Flippant "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Opening

My sister and I ran this video up as a light-hearted joke.
We heard that there were plans to film a new adaptation of John le Carre's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", and we got to wondering how that would be, given that, thanks to a gradual dumbing-down, televisual tastes have changed a lot since 1979, and now lean rather more towards sensationalism and vapidity.
Eventually, we hypothesised that the opening to such an adaptaion may be a little something like this...

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
• John le Carre
• BBC
• parody
• flippant
• Cold War
• Spy
• Mole
• Smiley
• Karla
• Alec Guiness
• Patrick Stewart

[MrBasilGanglia]

HA, good job. Sad but too true about television. TV was never really any good but for a few Gems such as TTSS and a handful of others.

[Lunettarose]

@MrBasilGanglia

Thanks :)

What you say is very true - there was a lot of dross on, even in the "good old days" - but I think, by and large, things have got worse over the years!

[moonhitler]

I think I can hear John le Carré trying to cave in his own skull.

[Lunettarose]

@moonhitler

...Well that was rather the point, if you read the description, so... thanks, I guess.

[moonhitler]

@Lunettarose I know. It was a joke meant to complement your work..

[Lunettarose]

@moonhitler

I am so sorry! I unreservedly apologise - I had some very nasty comments recently, and a nasty little message from another user, so I have been a bit quick to judge. That's not an excuse for my snarky sarcasm, just my explanation.

You were clearly too subtle for me! Bravo.

[MrBasilGanglia]

@Lunettarose Well...I might argue that. Since we have many more channels there are a heck of a lot of good shows out now. The percentage may be the same (Crap vs Good). but total numbers have risen.