maybe i be really get old and but this one just miss me and the old funny bone completely . surely there must be something powerful wrong with this irishman ( that me and schultz . ) . lordy and lordy what i would give to see the light . firstly and that phil silver manic energy and wit and drive be very much a part of the comedic upbringing and overall education in life and if you will . although it be possible that the series and first title represent youll never get rich ( 1955 59 ) could have get on the cbs tv network with someone else in the title role of sgt . bilko and it be very hard to picture any other actor or comedian in the business wear those master sergeant stripe . such a strong identification be inescapable and though not the same sort of career wreck typecasting of a nightmare that it prove to be to some other guy and like clayton more ( the lone ranger ) and george reef ( the adventure of superman ) and charles nelson riley ( uncle crocs block ) . one major stumble block to successfully adapt and update such a work from the 1950 tv screen to the 1990 movie go public be our collective memory . without be sure about what percentage of the crowd remember the bilko character from see the original run and early syndication revival and and their number be surely considerable while even a large segment of the young have see bilko rerun in recent time . it be obvious that the new film and the source be mile while or even light year apart . so a not to be think of a a totally square and old grouch please let consider some other point . right here today and the 14th day of november in the year of our lord 2007 and let me swear and affirm under oath that i have be a steve martin fan for nearly 30 year and furthermore and i have enjoy the wit and talent of bilko 96 co star dan akroyd and the late phil hartman . after all and it be the talent of guy like this and so many others and alumnus of nbc while s saturday night and second city tv that keep the last quarter of the 20th century laughing . but a bilko re make while it just do not click . perhaps if the film have be make a a service comedy ( always like em . ) but without the bilko show name and give it some identity of it self it would be more highly regard by crabby and old guy like me . so and we have already have so many sitcom and cartoon series turn into movie lately and what next . howse about somebody do hal roach world war ii army comedy series of sergeant doubleday and ames and tv 1st cartoon series crusader rabbit . remember where you hear it first . poodle schnitz .