We got this from a reader send in, with lovely timing since BCP’s own Patsy, TrixiefromToronto is also hungover today. Feel better, sweets.
Fox is supposed to be airing the as-yet-to-be-made pilot of the ‘Absolutely Fabulous‘ remake. According to EW, Kristen Johnston of ’3rd Rock’.. fame will be playing Patsy and Kathryn Hahn of ‘Revolutionary Road’ is set to play boozer Edina. I could think of worse casting, so let’s hope this shit is funny since AbFab alum Jennifer Saunders is assisting with the remake. But if it’s anything like NBC’s ‘Kath & Kim‘ (which will not fucking DIE no matter how many bomb threats I call in) then off the side of the mountain with them!
Oh, and I heard that CW is remaking motherfucking ‘Melrose Place‘, but no. I just can’t. Don’t ruin my memories of Michael’s crazy stalker bitch ripping off her weave with that gnarly scar, plz, kthx.
February 7, 2009 at 1:34 pm
But why don’t they just use Lumley and Saunders? Watching Eddie and Patsy behaving abominably as they lurch to late middle age would just add more twisted fun to the whole shebang.
February 7, 2009 at 1:49 pm
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February 7, 2009 at 2:28 pm
This WILL be terrible. Fuck. I hate it when they do this. It’s like when they tried to do “Coupling.” NO matter how good Americans think they get British humor, they never quite do it right.
Even The Office…it’s like 14% as good as the British version. And I’m not even saying it in the “Anything British is better therefore American anything is crap.” But this will be such a disaster.
And Fox is involved??! EEEK. Even worse.
February 7, 2009 at 6:48 pm
This just seems so wrong, darling.
February 8, 2009 at 8:48 am
That Kath & Kim remake is exquisitely awful. I made it through 1/2 of the first episode and can’t believe it continues to air. I also would like to know who didn’t get a career because Selma Blair stole hers?
February 8, 2009 at 9:24 am
Ok, if they have to do it on Fox, they at least can have O’Reilly as Eddy. But which bitch-o gets to be Patsy?
February 9, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Again with the things that make my vagina want to throw up! Why?! WHY!?!?!? Why so many today?!?!