sorry Vicki, it took me so long to answer your question. I had to think about it! I didn't want to do a disservice to either the tv series or the films. They were just different.
The series was perfect for its day and place, namely, 1960's television. It couldn't go too far with the Gomez/Morticia passion or some of the more extreme elements of the movies like, "Wake the Dead", when they went out to the family burial ground with shovels. That would have been too intense for television.
The series was perfect for me as a child. It was just kooky and eccentric enough. But if I had seen the movies as a child, they would've scared me! But as an adult, the films are more my style. If that makes any sense...
Some of your favorite old shows like Star Trek and Bewitched, well I am a huge fan of those shows too. I've been a long time "Trekker". I have the first four seasons of Bewitched on DVD. It's a show I have always loved.
The Bewitched board at IMDB was usually pretty active. Here, not so much. (sad) I keep going there to look for new posts. But I feel so lonely. You should come over to the Bewitched board. I love talking about that show too!
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vicky_lc2001 (1907)
7 years ago
No problem, I'm like that too when I love both a tv show and the film remakes. :)
Was it revolutionary when The Addams Family first came out? Were you dreading or excited or afraid that the news films (90s) would tank?
I was a child when the movies came out and that and the Batman Burton films were very dark and gothic for me, it was the first time I saw or viewed such a morbid fun world/universe! I don't remember being scared though although I found both the Joker & the Penguin especially gross and creepy. But on TAF, I was more fascinated by the world, the clothes and their supernatural abilities!
I'm a huge Star Trek fan, I've seen all the shows but my favorite is DS9 and I loved the underrated Enterprise.
Sure, I can check out the Bewitched board but I'm not sure how useful I can be, I only saw the show once in cable tv. :)
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[email protected] (5526)
7 years ago
I didn't go see The Addams Family in the theater. A lot of old TV shows were being remade for film so it wasn't exactly a revolutionary idea.
I was interested in it, so I rented the video. I really enjoyed it. It was so much darker and more intense than the TV show. Television in the 1960's was not ready for the movie version of the Addams family. lol
It was great that they made a sequel. Some films which are derived from old TV shows don't do so well. One example, Lost in Space. I loved that show when I was a kid and I enjoyed the movie, but I guess I was in the minority (no sequel).
I love the classic Star Trek series. Captain Kirk was THE man for me!
But of all the sequels, I think DS 9 is the best for so many reasons. It had deep character development and story arcs, etc. We need to discuss that at the Deep Space Nine board.
And Bewitched! Don't put yourself down. I am sure you'd have a lot to offer. "Old timers" like myself really enjoy discussing the show and answering questions of fans who are new to the show or don't know a lot about it. We need all the input we can get!
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vicky_lc2001 (1907)
7 years ago
Haha, you've found someone else who actually liked the film Lost in Space! There are quite a few films I like or are underrated but love actually!
I'll be honest, I'm a Spock girl, was never much fond of Shatner and his Kirk but I enjoyed him in the films. In fact I prefer TOS films over TNG films. And as excited as I was over the new ST films and the casting of Quinto as Spock (I was a fan of his from Heroes), he disappointed me tremendously in Star Trek Into Darkness. I could not believe that Shatner (who is always criticized for his acting) not only bested Quinto in a similar role (death of a friend) but was leagues better than he was.
Quinto's "NOOOOOOOOoooooooooo!" - was horrid IMO.
YES, we need to discuss DS9 over that board, very revolutionary series and it was such because it deviated from Roddenberry's ideas.
Haha, I think I need to rewatch a few Bewitched episodes though!
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[email protected] (5526)
7 years ago
Lost in Space! Good film. I can't understand why some other deplorable TV remakes got a sequel but not that one.
Even though I loved Kirk, I also was a huge fan of Mr. Spock. The episodes that featured him were some of the best.
I saw all the TOS films but I never went to the theater to see the TNG films. I saw parts of them when they aired on TV. It seemed to me that they rushed the whole thing. After the original series we had ten years of missing it, so everyone was eager to see a film, even though the first Trek film was pretty bad! lol
With TNG, the word was out that they were making a film just as the series ended. I needed some time and "space" to miss the crew before I wanted to rush off to see a movie.
DS 9 was the most layered of all the series, imo. It gave all the characters a chance to shine. The story arcs were well developed.
And yeah! Go watch some Bewitched so you can comment on it or at least ask some questions. The "oldtimers" on that board have a lot of info to share.
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vicky_lc2001 (1907)
7 years ago
PJPurple, please don't think badly of me, but I thought the first & fifth TOS films were ok, lol!
Yeah, there are some films I love like Tron Legacy, Stardust, & Peter Pan that I absolutely love but are not appreciated by most others.
Agree very much on DS9.
Will do! :)
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[email protected] (5526)
7 years ago
Oh, NO WAY would I think badly of you because you liked the first TOS movie. I'd just think you had bad taste! LOL LOL Actually I went to the theater twice to see that film. It had a lot of potential, but they seemed more interested in showing the fans, "Look we have a big budget for FX now!"
Did you ever read the novelization of the first film? It was great! It fleshed out the story and it was (to me) way more interesting than all the flashy FX of the movie.
It all comes down to a matter of what we like or don't like. Star Trek 5 was pretty good but Spock's brother really came out of nowhere. I enjoyed the movie. But not the best Trek film on my list.
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vicky_lc2001 (1907)
7 years ago
Oh, NO WAY would I think badly of you because you liked the first TOS movie. I'd just think you had bad taste! LOL LOL Actually I went to the theater twice to see that film. It had a lot of potential, but they seemed more interested in showing the fans, "Look we have a big budget for FX now!"
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^^^I guess it would be different if I saw it in the theatre and had been waiting for years for a Star Trek show, lol!
No, I've never really gotten into the books of Star Trek. I only read 1 ST novel and that was an offshoot on what happened to Spock when he was trapped in that ancient prehistoric winter past. You know, where he met a girl who again, fell in love with him? That's it, lol!
My favorite Star Trek is actually The Undiscovered Country. :)
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[email protected] (5526)
7 years ago
Are you referring to Yesterday's Son by A.C. Crispin? That was the novel based on the episode All Our Yesterdays when Spock encountered Zarabeth in her planet's past . Really good novel. I believe it was the first Trek novel to make the top ten list.
The sequel, Time for Yesterday, was even better. Great book.
I read so may classic Trek novels that I stopped counting when I got to number forty! I have boxes of those books. I also read a lot of TNG, DS9 and Voyager novels.
We should take this discussion over to the Trek boards!
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