I seriously wonder why some even bother to attempt to emulate, imitate or just copy what was perfect in the first place with the original. Sort of like someone attempting to "re-write" Beethoven's 5th Symphony. Cleese & Booth wrote a perfect series with the perfect cast. They are "real" characters whereas this series is a "characature" of the original, i.e. one dimensional stereotypes. The pace is good, some of the jokes are o.k. but there certainly is none of the self inflicted stress & situations that Basil Fawlty would find himself in. Never try to imitate the original especially if it is/was great in the first place. Many have tried that route & usually always fail. There's only one Laure & Hardy, Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd & there's certainly ONLY one Fawlty Towers! Be original & do something NO ONE else has yet done. That's how the greats did it hence why they're great.
Review of Amanda's
