TV series that should be left alone...

[huedell]

I'm honestly trying to think of something I don't want remade - but every time I think of one I remember that it's already been done!

GREATEST AMERICAN HERO'll have a heck of a time getting a feature anytime
soon after GREEN LANTERN's release due to plot simillarities, I'd think...
or would it be easier?

[bizzaro megomauler]

GREATEST AMERICAN HERO'll have a heck of a time getting a feature anytime
soon after GREEN LANTERN's release due to plot simillarities, I'd think...
or would it be easier?

Heard it was being kicked around....

[huedell]

Heard it was being kicked around....

Soooooo've I

[The Toyroom]

Actually; a few shows I think should be left alone, and are surprised there hasn't been a remake:


-Adam-12

"The New Adam-12" ran for two seasons, beginning in '90

[ctc]

>GREATEST AMERICAN HERO'll have a heck of a time getting a feature

Didn't they already try for a sequel series?

>"The New Adam-12" ran for two seasons, beginning in '90

NNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

>Marketing is the key factor - not creativity.

....which is why the audience is DEFINITELY to blame for part of every bad remake.

Don C.

[jds1911a1]

"The New Adam-12" ran for two seasons, beginning in '90

must have missed it was that a Syndicated show, and was it as bad or worse than the new mission impossible

[The Toyroom]

>GREATEST AMERICAN HERO'll have a heck of a time getting a feature

Didn't they already try for a sequel series?

Yes they did....There was a pilot in the late 80s for a new "Greatest American Heroine" series with Ralph passing the torch to a young girl mentored by Bill Maxwell. The pilot didn't sell so they re-edited it and used it as the final episode for the original series' syndication package.

[huedell]

>GREATEST AMERICAN HERO'll have a heck of a time getting a feature

Didn't they already try for a sequel series?

I wasn't thinking about "sequel series" "spin offs" in this threads discussion
due to the context time-period wise...it might as well be the same show.

As far as the GAH movie goes....as mentioned earlier...it's been talked
about....for YEARS....as ANY popular show would be talked about...

Anyways, who knows if they make a GAH feature... they may just have to
change the whole "aliens make an Earthling a superhero" bit due to
the GL connection, is what I was saying earlier.

[CaptainTrenchcoat]

Yes they did....There was a pilot in the late 80s for a new "Greatest American Heroine" series with Ralph passing the torch to a young girl mentored by Bill Maxwell. The pilot didn't sell so they re-edited it and used it as the final episode for the original series' syndication package.

Did that episode actually air? I don't remember seeing it. I wonder if youtube has it?

[huedell]

Did that episode actually air? I don't remember seeing it. I wonder if youtube has it?

I wonder too... but, like yourself, not enough to actually look for it.

There are only a handful of the regular GAH shows
that have stood the test of time with me...
so I'm thinking odds are that HEROINE is not gonna be
that entertaining for me...
ONE of these days I'm sure I'll stumble across it.

[EmergencyIan]

I never want to see a reimagined Emergency not only would they become action driven drivel instead of character driven stories with a resuce or fire as the highlight, they'd have to tweak the characters problaby to give some romantic over tones whether a love triangle with a 3rd party or a coupleing between the Gage and DeSoto analogs (who would probably be a mixed sex and mixed race pairing for PC reasons - see BSG)

Amen!



- Ian


PS. Randolph Mantooth (John Gage on Emergency) was shopping around an Urban Search And Rescue action/drama a few years ago based on the Los Angeles County Fire Dept. (same Dept as in Emergency) USAR-1....with their full cooperation. Unfortunately, none of the networks showed enough interest.

[EmergencyIan]

Especially the hospital staff.

The character of Dr Brackett is basically Joe Friday in a lab coat --- Today that kind of character would be played as a comedy.

and Amen again!



- Ian

[EmergencyIan]

must have missed it was that a Syndicated show, and was it as bad or worse than the new mission impossible

I remember seeing it. It was a stinker.


- Ian

[johnnystorm]

Did that episode actually air? I don't remember seeing it. I wonder if youtube has it?

It's on the 1st season DVD set

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I can't believe that they are re-making the Rockford Files. Jim Rockford got away with so much stuff because it was an era before GPS, Cell Phones, Internet, desktop publishing, etc. Outside of the fact that I cannot see any one but James Garner in the role (can't really use that argument anymore with the success of Star Trek), I can't see the stories even remotely having the same "flavor."