Ah yes, one of the powerful trends these days in movies is the TV Show to Big Screen adaptations. There have more of them in the last couple of years than you can shake an A-Team at. However, lest we forget that the transition has also been made the other way. And like TV Shows that have jumped to the big screen, some have been good, and some have been very NOT good. Heck, even George Lucas has been talking about a Star Wars TV shows once the Revenge of the Sith is done and out of the way with. I think the reason a “Movie to TV Show” is more rare is because it’s a lot easier to make a single 2 hour movie from YEARS worth of Tv shows than it is to come up with years of TV shows from one single 2 hour moive. Just not as much source material to work with.
Some of the films that made for a good show are:
M*A*S*H* – I had totally forgotten this one was ever a movie. It was on TBS the other night. I had never seen it before (It’s a little before my time). But wow… it was amazing.
Stargate – I’ve never really watched Stargate SG-1 (even though my old company did a couple of effects shots for the show) until this year. Good show.
The Highlander – Ok, now before you get too excited, I’m not talking about any of the Craptastic sequels. I’m talking about the original Highlander that was made into the TV show. I know a lot of people slam the show, but honestly I thought it was pretty fun.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer – Much like M*A*S*H, this in one where a lot of people forget there was a movie first. And no, Sarah Michelle was not in it.
How about some of the Horrible ones:
My Big Fat Greek Wedding – This was just an awesome movie that is still probably my favorite “sleeper” hit of the last 5 years. But WOW did the TV show SUCK! I was so disappointed. It was really terrible… and I don’t even know if it made it to it’s 5th episode or not.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – Truly classic movie turned into a truly horrible show. Yuck.
Clueless – I was so surprised by this movie. It’s actually really funny and quite charming. The show on the other hand was quite annoying and I just wanted to punch it in the face.
Ok, so that’s my little list off the top of my head. Are there any really good ones I’m missing? Any really bad ones? And one more thing… what movie do you think would make a good tv show? Personally I think The Shawshank Redemption would make a great “Fugitive” kind of show.
