I think the point that re-makers fail to grasp, is that films and TV series are of their time.
Dad's Army attracted a huge audience of the war generation, who understood, not only the comedy, but the underlying theme that as daft as it seemed, Home Guard volunteers like thes really did believe a Nazi invasion was probable, and were quite prepared to fight and die to prevent it.
A new generation will not understand what made DA popular, or appreciate that it is the interactin of the actors, as well as the characters, that made it successful - and that cannot be replicated, only immitated, and who needs that?
Those who enjoyed DA can see it on DVD, and will not travel to a cinema to see a pale copy that has only the title in common with what they remember, and the young audiencce will be baffled and uninterested and unengaged.
If I - and others on here can see this - why is it so hard for film makers who get paid more than any of us, to see it as well? Is it just the wilful desire for money, however badly misplaced? I suspect it is.
You can re-boot a TV series like the Equaliser as a film because, apart from the title and character name, it retains noting whatever of the original. Thus, as a vague memory for 70's TV viewers, there is a film that reminds them of nothing they saw, but more importantly, for a new audience, they can start from scratch, and as the first film was alrgely scene-setting, and wide open for a sequel, there will be at least one,maybe two more films.
I have not seen the word 'flop' written so large in advance over a film project until I saw that Tom Cruise was down to play Jack Reacher, or Johnny Depp was on course to play Tonto.
What is WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!