TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

#1

TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

Posted: 9/10/05 at 1:32pm

Did succeed:
THE ODD COUPLE

Didn't succeed:
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
MY BIG FAT GREEK LIFE
PRIVATE BENJAMIN

This is just off the top of my head...feel free to add more. And explain why you think certain one's succeeded and others didn't.

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#2

re: TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

Posted: 9/10/05 at 1:57pm

Did: ALICE Early to bed....
M*A*S*H


I liked PRIVATE BENJAMIN...it ran for a couple of seasons, didn't it? Not exactly a hit I suppose.


Didn't: FARGO (1 episode I think)
NINE TO FIVE (Though I liked it too)

#3

re: TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

Posted: 9/10/05 at 1:59pm

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is the best comedy in nearly 20 years. I absolutley thought it was brilliant, touching, warmhearted, and hysterical. So, needless to say I was anxious for the show. My Big Fat Greek Life, in short, was a big fat greek mess.

#4

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 2:14pm

DID: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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#5

re: TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

Posted: 9/10/05 at 3:00pm

FAME did well

Parenthood, not so much

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#6

re: TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

Posted: 9/10/05 at 3:48pm

Didn't:

FAST TIMES (at Ridgemont High)
DELTA HOUSE (based on Animal House - featured a young Michelle Pfeiffer)
HOT L BALTIMORE
THE NEW ODD COUPLE (all black cast)
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (black cast)

#7

re: TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

Posted: 9/10/05 at 3:50pm

THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR played for several seasons


(I think. Well, I liked it.)

#8

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 3:56pm

The unfortunate thing about My Big Fat Greek Life was that once it went to series, there was a writing team brought in...which is common. The result is that I think it lost a lot of its original "voice" and became a little to gimmicky. Too bad. It had such a great cast, and the movie was fantastic.

#9

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 7:23pm

Successful - The Courtship Of Eddie's Father

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#10

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 7:24pm

Not- Look Who's Talking

#11

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 7:26pm

Didn't: MY SISTER EILEEN (and Elains Stritch was Ruth)

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#12

re: TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

Posted: 9/10/05 at 7:34pm

Didn't -- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (neither cartoon nor live action could sustain the Wyld Stallions on the small screen).

#13

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 7:36pm

Did: THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS

Dwayne Hickman, Bob Denver, Tuesday Weld, Warren Beatty, and Sheila James Kuehl (who can forget Zelda Gilroy?)

#14

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 7:44pm

PEYTON PLACE...Big hit
It gave the world hunky Ryan O'Neal, pretty Mia Farrow and the luscious (sp) Barbara Parkins.

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#15

re: TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

Posted: 9/10/05 at 10:48pm

Didn't

Steel Magnolias - Elaine Stritch as Ouiser

Driving Miss Daisy

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#16

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 10:53pm

did not: clerks

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#17

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 10:54pm

Soul Food ran for several years on Showtime and Barbershop seems to be doing well too.

Was the series Flamingo Road with Morgan Fairchild in any way related to the Joan Crawford movie?

#18

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 11:19pm

Yes it was. It was based on elements contained in the original novel by Robert Wilder and the 1949 film by Michael Curtiz.
The character of "Lane" was played by Joan Crawford in the film and by Cristina Raines in the 1980 TV series. Only the character's last name was changed from Bellamy in the movie to Ballou in the series.

#19

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 11:21pm

Minor syndicated hit: Weird Science [1994-1997]. Based on the film of the same name that ran for 88 episodes.

#20

re: TV series based on movies that did/didn't succeed.

Posted: 9/10/05 at 11:21pm

Did not:

PAPER MOON

Do we all remember when Jodie Foster was the poor man's Tatum O'Neal?

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#21

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 11:23pm

Bomb: Karen Sisco starring Carla Gugino and based on a character from the movie Out of Sight.

Updated On: 9/10/05 at 11:23 PM

#22

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Posted: 9/10/05 at 11:57pm

Thanks, Marquise. Didn't they give Moonstruck a shot?

#23

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Posted: 9/11/05 at 12:27am

Wasn't there a TV series based on the Planet of the Apes movie? With James Naughton in a leading role?

and didn't it fail?

sidenote: I have a "baseball card" of the show with James Naughton's signature on it.(sick/funny gift from a friend).

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#24

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Posted: 9/11/05 at 12:50am

I loved the Clerks animated series. I remember it being pretty funny. I think if Fox picked it up and ran it with Simpsons and Family Guy it would do quite well.

Akiva

#25

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Posted: 9/11/05 at 1:10am

kevin smith is not meant for tv, unless it's degrassi which is still bothering me a lot.

CLerks animated, go buy it on DVD it's so much fun
RUMOR CLERKS 2, looking for a female lead??

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