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What do the movies most get wrong when compared to the classic TV series?

posted 4 years ago by TMC-4 (19424)
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Is one of the main issues with the movies (the two McG ones and the newest one by Elizabeth Banks) they have to make what was a show about a team of private investigators, into about literally saving the world. Basically, the movies changed the public perception that Charlie's Angels was about globetrotting Mission Impossible-like super spies. Before, they were meter maids, office drones, and/or crossing guards in the SFPD who leave those jobs because of the way they’re treated. My point is that do you feel that the movies rose the stakes higher than they really needed to be given the source material?

[–] Cognoscente (2467) 3 years ago

Yeah, it's a problem. They really need to think about how you can be ambitious with plot and action on a small scale. One of the most important rules of writing is understanding the different types of connections that people can have with each other. Once you've mastered the six degrees of separation, a story that takes place in one country can be more stimulating than one that takes place in many.