favorite Favorite TV to Movie, Movie to TV Adaptations?
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Well, I suppose the Dune Prophecy prequel isn't bad.
First 3 episodes were way better than the last 3
They made an Equilizer TV show with action star queen Latifah
What a strange choice of casting, but sure, maybe people underestimate her and that gives her an advantage.
I checked it out, but the second an action scene begins, it turns into a chaotic motion blur full of microedits, cannot tell wtf is even happening.
I didn't even make it through the first episode.
First 3 episodes were way better than the last 3
They made an Equilizer TV show with action star queen Latifah
What a strange choice of casting, but sure, maybe people underestimate her and that gives her an advantage.
I checked it out, but the second an action scene begins, it turns into a chaotic motion blur full of microedits, cannot tell wtf is even happening.
I didn't even make it through the first episode.
I think that's now an infinite loop:
TV series 1985-1989
Movie movie 2014
Movie #2 movie 2018
Movie #3 movie 2023
TV #2 tv 2021 - ?
Cool I didn't know it started as a TV series.
The first two movies were good, the third movie denzel is almost 70 and he looks too old to be an action star
It was on TV around the same time as Wiseguy, Crime Story, and Knight Rider. Similar vibes.
I was 100% Rockford Files
Now who wants to make a Rockford Files movie? That was my favorite premise of all those shows. A down-on-his-luck PI living in a trailer down by the beach who owed everyone in town money and repeatedly got his ass kicked. Perfect! lol. The best past was the intro where his answering machine picked up and the pissed off husband, creditor, or scorned woman left a message.
I loved the Rockford Files because it was exactly what was described - my dad and I watched it together
But here's my complaint, which is hardly news:
I'm sure there's someone out there with a good script and a similar premise, either because they came up with the same idea or also watched it as a kid. But rather than making the new project, studios want to re-make the old one so they can have "proven" IP. I get so damn tired of that.
But here's my complaint, which is hardly news:
I'm sure there's someone out there with a good script and a similar premise, either because they came up with the same idea or also watched it as a kid. But rather than making the new project, studios want to re-make the old one so they can have "proven" IP. I get so damn tired of that.
For the new Rockford Files?
I'm a huge Jon Hamm fan but nah....
Need someone more worn and weary-looking, I think.
Older? Billy Bob Thornton
Younger? Adam Driver could work.
I'm also a big fan of Isiah Whitlock Jr and think he'd be good too.
I agree. I think a good example, which is not a straight-forward adaptation, would be taking Star Trek from the TV series to the movies. Of course, I'm a trekkie.
There are quite a few good TV to movie adaptations:
If āLife Of Brianā counts ā that's my favorite.
If āThe Muppet Movieā counts ā that's a close second.
And I like āPennies From Heavenā a lot.
Does āFire Walk With Meā count?
I have a soft spot forāCharlie's Angelesā. I never watched the TV series so that
might skew my view.
Certainly Star Trek and TNG.
With a major caveat; āMission: Impossibleā. I hate, hate, hate what Koepp and
Towne did with Jim Phelps.
My favorite TV to movie might be āThe Addams Familyā.
If āLife Of Brianā counts ā that's my favorite.
If āThe Muppet Movieā counts ā that's a close second.
And I like āPennies From Heavenā a lot.
Does āFire Walk With Meā count?
I have a soft spot forāCharlie's Angelesā. I never watched the TV series so that
might skew my view.
Certainly Star Trek and TNG.
With a major caveat; āMission: Impossibleā. I hate, hate, hate what Koepp and
Towne did with Jim Phelps.
My favorite TV to movie might be āThe Addams Familyā.
Rik,
Was "Life of Brian" a TV series or movie? The producers were from their "Monty Python Flying Circus", but Circus was NOT a version of the movie, so I'm not sure if there was an adaptation. But I agree "Life of Brian" is one of the greatest comedy movies of all time.
Muppet Movie may qualify.