Last night megan walker and I were talking about American remakes of French comedies, which are usually - at best - crap. If they're going to reinvent it - new actors, new concepts to appeal to a new generation - why not use it as a jumping-off point and do it fresh, instead of trying for some kind of nostalgic appeal?
I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Toddson - Jul 07, 2006 11:07:45 am PDT #5815 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
§ ita § - Jul 07, 2006 11:10:14 am PDT #5816 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
why not use it as a jumping-off point and do it fresh, instead of trying for some kind of nostalgic appeal?
I think The Brady Bunch (which I never saw) succeeded with nostalgia--it seemed to be liked. As for Starsky & Hutch, it was both, kinda. Nostalgia tuned with looking back and mocking ourselves. It just wasn't in the same genre as the original, which I think pissed many off.
Fred Pete - Jul 07, 2006 11:20:22 am PDT #5817 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
BB might have worked if it had been set at the time of the original series. But making them an early-'70s style family in the early '90s made it "watch from the hall" fodder. Which really isn't what you want on a plane.
bon bon - Jul 07, 2006 11:20:44 am PDT #5818 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The Brady Bunch was quite good, I thought. Very sly, and not a straight-up remake. I mean, the bell bottoms are the point-- those people are transplanted into the nineties, which made them complete dorks.
§ ita § - Jul 07, 2006 11:24:07 am PDT #5819 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Very sly, and not a straight-up remake.
Sounds like Starsky & Hutch except they weren't transplanted so much as the audience was reminded of the time gap. Definitely not an immersive experience.
Plus, slash.
lisah - Jul 07, 2006 11:26:28 am PDT #5820 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
Among the shows reportedly being considered for a big-screen version is The Office, starring Ricky Gervais.
But..but...the end was so perfect.
bon bon - Jul 07, 2006 11:32:27 am PDT #5821 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Also: Gary Cole as freaking Dad Brady. !!
erikaj - Jul 07, 2006 11:38:01 am PDT #5822 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I thought S&H was pretty funny, despite not seeing the show in a really long time. If you've seen any similar cop show, the tropes still work to make fun of.
sarameg - Jul 07, 2006 11:54:51 am PDT #5823 of 10002
Ahrg. IT doesn't seem to understand the meaning of the word URGENT. 2 days. Ah well, I'll be gone and if stuff doesn't work, it is their fault.
But really.
Kathy A - Jul 07, 2006 11:55:29 am PDT #5824 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Running Scared (the Hines/Crystal one) is one of the better films at showing off Chicago in memorable ways--the car chase on the L tracks (remember to avoid touching the third rail!), and the big finale in the Thompson Center Helmut-Jahn-designed lobby.