We are please to share the news that one of the most innovative, politically incorrect, and deliciously satirical, farcical, and witty shows of all time, Absolutely Fabulous (or AbFab), will go for another run on the United Kingdom’s BBC later this year.
The show dates back to 1992, starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield, and Julia Sawalha. The five J’s, with occasional appearances by the hilarious Mo Gaffney, made shows like Sex And The City and Modern Family seem dull and lifeless by comparison.
AbFab lampooned what is now mainstream and popular: the obsession with celebrities, yoga, botox, going vegetarian, new age, you name it. No one was spared--Barbara Bush, Liza Minnelli, Prince Charles, Joan Collins, Jennifer Lopez, and countless others drew barbs from the main characters, Eddie and Patsy. To their credit, some personalities like Emma Bunton of Spice Girls fame guest starred on the show. No other show can take breaks of several years at a time and come back even more side-splitting than ever. Absolutely Fabulous can because Jennifer Saunders, who writes the shows scripts, always has great material.
Imagine what Patsy, Eddie, Saffron, Bubble, and “the old woman” can do with today’s material: The Obamas, Sarah Palin, David Cameron, Lindsay Lohan, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, going green, Charlie Sheen, Piers Morgan, and Susan Boyle offer plenty of fodder. While some of the current trends like CSR are commendable, they always have that self-important streak; hence the easy mocking on the behalf of AbFab’s characters. The show will film at least three episodes later this year--let us hope more are in the pipeline.
Television is better now than ever before, and we can thank Absolutely Fabulous, Saunders, and Lumley. Here is a mash-up of some great clips:
And now we launch our AbFab Countdown!
Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. Contact him to discuss how he can work with your organization or event.
His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about waste, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine.
Leon lives in Los Angeles, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 50+ countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.
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[...] Wicked Run Sep 16, 2011 No Comments by Leon Kaye Watch any edgy television show and Absolutely Fabulous, one of the greatest exports out of the United Kingdom, has left its mark. Unapologetically [...]
[...] and Recycling Hub, too. By the way, Happy First Birthday to Guardian Sustainable Business. As Patsy and Eddie would say, well done!SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Time for Fast Food Companies to Confront Water [...]
[...] As our AbFab countdown continues after a long recovery phase, we want to share some of our favorite Absolutely Fabulous moments from time to time. Filming of the foibles of Holland Park’s bad girls has already [...]
[...] campaign accomplishes both progress on waste diversion and helping those in dire need. And having Joanna Lumley on board is just an Absolutely Fabulous way of getting the message across that we should buy less [...]