big screen-related stories
Posted Sep 29th 2009 1:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Reality-Free
You know, ever since
Friends went off the air, rumors have cropped up again and again that there would be a big screen version of the show, presumably picking up the storylines from the grand finale. Of course, if you remember the great stories on
Joey, maybe post-
Friends storytelling isn't such a grand idea after all.
However, at least one person is sure that a feature film is coming. James Michael Tyler, who poured the coffee at Central Perk as Gunther (he also ogled Rachel), was asked about the movie version and
Tyler said that Friends: The Movie is definitely on.
Continue reading Friends feature film rumors begin again
Posted Aug 5th 2009 8:57PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Reality-Free
First there was the news that
The Big Valley is going big screen. Now it's
Gunsmoke getting the silver screen adaptation. Are westerns coming back and nobody told me?
Gunsmoke, the long running CBS western, the series that made a star of James Arness and was a fixture on the Tiffany network from 1955-1975, will be turned into a motion picture.
CBS Films has turned to the writer of
National Treasure: Book of Secrets to craft a new incarnation of the exploits of Marshal Matt Dillon in the western town of Dodge City. The Marshal, as fans of the show or those who've seen the drama on TVLand, was ably assisted by Miss Kitty -- owner of the Long Branch Saloon -- and Doc Adams, the Dodge City doctor.
Continue reading Gunsmoke getting the big screen treatment
Posted May 12th 2009 6:02PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Industry, TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free
OK, I actually loved watching the latest version of
American Gladiators on NBC, but even I think this is a weird idea. But it's actually happening.
American Gladiators: The Movie is in the works, according to show creator Johnny Ferraro.
Ferraro says
American Gladiators was originally conceived as a film more than 20 years ago, but instead became a "TV phenomenon." I'm not sure how a game show that's basically
WWE Smackdown meets
Double Dare was originally conceived as a film, but what do I know. I like to watch
American Gladiators.
Continue reading American Gladiators: The Movie in the works
Posted Apr 21st 2009 1:24PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, CSI, Reality-Free
Are you ready for more
CSI? I mean, there's original
CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, NCIS (which isn't part of the franchise, but has the letters), plus all these shows are in reruns and now,
William Petersen is ready for a big screen CSI. He's downright positive about it, even though he himself exited the TV show last December. I don't know if a movie version of
CSI is really necessary, but to hear Petersen talk, there are some valid reasons.
For his point of view, some stories couldn't be shown on TV because of the graphic or sexual content. He'd like to see a movie version go where no TV
CSI has gone before.
Continue reading What do you think about a CSI feature film?
Posted Nov 13th 2008 8:01AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free
You can't stop those Wayans brothers when it comes to doing anything for a laugh. Apparently, one of their long time dreams has been a big screen remake of a 1960's sitcom.
They've been working on a script since 2004, but they are saying now that
The Munsters movie is nearly ready to roll. I know, I know, how many times have we seen beloved TV series turned into horrible features? For every good one --
The Brady Bunch -- there's a lemon like
Leave It to Beaver. The Wayans Brothers clearly believe that they have the goods to make
The Munsters like the former rather than the latter.
However, I have to worry about how well they know the material when Shawn Wayans says, "Their characters are still who they were in the '50s. It's just in modern day." Umm, excuse me -- the '50s?
The Munsters premiered in 1964 and ran till 1966; it was set in present day. Didn't the Wayanses notice that?
Continue reading The Wayans brothers take on The Munsters
Posted Jul 9th 2008 8:42PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free
Last week,
the rumors about the Friends movie were shot down by Warners. Now, you can put
The Sopranos feature in the dead zone, too. Who's the voice of authority with the lowdown on what's really going on in David Chase's fevered mind? A psychiatrist, of course.
Okay, seriously, he's not a shrink, he just played one on
The Sopranos.
Director-actor Peter Bogdanovich was asked about a possible big-screen Sopranos and he said it's not going to happen.
"I spoke to David Chase a month ago, and he said no. He said he thought about it, and he can't figure out a way to do it. So I don't think it will ever happen. I don't think you can ever say never, but my hunch is it won't happen."
Bogdanovich should know. He played Dr. Melfi's psychiatrist, Dr. Elliot Kupferberg, and he spoke directly to Chase. No middle men, the big enchilada himself, the creator of
The Sopranos himself, told it to him straight.
Continue reading That Sopranos big screen movie? Fuggeddaboutit
Posted Jul 6th 2008 2:01PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Reality-Free
Thanks to the success of the
Sex and the City movie -- and talk of more to come -- the rumor mill has been bubbling with other TV shows making the leap to the big screen. In the case of
Arrested Development, it
sure sounds like the truth.
However,
the Friends feature is a rumor that has no legs. Warners owns the property and on July 4th, even though all U.S. offices were closed for the holiday, denied the rumors via the London office.
Jayne Trotman,
Warner's director of publicity, said of the Friends movie, "(There's) no truth in the story." Just to be sure, Matthew Perry's press rep also denied the rumor. She told the BBC that nothing is happening and the rumor is just that, a shred of news with no value attached to it.
Continue reading No, no, no to Friends feature says Warners
Posted Mar 28th 2008 3:21PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen
Hi-Yo Silver, Away! One more time, that masked man will ride again. Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have enlisted writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio for a
big screen remake of The Lone Ranger. A live action, hoot-hollering, hero on a horseback western epic, if
Bruckheimer follows his pattern of doing things big and bold.
Ted and Terry are the same writers that helped bring
Pirates of the Caribbean to the movie theaters in three box office bonanzas. And with
Pirates, there was a lot less source material.
Pirates of the Caribbean was just a ride at Disneyland (and Disney World).
The Lone Ranger could be called the Long Ranger with its rich history in radio, TV and written word.
Continue reading Hi-Yo, Silver! The Lone Ranger is heading to the silver screen
Posted Jul 7th 2006 8:57PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, ABC, TV on the Bigscreen, Lost
Our buddies over at
Cinematical are all a-buzz over the possibility that the ABC drama,
Lost, will culminate with a movie. Executive producer Damon Lindeloff is talking up the idea of bringing the series to a close with a big screen finale. He would like to do five seasons and then a movie, partly to keep the network from making him drag the show on and on for years. It's hard to argue with his reasoning. We've all seen what happens when good shows outstay their welcome (
The X-Files,
Desperate Housewives - ha!).
With all the complicated storylines and themes, I'd say that's a movie that will confound anyone who hasn't watched the series. And, should it only be for fans of the television show? Movies like
The X-Files: Fight the Future and
Serenity were dumbed down a bit in order to woo a broader audience. Is that even possible with something like
Lost?
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