Movie to TV adaptations have a long and patchy history. There's been great examples of the form - the television Buffy far surpassed her cinematic roots - and some not-so-great efforts - who ever thought it was a good idea to make a TV prequel to Casablanca starring David Soul in the Bogart role?
But transforming big-screen bucks into small-screen success is an irresistible idea, it seems, with a number of broadcasters in the Us and UK hoping to turn a crop of classic films into viable television shows... but which will succeed and which will fail?
> Les Mis as legal drama, mermaid sitcom: Us TV's 5 Craziest Pilots
12 Monkeys
The Scoop: Syfy have hired Terra Nova writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett to give 1995's mind-boggling time-travel flick a television revamp.
Hit or Flop? "Ridiculous", "dumb" - harsh words levelled at this project by 12 Monkeys director Terry Gilliam. We'd have...
But transforming big-screen bucks into small-screen success is an irresistible idea, it seems, with a number of broadcasters in the Us and UK hoping to turn a crop of classic films into viable television shows... but which will succeed and which will fail?
> Les Mis as legal drama, mermaid sitcom: Us TV's 5 Craziest Pilots
12 Monkeys
The Scoop: Syfy have hired Terra Nova writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett to give 1995's mind-boggling time-travel flick a television revamp.
Hit or Flop? "Ridiculous", "dumb" - harsh words levelled at this project by 12 Monkeys director Terry Gilliam. We'd have...
- 9/6/2013
- Digital Spy
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