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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 150570" data-attributes="member: 23">With a similar episode count to The Lovers, my next Britcom began running this evening:<img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71lmDJuXjbL._SY445_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Technically I started with Poppy And Her, which was the Pilot. I&#039;m not sure why they tweaked it before going to series. If I had to guess, I&#039;d say it was because the name &quot;Maggie&quot; was quite ubiquitous among thirty-somethings at the time (so therefore making the series more relatable). Poppy may have been just a tad too unusual (and therefore potentially more threatening to viewers). The other main tweak between Pilot and the regular series is the title sequence. Poppy And Her had a jaunty Ron Goodwin composition. Maggie And Her has replaced it with a Julia McKenzie number of the &quot;life&#039;s a compost heap but I&#039;m smiling through it&quot; variety. It reminds me of another theme. An American sitcom of the same era, I think. It&#039;s probably a little different and less obviously a sitcom theme. But I prefer the jaunty Goodwin. Things have started well. As with a rewatch of Fresh/French Fields a few years ago, I&#039;m finding Julia McKenzie very engaging. She&#039;s very perky and sparkling. Which would probably annoy me in real life, but for someone carrying a sitcom it&#039;s perfect. There&#039;s a little location work, some decent lines and the casting is great. Among those appearing in the first few episodes have been Dibley&#039;s David Horton; Maggie Forbes&#039;s handsome romantic interest from some later episodes of The Gentle Touch and Lou Beale.Oh, andAlison King also appeared in an episode. In a speaking role to boot. What are the odds? This one&#039;s brand new to me, so I&#039;m looking forward to seeing it play out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 150570, member: 23"] With a similar episode count to [I]The Lovers,[/I] my next Britcom began running this evening: [img]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71lmDJuXjbL._SY445_.jpg[/img] Technically I started with [I]Poppy And Her,[/I] which was the Pilot. I'm not sure why they tweaked it before going to series. If I had to guess, I'd say it was because the name "Maggie" was quite ubiquitous among thirty-somethings at the time (so therefore making the series more relatable). Poppy may have been just a tad too unusual (and therefore potentially more threatening to viewers). The other main tweak between Pilot and the regular series is the title sequence.[I] Poppy And Her[/I] had a jaunty Ron Goodwin composition. [I]Maggie And Her [/I]has replaced it with a Julia McKenzie number of the "life's a compost heap but I'm smiling through it" variety. It reminds me of another theme. An American sitcom of the same era, I think. It's probably a little different and less obviously a sitcom theme. But I prefer the jaunty Goodwin. Things have started well. As with a rewatch of[I] Fresh/French Fields [/I]a few years ago, I'm finding Julia McKenzie very engaging. She's very perky and sparkling. Which would probably annoy me in real life, but for someone carrying a sitcom it's perfect. There's a little location work, some decent lines and the casting is great. Among those appearing in the first few episodes have been [I]Dibley's[/I] David Horton; Maggie Forbes's handsome romantic interest from some later episodes of [I]The Gentle Touch [/I]and[I] [/I]Lou Beale. Oh, and Alison King also appeared in an episode. In a speaking role to boot. What are the odds? This one's brand new to me, so I'm looking forward to seeing it play out. [/QUOTE]

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