T.V Series that would no longer work if written today

B.A._Baracus

Benny Hill totally.
But isn't two and a half men considered "recent" of sorts?

Had to check it up there while writing this. It started in 2003 and ended in 2015. Only watched a handful of episodes. Did it change towards the end?

Shady Grady

All in the family
Good Times

branie2

Rolf's Cartoon Club

trashcan

Better Than Christ wrote: »

All the soaps.

People sitting around in pubs. Remember pubs?

Soap land is the only place where Covid 19 doesn't exist. How are the going to deal with it long term, just pretend it never happened ? Really blows a whole in the whole "reality" angle. They might as well be set in outer space at the moment.

trashcan

RandomViewer wrote: »

Currently 're watching on ITV4 ,brilliant show,

Meh. Poor mans Starsky and Hutch really.

Hangdogroad

RandomViewer wrote: »

Never liked it, miserable show for a miserable time.

I think it's one of the better 70s Britcoms. Leonard Rossiter was a superb comic actor.

Your Face

Dallas as proven with that remake.

Salmon Leap

Salmon Leap wrote: »

Well then The Sweeney and Minder have no chance either 🙂

All three still being shown on ITV4

whisky_galore

trashcan wrote: »

Soap land is the only place where Covid 19 doesn't exist. How are the going to deal with it long term, just pretend it never happened ? Really blows a whole in the whole "reality" angle. They might as well be set in outer space at the moment.

Pre recorded. They will eventually run out of those.
Thankfully.

Everyone drinks midweek and eats in a greasy spoon diner.

branie2

Friends

GinSoaked

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

that's a long running broadway musical and also an entire series of curb your enthusiasm !

But that is only because most people have got over the outrage of the original.

If there was no original and it was written today do you think it would work?

Better Than Christ

branie2 wrote: »

Rolf's Cartoon Club

"...you can join today!"

No thanks, Rolf.

Capt'n Midnight

Hangdogroad wrote: »

I think it's one of the better 70s Britcoms. Leonard Rossiter was a superb comic actor.

The remake of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin showed that too.

It's still weird to see him in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

the purple tin

Say Your Number wrote: »

Wasn't it some woman going on telly complaining about how offensive Married With Children was in the eighties that exposed it to a new audience and it got very popular after that, it might not have gone on as long if it wasn't for the "outrage brigade"

And the irony is that nowadays people are always complaining because you never see many overweight women on tv shows. MWC had tonnes of them on :pac:

bnt

Shady Grady wrote: »

All in the family

I was going to mention that - as well as the UK show on which it was based, Tll Death Us Do Part, and the spinoff The Archie Bunker Show. Archie Bunker was just too much of a bigot, even if the show was largely about showing him up as a bigot.

Not many people remember Kate & Allie, but I remember enjoying it. It had a degree of social commentary, but not at the expense of good jokes. Its premise - two divorced women and their resepctive kids sharing a house - was quite daring in the 1980s, but sounds quite tame today, so I imagine it wouldn't be able to compete with e.g. Modern Family.

Hangdogroad

Your Face wrote: »

Dallas as proven with that remake.

Think that was a continuation rather than a remake. Anyway it didn't really work.

RandomViewer

trashcan wrote: »

Meh. Poor mans Starsky and Hutch really.

Star sky and Hutch was saccharin e sweet the Professionals weren't .

RandomViewer

Hangdogroad wrote: »

I think it's one of the better 70s Britcoms. Leonard Rossiter was a superb comic actor.

Each to their own

Simi

Rescue Me. Still brilliant, but there's no way it's mix of racial, homophobic, misogynistic and disabled dark humour would make it to TV today.

I know It's Always Sunny is still airing on FX, but it's noticeably toned down these days, and 'the gang' are portrayed as the worst of humanity for their views, instead of ordinary people.

mr_edge_to_you

The Inbetweeners. It's only just over 12 year since it was first broadcast, but the world has changed massively in that time.

No way a commissioning executive would go for it now.
A teenager called a load a group of lads with intellectual disabilities "inconsiderate ***holes", a lad punching a fish to death, a PE teacher groping a people, pretty much any analogy Jay used referring to women or "clunge".

silverharp

Its Always sunny in Philadelphia wouldnt get a start today and neither would South Park

Das Reich

Don't about tv series but there was a famous Italian program in end of 80's and beggining of 90's that make so much success that had versions in Germany called "Tutti Frutti", in Spain "Ay que calor", in Brazil and many other countries. Basically the woman that loses the game had to streat tease. Could not imagine it being made now.

https://youtu.be/y9fWK-E7EGs

jk23

Lyan wrote: »

Yep, John Sullivan's prequel to the show "Rock and Chips" is noticably more PC. For example at one point Del gets engaged to an Indian girl and no heed is paid to her race. I'm fairly sure if that happened in OFAH the Indian part would have been central to the episode's plot and gags.

In fairness to John Sullivan, in the episode cash and curry when del boy and Rodney go to the Indian restaurant to find the fake owner the Indian host actually says about the Caucasian race "I dont know they all look alike to me" as a previous poster mentioned! The show took the mick out of every race, gender and class so I don't think it was discriminating towards one in particular...

Hangdogroad

Das Reich wrote: »

Don't about tv series but there was a famous Italian program in end of 80's and beggining of 90's that make so much success that had versions in Germany called "Tutti Frutti", in Spain "Ay que calor", in Brazil and many other countries. Basically the woman that loses the game had to streat tease. Could not imagine it being made now.

https://youtu.be/y9fWK-E7EGs

I remember that being shown on I think Bravo where the voices would be dubbed over In regional English accents.

Salmon Leap

zorro2566 wrote: »

All three still being shown on ITV4

I know, and I watch all three still from time to time.

Rosita

Deleted User wrote: »

Father Ted


Noone gives a sh1te about priests

Yeah, I think it was very much of its time. A lot of its relies on the incongruity of the behaviour but that would be lost on a younger audience now.

For me, the golden age of television was 1960-1989 so I love most of what has been mentioned. Back then ITV produced some great stuff, particularly children's drama (Children Of The Stones, Sky, The Jensen Code, Escape Into Night) and low-brow but very enjoyable comedy. On The Buses (and spin-off Don't Drink The Water) never fail to make me smile. And then you have Romany Jones, Yus My Dear, Man About The House, Robin's Nest, George & Mildred... the list is endless.

The BBC's Till Death Us Do Part is brilliant although I think the idealism of the writers backfired when you see the reaction of the studio audience. Laughing every time Alf went on a rant about spades, coons and micks. The episode Paki Paddy (with a blacked-up Spike Milligan) is hilarious.

Even my wife who is very much a modern TV fan, finds the likes of The Professionals and The Sandbaggers compulsive viewing. The writing is top notch; complaints about them being "dated" miss the point. Minder never gets old - best enjoyed via the brilliant Australian DVD releases from the mid-2000s.

FanadMan

Del2005 wrote: »

Any of the 70s/80s British sitcoms.

You can't put Red Dwarf in that list. It's still going and there is a brand new feature length episode this Thurs at 9 on Dave. Granted, the cast have gotten a lot older (started in 1988) but it's still great slapstick comedy and will continue to be so.



I'm actually watching the episode Inquisitor while typing this......

jill_valentine

angel eyes 2012 wrote: »

Calor Housewife of the Year. Although the Rose of Tralee is still around and is pretty much the same rubbish.

There's an episode of Bridget & Eamonn structured around it and I was shocked to discover they hadn't made it up.

Hangdogroad

Re Rising Damp there was a documentary about it on ITV 3 last night. Love the series but the 1980 spinoff movie was awful. No Richard Beckinsale as he had died the previous year. The setting was moved to London, plus the theme song is one of the worst in film history.