The Untold Truth Of 10 Things I Hate About You

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Attempts to replicate the movie's magic have largely failed



In 2009, "Greek" producer Carter Covington attempted to revive "10 Things I Hate About You" for television, with Junger coming onboard to direct and Larry Miller reprising his role as Dr. Walter Stratford. The series was short-lived.

Today, user ratings on IMDb hover at around a decent 7, and some Redditors profess adoration for both the movie and the TV show. The series ended its only season with cliffhangers rather than closure, leaving "10 Things" loyalists unsatisfied.

While the series may not have been a hit, The Hollywood Reporter said it had "genuine appeal"; the New York Times, however, countered that "the movie has such cult status that it seems almost sacrilege to tamper with it for television ... as a series, '10 Things' is not terrible; it is even at times fun. It's just not very inventive."

As it turned out, that series was just the first attempt to replicate the movie's magic. Another came in 2012, when Junger tried to make what was essentially an adult romantic comedy spin-off with different characters, this time called "10 Things I Hate About Life."

Junger was set to direct, and Thomas McDonell and Evan Rachel Wood of "Westworld" fame were going to star. After a series of production delays, compounded by Wood's pregnancy, the project (which did film, albeit briefly) was ultimately abandoned and left unfinished.