>> OK. I watched "Parenthood." Not a bad pilot, but not in any way >> related to the movie, which makes me ask again why they felt the need >> to pay royalties for the use of a title and some character names. > > I'd suggest "branding," but how many people in the most desirable demo > remember the movie?
>From an interview with Ron Howard: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10060/1038957-129.stm Brian [Grazer] and I asked Jason [Katims], who came to us with the idea of turning the movie "Parenthood" into a series, "Why don't you just cook up your own show?" He said, "There was just something in the DNA of that set of characters, in that dynamic that works. ... It works in a way that I'd rather not tamper with." -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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
