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

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  • #32
    Chalk McHugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭Chalk McHugh


    Strumms wrote: »
    Calor housewife of the year was gas.

    Rose of Tralee, jesus I was about to say I’d imagine that shows days might be numbered but over 700,000 tuned in to see the last one. :eek: just over a 6th of the population. Madness.

    Always wondered how they did those tv ratings. I just cannot see 700,000 watching that horse manure. If you were at home and flicking through the channels and happened to just put RTE 1 and 2 on for a split second they'd probably add you to the numbers. There cant be 700,000 nutters that watch that ha.


  • #33
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    There is no way that Channel 4 would allow the Inbetweeners be shown if it came out today without fiddling with it. Any so called homphobic slurs would be cut out and the cast would need to be "diverse"


  • #34
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,813 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Chalk McHugh wrote: »
    Always wondered how they did those tv ratings. I just cannot see 700,000 watching that horse manure. If you were at home and flicking through the channels and happened to just put RTE 1 and 2 on for a split second they'd probably add you to the numbers. There cant be 700,000 nutters that watch that ha.

    It sounds crazy. WHY or WHERE would you get 700000 to watch that.. actually just reading and RTÉ don’t quote any sources, must be their own number.


  • #35
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Fantasy Island

    Magnum PI


  • #36
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,369 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Suckit wrote: »
    Only Fools and Horses

    So many homophobic aspects not too mention the sexual / women jokes.

    I still find it hilarious though


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  • #37
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,369 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Fieldog wrote: »

    Magnum PI

    There's a fresh version currently on the


  • #38
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,813 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Niner leprauchan wrote: »
    So many homophobic aspects not too mention the sexual / women jokes.

    I still find it hilarious though

    It’s dated slightly in that respect. Also in earlier episodes there would be certain gags in certain scenarios that’s by today’s standards could be considered racist... John Sullivan probably very cleverly got and gets away with it as part of the appeal of the show is that every character get the piss ripped out of them for any and ALL reasons... so it’s not discriminatory.


  • #39
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Niner leprauchan wrote: »
    There's a fresh version currently on the

    Wow, didn't know that!


  • #40
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,499 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Fieldog wrote: »
    Fantasy Island

    Magnum PI

    And a movie of the former just came out too!

    Although its basically a version of 'Hostel' set in the Tropics. Spoiler Alert.


  • #41
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,215 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Spaced.

    Two people managing to live in a flat on minimal wage jobs or no money to follow their dreams in the arts.



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  • #42
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    And a movie of the former just came out too!

    Although its basically a version of 'Hostel' set in the Tropics. Spoiler Alert.

    Sign me up, hahaha


  • #43
    indioblack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,951 ✭✭✭indioblack


    Del2005 wrote: »
    Any of the 70s/80s British sitcoms.
    Porridge? A brilliant sit-com. Excellently written, hardly any excess dialogue, realistic characters, cleverly constructed situations.
    Has stood the test of time.


  • #44
    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    Friends.

    Not a hope it would remain anywhere the same as the original.


  • #45
    snoopboggybog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 454 ✭✭snoopboggybog


    South Park still gets away with everything.









  • #46
    arcticmonkeys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭arcticmonkeys


    DeanAustin wrote: »
    Married with Children.

    The early seasons of that programme were genius but so many of the jokes now would be viewed very badly.
    I was about to put Married with children as well,watched this a couple of months back made me crack up.



  • #47
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,540 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    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"


  • #48
    Sexual Chocolate
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    Only fools and horses.

    Could you imagine 2020 Del Boy asking Mike for a pina colada ?


  • #49
    Grab All Association
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,940 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    Why can’t Ben Cartwright be black?


  • #50
    un5byh7sqpd2x0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭un5byh7sqpd2x0


    Mrs Slocombe’s pussy


  • #51
    jimmyrustle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 211 ✭✭jimmyrustle


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Father Ted


    Noone gives a sh1te about priests

    Indeed. I love Fr Ted but the idea of incompetent, criminal priests was a lot more subversive even in the 90s than it would be now.

    I remember the last time Mrs Doubtfire was repeated on RTE or whoever, thinking this gas film likely will be blacklisted within a few years. The idea there should be something humorous, over the top or ridiculous about a man dressing as a woman as the plot of a comedy will no doubt get it tossed in the drawer soon enough.


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  • #52
    RobertKK
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    Forty coats and co, or forty coats and fifty pockets...


  • #53
    jimmyrustle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 211 ✭✭jimmyrustle


    Niner leprauchan wrote: »
    So many homophobic aspects not too mention the sexual / women jokes.

    I still find it hilarious though

    UK Gold already cuts the casual racist references, unfortunately. It's a comedy of its time, leave it be.

    Any Irish person who is offended by Del's description of a cement mixer as the "old Irish tumble dryer" should take a long walk off a short pier tbh.


  • #54
    uch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,022 ✭✭✭uch


    Deputy dog

    21/25



  • #55
    furiousox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,187 ✭✭✭furiousox


    Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »
    Three's company/Man about the house. Think of the snowflakes...

    Ah let them watch Blazing Saddles they'll be grand.

    CPL 593H



  • #56
    hibble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭hibble


    Space 1999


  • #57
    ZV Yoda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,457 ✭✭✭ZV Yoda


    Any Celtic tiger-era finance / property shows involving Eddie Hobbs or John McGuire
    Fawlty Towers
    The Black & White Minstrels (Google it!)
    Some mothers do ‘ave ‘em
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    Fresh Prince of Bel Air
    The Cosby Show
    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
    Upwardly Mobile (RTÉ 1990’s sitcom)


  • #58
    Hangdogroad
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    Watching reruns of the Sweeney on ITV4 at the moment. Plenty in there to offend the delicate. Hard boozing, casual sexism, roughing up wrong uns.


  • #59
    AMKC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,785 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    hibble wrote: »
    Space 1999

    Watched all of that recently and yes it has aged terribly. The whole concept of it was terrible as well do.
    ZV Yoda wrote: »
    Any Celtic tiger-era finance / property shows involving Eddie Hobbs or John McGuire
    Fawlty Towers
    The Black & White Minstrels (Google it!)
    Some mothers do ‘ave ‘em
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    Fresh Prince of Bel Air
    The Cosby Show
    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
    Upwardly Mobile (RTÉ 1990’s sitcom)

    Awe no ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' is classic. I love watching it when its on the T.V which is rare enough.
    Maybe it was very sexist alright and it would have to be wrote different for sure now but I still love it.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #60
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,076 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    A sitcom set in an escort agency

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ted_Knight_Show_(1978_TV_series)
    Imagine nowadays with canned laughter and the girls smuggled around in the boot of a car working 20 greasy f**ers a day


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  • #61
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,076 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1dakp4FT0w


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