Is this good news or not?
SHOOTING STARS is coming back
I adore Vic and Bob beyond the bounds of reason and some runs of SS were inspired brilliance.But...
Vic and Bob were pretty pissed off by the BBCs insistence on them sausageing-out series after series of SS to the detriment of projects like Smell and Bang Bang. Jim was once spotted in the pub, somewhat tired and emotional and sounding off in no uncertain terms in some very spicy language about the %&@* BBC and their refusal to honour their promise to let them make more cutting edge comedies - the agreement apparently being that R&M would continue to churn out the more accessible Shooting Stars so long as the BBC would budget them do more exciting projects. The inspired Catterick was the sole, lonely result which got tucked away on BBC3 at a late hour and didn't get a promised BBC2 slot till it was long since dead and done.
I'm deliriously happy to see R&M back on our screens, but I'd rather see them doing the things they do best; edgy, original comedy. I wonder what sort of a deal the beeb cut them this time to get Shooting Stars back?*
Why yes, I have been through the BBC production process, how did you guess? You've seen the second series of Extras? That's not sitcom, my friend, that's documentary. (bitter? Me??! ::hear my oh so hollow laugh::)
*According to Bob; "We're also working on a sitcom. It’s about super heroes who get skills through a telegraph pole that malfunctions and they go around helping people in their local community."
I shall keep all digits crossed.
I adore Vic and Bob beyond the bounds of reason and some runs of SS were inspired brilliance.But...
Vic and Bob were pretty pissed off by the BBCs insistence on them sausageing-out series after series of SS to the detriment of projects like Smell and Bang Bang. Jim was once spotted in the pub, somewhat tired and emotional and sounding off in no uncertain terms in some very spicy language about the %&@* BBC and their refusal to honour their promise to let them make more cutting edge comedies - the agreement apparently being that R&M would continue to churn out the more accessible Shooting Stars so long as the BBC would budget them do more exciting projects. The inspired Catterick was the sole, lonely result which got tucked away on BBC3 at a late hour and didn't get a promised BBC2 slot till it was long since dead and done.
I'm deliriously happy to see R&M back on our screens, but I'd rather see them doing the things they do best; edgy, original comedy. I wonder what sort of a deal the beeb cut them this time to get Shooting Stars back?*
Why yes, I have been through the BBC production process, how did you guess? You've seen the second series of Extras? That's not sitcom, my friend, that's documentary. (bitter? Me??! ::hear my oh so hollow laugh::)
*According to Bob; "We're also working on a sitcom. It’s about super heroes who get skills through a telegraph pole that malfunctions and they go around helping people in their local community."
I shall keep all digits crossed.