This has long been on my personal list of the best three films ever made. Unlike Kevin I don’t think Two Jakes comes close (but then it did not have the same director). I would love a good hard boiled private eye series set in LA of the 1930s, but it doesn’t have to be related to Chinatown; I do agree with Kevin that Jake does not need a back story.
On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 10:43 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Chinatown was the first of a trilogy, but after the second film failed to > achieve box office success (personally I liked The Two Jakes more), the > concluding film was scrapped (plus the director isn’t allowed back in the > USA). > > Some characters merit a backstory or prequel, but I don’t think Jake > Gittes is one of them. Who he is and what compels him to act is fully > flushed out in the two films. I’d much prefer a third movie, though I > suppose that’s unlikely. So I think it’s best that they forget it... It’s > Chinatown. > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 7:39 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> An origin story of Jake Gittes, with David Fincher and Robert Towne (the >> Nicholson film's writer) scribing. >> >> >> https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/chinatown-prequel-series-netflix-david-fincher-robert-towne-1203408719/ >> (link) >> >> B >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e3f72421-5ee4-42c9-974e-76a1fcd8a3c8%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e3f72421-5ee4-42c9-974e-76a1fcd8a3c8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DVccSKkcQnkv-GRqzZBzbBFYLih%3DudQ_sZ2H7gEcDD3Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DVccSKkcQnkv-GRqzZBzbBFYLih%3DudQ_sZ2H7gEcDD3Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJ4zPmw9bAoBZmpYmByO9Y4ESmSRTrUVX4EVPxARi09iA%40mail.gmail.com.
