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Famous Five

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tracktrail · 01/04/2024 14:27

I'm watching Famous Five, on BBC1, a total travesty! WTF! What were they thinking?

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tracktrail · 01/04/2024 14:55

George gets mistaken for a boy in the books, wouldn't happen with this George, pretty blouses, hair band..

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AssassinsEyebrow · 01/04/2024 14:54

George is dressed in a more feminine style than portrayed in the books, but still reflective of her tomboy character and I wouldn't be surprised if BBC didn't want to risk getting caught up in a debate about transgenderism

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tracktrail · 01/04/2024 14:53

Very little of original storyline...if they had made an adventure film about a bunch of kids, not tried to elbow FF in.

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Sunquest · 01/04/2024 14:51

It's very dark. I can hardly see what's happening. Maybe it's my telly though.

TimeGrabsYouByTheWrist · 01/04/2024 14:51

tracktrail · 01/04/2024 14:27

I'm watching Famous Five, on BBC1, a total travesty! WTF! What were they thinking?

Is this the second one?

The first one was AWFUL. George was far too girly, Anne too bolshy, and the other characters rather meek and pathetic.

The whole thing was nothing like the famous five plot and just utterly ludicrous and really badly acted! SUCH a disappointment. I didn't realise the next one had been released.

Londonrach1 · 01/04/2024 14:50

Watch Malory towers...my dd loves it.

Connected1 · 01/04/2024 14:47

Is George non-binary?

AssassinsEyebrow · 01/04/2024 14:45

I'm watching it now and I really don't see the problem, can you be more specific @tracktrail ?

Characters modernised just enough for today's audience while keeping true to the books...Storyline seems appropriate for the target audience, great cast....

TotoAnnihiliation · 01/04/2024 14:42

I was really looking forward to it but ended up disappointed. It wasn't even that they had tried to update it, it just didn't make sense.

Like the writers had sniffed a load of glue.

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tracktrail · 01/04/2024 14:41

It would work if it wasn't trying to be famous five, but a completely new story. Storyline is very, very loosely based on FF. So loose, why bother.

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HoneyButterPopcorn · 01/04/2024 14:38

What have they done? They haven’t tried to update them have they?

AssassinsEyebrow · 01/04/2024 14:30

Don't see the issue?