Category: British
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2 Pizzas
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the launch of the famous BBC2 idents. These are much-loved and fondly remembered, and I’m sure we all have our favourites. (I know a few people used to be freaked out by them too, what with the background sounds.) They were so popular at the time that they found…
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Topper And Nearly Departed
Yesterday, in a piqure of idle thought, I asked a question on the socmeds. “Can you name some sitcoms that are based on movies?” I added a list of the ones from the top of my head, and loads of people reminded me of others, and informed me of ones I wasn’t aware of. One…
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From Script To Screen: Ab Fab Fashion
The most striking thing about the shooting scripts for Absolutely Fabulous is just how much the characters are there on the page. The verbal ticks and rhythms may differ a bit on screen, but that’s just performance choices in the moment. So when we have a closer look at the script for Fashion, we won’t…
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Absolutely FabulUSA
Tortuous title aside, the US networks have made a few attempts at adapting Absolutely Fabulous for the American market. Probably the more well-known attempt is the one speahheaded by Roseanne, with a view to casting Carrie Fisher and Barbara Carrera. That never got to a pilot stage, as fas as I’m aware, but some elements…
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That’s Not The Magnum Theme
The theme tune for Magnum, P.I. is, as the saying goes, a banger. But it was not always thus. For a few episodes at the start of the first season, this was the theme they used. And here’s the pallette cleanser. There must be several examples of shows using different theme tunes, and the two…
