What ARE they thinking?!?

In My Humble Opinion
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Am I the only person who is wondering what’s with the movie sequels to TV shows that should never have been made in the first place? Beverly Hillbillies comes to mind. Now I hear a movie of “Gilligan’s Island” is in the works, with John Goodman’s name being bandied about as the Skipper. And coming soon: “Josie and the Pussycats”. A fair Saturday cartoon being remade as a live-action film. <RANT> Doesn’t ANYONE have an ORIGINAL thought anymore?!?!?

Or what about remakes of other famous movies, example: the animated version of “The King & I”? It was already a kid’s favorite, and they still had to dumb it down? What makes them think they can improve on the original?

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And don’t forget: Scooby Doo: The Movie is in production right now. (They’re gonna use computer graphics for Scooby.)

You’d think they’d have learned by now, what with cinematic flops like Dennis the Menace, Leave it to Beaver, and My Favorite Martian. (And don’t even get me started on A Very Brady Sequel…)

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I agree, this idea of taking TV shows and making them into movies is downright silly. Especially from a financial viewpoint. Only one show as successfully made the transition from movie to TV; Star Trek. Some people would even argue that!

If they do make a big screen version of Gilligan’s Island, they ought to get Oliver Stone to direct it! Here’s the idea for the plot:

Failing movie star, Ginger Grant was trying to jump-start her career with a dramatic rescue. After being lost at sea for a while, she’d be rescued, the sole survivor of a pleasure craft lost at sea. Ginger was prepared for a dramatic rescue, complete with outfits for every occasion.

Unfortunately, she was on the same boat and Mr. & Mrs. Howell. The Howells were trying to get out of the country as quickly and quietly as possible, since the IRS was closing in on them. They planned to take a “3 hour tour” and simply not come back. The Minnow would be lost and the Howells would be safely aboard a ship heading to a foreign country that the US had no extradition treaty with. The Minnow would be lost at sea; actually blown up by the same boat the Howells would be on. This explains why the Howells had that trunk full of cash with them.

The Skipper and Gilligan? Well, they started this tour business after being quickly and quietly discharged from the US Navy for being “little buddy” to each other. 'Nuff said.

The Professor? He had gone on sabbatical from his position at the University before the sex co-ed scandle, at which he was at the center, broke in the papers. Ever wonder why he never made any advances at Mary Ann or Ginger? He learned his lesson!

Mary Ann? She went for a 3 hour tour!

None of them were prepared for the weather, that started getting rough. Before they knew it, the tiny ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost!

All of this worked out with my friend, Dave Martin of Lytheria back in Milwaukee, WI.

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Hollyweird is creativly bankrupt. Simple as that. Look at how many recent movies have been based on frickin’ comic books!

Obviously, the majority of producers must have the scripts and screenplays read to them as they are all patently illiterate.

Let’s start with some books that have no reason not to be movies;

[li]Sundiver by David Brin[/li]
[li]The Witching Hour by Anne Rice[/li]
[li]The Moon Pool by E. Meritt[/li]
[li]City of the Singing Flame by Clark Ashton Smith[/li]
[li]Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (I know, they tried)[/li]The list is endless, and yet these mental midgets continue to churn out tripe that would gag a maggot.

Go figure. Can you say “Lowest common denominator entertainment?”

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This is just evidence that Hollywood is bereft of any new ideas to express itself in any art form. They just re-hash what worked before.

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The Charlie’s Angels movie made $40 million last weekend. As long as people pay for crap like that, we’ll keep getting more of it.

As far as TV-inspired movies go, though, I would like to see more X-Files movies.

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Last night, as I was falling asleep I was in that semi-awake state when even the most ludicrous ideas seem reasonable.

The reason I bring this up: I started thinking about the casting for a Captain Caveman movie.

No, I don’t know why.

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Please, tracer, please please please tell me that you’re joking? Pretty please? For all that is right and good in my pathetic little world, TELL ME YOU ARE JOKING???

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Orsh, have you seen the movie? I wasn’t sure I’d like it, but I did, lots. It didn’t take itself seriously, just a lot of fun, with good-looking girls kicking major ass.

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Just remember that if the trend continues, 20 years from now our kids will be lined up to see “Frasier: The Movie”.

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The Scooby Movie is a reality. http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/htm has a script review. They’re just in talks now, but from what I know Sarah Michell Gellar is up for the roll of Daphne and Christina Ricci for Velma.

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So we have Buffy, Wednesday and Scooby? Who would be Shaggy (the person I actually look the most like). ACtually I will volunteer! I can be a coward at anytime. Would Buffy kick spookybutt too? :slight_smile:

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I read this and had a awful literary flashback. I do like Anne Rice’s books and loved the vampire stuff.

[POTENTIAL SPOILER AHEAD]

However The Witching Hourreally mangled my mule. It was a great story, and I really enjoyed reading it, even the sex parts which seemed a bit more Harlequin-esque that I normally prefer. But I’m a firm believer that a story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Hello Anne Rice, did you ever hear of a thing called an end? Yes I know the story was continued in Lasher and Taltos, but don’t make me read a thousand pages without giving me some sort of closure.

There, I feel much better now…

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further hijack:

“mangled my mule”? :smiley: can i use that?

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feel free :slight_smile:

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Here’s my vision: Entitle it “Whatever Happened to Josie and the Pussycats?” and cast Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Whoopie Goldberg. They re-unite to solve a mystery and maybe play a little music. It will be awful. It will make some people very rich.

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Besides…compared to The Witching Hour, Lasher sucked ass.

I LIKED the Beverly Hillbillies and the two Brady Bunch movies…total satire…it was hysterical!

Greg and Marsha lusting over one another…come on!

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One of my high school teachers would be absolutely perfect as Shaggy.