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When television became popular, the Cassandras of days gone by predicted it would ruin the movies. "Nobody will pay money," they said, "when they can stay home and get entertained for free." These predictors of cinematic doom forgot several things:
1. People were already getting free home entertainment from that device called the radio.
2. People still had to buy a TV, so technically the entertainment wasn't free.
3. The television screen is much smaller than a movie screen.
4. One day, some smart ass is going to figure out a way to make TV serve the movies and vice versa.
That last one is our list topic for today. There are over 250 movies that have become TV shows, sometimes decades after the original films appeared. This isn't counting failed pilots like Blazing Saddles, which was set to star Lou Gossett, Jr. as Black Bart, or Beverly Hills Cop, whose failed pilot is so bad that LA folks are treating it like the TV version of The Room. The high number of pilots based on films made the relationship between movies and TV incredibly incestuous and oftentimes quite profitable. So today's list is about movies that became TV shows.
Before we begin, I'll tease that perhaps the Cassandras weren't so wrong about TV destroying the movies. In a future list, I'll ponder this by providing 10 TV Shows That Became Movies. They will all be possible contributors to the constantly whined about "Death of Cinema."
Until then, here are the ground rules for today's list: Since I only have ten slots:
1. I didn't want ten obvious choices. This list has four.
2. The show had to run at least 5-10 episodes.
3. I have to have firsthand knowledge of the show, that is, it must have been seen by yours truly.
On with the show!
10.) The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Joe Mankeiwicz's 1947 romantic comedy about a widow who falls in love with the ghost of a sea captain starred Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney in the respective titular roles. It ends with the deceased Mrs. Muir joining Captain Rex in the spirit world. 21 years later, NBC revived Mrs. Muir and her movie, casting Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare (Devon on Knight Rider) in Tierney and Harrison's roles. The show was a bigger hit with Emmy voters than audiences (Lange won two for her troubles), so NBC cancelled it. CBS picked it up, then also cancelled it. I remember watching repeats of this with my mother; as a kid I felt terribly protective of Hope Lange after seeing Crowhaven Farm. To date, I've never seen Mankiewicz's movie.
9.) Parenthood
The TV equivalent of Ron Howard's excellent 1989 ensemble piece has been running on NBC since 2010. I've never seen an episode of this show, but before you start bitching about list rule violations, I'll mention that I DID watch the 1990 TV version of Parenthood. Produced by Ron Howard, 1990's Parenthood featured David Arquette, Thora Birch and Gatsby himself, Leonardo DiCaprio. I love the movie, and I liked the show. I was apparently the only one who did—the show was cancelled after 12 episodes.
8.) Shaft
Richard Roundtree's Shaft appeared in three movies before showing up on CBS as part of a mystery wheel with Jimmy Stewart's show, Hawkins. Imagine tuning in on Tuesdays and seeing country bumpkin lawyer Jimmy Stewart one week, and suave urbanite Shaft at the same time the next week. You'd be as confused as viewers back in 1974. Shaft may have been a bad mother-shut-yo-mouth for MGM, but punk-ass CBS bleached all that funky soul from the character. Still, I'll take watered down Richard Roundtree over the remake's neutered Sam Jackson any day.
7.) Bagdad Café
Percy Adlon's wonderfully strange, slow and hypnotic 1987 oddity about a café in the desert starred CCH Pounder, Marianne Sagebrecht and Jack Palance. The 1990 TV show had fantastic casting—Whoopi Goldberg and dearly departed actors Cleavon Little and Jean Stapleton—but failed to capture much interest week after week. I recall the show's subpar plots almost being saved by the talent involved. This is probably the most obscure movie to TV show incident I can think of—did anybody even see Bagdad Café the movie?
6.) Fame
Alan Parker and Christopher Gore's devastating yet triumphant 1980 musical has spawned numerous incarnations. There's the hideous 2009 PG-rated remake, a reality series, an Oscar winning soundtrack, a title song that's gonna live forever and, last but not least, a TV show that ran for 5 seasons. In 1982, Debbie Allen, Gene Anthony Ray, Lee Curreri and Albert Hague brought their movie characters over to the small screen, surrounded by newcomers populating other roles from the film. Like Shaft, Fame was considerably neutered for TV, but the musical numbers still had spark. It ran throughout my high school years and my first year of college, so I'm kind of partial to this series. Singer Janet Jackson made this her third TV show, and if you can sing the song she did on this show, she'll probably lose control and stab you.
5.) Alice
Before Polly Holliday told Vic Tayback's Mel to "Kiss My Grits," Diane Ladd and Tayback assayed the same antagonistic relationship in Martin Scorsese's 1974 classic Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Three years later. screenwriter Robert Getchell brought it to CBS, where it ran for 9 years. Along with #1 on this list, this spin-off has the highest pedigree of all 10, with Linda Lavin replacing the Oscar winning Ellen Burstyn as Alice. Jodie Foster (in her first film with Scorsese) was nowhere to be found on the show, and Barry Levinson's screenwriting partner Valerie Curtin was replaced by Sondheim regular Beth Howland. Howland's Vera and Holliday's Flo remain far more memorable to me than Lavin's Alice, whom I always found a bore. Unlike everything I've listed before, you can still find reruns of this on basic cable.
4.) The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Before Bill Bixby walked down the road to that mournful Incredible Hulk music, he was underscored by Harry Nilsson's catchy theme song for The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Vincente Minelli helmed the 1963 film, which starred Glenn Ford as a widowed father taking care of Opie himself, Ron Howard. Until about 2 weeks ago, when Turner Classic Movies ran it, I had no idea this movie existed. WPIX Channel 11 in NYC fed me reruns, making Bixby's face familiar to me well before he turned into Lou Ferrigno. I don't remember too many plotlines, but I'm singing Nilsson's "Best Friend" in my head right now. Wikipedia says a remake's being made with Nicolas Cage, which is wrong for an infinite number of reasons.
3.) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Josh Whedon's 1992 horror spoof is a terrible movie (I gave it one and a half stars) whose only saving grace is Pee Wee Herman. Who knew that Whedon would turn this flop into a huge ratings bonanza 5 years later. Buffy the TV series made a star out of Sarah Michelle Gellar and ran for 7 years. How I Met Your Mother's Alyson Hannigan, James Mardsen and David Boreaanz were also household names by the time Buffy slayed her last creature, with Boreanz getting his own spin-off. I cop to not really knowing what the big deal was, though I acknowledge some of the killer writing and Gellar's committed performance. This show just wasn't for me. Still, kudos to Whedon and company for pulling it off.
2.) The Odd Couple
Tony Randall and Jack Klugman are a case of TV actors hijacking the roles from their cinematic creators, no easy task considering they were filling the shoes of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Neil Simon's classic play went from stage to ho hum movie version to hilariously memorable TV sitcom. Randall and Klugman were a perfect match, and it's impossible to think of anybody else as Felix and Oscar. The show ran for five years, and spawned a TV reunion movie of sorts. The duo even did Simon's original play onstage in the 1990's after Klugman's bout with throat cancer. One of my favorite TV shows, I can still occasionally find it where I originally did, on NYC's WPIX.
You knew this was coming. Robert Altman's excellent 1970 satire became one of the most beloved television series in history. Running for 11 years, M*A*S*H added asterisks to its title and 14 Emmys on its mantle. The season finale remains the highest rated TV show (by ratings, not viewership) in the history of TV. Like much of today's cable TV series, M*A*S*H was unafraid to shock and jar audiences, pulling many surprises during its tenure. Anchored by Alan Alda, Jamie Farr, Loretta Swit, Harry Morgan and Altman's movie holdover Gary Burghoff, M*A*S*H remains, courtesy of numerous reruns, in the hearts of millions of American viewers.


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Fri, Aug 31, 12 at 9:52
I have a 1 1/2 year old Standard Poodle and just got a 6 year old German Shepard mix. They are both neutered males. My young Std is sniffing the shepard's mouth almost ALL the time. What gives? I can't think or imagine what this is all about in the doggy world. The shepard usually doesn't mind but gets pretty fed up sometimes. They've been together a week now and it is still going on. Will it stop or at least slow down?
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the only thing that comes to mind is maybe the shepard has a dental problem. something like an infected tooth that is giving off an odor? does he eat ok? i can't think of anything else that would make another dog so interested in his front end. usually, it's the back end that gets all the sniffing! |
Yes, what Ninapearl said. There have actually been cases of dogs who had habitually sniffed at their owners and the humans found out after the fact that the area the dog wouldn't leave alone was cancerous. So dogs most definitely can pick up aromas not considered normal. Dental problems would pop immediately to mind. |
- Posted by ms_minnamouse (My Page) on Fri, Sep 14, 12 at 2:27
Is it just sniffing or is there any licking going on? It sounds like it could also be over arousal on the part of the spoo. Sometimes they get downright silly and odd when they're so excited, they can't figure out what to do with themselves. |
I also would suspect dental problems. But if that checks out fine, I would just say that animals are quirky. I have a cattle dog mix girl who bites the whiskers off of the other dogs. And they let her! |
- Posted by cindyandmocha (My Page) on Sun, Sep 16, 12 at 2:42
My older female Ginger (13-14 yr old english shepherd) and relatively new 2 yr old male Boo (dobie/setter mix) do this ALLLLLLL the time. She also use to do this with Rusty and Mocha. I read something years ago that its akin to "butt sniffing" and "pee sniffing" - its really dog language for "where have you been and what have you been eating". Remember that dog communicate very much through smell. In essence... (pun intended) it's "nosiness". |
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Not Your Mother's • Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray • Styling Products
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Average Rating. | 3.4 |
Would buy this product again. | 67% |
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4Everlasting on 12/18/2014 9:55:00 PM more reviews by 4Everlasting
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool Hair: Brunette, Curly, Fine Eyes: Brown
This spray really does create lovely beach waves. It also adds a nice shine and softens my hair. You have to be careful to hold the spray at least 6 inches away though. If you hold it too close then it won't distribute properly. The smell takes some getting used to. But overall, it's a pretty good product.
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*TOP REVIEWER* lalalalila on 11/26/2014 7:55:00 PM more reviews by lalalalila
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Black
I really wanted to like this, but it did absolutely nothing for me.
I have very thick, long hair that is naturally wavy in some sections but mostly straight. I sptritzed this on towel-dried/damp hair and was dumbfounded when my hair dried straighter than usual, as opposed to wavey like the product promised. I also tried this on second-day dry hair and it did nothing other than make my ends sticky and somewhat crunchy.
I didn't find the smell very appealing either. It's a very artificial, chemically coconut that isn't very pleasant.
Maybe this would work on thinner hair.
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*TOP REVIEWER* BrownEyes01 on 10/14/2014 3:07:00 AM more reviews by BrownEyes01
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I bought this obviously to use as a spray to create waves in my hair to get that sexy beachy look. Not thrilled with the way it works for that but what I do love is that it gives my hair texture. I use it before I curl my hair and that makes my curls last. Typically, when I curl my thick, coarse hair, the side I curled is already flat before I finish curling the other side. With this, my curls will last before I wash my hair again. For that purpose alone, I would repurchase.
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rayeraye20 on 10/12/2014 10:10:00 PM more reviews by rayeraye20
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair Hair: Black Eyes: Blue
Idk what everyone's bad reviews are about I love it made my hair nice a wavy!
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jessamay on 9/25/2014 1:22:00 PM more reviews by jessamay
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Blue
Hmmmmm - I think my expectations of this product (and anything that can possibly make a wave) were too high. It is partly my hair and my lack of skill (braiding, twisting, bun - nothing worked) in trying to get my stick straight hair to wave so maybe if you have the right hair this would help? What this does do is give my fine, thin hair grip (texture) and volume. It does have a bit of a dulling effect and I always use this with a leave in conditioner to combat dryness. So I will not buy this again as I was looking for something to get a wave going and I have other products that provide volume and texture without the coconut smell (though that does seem to go away quickly). I am guessing for my type of hair I need a heating style tool to get some wave so this just can't do the job by itself.
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sonyale17 on 8/31/2014 2:51:00 AM more reviews by sonyale17
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Normal, Tan Hair: Brown Eyes: Other
I have naturally slightly straight/wavy hair, I bought this today and thought it would be good to enhance my natural waves. It absolutely sucks. I've tried it with my hair dry and my hair damp and it doesn't nothing. Thank god I bought the travel size. It leaves your hair sticky and very messy almost as if you teases your hair. Your hair does not look smooth at all, it looks as if there was paint dumped in your hair or you've been spraying hairspray in your hair every hour, it makes your hair look crispy and when you touch your hair it feels disgusting, this was by far the worst hair product I've spent my money on and I normally love the not your mothers brand. This was horrible, absolutely sticky, did nothing to my hair, and left it dry and crisp. The only thing good about this product is that it smells somewhat decent, but after like 5 minutes the smell makes you sick. It's a very strong sweet coconut smell
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Shortstuffxo on 8/5/2014 8:30:00 PM more reviews by Shortstuffxo
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Green
I really wanted to try this, so I bought it at 5 Below for a cheap price. I tried it on my hair (dry & wet) and it did not do ANYTHING except make my hair all sticky. My hair is naturally straight so I think that had to do with it not working.
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shelbymarissa on 7/21/2014 10:06:00 PM more reviews by shelbymarissa
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Hazel
I bought this thinking it would be great for days when I don't feel like doing my hair. My hair has some natural wave and I wanted something that would enhance them. I've tried spraying this in with both damp and dry hair and I get the same results every time. Dry, sticky, and frizzy hair that looks like I rolled out of bed and didn't brush my hair. Although this smells amazing, I'd never repurchase.
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*TOP REVIEWER* OMGURTEEF on 7/3/2014 4:10:00 PM more reviews by OMGURTEEF
Age: 30-35 Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Brown
I love this stuff so much that I bought a second travel-sized bottle just to keep in my purse.
Years ago, John Frieda had this amazing sea salt spray called Beach Blonde. And I loved it. And then the worst happened. They discontinued it. I searched and searched to no avail. It was gone.
A few companies came out with sprays over the years, but none of them held a candle to Beach Blonde. Until Not Your Mother's came along and absolutely blew the competition (and in some ways, my beloved Beach Blonde) out of the salt water!
First off, this stuff smells A-MAZE-ING. It's like a beach in a bottle. I know that's sort of the idea and all, but it's really incredible.
Second, the performance of this product is stellar. It is by far the best texturizing spray I've ever used. When I had long hair, it was sad, limp, and fine and nothing would give it volume. Except this stuff. My hair was wavy, bouncy, and perfectly mattified (I prefer a matte look to a lot of shine).
Now that my hair is short, I use this to create the perfect chunky pixie look. It's perfect in that capacity, as my hair is still very thin and gets weighed down by most styling products.
When I use this, my hair feels thick and stays in place rather than flopping about like some kind of Robert-Redford-circa-All-The-President's-Men-era business. No 70's flop here.
The packaging of the full-sized bottle is great, and you get quite a lot. The mist is fine and deposits the product easily, rather than delivering it in a blasting stream. Two presses of the nozzle and my whole head is coated. Then I just run my fingers through my hair and start shaping.
The travel-sized bottle is a typical spray pump, but like its larger counterpart, it delivers a perfect, fine mist.
The larger bottle was cheap. I think it was $5USD and change. Which is amazing.
I'll repurchase over and over. If they discontinue this gem, I'll be heartbroken.
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*TOP REVIEWER* babydollnot4u on 7/3/2014 3:20:00 PM more reviews by babydollnot4u
Age: 30-35 Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Blond, Curly, Medium Eyes: Green
I bought this when my naturally curly hair was much longer. I would shampoo and conditioner as usual, get out and towel dry my hair, then spray this product along with a Garnier wave spray in my hair. I would also use a creamy leave in condition and let my hair air dry. The result was pretty amazing...I had perfect loose beachy waves and only had to touch up a few random pieces that had gone haywire. After a surprise stacked bob job that a hairstylist gave me, I can no longer let my hair go curly, so I haven't used this product lately. I cannot wait until my hair gets longer and I can go back to my beachy waves!
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