So, which sitcom will Hollywood fuck up next?

[CatWoman]

:nuke:

Alto, I've heard good things about Bewitched (the movie), that's one success out of several attempts.

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. H.R. Puffenstuff

I predict that within this decade, we'll see it as a movie.

[lenidog]

8. LOL How in the world can you screw up that drug addled series

and if you did how would you know?

[maveric]

2. "I dream of Jeannie" with Jessica Simpson as Jeannie.

And Ben Affleck as the Larry Hagman character.

[Shell Beau]

3. Major barf alert!!!

:puke:

[maveric]

16. Pretty bad aint it?

:puke:

[lenidog]

9. That is just plain sick

[GreenPartyVoter]

33. They should done it ten years ago with Lisa Kudrow in the role

[Strawman]

4. Sanford and Son

With Martin Lawrence and someone else (maybe Kenan Thompson) playing all the different characters. Can't you just see Martin dressed up as Aunt Esther?

[Shell Beau]

6. Hey now that could be funny if done right!

[Strawman]

19. It's funny you say that

Because as I was posting it I was kind of getting into the idea. Maybe Arsenio Hall as Grady. Special appearance by Dave Chappelle as Rollo. Chris Elliot as that white cop who could never get the lingo right. Paul Rudd as Julio.

[Shell Beau]

35. Maybe you should get it started and cast those people. It

sounds perfect to me!

[Warren DeMontague]

44. No one could ever replace Redd Foxx.

Ever see his comedy act?

He was the original ol' dirty bastard.

[Strawman]

69. I agree

But that doesn't mean it won't happen and it might be somewhat enjoyable, even though I'll always prefer Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford.

[Shell Beau]

76. He is irreplaceable, but you know, it could still be funny.

Did you like Harlem Nights?

[Warren DeMontague]

81. I saw it a very, very long time ago.

I remember liking it, however.

There was one Redd Foxx stand-up videotape that I remember watching a couple times, back in the day, though, that was just hysterical. Dirty as hell, too. I think it was literally called something like, "Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper".
:hippie:

[Enraged_Ape]

66. I think Cedric the Entertainer would make a good Fred

This actually could be darn funny if written/directed by someone who loved the original show.

[Salviati]

5. Tom Hanks reprises his role in:

Bosom Buddies: The Movie

[BOSSHOG]

7. Leave it to Beaver all grown up

Imagine the 2005 Hollywood possibilities:

Jessica Simpson as June
Leonardo DiCarpio as Eddie Haskell
Matt Damon as Wally
Alan Alda as Ward
Eddie Murphy as the Beaver

[meegbear]

13. They had The New Leave It To Beaver a few years ago ...

and yes, it was as shitty as it sounds.

[lenidog]

17. Was the Beaver still mentally handicapped

as he was in the original series?

[paula777]

37. Now, don't be so hard on the Beaver

lol

[PittPoliSci]

29. i remember second city tv

They did a sketch about leave it to beaver with John Candy as the Beaver. It was really funny.

[meegbear]

78. Yeah Eddie was gay and hitting on Wally

Ward comes in and beats him to death with a baseball bat, teaching the boys a lesson that it's OK to do that.

Mean, but funny.

[PittPoliSci]

80. i remember

the beaver kills eddie, that's all i can remember.

[meegbear]

82. You are correct.

Good call - just remember being a younging and stoned out of my head wathcing that show - SCTV that is.

[lenidog]

10. It seems that they got Bewitched right

[mondo joe]

11. Not a Sitcom, but: James at 42

Twice divorced, alcoholic and spending more time looking at online porn than anything else, James at 42 follows the coming-of-midlife travails of that kid who was James at 15.

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. I'd like that!

[Debbi801]

14. But does he still take photographs?

I used to love that show. The funny thing is, I had forgotten all about it until I saw this post. :rofl: It would be fun to see what James at 16 looked like all grown up. :-)

[mondo joe]

20. Yes, he does, but they are all risque shots of teenage girls available

on his pay website.

[Debbi801]

Ewwwwww

:rofl:

Remember that girl who used to hang out with him? What is she doing?

[Debbi801]

47. I shouldn't have done it, but I googled to see what he was doing now...

He looks exactly like he could play the part you have spelled out for him...



:rofl:

[mondo joe]

71. Man, he has aged. Not like me!

hehehehe

[sasquatch]

15. "All in the Family"

[mondo joe]

22. Jack Nicholson as Archie, Demi Moore as Edith,

Ashlee Simpson as Gloria and Ashton Kucher as Mike.

Yes, I know Demi Moore is older than any of Nicholson's typical leading ladies.

[hfojvt]

52. Archie needs to be fat, and Demi does not work as Edith

I suggest "Neuman" as Archie and Ray's mom could play Edith, or maybe George's mom from Seinfeld.

[mondo joe]

70. I thought the topic was how will hollywood FUCK UP, not

how will they do it right.

[sasquatch]

74. They fuck it up by redoing it in the first place

You see these are great films and tv shows that are the fabric of our culture. You see I don't mind them redoing bad movies like Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy because the original movie sucked dirty FReeper ass. Now people that never read the Hitchhikers book didn't really get the jokes but it was a lot better than the original.

[sasquatch]

73. I actually have John Goodman as Archie Bunker

As for Edith, as see the woman that played the flying nun.(Can't think of her name)

[mondo joe]

18. The Mary Tyler Moore Show, starring Cameron Diaz

And Janene Garafaolo as Rhoda.

[KittyWampus]

72. Interesting

[Kraklen]

21. Just think, forty years from now...

there will be a Seinfeld movie and a Friends movie.

[matcom]

23. The New Zoo Review

x(

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. done as soft-core porn

[matcom]

27. you mean Henrietta will be NEKKID!

:wow:

[mondo joe]

30. Oh, that Hippo lady is so zaftig!

[matcom]

32. she has a big hole

[HughBeaumont]

31. NZR is one of the cheesiest shows ever created.

Even as a kid I thought it was ridiculous, especially that singing Harry Reems/Al Yankovic look-alike and his chick.

[Debbi801]

25. Family...

Let's see what that crazy Meredith Baxter Berny (I know her name isn't spelled right, sorry) and Kristy MacNichols are up to now.

[HughBeaumont]

26. Wait Til' Your Father Gets Home?

I swear, for those old enough to remember, this show was like Family Guy minus the surrealism or pop culture irony. The characters even looked somewhat similar.

And then when Hollywouldn't completely runs out of ideas, they can do a Diff'rent Strokes ripoff, which would be kind of bizarre considering the real-life fates of the kids.

[mondo joe]

28. WKRP in Cincinatti. But in the movie it's all Right Wing Talk Radio.

[GreenPartyVoter]

34. How does Dr Johnny Fever work into that line up?*l*

[Scurrilous]

39. He gets changed...

...by 9/11. He now calls himself Dr. Johnny Savage.

[El Fuego]

36. M*A*SH*. (I'M JOKING.)

[Tyrone Slothrop]

38. I've heard that the advance buzz on Bewitched

Is really, really, really bad. (As in, this movie coupled with Kicking & Screaming may well remove Will Farrell from Hollywood's Next Big Thing list.)

Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[Pacifist Patriot]

42. Okay, now THAT'S the impression I got from the teasers.

[Kraklen]

45. Pulling 35% at rottentomatoes.

www.rottentomatoes.com

that is pretty bad.

[lenidog]

49. But then again the ones reviewing it aren't exactly huge names in

film critics circles. I will wait to see what fellow DUers say before I decide to watch or rent it.

[Kraklen]

50. No, but there's thirty professional critics reporting...

and that's a large enough sample for me.

I really don't take into consideration the "big names" of movie critiqueing. I more often take into consideration the critic from my local independant newpaper than the "big names" like Roger Ebert, or... ah... Mr. Roeper. Or aaahhh, hmmm, ahhh, no he's dead. Ummmm? Gene Shalit? And uh, well you get the picture.

[lenidog]

54. 9 times out of 10 I wont take the word of any critic

Just looking at who they are working for many of them are as much a professional critic as you or me. Actually you and me can probably do a far better job than most of the critics out there. I trust word of mouth from people I know the most.

[Kraklen]

59. Oh, I doubt it.

I mean, I consider it a movie buff, but I'd never get to see and study as many films as a decent professional critic does. Never took any film classes in college, only a couple of English composition courses.

I trust their judgement a lot better than an average joe. I mean, if you went to films based on box office receipts you'd be in a real mess.

Film critics are like weathermen, they're always there when you need them, and they never get no respect.

[lenidog]

62. I love films and I watch them all from the greatest to the worst

The thing that gets me with a lot of critics is that many times they forget the most important question. Is the film entertaining. So many of them get wrapped up in mechanics or the underlying themes of the movie that they forget to tell us if I am just going to enjoy it. I mean I love films that challenge my view of the world and make me think in ways I never have before. I but I also love films that I can sit down and watch and have fun.

[Kraklen]

75. You see, I'm just the opposite.

I prefer it when critics don't give any indication at all about whether or not they liked it. They just talk about the mechanics, the themes, performances, etc. They leave the unqualifiable things like whether or not I'm going to like it up for me to decide.

[lenidog]

55. Actually do we have a film forum here?

Maybe we should start one if we don't

[Kraklen]

61. I think theres a film group.

But I don't know. I can't post in groups.

[lenidog]

65. You haven't donated thats right

I just checked there is a classic movie group whose posts seem to be mostly the TCM schedule for the day and films get stuck in the pop culture forum.

[terrya]

68. The Onion's critic ripped it apart, basically.

And I know...The Onion...but I actually respect their critics. They have a pretty good average on accuracy.

In the "Bewitched" review, they explained the plot...and it just sounds sort of crappy and confusing. Judging from the review...I'm not sure if it's a "wait until it comes out on DVD" kind of movie.

The good reviews of "Bewitched" are from things like "Hollywood Sixty-Minute" and "Variety". That's NOT a good sign. That's basically a "let's find ANY good reviews" marketing campaign...from people like Joel Siegel and Jeffrey Lyons who have never apparently met a bad film.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

77. That's about all I read The Onion for these days

They come up with some good headlines and occasionally there is a genuinely funny article, but the A/V section is really good. I generally agree with their movie, music and book critics' taste; and the interviews are always informative.

Never would have thought I'd get actual information from The Onion...

[Telly Savalas]

40. Alf

[Debbi801]

48. Nah, he's too busy with his talk show...

Ed McMahon is his side-kick.

[Telly Savalas]

53. Please, please, please tell me that's a joke.

:scared:

[Debbi801]

56. If only I could...

http://www.tvland.com/originals/alf/

[Telly Savalas]

67. Noooooooooooooo!!!!!

:cry:

Usually I'm the first to argue against the decline of culture. If someone whines about how things are getting worse, I happily point out that 20 years ago people watched dreck like "The Facts of Life" or a show where David Hasselhof talked to his car. Knowledge of the existence of an Alf talkshow is making me reconsider my position on this.

[Pacifist Patriot]

41. Having seen a few of the teasers for Bewitched I'm really surprised

you've heard good things. I'll try to keep an open mind, but I'm still pissed that they messed with it.

[CatWoman]

46. Creative Loafing does info spots on the local AAR station

and they give it a good review.

[Saphire]

64. yeah, me too. It was a good idea, but the just messed it up.

[Felix Mala]

43. Celebrity Lost in Space - (I know, not a sitcom, but...)

Each week, 6 pseudo-celebrities are launched into space with a random and secret trajectory... Their challenge is to get along and support each other as they enter new worlds where intelligent beings don't give a damn about them. They'll transmit each week's installment until they reach the edge of the known universe in which tha simply vanish - or end up as a conservative White House administration depending on the breaks of the space/time continuum...

[KittyWampus]

79. Brilliant!

[salin]

51. The Facts of Life... but now

since schools can't teach the facts of life - the girls are at a strict Christian school and... well the show is even less entertaining than the original... and definitely NO appearance by then-newcomer Clooney - that might get the gals wanting to know about the facts of life...

[salin]

57. Designing Women

is it really true that Dixie Carter is conservative? I loved her fire-brand liberal character.

[Jamastiene]

83. Yes, she is.

I only really liked Delta Burke and Annie Potts from that show, otherwise, I hated having to sit through it to get to watch whatever it was that I was waiting to watch. I used to do that a lot. Endure.

[hfojvt]

58. watchoo talkin' 'bout Willis?

Love Boat - the movie!

[terrya]

60. I can see a "Golden Girls" film down the road, I don't WANT to see it...

but I can see some studio trying it.

[Deja Q]

63. Starring Jessica Simpson, Hillary Duff, Britney Spears, and

Christine Aguilara.

:scared:

[Jamastiene]

84. Three's Company

with Paulie Shore as Jack Tripper, Tori Spelling as Chrissy, and those two are bad enough that I don't even care who plays Janet. Oh yeah, imagine Ann Coulter as the lady upstairs who always tried her hardest to get Jack... And Ben Stein as Mr. Roper and Elizabeth Dole as Mrs. Roper. Oh God, I'm nauseating myself with this made for television catastrophe. Only Hollywood could fuck anything up this bad. What am I doing? :puke: