Post by B Thomas on May 24, 2005 5:24:13 GMT
Good on you mate, you stick with it Ethan. The series is a lot better than the movie.
Usually movie versions of TV comedy series don't work as the nature of feature-length screenplays differ in the way any form of drama (the foundation of any comedic situation) is presented to an audience. In a half-hour programme the turning points and through-lines are structured much tighter to enable the audience to see the comedy building, reach its climax then follow on quickly to the next point. This helps to avoid over-analysis of the script.
A feature-length allows an audience much more time to reflect on what has happened and analyse the situation - this does not always work with the kind of comedy that David Croft and Jimmy Perry present.
Believe me, the comedy in "Dad's Army" works much better in the half-hour format.
Also bear in mind that both Croft and Perry lived through the war years themselves and as such have a good understanding of how the audiences of the day approached situational comedy as realistic occurances (much of the "Dad's Army" escapades are based on real events).
I find that often the best way to appreciate something like this is to put myself in the mindset of the original audience - the level of expectation of today's audiences are not always served by older material.
Anyway - I'm sure you will enjoy Series 1 & 2 (or what remains of it). Go hard, man.
Usually movie versions of TV comedy series don't work as the nature of feature-length screenplays differ in the way any form of drama (the foundation of any comedic situation) is presented to an audience. In a half-hour programme the turning points and through-lines are structured much tighter to enable the audience to see the comedy building, reach its climax then follow on quickly to the next point. This helps to avoid over-analysis of the script.
A feature-length allows an audience much more time to reflect on what has happened and analyse the situation - this does not always work with the kind of comedy that David Croft and Jimmy Perry present.
Believe me, the comedy in "Dad's Army" works much better in the half-hour format.
Also bear in mind that both Croft and Perry lived through the war years themselves and as such have a good understanding of how the audiences of the day approached situational comedy as realistic occurances (much of the "Dad's Army" escapades are based on real events).
I find that often the best way to appreciate something like this is to put myself in the mindset of the original audience - the level of expectation of today's audiences are not always served by older material.
Anyway - I'm sure you will enjoy Series 1 & 2 (or what remains of it). Go hard, man.