Two attempts to revive NBCU library properties, sure, but the cause of each failure is very different.
I always felt like "Bionic Woman" had potential, but was really hamstrung by the seemingly limited range (both in terms of acting and physicality) of Michelle Ryan. Sure, the series was slow to get where it needed to go (Jamie out in the field, solving mysteries and generally going 'na-na-na-na-na-na-naaaaaaaa'), but there was potential there - particularly in Katie Sackhoff's 'evil bionic woman' character, who probably should have been more prominent. The new "Knight Rider" had a lot more working against it. For one, ditching the original concept (Michael "killed" in line of duty, saved by FLAG, goes out in KITT to solve mysteries and get laid, occasionally checking in at the mansion or the tractor-trailer) was a HUGE mistake. The original series was about three people - Michael, Devon, and Bonnie - and a car. The new series had no fewer than 7 regulars in the cast, the majority of whom were totally unnecessary to the central story. That, plus the KITT-cave, and the whole notion of Michael actually being a government agent rather than a 'lone crusader' pretty much killed the show. (Oh, and one more thing - whoever gave Val Kilmer the direction to voice KITT devoid of any emotion was a moron. The whole thing that made the William Daniels version of KITT great was that he DID have an expressive voice, and clearly cared about Micheal in a way a artificial intelligence shouldn't have been able to. Kilmer's KITT was just a wet blanket - or an attempt to clone Commander Data.) On Dec 4, 12:13 pm, "Mark J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After getting a back nine order from NBC with a promise of a revamp, > production shut down yesterday--for those of you scoring (finish the > Olbermann line yourself), this is two attempted remakes of NBCU > library series that have bombed on Wednesday nights--nice going, Ben. > Nice going, Doogie: > > http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/12/knight-rider-pr.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
