Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 9, 2017 14:11:01 GMT
The feature film Fabian of the Yard (1954) simply consisted of several episodes of the TV series of the same name edited together. The TV series was shot on 35mm film, so editing it into a theatrical release was quite possible. Also, it was a good series by most accounts, so I suspect the film was probably entertaining (I must admit I'm rather fond of those old UK crime dramas). But really, making a film simply by editing together TV episodes does seem rather lazy.
Does anyone know of any other similarly lazy exercises in film making? I believe the 1975 TV series "Fay" was also edited into a theatrical feature film (having seen a few clips from the series, I suspect it was a watchable film, although again, this seems rather lazy).
Does anyone know of any other similarly lazy exercises in film making? I believe the 1975 TV series "Fay" was also edited into a theatrical feature film (having seen a few clips from the series, I suspect it was a watchable film, although again, this seems rather lazy).