Dad's Army remake.

[GAjon]

I don't think it should be re-made, to much quality in the original.

Why not a version set in the near future, the invading force being aliens, and the Walminton-on sea alien defence force led by Captain Pike played by Ian Lavender.

[Marty63]

GAjon said:

I don't think it should be re-made, to much quality in the original.

Why not a version set in the near future, the invading force being aliens, and the Walminton-on sea alien defence force led by Captain Pike played by Ian Lavender.

And the grandkids of the originals in place - good call.

[Halmyre]

Marty63 said:

GAjon said:

I don't think it should be re-made, to much quality in the original.

Why not a version set in the near future, the invading force being aliens, and the Walminton-on sea alien defence force led by Captain Pike played by Ian Lavender.

And the grandkids of the originals in place - good call.

Grandkids? Fraser and Godfrey were bachelors, Jones didn't get married until he was 70+, Walker 'went away', Mainwaring and his wife were childless, I think only Wilson and possibly Pike might have grandchildren.

[mybrainhurts]

FourWheelDrift said:

Sean Connery to play Pte Frazier.

Nah, let's have Billy Connelly....DOOMED, WE'RE fkING DOOMED...

[Marty63]

Halmyre said:

Marty63 said:

GAjon said:

I don't think it should be re-made, to much quality in the original.

Why not a version set in the near future, the invading force being aliens, and the Walminton-on sea alien defence force led by Captain Pike played by Ian Lavender.

And the grandkids of the originals in place - good call.

Grandkids? Fraser and Godfrey were bachelors, Jones didn't get married until he was 70+, Walker 'went away', Mainwaring and his wife were childless, I think only Wilson and possibly Pike might have grandchildren.

you could sharp get around that

offspring from their anderson shelter romances

skeleton's coming out of cupboards

relatives kids

previous marriages

easy done

[anonymous-user]

Marty63 said:

Halmyre said:

Marty63 said:

GAjon said:

I don't think it should be re-made, to much quality in the original.

Why not a version set in the near future, the invading force being aliens, and the Walminton-on sea alien defence force led by Captain Pike played by Ian Lavender.

And the grandkids of the originals in place - good call.

Grandkids? Fraser and Godfrey were bachelors, Jones didn't get married until he was 70+, Walker 'went away', Mainwaring and his wife were childless, I think only Wilson and possibly Pike might have grandchildren.

you could sharp get around that

offspring from their anderson shelter romances

skeleton's coming out of cupboards

relatives kids

previous marriages

easy done

I still sounds st.

[mybrainhurts]

Crossflow Kid said:

I still sounds st.

Don't be so hard on yourself...

[Halmyre]

Marty63 said:

Halmyre said:

Marty63 said:

GAjon said:

I don't think it should be re-made, to much quality in the original.

Why not a version set in the near future, the invading force being aliens, and the Walminton-on sea alien defence force led by Captain Pike played by Ian Lavender.

And the grandkids of the originals in place - good call.

Grandkids? Fraser and Godfrey were bachelors, Jones didn't get married until he was 70+, Walker 'went away', Mainwaring and his wife were childless, I think only Wilson and possibly Pike might have grandchildren.

you could sharp get around that

offspring from their anderson shelter romances

skeleton's coming out of cupboards

relatives kids

previous marriages

easy done

It's Dad's Army, not Jeremy bleedin' Kyle.

[Marty63]

Halmyre said:

Marty63 said:

Halmyre said:

Marty63 said:

GAjon said:

I don't think it should be re-made, to much quality in the original.

Why not a version set in the near future, the invading force being aliens, and the Walminton-on sea alien defence force led by Captain Pike played by Ian Lavender.

And the grandkids of the originals in place - good call.

Grandkids? Fraser and Godfrey were bachelors, Jones didn't get married until he was 70+, Walker 'went away', Mainwaring and his wife were childless, I think only Wilson and possibly Pike might have grandchildren.

you could sharp get around that

offspring from their anderson shelter romances

skeleton's coming out of cupboards

relatives kids

previous marriages

easy done

It's Dad's Army, not Jeremy bleedin' Kyle.

I know, i'm struggling

but it's gotta be better than remake with those suggested

what about if it was on ice or............

[anonymous-user]

Marty63 said:

Halmyre said:

Marty63 said:

Halmyre said:

Marty63 said:

GAjon said:

I don't think it should be re-made, to much quality in the original.

Why not a version set in the near future, the invading force being aliens, and the Walminton-on sea alien defence force led by Captain Pike played by Ian Lavender.

And the grandkids of the originals in place - good call.

Grandkids? Fraser and Godfrey were bachelors, Jones didn't get married until he was 70+, Walker 'went away', Mainwaring and his wife were childless, I think only Wilson and possibly Pike might have grandchildren.

you could sharp get around that

offspring from their anderson shelter romances

skeleton's coming out of cupboards

relatives kids

previous marriages

easy done

It's Dad's Army, not Jeremy bleedin' Kyle.

I know, i'm struggling

but it's gotta be better than remake with those suggested

what about if it was on ice or............

So if it's all about the illegitimate offspring shouldn't it be called Mum's Army?

[Marty63]

Crossflow Kid said:

So if it's all about the illegitimate offspring shouldn't it be called Mum's Army?

No.

[FourWheelDrift]

Could be worse, it could be "Vaters Wehrmacht"

[LuS1fer]

Jeremy Clarkson as Walker, James May as Wilson, Richard Hammond as Mrs Pike....

[Halmyre]

LuS1fer said:

Jeremy Clarkson as Walker, James May as Wilson, Richard Hammond as Mrs Pike....

Sorry, they're already signed up for 'Last of the Summer Wine'. Although I'm more inclined to think they've pinched 'The Goodies' concept (patriotic idiot, brainy geek, hyperactive man-child).

[toppstuff]

I have two minds about this.

I grew up with Dads Army. Still love it now.

But I was really moved by a documentary I saw about what the Home Reserve was really all about. This is a really important theme which was ignored in the BBC comedy series - the pathos of the reality they were facing.

It is easy to forget that everyone in the UK was pretty convinced that Germany would invade. The Wehrmacht had swept its way across Western Europe with ease. And we were next. Our fathers and mothers were gathered into town halls and they openly talked about guerrilla warfare. Postmen and car mechanics would leave their families and go to meetings where they would be taught how to slice someones throat open with a knife, how to create an I.E.D, how to kill people as efficiently as possible. And they all believed that they were really going to have to do it.

All this was ignored in the TV comedy. I'd like to see this dark side explored, personally.

It was a genuinely scary time.

[grumbledoak]

toppstuff said:

All this was ignored in the TV comedy. I'd like to see this dark side explored, personally.

It was a genuinely scary time.

I know what you mean; that was done for the Belgian resistance as Secret Army, then the piss taken as 'Allo 'Allo! But for the home guard we just went straight for the send up and I think it is too late for a serious version now.

[Halmyre]

Marty63 said:

I know, i'm struggling

but it's gotta be better than remake with those suggested

what about if it was on ice or............

Dad's Army - The Musical.

By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton.

[Halb]

toppstuff said:

Home Reserve was really all about. This is a really important theme which was ignored in the BBC comedy series - the pathos of the reality they were facing.

It is easy to forget that everyone in the UK was pretty convinced that Germany would invade. The Wehrmacht had swept its way across Western Europe with ease. And we were next. Our fathers and mothers were gathered into town halls and they openly talked about guerrilla warfare. Postmen and car mechanics would leave their families and go to meetings where they would be taught how to slice someones throat open with a knife, how to create an I.E.D, how to kill people as efficiently as possible. And they all believed that they were really going to have to do it.

All this was ignored in the TV comedy.

There are episodes where there is genuine pathos. I can think of at least two where I get a bit dusty eyed.
The writers knew when to put it in and how to do it right because they were there.
The writer for this new farce? Looking at his history he may well have difficulty even spelling pathos.
Trying to think of modern stuff which gets this right...Derek sitcom is one...Doll & Em (best new sitcom this year imo) is another.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Am I the only person who thinks Dad's Army is rubbish. I thought it was rubbish when I was a kid in the 70s, and when I see the re runs, I still think it's rubbish.

Actually, I'm not the only one. My wife thinks it's rubbish and my kids think it's rubbish.

So..to summarise....it's rubbish.

[Halmyre]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Am I the only person who thinks Dad's Army is rubbish. I thought it was rubbish when I was a kid in the 70s, and when I see the re runs, I still think it's rubbish.

Actually, I'm not the only one. My wife thinks it's rubbish and my kids think it's rubbish.

So..to summarise....it's rubbish.

Memo to the producers of the re-make - we've found your Hodges.