I must admit that I'd get much more excited about a period Marlowe set in LA of the thirties or forties. Yes it'd be much more expensive, but it could look gorgeous. 13 episodes rather than 24 as a limited series. I guess only premium cable tries period dramas properly these days.
Indeed go nuts - shoot it in black and white! What was the last TV series shot that way? There's the odd episode here and there - and I'm thinking back to Moonlighting. Or how about putting a black and white version on your website or in a Saturday re-run? Adam (who'd clearly never make it as a television exec) PS Off-topic, but I saw the upcoming film Nebraska in the London Film Festival recently. It looks gorgeous in black and white. However director Alexander Payne admitted that he was forced to make it on a lower budget because of that creative decision. On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Diner <bwayst...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:54:49 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: >> >> I recommend "Poodle Springs," with James Caan as Marlowe, written by the >> late Robert B Parker. >> >> Also, if you can find the film "Marlowe" starring James Garner in the >> title role and costarring a very sexy young Rita Moreno, it is a hidden gem >> of period cinema. >> >> > > This is not the first time ABC has tackled Philip Marlowe. In addition to > the 1950s series with Philip Carey (which I've never seen), they did a > pilot for a Marlowe series in 2007, an updated version with Jason O'Mara in > the lead (a year before the network put him in "Life on Mars"): > > > http://www.zap2it.com/tv/zap-pilots-jasonomaraplayingphilipmarlowe,0,4366253.story > > And I completely agree about the James Garner movie from 1969. A wonderful > movie. > > -Tim > > > -- > -- > 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
