View Full Version : Which tv shows never got made into a movie but should get made into a movie?


Tubehead
03-10-2014, 02:19 AM
mine are
MacGyver
I dream of Jennie
the munsters
the rock ford files
kung Fu I heard their making one not really sure when it coming out
knight rider

older shows coming out with movies
mister ed
Hogan's heroes
parry mason
ko jack

ones got movie treatment
my favorite Martian
speed racer
leave it to beaver
21 jump street
GI Joe
Masters of the Universe
transformers' series
lost in space
yogi bear
the flitstones


cartoons
thundered cats movie
vault torn movie
Johnny quest movie
he-man movie their working on one right now
power ranger surprised they hadn't reboot it I went to the theater when the first mighty morphing power rangers came out to the movie theaters
ghost busters 3 surprised they never made a squeal their still going to make ghost buster3 but they should done it right after they made ghost buster 2
the jettson's movie I can see why they hadn't made it it be really hard with flying cars and floating houses .

auburntiger
03-10-2014, 09:02 AM
last I heard james wan is directing a MacGyver movie its rumored to be his next project after Fast & Furious 7

auburntiger
03-10-2014, 09:08 AM
as far as tv shows I'd love to see movies of green acres, hardcastle & mccormick, Airwolf, Hollywood has been trying to get a Johnny quest movie off the ground for awhile

auburntiger
03-10-2014, 09:12 AM
forgot about this one Street Sharks I could definetly see someone like gary oldman as dr. paradigm

MacLeaper
03-10-2014, 09:47 AM
last I heard james wan is directing a MacGyver movie its rumored to be his next project after Fast & Furious 7


I have heard this as well. And being a fan of MacGyver since it first aired in 1985, I'd love to see a good movie version of MacGyver. However, if Richard Dean Anderson is not back in it as Mac, I'd rather they not do it at all.
Too many times I have been so disappointed with movie versions of TV shows. There have been so many horrible movie versions of TV shows out there, it's easier to name the few that I think were good adaptations than to name all the bad ones.
In my opinion, the only really good movie versions of TV shows have been:

the Star Trek movies (mainly because they kept the original cast and kept things in continuity with the original show.)

and I generally liked "The Flintstones" and "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas". (But I wish the former didn't have to include that one curse word just to get a PG rating- that is annoying.)

"Inspector Gadget" and "Inspector Gadget 2" are pretty fun too.

And the 2 Scooby-Doo TV-movies are generally pretty good. As a Scooby-Doo fan, I particularly enjoyed the ending sequence from the first movie- nice live action recreation of classic cartoon scenes.
However, the two theatrical movies are horrible.

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And there may be some others that are decent that I've forgotten to mention- but I think it's a very small list in general.

Maybe the "Veronica Mars" movie releasing will be true to the show and a good movie version. (I haven't really seen the show though, so I don't care about the show or movie too much, though I like the comparisons between Veronica Mars and Nancy Drew- I do enjoy The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books, so I might like this show if I ever got around to watching it.)

auburntiger
03-10-2014, 12:04 PM
I have heard this as well. And being a fan of MacGyver since it first aired in 1985, I'd love to see a good movie version of MacGyver. However, if Richard Dean Anderson is not back in it as Mac, I'd rather they not do it at all.
Too many times I have been so disappointed with movie versions of TV shows. There have been so many horrible movie versions of TV shows out there, it's easier to name the few that I think were good adaptations than to name all the bad ones.
In my opinion, the only really good movie versions of TV shows have been:

the Star Trek movies (mainly because they kept the original cast and kept things in continuity with the original show.)

and I generally liked "The Flintstones" and "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas". (But I wish the former didn't have to include that one curse word just to get a PG rating- that is annoying.)

"Inspector Gadget" and "Inspector Gadget 2" are pretty fun too.

And the 2 Scooby-Doo TV-movies are generally pretty good. As a Scooby-Doo fan, I particularly enjoyed the ending sequence from the first movie- nice live action recreation of classic cartoon scenes.
However, the two theatrical movies are horrible.

..........
And there may be some others that are decent that I've forgotten to mention- but I think it's a very small list in general.

Maybe the "Veronica Mars" movie releasing will be true to the show and a good movie version. (I haven't really seen the show though, so I don't care about the show or movie too much, though I like the comparisons between Veronica Mars and Nancy Drew- I do enjoy The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books, so I might like this show if I ever got around to watching it.)



tv shows are some of the hardest movies to adapt if they get it wrong people will say no they'd never said that or done that in the original series.


if they get it right people will say its too far from the original series

Torgo
03-10-2014, 01:34 PM
Movie versions of TV shows I've enjoyed (I'm only including remakes/reboots, and not movies that are continuations of the shows with original cast like the original Star Trek movies, or The X-Files):

The Fugitive
Star Trek '09
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Addams Family
Addams Family Values
The Flintstones
Speed Racer
21 Jump Street
The A-Team
The Lone Ranger '13
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
The Brady Bunch Movie
A Very Brady Sequel

tlc38tlc38
03-10-2014, 01:39 PM
I'd love a Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie but ONLY if the original cast/crew is on board.

tlc38tlc38
03-10-2014, 01:42 PM
Movie versions of TV shows I've enjoyed (I'm only including remakes/reboots, and not movies that are continuations of the shows with original cast like the original Star Trek movies, or The X-Files):

The Fugitive
Star Trek '09
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Addams Family
Addams Family Values
The Flintstones
Speed Racer
21 Jump Street
The A-Team
The Lone Ranger '13
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
The Brady Bunch Movie
A Very Brady Sequel

I really enjoyed The Flintstones. I'm not too fond of movie versions of TV shows but I think this worked because it was a cartoon and you can't really compare actors.

MrCleveland
03-10-2014, 05:06 PM
It'd be interesting to see a movie based upon the show "F Troop" and having Jim Parsons play the role that Ken Barry played.

Tubehead
03-10-2014, 05:17 PM
I also
Scooby doo mystery begins
Scooby doo 2 ledge of lake monster they were made by cartoon network I enjoyed them then the last two Scooby doo movies.
ben 10 race ageist time
ben 10 alien swarm
the A-TEAM I Forgot about that


I also like to see a quantum leap movie if Scott balka comes back and dean stock well I heard rumor they were going to make a quantum leap movie about sams daughter leaping in time finding same becket but I think they deiced to do redo Battlestar Galactica

Tubehead
03-10-2014, 05:19 PM
I agree with you if they don't use Richard dean Anderson I highly recommend Denison quad he played in frequency he was old looking he kind of looked like MacGyver

twilight zone their also remaking twilight zone movie they did come out with twilight zone movie back in 1980's their also making a Goosebumps movie too.

treky
03-11-2014, 12:59 AM
It'd be interesting to see a movie based upon the show "F Troop" and having Jim Parsons play the role that Ken Barry played.
yea, that'd be good. I can see him in that role

auburntiger
03-11-2014, 01:21 PM
It'd be interesting to see a movie based upon the show "F Troop" and having Jim Parsons play the role that Ken Barry played.


would love to see movies of rat patrol & f troop

MacLeaper
03-11-2014, 01:22 PM
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I'd love a Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie but ONLY if the original cast/crew is on board.



I'm sure you're aware, but there is a Buffy, The Vampire Slayer movie... from 1992.;) (before the series started- not being a fan of the series, I'm not sure how much the movie and series are related- but I'm pretty sure they're not terribly connected much. lol)

MacLeaper
03-11-2014, 01:29 PM
I also like to see a quantum leap movie if Scott balka comes back and dean stock well I heard rumor they were going to make a quantum leap movie about sams daughter leaping in time finding same becket but I think they deiced to do redo Battlestar Galactica

If Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell return as Sam and Al, respectively, I'd be happy to see a Quantum Leap movie. I know there has been talk of this in the past. I don't really care to see a movie with anyone else in the roles though.
And I don't really care to see Sammi Jo Leaping either, as I know that's been talked about as well at one point.


I agree with you if they don't use Richard dean Anderson I highly recommend Denison quad he played in frequency he was old looking he kind of looked like MacGyver

I like Dennis Quaid as an actor; he did a great job in "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra" and definitelyin "Frequency"- I love both those movies, by the way. [But he's only 4 years younger than Anderson, so there's not that much age difference. And I don't want to see him in the role of MacGyver.]
Like I said before, if the MacGyver movie doesn't have Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver, I'd rather it not be made at all 'cause I definitely am not really interested in seeing it. (Of course, a diehard MacGyver fan, I would see most any MacGyver production just to see what it's like and all- but I really only want to see RDA as Mac in a movie. Otherwise, just don't even bother making the movie.)

treky
03-12-2014, 12:14 AM
someone said they'd like to see a GREEN ACRES movie. I wouldn't; if you want to know why just take a look at the BEVERLY HILLBILLIES movie. (not the TV one; even though that was also a big mess. I mean the theatrical one from 1993)

Tubehead
03-14-2014, 11:31 PM
I wouldn't mind seeing a sliders movie with the original cast.

Race's Girl
03-16-2014, 08:52 AM
Happy Days: the Movie please

MacLeaper
03-17-2014, 01:40 PM
someone said they'd like to see a GREEN ACRES movie. I wouldn't; if you want to know why just take a look at the BEVERLY HILLBILLIES movie. (not the TV one; even though that was also a big mess. I mean the theatrical one from 1993)

I saw that airing on TV just a few weeks ago. I remember seeing "The Beverly Hillbillies" movie years ago as a kid and I liked it pretty well- but watching some of it again, I noticed some things I had totally forgotten about that really shouldn't have been in the movie. I still generally like the movie okay- it's still a lot better than other TV show-to-movie adaptations- but it's not the best either.