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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 379478" data-attributes="member: 23">Yes, the studio audience was very much a part of the sitcom, and something that I don&#039;t recall making it across to the big screen version of any sitcom which had a big screen version (think Man About The House; George &amp; Mildred; Are You Being Served? Bless This House; The Lovers; Porridge; Dad&#039;s Army; Please Sir...). Personally, in a number of those examples I felt something was missing without the laughter because I so associated it with these characters.Of course, the budget was always bigger with these type of films and they usually had a little more time to produce it. Plus it was probably shot in a different format (film as opposed to videotape), and often with more upmarket filming techniques, better studio sets (or even real interiors) and more location work. That said, there are a number that I feel work better on the small screen. And some of these film spin-offs will reprise the &quot;greatest hits&quot; from the series, often losing something in translation.Looking at the transmission dates, it seems the first film (August &#039;71) was released around six weeks before Series Five began; Mutiny On The Buses (June &#039;72) came shortly after Series Six; and Holiday On The Buses (December &#039;73) was released some eight months after the series had ended altogether (those dates go to show how quickly they were churning out the series. Two per year. And it looks like Series Two began just weeks after Series One ended).I plan to save them all for after I&#039;ve finished the series, since I&#039;m assuming they&#039;re a different animal and probably non-canon (as with most big screen sitcom translations). But if anyone knows different, I may rethink.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 379478, member: 23"] Yes, the studio audience was very much a part of the sitcom, and something that I don't recall making it across to the big screen version of any sitcom which had a big screen version (think [I]Man About The House; George & Mildred; Are You Being Served? Bless This House; The Lovers; Porridge; Dad's Army; Please Sir.[/I]..). Personally, in a number of those examples I felt something was missing without the laughter because I so associated it with these characters. Of course, the budget was always bigger with these type of films and they usually had a little more time to produce it. Plus it was probably shot in a different format (film as opposed to videotape), and often with more upmarket filming techniques, better studio sets (or even real interiors) and more location work. That said, there are a number that I feel work better on the small screen. And some of these film spin-offs will reprise the "greatest hits" from the series, often losing something in translation. Looking at the transmission dates, it seems the first film (August '71) was released around six weeks before Series Five began; [I]Mutiny On The Buses[/I] (June '72) came shortly after Series Six; and [I]Holiday On The Buses[/I] (December '73) was released some eight months after the series had ended altogether (those dates go to show how quickly they were churning out the series. Two per year. And it looks like Series Two began just weeks after Series One ended). I plan to save them all for after I've finished the series, since I'm assuming they're a different animal and probably non-canon (as with most big screen sitcom translations). But if anyone knows different, I may rethink. [/QUOTE]

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