On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > > However, this was the first "SNL" character movie in a decade since > the contract with Paramount ran out *and* the first movie Michaels has > made for a Universal unit (Rogue Pictures is co-owned by NBCU and > Relativity Media and used to be Focus Features' genre label, similar > to Dimension Films with the Weinstein brothers' companies). It would > seem to me that the failure of "MacGruber" at the box office would > sour any future attempts at "SNL" character films for Universal units-- > and let it be emphasized that the possibility of big screen versions > of NBC properties were considered in the merger of NBC and Universal.
Thanks for the background. I'd still want to wait for the overseas release (explosions and stupid humor may play better overseas) and the DVD/cable numbers before calling MacGruber a (financial) failure. > > Which makes me wonder that with the Comcast merger, we can expect E! > Motion Pictures and "Keeping Up With the Kardashians: The Movie." There's been a Jackass movie, a Beavis & Butthead movie, and a South Park movie, so why not? Tom -- 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
