Comments on: 5 Award-Winning Films That Should Never Be TV Series

By: Marcia

Marcia — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:55:49 +0000

Zoje George, the further adventures of Roxie and Velma sounds briliant! Now that the strike is nearly over (fingers, toes and eyes crossed), you should start writing that one.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:54:09 +0000

Jess, I will never stop hating Crash. NEVER, you hear me?

But now you do have me thinking about what it would take to make Titanic actually work as a soap. I mean, they’d obviously have to cast Heather Locklear and Shannon Doherty. Sure, they’re all going to die, but they’re going to die in the bitchiest way possible and look fierce while they do so.

By: rhimi

rhimi — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:19:33 +0000

Carrie, I’m so with you on the Leon one. If they hadn’t already made La Femme Nikita which was strangely watchable despite being quite rubbish then I’d add that to the list of ones to make.

By: Zoje George

Zoje George — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:21:50 +0000

Oooooh, the Titanic Love Boat! Now that’s an idea. But only if there’s lots of Charo; everything’s better with Charo. Yes, she’s still alive.

How about “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” as a reality series? Really bad idea there.

Chicago, the further adventures of Roxy and Velma as they claw their way to the top only to come crashing back down as cinema overtakes the all of the vaudeville theatres — THEN they start murdering and clawing their way through Hollywood. Oh wait, maybe that could work.

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:06:29 +0000

Is it weird that I actually like the idea of the Titanic series?

Also, I loved Crash. STop with the Crash-hating, people! But yeah, the series idea is dumb.

By: Bextera

Bextera — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:13:59 +0000

Oh dear god. I really hate what they did it with the plot as well.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:21:04 +0000

Bextera, they already tried a Dirty Dancing TV show! Sadly, it did not last long enough to make it to Dirty Dancing: The College Years. Carrie, I have a sudden fear that they WILL make a TV series based on Alien. After all, they've dusted off Sarah Connor and the Bionic Woman -- Ripley can't be far behind.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:34:52 +0000

I’m thinking Leon could either be a really bad idea, or a really brilliant one, depending on who did it. Mathilda grows up as a kick ass assassin and vows to bring a bloody death to all bad guys. She talks to her Leon plant and has regular glasses of milk with the fat guy in the restaurant, before taking him out too when she realises he stole all her money. No sappy love interests. Or overly cute kid sidekicks.

Please don’t let them ever do an Alien TV series. All the sequels and AvP are already breaking my heart.

By: Bextera

Bextera — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:46:47 +0000

My work colleague in response to the news about Crash:

“Was there enough to go around?”

I have to agree with him.

Actually, Gladiator really might work. And you don’t have to have Maximus, you could have the kid or someone grow up and do it, or one of Maximus’ chums. Shame Oliver Reed couldn’t play a part though.

And another film:
Dirty Dancing. After the summer ends Baby does go to college and spends her time there fitting into the student life, while trying to date her dancer boyfriend Johnny who struggles to get by in a small college town. You all want them to end up together because it’s the magic of the film, but seeing it actually being played out on a weekly basis will soon lend some reality and you’ll soon be cheering for the geek who loves Baby from afar.