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How to get movie ideas: Scour TV Guide
Last week I threatened - ahem- promised to post a list of TV shows coming to the big screen, courtesy of the Web site Den of Geek.
Being based in the UK, the site lists a number of British shows I’m not familiar with, so I’ll skip those, but if you want to check out the full list, click here. Here are my reactions to movies pulled from old copies of TV Guide (I’m willing to bet Hollywood studios have crates full of em. How else to explain their development slate?)
Magnum PI: Matthew McConaughey takes over for Tom Selleck. (cringe) The director is Rawson Marshall Thurber, who made Dodgeball, which I liked, but I hope they’re not making Magnum into a goofy comedy.
I, Claudius: This got an acclaimed adaptation from the BBC; the movie is in the hands of Scott Rudin, one of the savviest producers in the biz. I’m optimistic.
Arrested Development: The acclaimed show is due to reach the big screen next year with the cast and crew intact. Hey, maybe I’ll finally check out the show now.
The A Team: It’s being directed by John Singleton, a talented man who really deserves better assignments than easy studio bait like this and 2 Fast 2 Furious. The rumor mill states that Woody Harrelson is Murdock and Ice Cube is BA. Sorry, but there’s only one Mr. T, although I will grant it would be funny to see Cube with a mohawk.
Wonder Woman: This will get made eventually, I’m sure, but not even a truth-wringing lasso will get anyone to tell you any definitive plans. Joss Whedon was on board to write and direct, but the movie’s back in limbo again.
Masters of the Universe: Whatever. Wasn’t one dumb live action movie enough?
Thundercats: What, no Silverhawks movie? Outrageous!
State of Play: I don’t know the show, but I like the cast and director: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams and Helen Mirren are in the cast, are filming under the we of director Kevin MacDonald, who made The Last King of Scotland and Touching the Void.
The Prisoner: Don’t know much about the show, but I’m up for anything Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins) directs.
ChiPs: Chumps.
Fraggle Rock The Movie: Now this I’d actually like to see. The original TV show was rather ingenious. Let’s just hope the malaise of post-Henson Muppets doesn’t rub off on it. Speaking of which …
The Muppets: The Muppets haven’t had a great movie since Muppet Christmas Carol. They’re being revived by Jason Segal and Nick Stoller, the team behind the very funny Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which ended with an imaginative puppet sequence that was obviously Muppet inspired. Fingers crossed on this one.
The Smurfs: If anything, I see even less of a point to this than I did for Alvin and the Chipmunks. And this will probably be a hit too. Le sigh.
Dallas: I’ve blogged about this one before, and I don’t see how this can work. If the movie makes fun of the show, fans of the show will be mad; if the movie plays it straight, it will be just as overwrought as the show was. Never mind who shot JR - I say shoot the remake - and not with a camera. Betty Thomas directs, but I’m skeptical she can work the same magic with this that she did with The Brady Bunch Movie.
Mighty Mouse: If they can make a movie of Underdog …
What do you think of the list? Are there any TV shows that deserve to be made into movies?
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By SRCputt
June 12, 2008 3:22 AM | Link to this
As a long time Muppet fan who has been disappointed with the recent efforts (Wizard of Oz was unwatchable) I am excited by this prospect. These guys are legitmately funny, and reading an interview with them, appear to be genuine fans of the show.