New Dallas TV-Movie for ABC?

[Pavan]

ABC Digs Up 'Dallas' Made-For-TV Film

Who shot J.R.? This time, it'll be ABC.

The Walt Disney Co.-owned network is bringing back "Dallas" as a two-hour movie -- but don't look for a traditional reunion movie.

ABC is in the early stages of developing a show that will focus on the behind-the-scenes soap opera behind the CBS drama, which still stands as one of prime time's most successful series.

One industry insider said the film will feel more like an edition of "The E! True Hollywood Story" than a remake or sequel.

Once Upon a Time Prods., currently mounting a new take on the story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for NBC, is producing the "Dallas" project for ABC, which has made a script commitment for the project.

Both CBS and NBC have mounted semi-satirical TV movie takes on classic TV shows in recent months.

This past weekend, CBS aired a humorous look at the production of the 1960s comic book series "Batman," and the network scored big ratings last season with a similar spoof of "Gilligan's Island."

Once Upon a Time also produced NBC's upcoming mockumentary about "Three's Company," a personal fave of network entertainment president Jeff Zucker that has just been moved to the May sweeps.

[Flash72]

Why do they insist on continually cranking out these so called "that is the way it was" television movies about the productions of classic tv shows? To me, it just "sperls" the memory of the show itself and the humor that is supposedly included in the various films are anything but.