The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Post by Coito ergo sum » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:55 pm

No reason for this thread whatsoever. Just for some reason, out of the blue, I thought of this show. I think I watched it 35 years ago...lol

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Post by klr » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:57 pm

So did I, as a very young klr.

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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:24 pm

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Post by DaveD » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:28 pm

Don't bother with the remake with Martin Clunes though. While not exactly bad, it's not a patch on the Rossiter one.
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Post by klr » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:30 pm

DaveD wrote:Don't bother with the remake with Martin Clunes though. While not exactly bad, it's not a patch on the Rossiter one.
Have they ever attempted to remake Rising Damp? :nervous:
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Post by Cormac » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:35 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:No reason for this thread whatsoever. Just for some reason, out of the blue, I thought of this show. I think I watched it 35 years ago...lol

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Post by DaveD » Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:52 pm

klr wrote:
DaveD wrote:Don't bother with the remake with Martin Clunes though. While not exactly bad, it's not a patch on the Rossiter one.
Have they ever attempted to remake Rising Damp? :nervous:
Not yet, thankfully.
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:17 pm

I watched this not too long ago after only catching bits of it on TV back in the mid-80s. Sure, it's very dated, but I really enjoyed it.
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:33 am

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Post by Bella Fortuna » Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:52 am

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Post by Coito ergo sum » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:40 pm

As a young lad of about 10 or so, I think that hippo made me bust out laughing every time....
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Re: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Post by Audley Strange » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:54 pm

I never enjoyed it as much as Rising Damp, which I still say was one of the funniest sitcoms ever mainly because of his performance. However it was repeated a while ago and I watched it again, it's certainly a product of it's time and has a level of profundity not seen outside the bleak situation tragedy that was Steptoe and Son.
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Re: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Post by Coito ergo sum » Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:36 pm

Here in the US, we only had a select few Brit shows -- from back in the day, we had Benny Hill (which as a lad, I loved because of the partial nudity and lingerie scenes). Today, though, Benny Hill would never pass Apelust scrutiny, what with the rampant misogyny.

I mean, that poor woman -- just trying to do her job and sing and do a dance, and she is subjected to leering and pawing by Benny and his sidekick...lol

And, all the times they just tore the clothes off of unsuspecting women, leaving only lingerie????? Rape culture!!!!

But, we also had Monty Python's flying circus, and some other programs over the years. Keeping Up Appearances is still on, and sometimes even "Are You Being Served?" set in a department store.
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:16 pm

This reminds me that I only ever saw a couple of episodes of Rising Damp, when A&E showed it back in the mid-80s. I'd like to see more of it if I can locate it.
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:30 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:This reminds me that I only ever saw a couple of episodes of Rising Damp, when A&E showed it back in the mid-80s. I'd like to see more of it if I can locate it.
You might have trouble finding a torrent with subtitles. :tea:
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