Oh dear! They're remaking 'Yes Prime Minister'
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I do hope they don't totally naus it up[^]. Any preferences for the cast?
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
Steven Fry for Hacker. Rowan Atkinson for Humphrey Appleby. Alan Davies as Bernard Woolley
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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I do hope they don't totally naus it up[^]. Any preferences for the cast?
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
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Steven Fry for Hacker. Rowan Atkinson for Humphrey Appleby. Alan Davies as Bernard Woolley
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
I like the Alan Davies as Woolley and I could see Atkinson as Appleby. Not sure about St. Stephen though.
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
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I doubt they can re-do this in our times. This series was simply too funny and one of my favorites -- although (or because) I am not from the UK.
It was pretty funny if you were from the UK too.
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
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It was pretty funny if you were from the UK too.
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
I guess so. And you guys certainly get even more of the subtle points that we non-native speakers miss out on. It was definitely this subtle humor that made it so much more attractive than many of today's comedies. If they are ever going to do a remake I hope they can transport that fine kind of humor.
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I like the Alan Davies as Woolley and I could see Atkinson as Appleby. Not sure about St. Stephen though.
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
Think Lord Melchett.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Think Lord Melchett.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
I was. Too assertive. Not a Hacker trait IMO.
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
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I do hope they don't totally naus it up[^]. Any preferences for the cast?
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
Stephen Fry as Sir Humphrey Rowan Atkinson as Bernard Woolley Hugh Laurie as James Hacker
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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Steven Fry for Hacker. Rowan Atkinson for Humphrey Appleby. Alan Davies as Bernard Woolley
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
I posted before reading your options. I went very similar to you, see below.
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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I guess so. And you guys certainly get even more of the subtle points that we non-native speakers miss out on. It was definitely this subtle humor that made it so much more attractive than many of today's comedies. If they are ever going to do a remake I hope they can transport that fine kind of humor.
It should keep the subtlety. The original writers are going to be writing it.
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Stephen Fry as Sir Humphrey Rowan Atkinson as Bernard Woolley Hugh Laurie as James Hacker
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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I do hope they don't totally naus it up[^]. Any preferences for the cast?
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
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Stephen Fry as Sir Humphrey Rowan Atkinson as Bernard Woolley Hugh Laurie as James Hacker
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
Definitely Fry as Sir Humphrey, but I would choose David Mitchell for the role of Bernard. Hugh Bonneville or Richard E Grant for the role of Hacker.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility
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Stephen Fry as Sir Humphrey Rowan Atkinson as Bernard Woolley Hugh Laurie as James Hacker
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
I think Hugh Laurie would be good as Hacker. As someone else has said David Mitchell as Woolley. His actual pedanticism would be a great match for that of Bernard.
Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
