tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post9010087692317585210..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Weirdest news I've heard all dayAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65276830665679430102007-10-13T21:24:00.000-04:002007-10-13T21:24:00.000-04:00The Duck Factory<I>The Duck Factory</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-20061163303428404232007-10-13T08:24:00.000-04:002007-10-13T08:24:00.000-04:00I always wished "Birds of Prey" had been done bett...I always wished "Birds of Prey" had been done better. Oracle and Black Canary are awesome superheroines who are written so well in the comics by Gail Simone. It would have been great to have a cool, ass-kicking female team of superheroes on TV.Jennette Fuldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472979135701418121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26648603375205220442007-10-12T01:54:00.000-04:002007-10-12T01:54:00.000-04:00PROFIT, with less reticence.It seems tame, now.PROFIT, with less reticence.<BR/><BR/>It seems tame, now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28527282737972612532007-10-11T16:35:00.000-04:002007-10-11T16:35:00.000-04:00"Harsh Realm" would be great revamped. Hell, they..."Harsh Realm" would be great revamped. Hell, they could even CGI the whole thing (that way, D. B. Sweeney could still be involved, doing voice work) :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11162875956180721252007-10-10T22:45:00.000-04:002007-10-10T22:45:00.000-04:00"Mister Sterling" from NBC back around 2000 or so...."Mister Sterling" from NBC back around 2000 or so. I don't think it really deserved to fail, at least not as much as others, but I think it could be a helluva show with Aaron Sorkin writing it now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-19697507588399696262007-10-10T19:55:00.000-04:002007-10-10T19:55:00.000-04:00I thought "Drive" could have worked if they had di...I thought "Drive" could have worked if they had ditched the ensemble element and chosen to focus on Nathan Fillion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-41382285457860333572007-10-10T19:41:00.000-04:002007-10-10T19:41:00.000-04:00Playmakers - this time, put it on a network with n...Playmakers - this time, put it on a network with no affiliation to the NFL.<BR/><BR/>Skin - This could work on a HBO/Showtime, as long as "His father is the DISTRICT ATTORNEY!!!" isn't played one bazillion times. <BR/><BR/>The Benefactor - Mark Cuban just needs to find the right reality show and he'll be a star!<BR/><BR/>Woops! - that old FOX sitcom about a post-apocalyptic world. Galactica-ize it.BFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264282750160516858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-48455790273625219122007-10-10T19:22:00.000-04:002007-10-10T19:22:00.000-04:00Short lived FOX sitcom "Cracking Up" had a killer ...Short lived FOX sitcom "Cracking Up" had a killer cast but needed new writers badly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33563954534746596952007-10-10T19:20:00.000-04:002007-10-10T19:20:00.000-04:00Your Reaper/House post reminded me: Bring back the...Your Reaper/House post reminded me: Bring back the Joe Schmo Show!!! Put it on a network people actually watch, and that's about it. Maybe do a performance reality show parody where all of the contestants live in a house as well as perform. Maybe "Live Your Dream" so they can parody American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Americas Got Talent, American Inventor, Top Chef and all of those shows. And bring back Matt Kennedy Gould! I don't care how. He was six kinds of awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11282758376493672512007-10-10T18:55:00.000-04:002007-10-10T18:55:00.000-04:00Is it too soon to remake the crappy Flash Gordon S...Is it too soon to remake the crappy <I>Flash Gordon</I> SciFi is airing?R.A. Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851961356321735388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-41066344262479727112007-10-10T18:16:00.000-04:002007-10-10T18:16:00.000-04:00I would go with V. If the series was done more li...I would go with V. If the series was done more like the original miniseries, with its heavy fascist overtones, and less like the comic book the second mini series was, it could have been some great TV instead of a cheeze-festAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63770399055263919142007-10-10T16:15:00.000-04:002007-10-10T16:15:00.000-04:00Not part of this discussion, but could be filed un...Not part of this discussion, but could be filed under "Happiest news (clip?) I've seen today":<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFQVSvG5x54TuckPendletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205887129563034955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-74549032076849596082007-10-10T14:09:00.000-04:002007-10-10T14:09:00.000-04:00I've got two similar sitcoms that might work. The ...I've got two similar sitcoms that might work. The first probably more as a drama - <A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0092332/" REL="nofollow"><I>The Charmings</I></A>. I think a darker, less tongue-in-cheek version could work really well with a nice blend of fantasy and reality - a lot like the Vertigo title <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fables_%28Vertigo%29" REL="nofollow">Fables</A>.<BR/><BR/>The other show, which I think would work best as a revamped single-camera is <A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0101116/" REL="nofollow"><I>Hi Honey, I'm Home</I></A>.R.A. Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851961356321735388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15913139733285294772007-10-10T14:07:00.000-04:002007-10-10T14:07:00.000-04:00I'd love to see an update of Misfits of Science, b...I'd love to see an update of Misfits of Science, but I'm guessing the time is past with all the superhero/superpower shows coming out all at once. I anticipate a backlash. But how can you go wrong with a group of people with superpowers driving around in an ice cream truck helping solve mysteries. This would be much better than trying to keep up a mythology that makes viewers lose patience, a la Heroes.Mattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393357266149957018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-84679602741654472542007-10-10T13:46:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:46:00.000-04:00Can reality shows be retooled as part of this expe...Can reality shows be retooled as part of this experiment? I was a big fan of The Mole (Anderson Cooper, non-celebrity version), and every time I see Amazing Race win an Emmy, I think: The Mole would have given it a run for its money.<BR/><BR/>Make the host a little less visible, put the individuals into a little less comfortable environs and make it a world-wide stage and I think it would be a great fit in prime time.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905724464081642018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60367726793091844562007-10-10T13:42:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:42:00.000-04:00I don't know about a remake, but while I enjoyed C...I don't know about a remake, but while I enjoyed Committed, what I really thought they should do was just take Josh Cooke and Jennifer Finigan and build a new show around them that wasn't trying quite so hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33739423483862796672007-10-10T13:41:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:41:00.000-04:00I'd say "Windfall" or "Reunion," shows with great ...I'd say "Windfall" or "Reunion," shows with great concepts but terrible showrunners.Donlee Brusselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241366685724093990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-90572310406914927572007-10-10T13:34:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:34:00.000-04:00I love this thread idea. I thought "Raines" had a...I love this thread idea. I thought "Raines" had a great show inside itself somewhere. Jeff Goldblum has always been an interesting actor. I loved him as a kid in "Tenspeed and Brownshoe". <BR/> Raines would have been great on Showtime or Fx, where they wouldn't have to spoonfeed the audience or throw in lots of cop show cliches.Homertojeebushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716825626940216299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-20871295670351880352007-10-10T13:23:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:23:00.000-04:00Actually, this question has me wondering about an ...Actually, this question has me wondering about an upcoming show: The Return of Jezebel James.<BR/><BR/>Pretty much every critic has said that filming it multi-camera was a mistake. Is there any word on whether or not they're going to switch to single camera before it airs? There's so much great talent involved in the show that it would be a real waste if they blew it because they made a poor choice about how to film it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33470029314296522012007-10-10T13:19:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:19:00.000-04:00I was one of the few who thought that "That 80s Sh...I was one of the few who thought that "That 80s Show" had promise, but I don't know that I'd redo it since a lot of my good will toward it was due to good casting.<BR/><BR/>I'd argue that the team behind "Wonder Showzen" could do wonders with the rights to "Lidsville", but it'd almost seem kind of redundant considering what they already do on "Showzen".<BR/><BR/>Wait, I know! "Push, Nevada"! Was really cool (if derivative), so I'd say bring it back but nix the play-along-at-home aspect of it. Granted, that kind of game stuff goes over well nowadays (what seemed intrusive and weird at the time would fit in with all the "text in your entry" type commercials we're subjected to at every commercial break now). But I think it would stand more of a chance now, especially since there's been more serialized mysteries on the market (aka Lost); "Push, Nevada" was a little drawn out but it still managed to give more satisfying answers in 6 episodes than "Lost" has in, well, ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42985761516853366202007-10-10T13:14:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:14:00.000-04:00"Action" and "Pasadena" both fit the "Cupid," ahea..."Action" and "Pasadena" both fit the "Cupid," ahead-of-its-time model. Good shows, but I'm looking more for something like "The Pitts" or "Galactica," something that would need more than a new era and network to work.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65793314466729749952007-10-10T13:12:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:12:00.000-04:00"This isn't like when the new "Mission: Impossible..."This isn't like when the new "Mission: Impossible" just remade old '60s "M:I" scripts in the late '80s."<BR/><BR/>I remember during that same time, the producers of 'Sonny Spoon' were ready to recycle old 'Rockford Files' scripts for their show! <BR/><BR/>Scary to think what they might resort to....Toby O'Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999037844031101965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76288919040206280472007-10-10T13:10:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:10:00.000-04:00I think Pasadena was just a couple of years ahead ...I think Pasadena was just a couple of years ahead of its time. I don't think I'd necessarily change anything about it other than not dumping it on Fridays on Fox immediately after 9/11.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-53492127850386700512007-10-10T12:55:00.000-04:002007-10-10T12:55:00.000-04:00Going back a ways here, but I thought "The Famous ...Going back a ways here, but I thought "The Famous Teddy Z" was totally a missed opportunity. Any show that has Alex Rocco in his prime as a sharkish Hollywood agent and yet still manages to flame out after a single season had to be doing a lot of things wrong. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, the basic premise -- decent kid from the mailroom gets made full agent after catching the eye of a big star -- still has merit. I'd redo it as a single-camera laugh-track free show. Make the star not a Marlon Brando clone, but a Lindsay Lohan/Britney Spears party girl in and out of rehab. Put it on cable, so you can have sex. drugs, etc. And for god's sake, drop the sitcom schtick.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582136184196524214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81124935095270901692007-10-10T12:54:00.000-04:002007-10-10T12:54:00.000-04:00People won't accept FG clones unless they're by Se...<I>People won't accept FG clones unless they're by Seth MacFarlane himself.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, they accepted a Simpsons clone that wasn't by Groening and company. :)Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.com