The Prisoner deserves its own listserve... c w m ------------------------------------- marian_changling<[email protected]> wrote:
Has no one mentioned the remake of "The Prisoner" also? Why, oh why? http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/ --- In [email protected], Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > yeah, I should have pointed that out, but that goes back to my question of > "Why"? What does it mean to take a smart creative team and have them > "Americanize" a great series? And, though they are behind it, note that this > is a partnership with SyFy. So as you say, i wonder how much control SyFy > will have? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdli...@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:25:51 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human > > > > > > > > > > I just read the whole thing. Syfy is going to use the original producers. The > question is, how tight a leash are they going to have around their necks > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Keith Johnson > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [scifinoir2] Syfy Buys Remake of Being Human > > > > > > > > > > I could ask, what do they gain by moving the remake to America? I could ask, > "why not just show the original on SyFy?" I could ask, what does it mean to > "Americanize" a theme that is supposedly universal, other than a change of > accents, food, and city names? I could ask--but I won't! > > ****************************************************************** > http://www.sfuniverse.com/2009/10/29/syfy-buys-remake-of-being-human/ Syfy > Buys Remake of Being Human > > > > > October 29, 2009 by Cynthia > > > Leave a Comment > > > > > > > > This past summer , we here in the US were treated to a run of the BBC series > Being Human which follows the âlivesâ of a vampire, a werewolf and a > ghost who are roommates. > > Though it sounds like the plot of a bad sitcom, Being Huma n is actually a > startlingly real and emotional TV series that shows the very best and the > very worst of our species. > > Now, the company that produced the series is preparing a 13 episode American > reboot to premiere on Syfy in Summer 2010. > > > > âBeing Human is a smart, contemporary, young and imaginative series that > reflects Syfyâs new brand positioning. We are very excited to adapt this > for an American audience and bring it into Syfyâs family of programming,â > said Syfy president Dave Howe. > > > > Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Original Content for Syfy and Co-Head, > Original Content for Universal Cable Productions added, âWeâve loved this > project and been tracking it for a while. BeingHuman definitely distinguishes > itself as something new and different in a landscape filled with familiar > supernatural fare. In adapting it, we intend to work closely with RDF to keep > the wit , insight, and humor of the original, while opening up the series for > a new audience.â > > > > âWeâre incredibly proud of our British series and had a tremendous amount > of interest in adapting the project for the States. With Syfyâs unwavering > passion and dedication for the show, weâre confident it can be as > successful here as it is in the UK,â said Chris Coelen, CEO of RDF Media > USA. > > > > Personally, Iâm very curious about this idea of remaking a series for > American audiences. We tried it with The Office and it worked, but Kath & Kim > was a huge failure, and what happened to the US version of AbFab? > > Being Human has a pretty basic plot that isnât influenced by the country of > origin, so adapting it should be pretty simple â" as long as they manage to > keep the balance between the dark sense of humor and the âhumanâ drama. > > > > Photo: Being Human from BBC America >
