I think the Prisoner was a good show too but I think that they could do some really cool stuff with newer technology. The problem is that Hollywood is chewing up every tv show, movie, kids's show, and kid's movie that they can get their hands on. (The Grinch, Cat in the hat, Flinstones etc.) Sooner or later they will run out of material. Then what? Rework the movies that were less popular? Maybe Jason Robard's A 1000 Clowns?
Dark Shadows is already on the pre-production list by the way... On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 10:13 PM, marian_changling <md_moor...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Has no one mentioned the remake of "The Prisoner" also? Why, oh why? > > http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/ > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> > wrote: > > > > yeah, I should have pointed that out, but that goes back to my question > of "Why"? What does it mean to take a smart creative team and have them > "Americanize" a great series? And, though they are behind it, note that this > is a partnership with SyFy. So as you say, i wonder how much control SyFy > will have? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@...> > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:25:51 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just read the whole thing. Syfy is going to use the original producers. > The question is, how tight a leash are they going to have around their necks > > > > > > > > > > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Keith Johnson > > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:39 PM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I could ask, what do they gain by moving the remake to America? I could > ask, "why not just show the original on SyFy?" I could ask, what does it > mean to "Americanize" a theme that is supposedly universal, other than a > change of accents, food, and city names? I could ask--but I won't! > > > > ****************************************************************** > > http://www.sfuniverse.com/2009/10/29/syfy-buys-remake-of-being-human/Syfy > > Buys Remake of Being Human > > > > > > > > > > October 29, 2009 by Cynthia > > > > > > Leave a Comment > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This past summer , we here in the US were treated to a run of the BBC > series Being Human which follows the “lives†of a vampire, a werewolf > and a ghost who are roommates. > > > > Though it sounds like the plot of a bad sitcom, Being Huma n is actually > a startlingly real and emotional TV series that shows the very best and the > very worst of our species. > > > > Now, the company that produced the series is preparing a 13 episode > American reboot to premiere on Syfy in Summer 2010. > > > > > > > > “Being Human is a smart, contemporary, young and imaginative series > that reflects Syfy’s new brand positioning. We are very excited to adapt > this for an American audience and bring it into Syfy’s family of > programming,†said Syfy president Dave Howe. > > > > > > > > Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Original Content for Syfy and > Co-Head, Original Content for Universal Cable Productions added, “We’ve > loved this project and been tracking it for a while. BeingHuman definitely > distinguishes itself as something new and different in a landscape filled > with familiar supernatural fare. In adapting it, we intend to work closely > with RDF to keep the wit , insight, and humor of the original, while opening > up the series for a new audience.†> > > > > > > > “We’re incredibly proud of our British series and had a tremendous > amount of interest in adapting the project for the States. With Syfy’s > unwavering passion and dedication for the show, we’re confident it can be > as successful here as it is in the UK,†said Chris Coelen, CEO of RDF > Media USA. > > > > > > > > Personally, I’m very curious about this idea of remaking a series for > American audiences. We tried it with The Office and it worked, but Kath & > Kim was a huge failure, and what happened to the US version of AbFab? > > > > Being Human has a pretty basic plot that isn’t influenced by the > country of origin, so adapting it should be pretty simple â€" as long as > they manage to keep the balance between the dark sense of humor and the > “human†drama. > > > > > > > > Photo: Being Human from BBC America > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
