tv movies-related stories
Posted Feb 27th 2009 2:55PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free, TV Squad Ten

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.
Continue reading TV Squad Ten: Shows I'd like to see come back as a TV movie - VIDEOS
Posted Dec 11th 2006 5:32PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Industry, Deadwood

Brace yourself,
Deadwood fans. In an interview with
ComingSoon.net, Ian McShane reveals that the cast and crew is still waiting for word on whether or not the two
Deadwood movies will be made. "Today they say yes, they will be done, but who knows what they'll say tomorrow. I've got a feeling in me that it's not completely dead in some way, but who knows what they could do it?"
As you may recall,
Deadwood was nixed by HBO because of their supposed enthusiasm for Milch's next project
John from Cincinnati. HBO offered Milch six episodes to wrap the series up. He refused, opting instead for two two-hour films that he felt might let him bring the series to a proper close.
Continue reading Ian McShane on Deadwood's early grave