Turns out it was too good to be true

[bennet_7]

Attention everyone: the Apocalypse snuck up on us over Easter.

The end is nigh. Be on the look out for four horsemen. I am outraged. I am sad. I am confused.

Why would somebody do this?



WHY????

Why would you remake the awesome 10 things I hate about you into a crappy TV show ten years after it was released? I do not understand.

The girl who plays Kat does not look capable of kicking a guy in the balls and then saying that he kicked himself in the balls. The boy who plays Patrick looks like a Jonas brother. And Bianca? How dare you replace Alex Mack! SHE HAS A SECRET WORLD! (Is that show on DVD yet?) Bogey Lowenstein isn't even mentioned in the new cast list - will Nigel still bring the brie?!

Why yes I have seen this movie 9 million times. How did you guess?

How can they top this moment:

The real rub of it all? The TV show is being directed by the same guy who directed the movie. Kat's father is being played by the same actor too.

Still, it's going to be wretched. For those of you who want to rewatch the film it's here on YT. For me, this will always be Heath Ledger's best work.

Comments

[sarah-p.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, this looks AWFUL. But you're right--HOW DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE? Ugh!

(Is that show on DVD yet?)

And, yes, the first season is. :)

[bennet-7.livejournal.com]

It's sacrilege! What's next, remaking Clueless? The Breakfast Club? Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

I'm giving them ideas.

You can bet that the guidance counsellor won't be writing a romance novel about Reginald's quivering member in an ABC Family TV show!

And, yes, the first season is. :)

Awesome! I loved The Secret World of Alex Mack back in the day.

[afrocurl.livejournal.com]

They already had a Clueless TV show--it didn't do very well, but I think it's still around in syndication.

[bennet-7.livejournal.com]

ZOMG I had totally forgotten about the Clueless TV show.

I have some vague memories of it - I'll have to poke about YT and see if it was any good.

[afrocurl.livejournal.com]

I don't know how well it would hold up--I don't remember loving the show after loving the movie, but it could have been the new cast (except for Donald and the guy from Princess Bride.)

[afrocurl.livejournal.com]

Sorry to but in, but why haven't you gotten it and uploaded it? Some of us would want to rewatch.

[sarah-p.livejournal.com]

The DVDs? I never ripped them because no one ever asked me to...

[afrocurl.livejournal.com]

Hmm...I think it would be a good assumption to just do that. Make it easier on me to relive the 90s you know. ;)

[afrocurl.livejournal.com]

Larry Miller--are you that poor right now? I'm sure the residuals from every Gary Marshall movie should be more than enough to keep you happy. CRAP!

[bennet-7.livejournal.com]

I know right?!

Maybe the recession is hitting him hard. Still, no excuse. It's 10 things I hate about you! One of the few movies I have to watch every single time it is on TV. It is sacred.

Also, it's not terribly respectful. Heath's only been dead a year or so.

[afrocurl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't get it. I wish I would have had the guts to ask him (random thing I discovered--we're alums of the same college and were at an event a month ago.)

It's not.

[dark-roast.livejournal.com]

There was also a Ferris Bueller TV series. (As well as the late, great "Parker Lewis Can't Lose.")

And I know this sounds sacrilegious, but I think it'd be possible to make an awesome TV series out of "The Breakfast Club."

So, "10 Things"... I dunno. In the right hands: potentially awesome with the awesome potential of all cracktastic sequels. More likely though, you're right, and it will be horrible, and we can all take consolation in the fact that it will be quickly canceled. =)

[bennet-7.livejournal.com]

There was also a Ferris Bueller TV series. (As well as the late, great "Parker Lewis Can't Lose.")

What the what?! My innocence, it lies in tatters.

And I know this sounds sacrilegious, but I think it'd be possible to make an awesome TV series out of "The Breakfast Club."

A group of disparate teen stereotypes brought together and forced to interact on a weekly basis - I'd actually love that.

I think that 10 things I hate about money grubbing TV networks is only going to be about 10 episodes long. But where's the suspense? We know they're going to get together and I highly doubt that the new actors will offer a more interesting take on the characters than the originals.

I get so frustrated with remakes. Why not use all that money and talent to create something new?

*Icon explanation: From the BBC's rather wonderful modern retelling of The Taming of the Shrew. I do love this sort of project normally. This new remake just gets my hackles up - it smacks of cashing in rather than creativity.

[dark-roast.livejournal.com]

The "Ferris Bueller" series was only about half a season long, iirc. Everyone was too busy watching "Parker Lewis" to really notice.

But where's the suspense? We know they're going to get together and I highly doubt that the new actors will offer a more interesting take on the characters than the originals.

Well, if I ran the circus, this is how I would do it:

1) Start the the "10 Things" series after the end of the movie, like BtVS. Otherwise, yes. Why bother? You're dooming yourself before you even start.

1) Watch every movie version ever made. Take copious notes.

2) It's been a while since I saw "10 Things," but in the remake, I'm pretty sure the two romantic leads are only dating. Also, it's not the Renaissance. This can lead to no end of problems.

3) Go back to the Shakespeare play; take a long and squinty-eyed look at everything. Find dangling plot threads, especially involving characters who are not Katrina or Petrucchio.

4) Go to the library, pick up every edition of the play, and read only the footnotes.

5) Decide that Bianca is secretly a werewolf.

[bennet-7.livejournal.com]

5) Decide that Bianca is secretly a werewolf.

Now that I would watch.

[spadada.livejournal.com]

Oh, the "Ferris Bueller" TV Show. I didn't hate it because I didn't hate Charlie Schlatter. And you can't knock Jennifer Aniston as the bitchy sister.

I LOVED "PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOSE"! Is that on DVD yet?

Also, I need you guys to know that I am probably interviewing with the casting directors who work on this show next week and if it goes well I could be working on this and their other shows. Sorry.

Ben, I've heard it's not bad. I actually have a copy of the pilot, but my boss took it home for the weekend. I will make sure to get it from her Monday and watch it and report back.

[dark-roast.livejournal.com]

Oh, the "Ferris Bueller" TV Show. I didn't hate it because I didn't hate Charlie Schlatter.

I went to school with Charlie Schlatter. But I still liked Parker Lewis better. I had a ridiculous crush on Frank Lemmer.

I saw a preview for "10 Things" at the movies this weekend, and it still looks horrible. I hope you're right, and it's just being badly marketed.

Good luck with your interviews! Perhaps you can subtly suggest some changes... :D

[bennet-7.livejournal.com]

Also, I need you guys to know that I am probably interviewing with the casting directors who work on this show next week and if it goes well I could be working on this and their other shows. Sorry.

DO NOT APOLOGIZE! That would be so awesome for you! I really hope you get it. I'm so impressed with the way you're handling yourself out there - you're really making it happen for yourself.

Considering the dearth of decent TV at the moment I'm really hoping that this is good so I can add it to my small rotation. Let me know what you think of it.

[miniglik.livejournal.com]

Ewwww.

Well, it could possibly be good, but I'm guessing no. Cutting Edge 3 no.

*Edit: Wrong icon!

[bennet-7.livejournal.com]

Your icon is mesmerising.

I haven't seen The Cutting Edge 3. I was scarred by watching The Cutting Edge 2: That's not Doug Dorsey!

[vintagejoy.livejournal.com]

Argh, this is Zoe aka missyahtzee, I hit the wrong button in renaming and have lost all my friends! Please add me again.