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Uncle Martin · 12-30-2005, 04:12 PM

And you would pay to see at the movie?

Besides Monty Phyton.

Dean Winchester · 12-30-2005, 05:04 PM

it depends what you mean.... In the "let's get a classic old series and update it to the theaters" or in a "the cast is willing to all return and this could easily be big enough to do a film version of"?

in the first sense, no more. There have been great film-to-tv adaptations, like Fame, M*A*S*H, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Alice, it seems like movie adaptations of TV shows usually play the nostalgic/camp aspect instead of seriously doing the series. Just look at the Charlie's Angels movies, they were so campy and over-the-top that they've really done a disgrace to the original series, which actually was nowhere as cheesy as the movies.

In the second sense, there's a good number that could work, a Sex And The City theatrical film has been rumored for quite some time, even though Sarah Jessica Parker has said she doesn't have any immediate desire to revisit S&TC. A big-screen Buffy The Vampire Slayer movie (not counting the 1992 movie... most fans do not recognize the original 1992 film movie as part of the franchise) has been in talks for quite some time as well, and recently it's biggest holdout (Sarah Michelle Gellar) finally said she'd do one if the script is good (the show ended with closure, but with enough of an open ending that future movies could keep the storyline going). For older shows, something like Happy Days or Cheers could work bringing all the actors back onto the big screen. A Friends movie could work also (one was rumored awhile back) but I wonder how the actors will handle saying a line without the laugh track following each sentence out of their mouths.

Uncle Martin · 12-30-2005, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HUNG UP!

it depends what you mean.... In the "let's get a classic old series and update it to the theaters" or in a "the cast is willing to all return and this could easily be big enough to do a film version of"?

In both... Charlie's Angel 1 worked cause it's more of a spoof than adhering to the TV series. Also Duke of Hazzard. Not so in Bewitched. Not sure about Sex And the City... I don't think it will carry over to the big screen very well... like Sienfeld and Friends not much of a story line to carry a full length. Movie to TV has gotten better... Buffy, Superman (Smallville), M*A*S*H, etc. except for The Crow, imho.

dawsongirl · 12-30-2005, 06:33 PM

I'm hesitant to even think of any, because they always end up looking like the person who wrote the screenplay, cast the parts, etc, never even saw the original show. Plus, if one of my fav stars was in the show, I wouldn't pay to see someone else ruin the roll.

I don't know what ever became of the Hogan's Heroes movie someone wanted to do, but I hope they scrapped it.

Dean Winchester · 12-30-2005, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by barwars

That would be awesome, for any three of those series. Come to think of it, filming a movie in front of a live audience would be really cool.... they'd just have to rehearse their asses off so they'd be able to shoot it all in front of the same audience, otherwise a ton of the jokes would go over their heads.

I wonder in the Happy Days movie if one happened, if the audience in the theater would start clapping everytime someone comes into the room, lol. It got so notorious in the post-Howard seasons because a pizza delivery guy would suddenly get a standing ovation and applause coming into the room. I was glad that with Seinfeld, that Larry David told the audience to keep reserving themselves when Kramer comes into the room because it started getting pretty bad for a period

Ireneparalegal · 12-30-2005, 10:35 PM

None. History has shown that it never works out so why mess with a good thing?

Ireneparalegal · 12-30-2005, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by barwars

The Brady Bunch Movie was hysterical. It worked perfectly.

Yes...you got me there. It was funny. I guess because the Brady Bunch was such a goody good show that it needed to be made fun of. And it was funny and it felt good to see them spoof that family.

vashti1999 · 12-30-2005, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by barwars

The Brady Bunch Movie was hysterical. It worked perfectly.

Yes, The Brady Bunch was a good movie, probably the best based on a sitcom.

On the other hand, the live action movie based on Fat Albert: horrible.

Dean Winchester · 12-31-2005, 12:33 AM

yea, I forgot the Brady Bunch movie, I did like that

12-30-2005, 04:12 PM	#1
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12-30-2005, 05:04 PM	#2
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	it depends what you mean.... In the "let's get a classic old series and update it to the theaters" or in a "the cast is willing to all return and this could easily be big enough to do a film version of"? in the first sense, no more. There have been great film-to-tv adaptations, like Fame, MAS*H, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Alice, it seems like movie adaptations of TV shows usually play the nostalgic/camp aspect instead of seriously doing the series. Just look at the Charlie's Angels movies, they were so campy and over-the-top that they've really done a disgrace to the original series, which actually was nowhere as cheesy as the movies. In the second sense, there's a good number that could work, a Sex And The City theatrical film has been rumored for quite some time, even though Sarah Jessica Parker has said she doesn't have any immediate desire to revisit S&TC. A big-screen Buffy The Vampire Slayer movie (not counting the 1992 movie... most fans do not recognize the original 1992 film movie as part of the franchise) has been in talks for quite some time as well, and recently it's biggest holdout (Sarah Michelle Gellar) finally said she'd do one if the script is good (the show ended with closure, but with enough of an open ending that future movies could keep the storyline going). For older shows, something like Happy Days or Cheers could work bringing all the actors back onto the big screen. A Friends movie could work also (one was rumored awhile back) but I wonder how the actors will handle saying a line without the laugh track following each sentence out of their mouths.

12-30-2005, 06:33 PM	#4
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	I'm hesitant to even think of any, because they always end up looking like the person who wrote the screenplay, cast the parts, etc, never even saw the original show. Plus, if one of my fav stars was in the show, I wouldn't pay to see someone else ruin the roll. I don't know what ever became of the Hogan's Heroes movie someone wanted to do, but I hope they scrapped it.

12-31-2005, 12:33 AM	#9
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	yea, I forgot the Brady Bunch movie, I did like that