Last year there was much excitement when it was revealed that there would be an Inbetweeners reunion, eight years after the series originally finished. Fans couldn't wait to see Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas reunited, however when the highly anticipated episode aired on 1st January 2019, fans were left sorely disappointed.
Despite the episode previously being described as, 'a selection of clips, behind-the-scenes footage and contributions from some of the show's famous fans,' it seems that many fans were expecting a full episode with the original cast. Now, The Inbetweeners star James Buckley, has taken to Twitter to apologise to the fans saying he's feeling 'pretty hated right now'.
Despite many fans being unhappy, it seems that following his tweet, other fans have come forward in support of the actor, with many now responding to James' tweet. Supporting the actor, one fan tweeted,
'You, in The Inbetweeners - Brilliant.
You, in White Gold - Brilliant.
The producers of last night’s show... Pish.
You’re a good man, James. Head high, Sir - And Happy New Year.'
Fitness Youtuber Reev also tweeted, 'Shouldn’t ever feel like that mate, you shaped a generation. Just would have preferred if the whole thing was just raw footage of you lot looking back on it... the car journey was absolutely spot on 🙏🏻 Still a bunch of heroes (the lot of you)'.
Now take a look at the original names of some of our favourite TV shows:
RADIO Original names of our favourite TV shows - slider
1 of 20Friends
We all know and love it as Friends, but the TV show could have been called something very different...
2 of 20Six of One
Six Of One just doesn't have the same ring to it! Here are the cast Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow,
3 of 20Only Fools and Horses
We know it as Only Fools and Horses with Del Boy's infamous Reliant Regal Supervan.
4 of 20Readies or Big Brother
But it was originally due to be called Readies or Big Brother. Good job they went with Only Fools and Horses, then!
5 of 20The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory could have been called something a lot less catchy...
6 of 20Lenny, Penny and Kenny
Yep - Sheldon was very nearly called Kenny!
7 of 20Saturday Night Live
US variety show Saturday Night Live is well known around the world - here's Star Wars actor Adam Driver introducing the show.
8 of 20NBC's Saturday Night
Not quite the same, is it? Here's Ariana Grande's ex-fiancé Pete Davidson, who works on the show as a comedian.
9 of 20Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana, was a musical comedy starring Miley Cyrus in the lead role and was named after the main character, but it could have been very different.
10 of 20Alexis Texas
The lead character was originally going to be called Alexis Texas... Which means that the show would also have been called Alexis Texas!
11 of 20Lost
The gripping TV show Lost, starring Terry O'Quinn as John Locke (pictured), kept people guessing the ending for years.
12 of 20Nowhere
Lost could have been called Nowhere!
13 of 20New Girl
Known as New Girl, the TV show starring Zooey Deschanel as kooky teacher Jess Day could have been called something else entirely.
14 of 20Chicks and D---s
While New Girl was the name they finally settled on, it had a much ruder working title - and Zooey Deschanel refused to sign onto the project whilst that was the name.
15 of 20Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Supernatural TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a hit in the late 90s and early 00s. It was named after the lead character Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
16 of 20Slayers
It was originally going to be called Slayers.
17 of 20The Good Wife
Known as The Good Wife, the TV series starred Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart (pictured), as a top litigator and senior partner of a Chicago law firm.
18 of 20Leave the B-----d
The series, which also starred Sex and the City's Chris Noth (pictured), was originally going to be called Leave the B-----d.
19 of 20NCIS
NCIS finished its 14th season earlier this year - this moment is from the gripping season finale.
20 of 20NavyNCIS
Starring Duane Henry, Emily Wickersham, and Wilmer Valderrama (above) NCIS was originally going to be called NavyNCIS.
The Inbetweeners followed a group of students at Rudge Park Comprehensive, and despite the super successful TV series only having three seasons, it spawned TWO feature films, which were massively popular with fans of the show.
The Inbetweeners also won countless awards including Best New TV Comedy at the British Comedy Awards 2008 and Best Comedy at the 2012 Empire Awards.
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