When TV shows have made the leap to the big screen, the results have not always been great, except when they keep the same cast and come up with a good story that builds on the series, like Sex and the City and Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. The same is true of some TV movies that have built on a show's lingering appeal even after it's been canceled. James Garner came back for a couple of Rockford Files movies, for instance, and The Return of The Man from UNCLE with David McCallum and Robert Vaughn was excellent. Of course, it doesn't always work -- the Rhoda and Mary reunion was painful to watch -- but I'm still a fan of the follow-up TV movie.
Here's my ideas for ten TV shows I'd like to see as TV movies.
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You might not remember the name but you remember the face: Elliott played the father of Dudley Moore's fiancee' in the two Arthur movies, played the police chief in Beverly Hills Cop, and had regular roles on St. Elsewhere, Chicago Hope, Falcon Crest, and Dallas. He died of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles on Saturday. 
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