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[Ted Jackson jr. s2h2]

> From:          "<Nick English>" <nick at THECAMPUS.COM>
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> This whole damn trend of remakes and movie versions of old TV series
> is so completely nowhere it makes me sick every time I hear about
> another one! It's like the sequel plague of the 1980s -- not a shred
> of originality to be seen! It's like if a script isn't based on a
> book, an old movie or a TV series, studios don't wanna know from it.

Took the words right out of my mouth!


> I'll give credit to X-Files...I'm not a fan of the show and I didn't
> see the movie, but it was a much different concept, and far more

Also, it's an expansion of a series that's still active, not some
pathetic nostalgia shtick, attempting to tug at the sagging
heartstrings of desperate baby boomers...


>
> The one that really makes me wanna puke is Nicolas Cage doing a
> remake of The Courtship of Eddie's Father (yes, it's happening, and
> it was HIS IDEA!). There's one guy I never thought I'd lose respect
> for!
>
Are you serious?  Wow, Cage USED to be one of my favorites...

> My one guilty pleasure -- Dragnet with Aykroyd and Hanks.
>
But, as you said, this is more a spoof along the lines of Austin
Powers...




> --  Nick
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