So, all the worlds oil will run out in 2 years? Is that really likely?

Umm, don't follow. Triffids doesn't have anything to do with the world losing oil but rather mass blindness... or am I missing something?

I re-read the book recently, the triffids themselves would loan themselves to some kind of GM gone wrong sceanrio fairly easily.
The 80s serious still holds up too, wish they'd lay off the re-makes and try some original series for a change!

"The 80s serious still holds up too, wish they'd lay off the re-makes and try some original series for a change!"

I have to agree with xlordsummerislex. The Survivors remake has been a disappointment so far and I fear that the Triffids remake is going to be glossy and glib.

Also, did the BBC really remake the same series four times in ten years? I remember the 1981 series but, for the rest, I suspect that someone at the Guardian needs to be a bit more careful about their fact checking.

from what i recall of the book, the Triffids were bred to be some kind of bio fuel, isn't that right

In the book, Triffid oil replaces vegetable oil, whale oils, peanut oil, etc.

Oh god another remake. Science fiction is about new Ideas. get some please.

BBC = OAP

we're good at comedy. but the UK can't do one thing and that's make good dramas for tv. Especially the BBC.

We should leave that for the Yanks

Cracker, Doctor Who, Prime suspect, The Naked Civil servant, I Claudius, Brideshead Revisited, Dennis Potter, Life on mars... I mean I could go on. All the BBC (and other UK drama have to do is take Genre TV seriously. The Americans may be attempting to remake a lot of our shows, but you can bet that all of the successful programs had to survive a fair bit of interference and executive incompetence. Then again, I suppose thats TV in general...

I don't have a problem with this remake. The original movie wasn't very good and had very little to do with the book. The mini-series was okay but the rubber plant limited the scare factor. Hopefully, with CGI, a decent script, and good actors this great book will finally get the presentation it deserves. As to the BBC being unable to create good dramas that's a ridiculous assertion as the previous commenter more than aptly pointed out.

IMDB ... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1332653/
BBC PRESS ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/02_february/11/triffids.shtml

Regardless this is my favorite movie and book. I remember as a child reading it and seeing the very campy american version in 1962. I was awestuck. I am waiting for this remake and would love to see it. Brits by the way make the best mystery and dramas in my opinion. I and my partners are always watch and discuss this at the video store.

'Cracker, Doctor Who, Prime suspect, The Naked Civil servant, I Claudius, Brideshead Revisited, Dennis Potter, Life on mars... I mean I could go on. All the BBC'
Err Cracker and Prime Suspect were both ITV