Home › Forums › Ganymede & Titan Forum › Sure to be good… Search for: This topic has 29 replies, 15 voices, and was last updated 17 years, 9 months ago by Jo. Scroll to bottom Creator Topic July 15, 2008 at 12:50 pm #2426 JoParticipant http://www.tvscoop.tv/2008/07/friends_and_the.html When two giants of situation comedy from either side of the channel unite, can world domination be far behind? Well, we here in the UK will soon find out. Adam Chase, a Friends exec producer, has written a sci-fi comedy and roped in former (British) “The Office” producer Ash Attila to make it. The show will be called Clone, and according to Chase, it will be “extremely violent, despite the main character being a wimpish soldier clone created by a scientist (Jonathon Pryce). Now, sci-fi comedies are a difficult beast to tame, and if Chase’s only way around this difficult problem is “extreme violence” then world domination may have to be out on hold. This could, of course, end up being the new Red Dwarf – with less nerdy fans – but the current plot synopsis, added to the fact that they only have £250,000 per episode to spend, will require all of their collective talent to achieve. One thing is for certain, it cannot be worse than Hyperdrive. Nice. But after the headline, it isn’t actually writers from either series it’s producers who worked on them. The thing which drew my attention to this (thanks Google Alerts!) was this comment… This could, of course, end up being the new Red Dwarf – with less nerdy fans FUCK THE FUCK OFF. Creator Topic Viewing 29 replies - 1 through 29 (of 29 total) Author Replies July 15, 2008 at 12:54 pm #82365 Pete Part ThreeParticipant Stargate fans are way nerdier than Red Dwarf fans. I have an excel spreadsheet that proves it. July 15, 2008 at 1:00 pm #82367 Jonathan CappsKeymaster Oh, God, here we go again. Another new sci-fi sitcom that my gut tells me will be shit but I desperately want to be good. One thing is for certain, it cannot be worse than Hyperdrive. I really don’t think that’s a given. July 15, 2008 at 1:58 pm #82368 Danny StephensonKeymaster it cannot be worse than Hyperdrive. I reserve judgement… July 15, 2008 at 1:58 pm #82369 Zombie Jim UndeadParticipant I think it’s fair to say that a fair number of Red Dwarf fans are pretty nerdy. Have never been to a convention myself but have seen video footage. Nothing to be ashamed of. July 15, 2008 at 2:00 pm #82370 Danny StephensonKeymaster I’m a geek, not a nerd. And i’m quite pleased about it! July 15, 2008 at 2:06 pm #82371 PhilParticipant >?The Office? producer Ash Attila The Hun? July 15, 2008 at 2:12 pm #82372 Danny StephensonKeymaster Ash Attila Don’t they mean Ash Atalla? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1169424/ Hmm Mark Gatiss is in it, please don’t let me down… July 15, 2008 at 2:14 pm #82373 Zombie Jim UndeadParticipant > I?m a geek, not a nerd. And i?m quite pleased about it! I’d say that I straddle the two. July 15, 2008 at 2:56 pm #82374 TheLeenParticipant > Stargate fans are way nerdier than Red Dwarf fans. > I have an excel spreadsheet that proves it. Hahahaha. > One thing is for certain, it cannot be worse than Hyperdrive. I enjoyed Hyperdrive. I guess I’m really easy to please. But I did. > The show will be called Clone, and according to Chase, it will be ?extremely violent, despite the main character being a wimpish soldier clone created by a scientist (Jonathon Pryce). Don’t they mean Jonathan Pryce? > Oh, God, here we go again. Another new sci-fi sitcom that my gut tells me will be shit but I desperately want to be good. Jonathan Pryce!!! > I?m a geek, not a nerd. And i?m quite pleased about it! I don’t think you can be TOTALLY either one or the other, in the geek-nerd-portfolio. July 15, 2008 at 3:10 pm #82376 JoParticipant >Stargate fans are way nerdier than Red Dwarf fans. HEY!!! I’m both :oS what does that make me?!?!? July 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm #82377 PhilParticipant >I?m both :oS what does that make me?!?!? The future Mrs. Symes. July 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm #82378 TheLeenParticipant You really good at photoshop!! :D July 15, 2008 at 3:42 pm #82379 Pete Part ThreeParticipant Richard Dean Anderson will be in my dreams tonight… July 15, 2008 at 5:00 pm #82382 ChrisMParticipant >I?m both :oS what does that make me?!?!? You look like your tickling Amanda Tapping’s ribs in that picture. (Look at the finger.) July 15, 2008 at 5:57 pm #82383 Jonathan CappsKeymaster Norman looks like he’s plotting something really evil in that photo. July 15, 2008 at 6:05 pm #82384 pfmParticipant > what does that make me?!?!? Better looking than Chloe Annett, that’s for sure. July 15, 2008 at 8:12 pm #82386 DaveParticipant It’s good to see Norm’s son out and about. July 15, 2008 at 10:17 pm #82394 Danny StephensonKeymaster That’s Danny John-Jules, mate. July 15, 2008 at 11:33 pm #82395 John HoareParticipant Frankly, if the show raises ONE laugh with me, it’ll have been better than Hyperdrive. Stupid TV Scoop article aside, I’m actually vaguely hopeful about this. It’s an audience sitcom, so it should at least come in-built with a nice atmosphere, and I’m just pleased that we’re getting audience sitcoms with a bit of imagination put into the premise again. It could end up being really good. We’ll see. July 16, 2008 at 12:02 am #82396 pfmParticipant I think the most depressing thing about Hyperdrive for me was the fact that Kevin Eldon was in it. When you’re used to seeing him crop up in decent shows (even the mental World of Pub, which I loved). One of the maddest roles he’s done was in Funland where he played the milk-craving guy, he’s under a hood for all the episodes till the end where you finally see his face (sadly the makeup wasn’t that good) July 17, 2008 at 11:24 am #82416 JoParticipant >Richard Dean Anderson will be in my dreams tonight? Lucky you! :oD He’s in my dreams every night *sigh* don’t tell Ian :oP >You look like your tickling Amanda Tapping?s ribs in that picture. (Look at the finger.) Lol! Nerves there! >You really good at photoshop!! :D If I was I’d give myself bigger boobs :oP July 19, 2008 at 7:40 am #82465 peas_and_cornParticipant So you’re a Red Dwarf fan AND a MacGyver fan! July 20, 2008 at 8:46 pm #82518 Ian SymesKeymaster >Richard Dean Anderson will be in my dreams tonight? Lucky you! :oD He?s in my dreams every night *sigh* don?t tell Ian :oP >You look like your tickling Amanda Tapping?s ribs in that picture. (Look at the finger.) Lol! Nerves there! >You really good at photoshop!! :D If I was I?d give myself bigger boobs :oP Tonight, I will combine each of these things by tickling your boobs in your sleep. July 21, 2008 at 1:11 pm #82534 mickParticipant Jonathan Pryce is in it, thus it will be both excellent and worthy of a mid show wank. July 22, 2008 at 12:12 am #82559 ChrisMParticipant You like him that much? I’m still waiting for Starhyke. To think they made the entire series, (ok, so being a British series, thats 6 episodes, but even so.) and last I heard, they still haven’t found a home for it. July 22, 2008 at 7:34 am #82562 TheLeenParticipant I like him that much. July 22, 2008 at 7:58 am #82563 mickParticipant Good girl ;) July 27, 2008 at 5:06 pm #82767 NakrophileParticipant Extreme violence is always good, but I bet this will be shit. And those pictures are excellent. July 27, 2008 at 5:07 pm #82768 JoParticipant Thanks :o) Author Replies Viewing 29 replies - 1 through 29 (of 29 total) Scroll to top • Scroll to Recent Forum Posts You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In
