Should the Beeb resurrect Blackadder?

With a tip of the hat to new blog Sir Humphrey's I read that the BBC are considering resurrecting the classic comedy Blackadder.

As it remains one of my favorite comedies of all time, I am in two minds about this. A few years ago I eagerly awaited the last reunion in 1999, Back and Forth, only to find few genuine laughs watching the result. Although I have not seen Back and Forth for a few years, it appeared to me to depend on cheap gags (such as the Roman skirts) at the expense of a witty script. And to my mind, a key essence of Blackadder was a well written witty script, given depth by historical allusions and cheap takeoffs of the Bard (ie Shakespeare). The cast are the other essential element.

In sixth form I convinced my English teacher to let me do a language study on the 'Humour of Ben Elton'. I thought I was being exceptionally cunning - I could spend weeks watching Blackadder and do my homework at the same time. Whaa ha ha! I got a good mark for the project too, proving the many hours watching Blackadder were far from wasted.

"Now, according to senior BBC sources, Blackadder is set to survive the first world war and appear in a new story with a strong anti-war message. The character may make his comeback as early as this autumn."

I see many disadvantages in resuscitating Blackadder in this way, the most important problem being the difficulty in creating new material - there have already been six episodes of a WWI era Edmund, so why not choose another era? A second problem is that the man who plays Blackadder, Rowan Atkinson, is now 15 years older. In any case the death of the Blackadder character in series one, two, and four did not prevent his descendants from staring in a new series (it is unclear whether he died in series three).

If they are to resuscitate Blackadder, why not set it in a different era? About 10 years ago I heard a rumour about a new Blackadder set in the late 1970s - early 1980s, where the cast were members of a punk band.

Can anyone guess the name of the drummer....?
Bald Rick of course :)

This still strikes me as an idea with promise, especially as it would allow Ben Elton, Richard Curtis and Rowan to relive their anti-establishment punk comic days, and potentially take off their own old shows, such as Not the Nine O'Clock News and the Young Ones. Writers are often at their best when they are taking off something they know well.

What do people think? Should Blackadder be resuscitated, and if so, in what era would you put him in?