I do find it amusing that LeBlanc is involved and playing himself as someone who is probably, at best, incapable of subtlety. Y'know, just like he did in "Friends" and especially "Joey."
On Oct 1, 1:26 pm, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah yes - The Strike (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strike). > > I'd hope it'll be a little subtler than that was. I guess we'll have to wait > and see how the writers attack it. It has a pretty good US writing pedigree > > The other day I was listening to an interview with Rufus Sewell, most > recently in the since cancelled Eleventh Hour. He talked about the > impossibility of making good drama when he was getting notes from CBS > network executives saying that his character should "smile more often" and > that the female lead should be "blonder". I'm sure that there's some humour > to be found. > > And it's only six episodes - a UK length run - not 22. > > Adam > > > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Here's an interesting premise for a new sitcom from the BBC and Showtime. > > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_octobe... > > > > The plot revolves around a UK sitcom being reworked for a US audience. > > > Matt LeBlanc plays himself in the US casting of the series. > > > I remember in the '80s a British TV movie by The Comic Strip that had > > a similar theme. A group of London lefties wrote a screenplay about > > the recent miners' strike. Before filming, the British film company > > was bought out by an American company and they changed the movie into > > a cliche-filled action adventure starring (overacting caricatures of) > > Al Pacino and Meryl Streep. > > > That movie was clever enough, but was so continually over the top that > > it pounded its premise to death long before the movie ended. Trying to > > carry that off over 6 episodes is going to be much tougher. After > > introducing the idea that the British writers have come up with a > > comedy which is gentle and wry and the Americans are going to turn it > > into something which is loud and brash, where is it going to go? And > > will viewers follow? > > > Tom- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
