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MB.
20-09-2019, 04:18 AM
Just in case you were wondering what the worst possible thread title you could read on this forum is

“The Big Bang Theory” stars Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are re-teaming for a multi-cam comedy at Fox, Variety has learned.

In a highly competitive situation, Fox has given a series commitment to “Carla,” a new series that Bialik and Parsons will executive produce with Bialik also attached to star. The series is based on the BBC original “Miranda” created by Miranda Hart. Bialik will star as the titular Carla, a 39-year-old woman who struggles every day against society and her mother to prove that you cannot have everything you want and still be happy. That is why she spent the money her parents set aside for her wedding to open a Cat Café in Louisville, KY.

The show is currently expected to launch in fall 2020.

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/big-bang-theory-jim-parsons-mayim-bialik-fox-series-miranda-1203342321/

Denver
20-09-2019, 06:57 AM
Legit every British Comedy remake they tried has failed

Strictly Jake
20-09-2019, 07:42 AM
I'm kind of looking forward to it. Amy was one of my favourite characters. So it's good mayim has her own show

Epic.
20-09-2019, 08:32 AM
Legit every British Comedy remake they tried has failed

The US Office is a classic

Alf
20-09-2019, 08:34 AM
Legit every British Comedy remake they tried has failedArchie Bunker says hello!

Fetch The Bolt Cutters
20-09-2019, 08:38 AM
https://i.imgur.com/d1wRyij.gif

Jigs
20-09-2019, 10:01 AM
leave the comedy to the brits pls

Jake.
20-09-2019, 10:02 AM
leave the comedy to the brits pls

Lol, Miranda isn’t even a half-decent comedy

Withano
20-09-2019, 10:32 AM
Miranda is the least funny thing I have ever seen ever.

There’s no way it could be made any worse, so I don’t see why not.

user104658
20-09-2019, 02:26 PM
The US Office is a classicAgreed, I'm a bigger fan of The Office US than the original version tbqfh. That said, the first season is the weakest, and that's the season that was a near scene for scene remake... It was a better show once it went it's own way.

Though the only evidence anyone needs that remakes are generally a bad idea, is The Inbetweeners US. just... Horrible...

Marsh.
20-09-2019, 02:59 PM
Legit every British Comedy remake they tried has failed

Legit has not.

user104658
20-09-2019, 04:28 PM
I forgot to add that I fully agree that Miranda is absolutely dire. Awful.

T*
20-09-2019, 08:38 PM
i crave death

Zizu
26-01-2020, 08:08 AM
leave the comedy to the brits pls



Are you serious !!

The yanks pizz all over our comedy series ...

I’d suggest that 95% of the world’s best EVER comedy series are American .


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Zizu
26-01-2020, 08:09 AM
Lol, Miranda isn’t even a half-decent comedy



Exactly... yet many Brits rave about it


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Zizu
26-01-2020, 08:10 AM
Miranda is the least funny thing I have ever seen ever.

There’s no way it could be made any worse, so I don’t see why not.



Very witty .. that’s actually funnier than the series !!


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Oliver_W
26-01-2020, 10:37 AM
I don't really see the point in remaking it? Like, whether or not you like it, it's a very a specific thing - Miranda's "real life", and she talks to the camera. The appeal is Miranda herself, not the character she's playing. So why remake it? Why not make a similar show, but without connecting it to Miranda?

I've not seen Bialik in anything else or in interviews, but she seems too wooden for a Miranda role, Miranda is very expressive... but then Sheldon's wife is meant to be a block of wood, so :joker:

Marsh.
26-01-2020, 10:47 AM
Are you serious !!

The yanks pizz all over our comedy series ...

I’d suggest that 95% of the world’s best EVER comedy series are American .


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Means nothing if all you watch are 95% American comedy series.

Marsh.
26-01-2020, 10:48 AM
I don't really see the point in remaking it? Like, whether or not you like it, it's a very a specific thing - Miranda's "real life", and she talks to the camera. The appeal is Miranda herself, not the character she's playing. So why remake it? Why not make a similar show, but without connecting it to Miranda?

I've not seen Bialik in anything else or in interviews, but she seems too wooden for a Miranda role, Miranda is very expressive... but then Sheldon's wife is meant to be a block of wood, so :joker:

Erm... it's not connected to Miranda. It's simply based on it, the premise.

Oliver_W
26-01-2020, 12:35 PM
Erm... it's not connected to Miranda. It's simply based on it, the premise.

No that's what I mean, it's both incredibly specific and a generic premise - even though they contradict each other :laugh:

What I mean is, they could make a similar show and people probably wouldn't even connect it to Miranda. So why say it's an American version?

Mystic Mock
26-01-2020, 12:40 PM
Good luck to them, but that Comedy doesn't sound like it'll be for me.

Marsh.
26-01-2020, 01:10 PM
No that's what I mean, it's both incredibly specific and a generic premise - even though they contradict each other :laugh:

What I mean is, they could make a similar show and people probably wouldn't even connect it to Miranda. So why say it's an American version?

Because I imagine it's going to have enough similarities that Miranda Hart will be credited (and no doubt paid) the same as Ricky Gervais was with the Office, but it will forge its own path.

Zizu
26-01-2020, 04:51 PM
Means nothing if all you watch are 95% American comedy series.



I try ALL the new series and all the supposedly hilarious ones .. over 90% of British comedy series are absolute garbage . Imho

There’s only really Plebs of late that’s been anything close to being funny


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Marsh.
26-01-2020, 05:34 PM
I try ALL the new series and all the supposedly hilarious ones .. over 90% of British comedy series are absolute garbage . Imho

There’s only really Plebs of late that’s been anything close to being funny


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You said the "world's" best comedy. So I assume you watch more than English and North American comedy?

GoldHeart
26-01-2020, 05:38 PM
Legit every British Comedy remake they tried has failed

I wish they'd leave our shows alone :facepalm:

Zizu
26-01-2020, 06:20 PM
You said the "world's" best comedy. So I assume you watch more than English and North American comedy?

I tend to stick to English language humour ... I find it easier to understand ..

You also have to read things in context . I replied to a guy suggesting that the yanks should leave comedy to us Brits ..



Sigh ..


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Liam-
26-01-2020, 06:37 PM
We had to suffer it, it’s the American’s turn now!

Marsh.
27-01-2020, 10:17 PM
I tend to stick to English language humour ... I find it easier to understand ..

You also have to read things in context . I replied to a guy suggesting that the yanks should leave comedy to us Brits ..



Sigh ..


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Sigh

Livia
27-01-2020, 11:52 PM
I don't really see the point in remaking it? Like, whether or not you like it, it's a very a specific thing - Miranda's "real life", and she talks to the camera. The appeal is Miranda herself, not the character she's playing. So why remake it? Why not make a similar show, but without connecting it to Miranda?

I've not seen Bialik in anything else or in interviews, but she seems too wooden for a Miranda role, Miranda is very expressive... but then Sheldon's wife is meant to be a block of wood, so :joker:

I can't be the only one who remembers Blossom...

Marsh.
27-01-2020, 11:55 PM
I can't be the only one who remembers Blossom...

My nan does. :smug:

Livia
27-01-2020, 11:56 PM
My nan does. :smug:

I will reach through your screen and slap you, Marshy...

Nick.
03-12-2020, 04:56 PM
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First trailer for this is out

Denver
03-12-2020, 05:15 PM
It looks terrible,

Zizu
03-12-2020, 05:32 PM
leave the comedy to the brits pls



Are you serious !!!?

We haven’t been able to make comedy series for about 3 decades aside from maybe The Office or Plebs ...

The US have been turning out fabulous comedy series since we stopped ..


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Black Dagger
03-12-2020, 05:55 PM
It looks terrible,

Fitting considering ours is one of the worst comedies of the 21st century.