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[Macca]

Any other Brits see the new 'Fools and Horses' on Christmas day? I thought it was totally crap. Me thinks it's time to put that comedy to bed.. It was THE most disappointing thing about Christmas for me (apart from there not being a Bond film on, and receiving 12 pairs of socks as presents!!! Doh!)

[James Page]

The next - and "last ever" (again!) episodes are supposed to be show next xmas, so you're in for a long wait.

Personally, I thought it was very below par. They should have left the series on the "walking into the sunset" scene and never dragged it back.

[ShockTroop22]

I'll have to second Dave's comments, it was very good. Did anyone see the commercials for it where Del was in the casino (the one from Goldeneye) and he said: "The names Trotter... Derek Trotter".
And there was another advert with a stretched Robin Reliant, parked outside the same casino.
I read that it was the most watched program the Christmas (20.5million people watched it.)

[The Admiral]

I loved it, thought it was great! The part where they ended up at the wrong funeral was excellent!

Isn't there suppose to be more? When do they come out?

[Dr. Tynan]

This is a good thread.

I thought about starting an Only Fools And Horses thread. (About whether it should end or go on for a few years yet).

They say people respect things more if they end when they are popular. Apparently, they are more fondly thought of and remembered. I don't know why people are like this. Though I must add, I am not criticizing.

Watching Fools And Horses videos is an interest of mine. I think it should go on for a good few years yet.

Trivia note: Did you know that the man who played the corrupt cop, Chief-Inspector Roy Slater (Jim Broadbent), was originally going to play Del-Boy?

[scaramanga]

I agree that it was awful. I had high hopes for it when I seen the adverts for it, but it certainly didn't live up to expectations. Shame on you Mr John Sullivan. I can only remember laughing at a handful of the gags, whereas watching the repeats I'll laugh my head off, regardless of how many times I've seen them.

[Macca]

Yeah the old ones are class. Remember when Del was leaning on a bar in a casino, then someone removed the hatchway - he tried to lean on it again; and he collapses on the floor! Class.
Despite the new one being not that great - the funeral sequence was ok, and the bit with Rodney dressed as the Gladiator was funny.

[Dr. Tynan]

Yeah, I've seen that episode. I haven't seen all the Fools and Horses episodes, but I have enjoyed ( a lot) the ones I have seen.

Did you ever see an episode called "The Russians are coming" where Del, Grandad and Rodney build a "nuclear fall out shelter" for themselves? The trouble is, they build it on the roof of their high rise flat.

[Macca]

I don't remember that one - I didn't see all of the really early ones. I do remember the one with the chandalier though! And my favourite line EVER from OFAHs is when Del and Rodders are in Miami on holiday - They end up on a swamp type riverbank and Rodney starts talking about crocodiles being nocturnal; Del says "You mean at nightime, there'll be millions of the gits around ??!"

[Dr. Tynan]

I also find that I still find the ones I have seen countless times, enjoyable.

[Dr. Tynan]

I've seen the Chandalier episode and the Miami one (Del is on a wet-bike or some sort of water-vehicle, the breaks don't work and he ends up miles away from the shore).

[The Admiral]

I have to agree, I wish they were still living the high life. However, I suppose the writers couldn't find a good story within that.

[James Page]

Dave (03 Jan, 2002 06:19 p.m.):
I have to agree, I wish they were still living the high life. However, I suppose the writers couldn't find a good story within that.

As soon as they started using flashbacks I though, uh oh, this is going to be lame.

And did you expect Rodney to come out with lines like "negotiations with the Latin American countries broke down".
Yeah, right, Rodders! :-P

[Jim]

It was genuinely woeful.

It had been written in a rush, shot in a rush and edited in a rush. This is what happens when things go into development late.

Bond 20 starts filming this month for release in November. Hmm.