Is it just me or are the cops in Wisconsin being a little heavy handed?
(Link via The Register)
From the monthly archives:
August 2005
The Dukes of Hazzard is just the latest in a long line of lame TV adaptations from the major studios - surely its time for them to look elesewhere for decent ideas.
If you’re a Hollywood exuctive in charge of greenlighting films then the allure of remaking a TV show is fairly simple. There is a built in awareness from the audiences who caught the show first time around (so less marketing costs) and there is the opportunity to build a franchise from the material already laid out in the show’s many episodes. To be fair, some adaptations have been reasonably entertaining. The Fugitive was a solid thriller and Mission: Impossible was pleasingly slick but it is hard to really come up with something truly outstanding that had it’s origins in TV.
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