Despite not liking the movie, poor source material never doomed a show-- Buffy and BSG come to mind. The Nick Naylor show sounds like a good idea, and I'm sure it was picked up because of the House/Shark misanthropic lead trend. Except, well, House saves lives and lawyers rule. Not so sure about PR firms. But I guess that's why it's a comedy.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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bon bon - Nov 27, 2006 9:54:42 am PST #5996 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
SailAweigh - Nov 27, 2006 9:59:52 am PST #5997 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I am now officially old. I can honestly report that the first Bond movie I remember seeing (when originally televised, not in the theater) was Dr. No. That is just sad.
Jessica - Nov 27, 2006 10:02:29 am PST #5998 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can't wrap my head around TYFS being a continuing story -- it'll require some pretty major reworking. (And I'm optimistically assuming they'll go back to the book for this, instead of trying to adapt the film, since the book is where the entire plot lives.)
Polter-Cow - Nov 27, 2006 10:02:44 am PST #5999 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Nick Naylor show sounds like a good idea, and I'm sure it was picked up because of the House/Shark misanthropic lead trend.
Heh. I wonder how Profit would fare these days. (I have yet to see it.)
§ ita § - Nov 27, 2006 10:12:28 am PST #6000 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jim Profit isn't misanthropic, for the record. He may be unlikable, but he's the eerie face of manipulative charisma.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 27, 2006 10:25:02 am PST #6001 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Dexter is apparently cleaning up in both ratings and critical acclaim, so maybe Profit was just 11 years or so ahead of its time.
bon bon - Nov 27, 2006 10:43:39 am PST #6002 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Oh, Dexter was one I was forgetting in the House/Shark axis. That show is so enjoyable even though I don't have much invested in it. I watch it every week and say, "this is where Lost would leave us hanging" but Dexter manages to tie up the loose end (for example, I bet against them revealing the ITK this early). I think it's because it's based on a book, bringing us back to the topic; many of hte plot points have been worked out in advance.
Hayden - Nov 27, 2006 12:45:34 pm PST #6003 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Jim Profit isn't misanthropic, for the record. He may be unlikable, but he's the eerie face of manipulative charisma.
True, but he's a sociopath, incapable of empathy. Like Angel on a bleak streak times a thousand.
§ ita § - Nov 27, 2006 12:47:17 pm PST #6004 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can't quite fathom anyone wanting to date me.
No contest. I was only commenting on the one word used.
evil jimi - Nov 28, 2006 3:22:18 am PST #6005 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Not so sure about PR firms. But I guess that's why it's a comedy.
and ironically, it's not another US remake of a UK show. If you ever get the chance to see it, Absolute Power, starring Stephen Fry (Hugh Laurie's old comedy duo partner) is hilariously scathing on celebrity and politics. Fry plays "Charles Prentiss" the head honcho of a London PR firm.