Anybody that knows me will know that I am a huge fan of Alan Partridge from Knowing me, Knowing you to the TV series and even saw Steve Coogan perform live with his Alan Partridge and other less successful characters. The two series TV show is still one of the finest comedy programs that I have ever seen (alongside Garth Marenghi's Darkplace) and I can pretty much quote huge portions of the script.
The problem with having a TV series that is so popular is can you continue to write new material that is so good when the scrutiny will be so great by fans and critics alike? The Mighty Boosh continued after two great series and came to write, in my opinion, a very repetitive but less funny third series. After such a long period of time can Alan Partridge still be made to be funny yet original? Lets hope so as two one hour specials were announced today to be screened on Sky Atlantic later this year which looks like a taster and a chance to grab younger fans before a full feature length film is released.
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| Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) |
Earlier this year Armando Iannucci told Empire magazine that they were going to start filming on an Alan Partridge film later this year which should be released in cinemas in 2013. The script has apparantly been written so everything seems to be in place and it will be intriguing to see how this all plays out, I remember Coogan mentioning that we could see Partridge being caught up in a hostage situation with terrorists but this was a long time ago and was only an idea he had at the time.
Feel free to comment with any thoughts you have about a Partridge movie.
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