Classic TV shows that should not be made into movies? (Or should not have been made.)

WillParkinson

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Mon May-11-09 06:23 AM
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Classic TV shows that should not be made into movies? (Or should not have been made.)

Edited on Mon May-11-09 06:24 AM by WillBowden

I'm going with Bewitched. Bad enough they replaced Darrin on TV, but the movie sucked the fun out of the show.

On edit:

Gilligan's Island should not be remade. Ever. Never. No. Nyet. Nein. Uh-uh.

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TommyO

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Mon May-11-09 08:17 AM
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1. Lost in Space

That's all.

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hedgehog

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Mon May-11-09 09:40 AM
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6. They should never have made the second episode of Lost in Space.

The first was pretty scary, but someone at CBS chickened out and dumbed down the show after that!

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WillParkinson

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Mon May-11-09 10:17 AM
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7. Dr. Smith would have been an awesome bad guy...

Instead of a whiney namby-pamby "good" guy.

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bigwillq

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Mon May-11-09 08:18 AM
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2. Bewitched was awful.

I so agree.

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Symarip

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Mon May-11-09 08:31 AM
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3. The Flinstones

Typically, any cartoon to live action movie is going to suck... But The Flinstones cranked the suck to '11'.

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blue_onyx

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Mon May-11-09 09:35 AM
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4. It may be too late for Gilligan's Island

There's already plans for a movie. I think the movie is only in the planning stages. IMDB.com has it listed for a 2011 release.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1361548/

Supposedly, producers want Michael Cera to play Gilligan and Beyonce to play Ginger (why!?!).

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2008/12/26/2008-12-26_michael_cera_to_play_gilligan_in_movie_r.html

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WillParkinson

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Mon May-11-09 10:18 AM
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8. You know what they do to the messenger who brings bad news...?

Just sayin'....

(Of course I should have expected it. Doesn't mean I like the idea, but meh, it'll suck and be gone in a week soooooo...)

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oregonjen

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Mon May-11-09 09:38 AM
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5. Seeing the trailer of "Land of the Lost" made me cringe

That is a classic children's tv show that should not have been made into a movie

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WillParkinson

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Mon May-11-09 10:22 AM
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9. Sigh...

I just went and watched the trailer. I did see two humorous lines, but the rest of it looks quite unimpressive.

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Rhythm

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Mon May-11-09 11:50 AM
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13. The re-done TV show was bad enough...

Now we have to suffer Will Ferrell?!

What do these directors have against us 40-somethings?

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BurtWorm

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Mon May-11-09 10:25 AM
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10. The Evening News with Walter Cronkite

Perfection should be left alone.

:headbang:

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azmouse

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Mon May-11-09 11:02 AM
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11. The Incredible Hulk

Oh shit... too late. :cry:

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Rhythm

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Mon May-11-09 11:49 AM
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12. Y'all can hate me for it, but "The Addams Family"

I loved Raul Julia in general... thought Angelica Huston was elegant... Christina Ricci was button-cute )(in that "just you wait... i'll get you" sort of way), and Christopher Lloyd was his usual scene-stealing self.

~BUT~

Those movies were such a train-wreck.

And no one was about to top John Aston and Carolyn Jones.
No one.

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XemaSab

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Mon May-11-09 11:55 AM
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14. Get Smart

Great show, mediocre film.

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Gidney N Cloyd

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Mon May-11-09 12:20 PM
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15. Beverly Hillbillies shouldn't have been made.

Even though the casting couldn't have been more perfect, it still sucked.

On the other hand, around that same time Maverick was spot on.

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