Greetings from Fountain Valley, California, USA!
Photo taken on Sunday, February 22, 2009.
The previous week was uneventful and I had more of the same this week. That being the case, I revisit – but take a different approach – to my last topic: Movies or Television. Last time I mentioned the recent series Battlestar Galatica was greatly improved on the 1970s version. But what shows have become successful movies and vice versa?
My pick for best drama movie based on a television series is The Fugitive. The original show ran for 4 years in the 1960s before becoming a hit movie in 1993. Even more, time and repeated viewings have not diminished its appeal. Additionally Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar for his performance as Deputy Marshall Gerald and reprised the role in 1998’s U.S. Marshals. The only lowlight is a short-lived TV series update in 2000.
As for best comedy movie based on a television series, I favor The Addams Family. On TV it only lasted 2 seasons but endured in reruns. The Addams Family movie in 1991 proved popular enough for a sequel Addams Family Values in 1993. Then an updated television series, The New Addams Family, had a brief run in the late 1990s.
On the flip side, my choice for best television drama series from a movie is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The theatrical version was average at best but the Buffy series and its spin-off Angel were both successful, lasting 7 and 5 years, respectively. The show ended in 2003 but its fans still fuel talk about another movie but that is pure speculation so far.
My hardest category is best television comedy series from a movie as no show stands out in my mind. By default I name M*A*S*H. Following the 1970 movie, the 1972 TV show lasted 11 years, much longer than the 3 years of the Korean War, the setting for the series. It spun off another comedy and, in an interesting twist, a drama too. The former was the less successful AfterMASH, lasting only 2 seasons, and the latter was the popular Trapper John, M.D., running for 7 years. Unlike my other choices, M*A*S*H has never been remade for movie or television since the series ended.
Keep in mind that these choices are only my favorites. Several properties have moved from one medium to another and back again such as Star Trek, Ferris Bueller/Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Spider-Man, Clueless and Superman. Feel free to share your opinions.
Finally this week’s photo is another follow-up. Last year I had a shot of a golden retriever puppy sleeping on a pile of stuffed animal toys that just shouted “CUTE!” The dog, Kala, makes a return appearance, much larger, but still adorable, even when getting in (and out) of hot water literally, as this latest photo shows her in a jacuzzi. She is blonde, beautiful and, as a female dog, always a bitch.
Angelo
Photo taken on Sunday, February 22, 2009.
The previous week was uneventful and I had more of the same this week. That being the case, I revisit – but take a different approach – to my last topic: Movies or Television. Last time I mentioned the recent series Battlestar Galatica was greatly improved on the 1970s version. But what shows have become successful movies and vice versa?
My pick for best drama movie based on a television series is The Fugitive. The original show ran for 4 years in the 1960s before becoming a hit movie in 1993. Even more, time and repeated viewings have not diminished its appeal. Additionally Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar for his performance as Deputy Marshall Gerald and reprised the role in 1998’s U.S. Marshals. The only lowlight is a short-lived TV series update in 2000.
As for best comedy movie based on a television series, I favor The Addams Family. On TV it only lasted 2 seasons but endured in reruns. The Addams Family movie in 1991 proved popular enough for a sequel Addams Family Values in 1993. Then an updated television series, The New Addams Family, had a brief run in the late 1990s.
On the flip side, my choice for best television drama series from a movie is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The theatrical version was average at best but the Buffy series and its spin-off Angel were both successful, lasting 7 and 5 years, respectively. The show ended in 2003 but its fans still fuel talk about another movie but that is pure speculation so far.
My hardest category is best television comedy series from a movie as no show stands out in my mind. By default I name M*A*S*H. Following the 1970 movie, the 1972 TV show lasted 11 years, much longer than the 3 years of the Korean War, the setting for the series. It spun off another comedy and, in an interesting twist, a drama too. The former was the less successful AfterMASH, lasting only 2 seasons, and the latter was the popular Trapper John, M.D., running for 7 years. Unlike my other choices, M*A*S*H has never been remade for movie or television since the series ended.
Keep in mind that these choices are only my favorites. Several properties have moved from one medium to another and back again such as Star Trek, Ferris Bueller/Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Spider-Man, Clueless and Superman. Feel free to share your opinions.
Finally this week’s photo is another follow-up. Last year I had a shot of a golden retriever puppy sleeping on a pile of stuffed animal toys that just shouted “CUTE!” The dog, Kala, makes a return appearance, much larger, but still adorable, even when getting in (and out) of hot water literally, as this latest photo shows her in a jacuzzi. She is blonde, beautiful and, as a female dog, always a bitch.
Angelo
