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Television Miscellany for $400

By Steven Lloyd Wilson | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (9)

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Ah television. Even when there’s nothing else to talk about, television can provide some eye rolls by issuing another trifecta of remake/adaptation announcements.

First, rumors have begun that James Cameron is interested in making a television version of True Lies. The adaptation is being produced by Rene Echevarria (“Dark Angel”) and is close to being shopped around to networks, although no pilot has been filmed yet.

(source: SlashFilm)

Next up, we heard a while back that Riddick was getting a third movie since Vin Diesel needs something to do between Fast & Furious films and his Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Just to make sure that horse is thoroughly dead, they’re now making an animated television series spin off featuring Riddick. I have not the slightest clue who the target audience for this might be, but there’s not really any news about it yet. Personally, I’d rather just watch film of a D&D campaign of the various celebrity types who say they play. Vin Diesel’s half-drow kensai taking a swing at Stephen Colbert’s gnome illusionist? That’s entertainment +3 with 1d6 additional damage of awesome.

(source: SciFi Cool)

Finally, we have the first teaser trailer for the absolutely inexplicable SyFy remake of the BBC’s “Being Human.” That’s the remake of a show filmed in English, being rebroadcast in the states by BBC America and only in its third season. There are your standard fare unnecessary remakes, and then there are remakes like this that only make sense in that at least it keeps the remake wolves busy so they don’t diddle “Doctor Who” in the bad places too.

Really? They call that a teaser? It’s like three words, a CGI wall and a title. There are burqas more teasing than that clip.









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And you called a burqa a tease?

Posted by: BWeaves at September 14, 2010 10:11 AM

You know who's inexplicably in this inexplicable remake of "Being Human?" Mark "Don't Call Me Evian" Pellegrino. Really, Jacob from Lost, really? I find it inex-fucking-plicable that this would be your follow up to Lost. Presumably he plays Herrick and while we know he can do bad guy (Dexter, Lost [I'm sorry, Jacob was an arsehole]), I think he's better than this. Inexplicable, ill-advised and inconceivable.

Oh and p.s. Sy-fucking-fy, good luck getting your George to be as adorable as British George. Ain't gonna happen.

Posted by: coveredinbees at September 14, 2010 10:15 AM

coveredinbees:

There is no actor on earth who could be as adorable as Russel Tovey playing George. But it hardly matters since I doubt anyone who watches the real Being Human will even glance at this version.

Posted by: PaddyDog at September 14, 2010 11:21 AM

At first I thought you were going to start making fun of D&D. It seems as though you tried, but were thwarted by the fact that you are a tremendous dork.

Thank you, Wilson's inner dork. We outer dorks appreciate it (though I worry sometimes that I'm the only D&D player who frequents this site -- our people weren't represented anywhere in Dustin's do-you-belong-here post yesterday -- I'm so cold...so cold)

Posted by: superasente at September 14, 2010 12:48 PM

I only clicked on this link because I thought there was going to be something on Poltergeist....

Posted by: SB at September 14, 2010 1:56 PM

Will True Lies be a "suburban hubby is secret spy" show or a "suburban family are secret spies" show? Because the only thing interesting about the movie was the transition from the first state to the second. Will the show be the transition spread over season after season?

The movie in slow motion?

Posted by: The Mutt at September 14, 2010 4:33 PM


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Posted by: vsdgsged at September 14, 2010 5:04 PM

arggh, thought this was referring to the real being human

Posted by: idleprimate at September 14, 2010 5:04 PM

I play WoD or 3.5e every Sunday and Pathfinder every Tuesday, so there are at least two of us.

Posted by: Chugga at September 14, 2010 10:00 PM