On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://thewrap.com/tv/article/cbs-conjures-bewitched-revamp-29957 > > Whole item (except for Elizabeth Montgomery picture: > > CBS Conjures Up a 'Bewitched' Revamp > > Add another re-imagined TV classic onto the heap. > > Following on the heels of its "Hawaii Five-0" revamp -- not to mention > ABC's upcoming "Charlie's Angels" remake -- CBS has ordered a script > for a "Bewitched" revamp, an individual with knowledge of the project > confirmed to TheWrap. > > The script will be penned by Marc Lawrence, who wrote the screenplays > for "Miss Congeniality" and "Did You Hear About the Morgans," and > produced by Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher -- who also produced 2005's > big-screen adaptation of "Bewitched" starring Will Ferrell and Nicole > Kidman. > > The original "Bewitched" ran on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring > Elizabeth Montgomery as witch Samantha Stephens, and Dick York (later > replaced by Dick Sargent) as her mortal husband Darrin Stephens. > > News of the "Bewitched" revamp was first published by the Hollywood > Reporter. > I am less irritated by the re-pumping of old TV shows than I used to be. A cops and robbers show set in Hawaii makes good sense. I guess CBS could have pretended they were not ripping off Five-0, but in many ways that would really be irritating. A few years ago I thought they were going to give us CSI: Hawaii; I am happier with a Five-O reboot. Wat does make me scratch my head is when they choose to re-make shows that were not very good in the first place. With all due respect to affectionate fans of the original, Knight Rider, A-Team, and Wonder Woman were all really rotten shows the first time around. Charlie's Angels was not quality TV, but like a show set in Hawaii the concept has some obvious visual advantages for a TV show, so I don't blame them for trying that. Bewitched had some pretty good years, and was very successful, before it got real tired for its last three or four years. Again, they could do a show about a guy married to a witch and pretend they were not ripping off Bewitched, but they might as well be up front about it. More worrisome is that the Will Ferrell film was so intensely and totally bad - why would they pick anyone associated with it to develop this show? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
