Hopefully this hasn't already been done, but are there any sitcoms coming out soon that it's worth getting excited about - either because of the writer, cast or the premise?
Coming soon
No Heroics looks promising. Decent cast anyway. Read more here.
Quote: Graham Bandage @ July 24 2008, 10:26 AM BSTNo Heroics looks promising. Decent cast anyway. Read more here.
Hmmm - written by Drew Pearce - who doesn't seem to have the best writing pedigree. But looks interesting for ITV.
Quote: Graham Bandage @ July 24 2008, 10:26 AM BSTNo Heroics looks promising. Decent cast anyway.
That would be because _everyone_ is in it! Sounds amazing! Mark Heap!
Potential for disappointment = f(excitement), though.
Old Harry's Game, the sitcom from Hell with Andy Hamilton is due to return for its seventh series on Radio 4.
Cool. Best sitcom on radio.
Dan
Oooo...
Grandma's House (BBC2 Pilot)
The Cup (BBC2)
Absolutely Scrabulous (BBC Pilot)
Candy Chops (Jones the Film pilot)
Psychoville (BBC2)
Jeremy Lion Sitcom - Unknown Title (ITV1 Pilot)
Adam and Eve (BBC1 Pilot)
The Brontes (BBC2 Pilot)
Thor sitcom (BBC2 Pilot?)
Crawford Park (BBC Pilot)
Great News (BBC1 Pilot)
Meh.
Massive (BBC3)
Beautiful People (BBC2)
Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (BBC2)
Life Of Riley (BBC1)
The Friday Night Club (Pilot)
Arcadia (Pilot)
Vic and Bob Superhero Sitcom
Terry Across The Mersey (Pilot)
Bewitched (BBC)
Soapington Way (ITV1)
Hey Hey We're the Monks (BBC2 Pilot)
Zip and Hollow (Pilot)
Hibbert and Long (ITV)
Finding Fame (Pilot)
10:96 (BBC3)
Turns TV off.
In My Country (BBC2 Pilot)
Clone (BBC Three)
The Old Guys (BBC1)
Parents Of The Band (BBC1)
Till I Die (ITV Pilot)
Here Comes the Queen (Pilot)
Arrrrrgh!
Bob Mortimer Sitcom (BBC)
"Crazy things happen, like Rod Stewart sending an electrified box with 75 quid in it. The guys try to break into it but keep getting shocks." Wow, crazy.
I didn't realise there were so many - cool.
Quote: swerytd @ July 24 2008, 11:07 AM BSTCool. Best sitcom on radio.
Dan
Indeed, and one of the longest running. Mind you, there is also "Hancock's Half Hour", "The Navy Lark" and "Revolting People" (also with Hamilton) would no doubt want to be seen as best as well.
At the risk of sending the thread the wrong way, Absolute Power has been forgotten from your list.
Dan
Oh yes, you're quite right (How could I've forgot something with Tamsin Greig in it?! I'm so ashamed.).
I've never listened to the radio series, but loved it on TV. Good, same, or better on radio...? (Which I know was original.)
Quote: Simon Stratton @ July 24 2008, 11:12 AM BSTOooo...
Grandma's House (BBC2 Pilot)
The Cup (BBC2)
Absolutely Scrabulous (BBC Pilot)
Candy Chops (Jones the Film pilot)
Psychoville (BBC2)
Jeremy Lion Sitcom - Unknown Title (ITV1 Pilot)
Adam and Eve (BBC1 Pilot)
The Brontes (BBC2 Pilot)
Thor sitcom (BBC2 Pilot?)
Crawford Park (BBC Pilot)
Great News (BBC1 Pilot)Meh.
Massive (BBC3)
Beautiful People (BBC2)
Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (BBC2)
Life Of Riley (BBC1)
The Friday Night Club (Pilot)
Arcadia (Pilot)
Vic and Bob Superhero Sitcom
Terry Across The Mersey (Pilot)
Bewitched (BBC)
Soapington Way (ITV1)
Hey Hey We're the Monks (BBC2 Pilot)
Zip and Hollow (Pilot)
Hibbert and Long (ITV)
Finding Fame (Pilot)
10:96 (BBC3)Turns TV off.
In My Country (BBC2 Pilot)
Clone (BBC Three)
The Old Guys (BBC1)
Parents Of The Band (BBC1)
Till I Die (ITV Pilot)
Here Comes the Queen (Pilot)Arrrrrgh!
Bob Mortimer Sitcom (BBC)
"Crazy things happen, like Rod Stewart sending an electrified box with 75 quid in it. The guys try to break into it but keep getting shocks." Wow, crazy.I didn't realise there were so many - cool.
I'd pop Terry Across The Mersey into Arrrrrgh while you're at it.
And "Vic and Bob Superhero Sitcom".
Quote: Aaron @ July 24 2008, 11:21 AM BSTI've never listened to the radio series, but loved it on TV. Good, same, or better on radio...? (Which I know was original.)
The radio series does contain some differences with the TV series. In the radio show, Prentiss McCabe is a "Government-media relations consultancy", which works closely with the government (often the dark side of New Labour), while at the same time have to try and deal with a different client who wants to try and achieve the opposite adjective. Tamsin Greig appears in the whole of the second series as Gayle Shand, Charles Prentiss' ex-lover and greatest rival. The series is often repeated on BBC 7 (but not at the moment, sadly).