and done what they like with them. Rather like a Tom Clancy book.
I know I probably should be arranging my pencils and making sure my CDs (if I had any) were arranged alphabetically, but I am really struggling with this.
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