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Post by spiderwort on Apr 6, 2019 14:36:00 GMT
Over the decades there have been so many tv series based upon films. Among my favorites (all in my younger years):
Bus Stop (1961-62)
The Long Hot Summer (1965-66)
Naked City (1958-1963)
Twelve O'Clock High (1964-67)
Dr. Kildare (1961-66)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964-68)
I lived for these week after week (back in the days when there were at least 23 episodes each season!).
(not a complete list, I'm sure)
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Post by petrolino on Apr 6, 2019 15:16:08 GMT
Would 'Bewitched' count? I like that show.
'According to Harpie's Bizarre, (a website based on the frequently-depicted "witch magazine" from the series) creator Sol Saks' inspirations for this series in which many similarities can be seen were the film I Married a Witch (1942) developed from Thorne Smith's unfinished novel The Passionate Witch, and the John Van Druten Broadway play Bell, Book and Candle, which was adapted into the 1958 film Bell, Book and Candle.
In I Married a Witch, Wallace Wooley (Fredric March) is a descendant of people who executed witches at the Salem witch trials. As revenge, a witch (Veronica Lake) prepares a love potion for him. She ends up consuming her own potion and falling for her enemy. Her father is against this union. In the film of Bell, Book and Candle, modern witch Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) uses a love spell on Shep Henderson (James Stewart) to have a simple fling with him but genuinely falls for the man.
Both films were properties of Columbia Pictures, which also owned Screen Gems, the company that produced Bewitched.'
- Wikipedia
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Post by kijii on Apr 6, 2019 15:21:34 GMT
M*A*S*H
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Post by spiderwort on Apr 6, 2019 15:27:08 GMT
Would 'Bewitched' count? I like that show.
I don't know if it would count in a literal sense, but I think your arguments for an "inspired by" label would work at the very least. Another along those lines that comes to mind is "Wagon Train," which was not a literal adaptation of the John Ford film, but certainly would invite speculation about it being derivative of or inspired by the feature.
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 6, 2019 15:37:30 GMT
'Mama' -- from I REMEMBER MAMA
'Peyton Place'
'The Thin Man'
'The Farmer's Daughter'
'Broken Arrow'
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Post by teleadm on Apr 6, 2019 15:38:39 GMT
Since the subject is based on movies, I don't think the "OT" is necessary, but that's my opinion.  Executive Suite 1976 - 1977 season, it only lasted 19 episodes  The Thin Man 1957 to 1959 seasons in 72 episodes  Adam's Rib 1973 that only lasted in 13 episodes.  Casablanca 1983, thought to be a sort of prequel to the famous movie, but only lasted 5 episodes.  Bagdad Cafe 1990, lasting 15 episodes. Ironic twist is that Whoopi was offered the same role in the original movie but declined.  M*A*S*H that went on from 1972 to 1983, it went on for so long one could easily forget that it was based on a movie once, 251 episodes, not counting spin-offs.  Happy Days 1974 to 1984 seasons. Now was this a spin-off of or inspired by American Graffiti? It went on for so many years it begun living it's own life just like M*A*S*H, and that lasted in 255 episodes. |
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 6, 2019 15:44:35 GMT
ooppss -- forgot 'Alice' ... from ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
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Post by divtal on Apr 6, 2019 16:29:35 GMT
Back in the 50's, I really liked "Topper," with Leo G. Carroll, Anne Jefferies and Robert Sterling ... and "Life With Father," starring Leon Ames and Lurene Tuttle.
I think I was in my 20's before I saw either movie, and I thought that the TV shows were cast pretty well, in terms of the leading characters in the films.
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Post by Staccato on Apr 6, 2019 17:33:31 GMT
SHANE
HONDO
THE VIRGINIAN
PAPER MOON
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 6, 2019 18:42:33 GMT
Would 'Bewitched' count? I like that show.
'According to Harpie's Bizarre, (a website based on the frequently-depicted "witch magazine" from the series) creator Sol Saks' inspirations for this series in which many similarities can be seen were the film I Married a Witch (1942) developed from Thorne Smith's unfinished novel The Passionate Witch, and the John Van Druten Broadway play Bell, Book and Candle, which was adapted into the 1958 film Bell, Book and Candle.
In I Married a Witch, Wallace Wooley (Fredric March) is a descendant of people who executed witches at the Salem witch trials. As revenge, a witch (Veronica Lake) prepares a love potion for him. She ends up consuming her own potion and falling for her enemy. Her father is against this union. In the film of Bell, Book and Candle, modern witch Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) uses a love spell on Shep Henderson (James Stewart) to have a simple fling with him but genuinely falls for the man.
Both films were properties of Columbia Pictures, which also owned Screen Gems, the company that produced Bewitched.'
- Wikipedia
Don't want to hijack the thread but I've always wondered if Harry Potter wasn't influenced by Bewitched. A lot of similarities. Witches and non-witches coexist, with the non-witches unaware of the witches around them. Witches and non-witches sometimes marrying. The problems of mixed marriage children. The fact that the witches/wizards are interesting and the mortals are bumbling nincompoops. Even the similarity of the teams "Mortals" and "Muggles".
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 6, 2019 18:51:32 GMT
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 6, 2019 19:16:05 GMT
Happy Days 1974 to 1984 seasons. Now was this a spin-off of or inspired by American Graffiti? That's an understandably common assumption, but the Happy Days pilot predated the release of American Graffiti by over a year. It was an episode of Love, American Style that aired in February '72 (about 4 months before Graffiti went into production) and was titled "Love and the Happy Days," featuring Ron Howard, Marion Ross and Anson Williams in their series roles, but with Harold Gould as Howard Cunningham.  I will add a guess that the 1973 success of American Graffiti must have contributed to a decision to green-light the Happy Days series before the year was out (the first episode aired in January '74).
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 6, 2019 19:41:23 GMT
Back in the 50's, I really liked "Topper," with Leo G. Carroll, Anne Jefferies and Robert Sterling ... and "Life With Father," starring Leon Ames and Lurene Tuttle. I think I was in my 20's before I saw either movie, and I thought that the TV shows were cast pretty well, in terms of the leading characters in the films. I adored Topper and, like you, knew the show long before I'd seen the film. Its mix of droll humor with outrageous puns was irresistible. An example: the invisible Marion walks past the Toppers carrying a towel, and Henrietta exclaims, "Cosmo, did you see the way that towel just shot across the room?" Unflappable Cosmo calmly explains, "Of course, my dear: it's a Cannon Towel."
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 6, 2019 19:46:39 GMT
Back in the 50's, I really liked "Topper," with Leo G. Carroll, Anne Jefferies and Robert Sterling ... and "Life With Father," starring Leon Ames and Lurene Tuttle. I think I was in my 20's before I saw either movie, and I thought that the TV shows were cast pretty well, in terms of the leading characters in the films. I adored Topper and, like you, knew the show long before I'd seen the film. Its mix of droll humor with outrageous puns was irresistible. An example: the invisible Marion walks past the Toppers carrying a towel, and Henrietta exclaims, "Cosmo, did you see the way that towel just shot across the room?" Unflappable Cosmo calmly explains, "Of course, my dear: it's a Cannon Towel."  Ah, yes. I remember it well. In a similar situation, one of the ghosts moves Mr. Schuyler's cane across the room. "Did you see that?" he exclaims. "Of course," says Topper, " It's a walking stick."
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 6, 2019 19:52:41 GMT
Another vote for Topper!
Hogan's Heroes drew from Von Ryan's Express but it wasn't a favorite by any means. My father used to say that if the Germans were that stupid, the war wouldn't have lasted a year.
Wagon Master --> Wagon Train
Rawhide --> Rawhide
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Post by teleadm on Apr 6, 2019 19:58:28 GMT
Happy Days 1974 to 1984 seasons. Now was this a spin-off of or inspired by American Graffiti? That's an understandably common assumption, but the Happy Days pilot predated the release of American Graffiti by over a year. It was an episode of Love, American Style that aired in February '72 (about 4 months before Graffiti went into production) and was titled "Love and the Happy Days," featuring Ron Howard, Marion Ross and Anson Williams in their series roles, but with Harold Gould as Howard Cunningham. I will add a guess that the 1973 success of American Graffiti must have contributed to a decision to green-light the Happy Days series before the year was out (the first episode aired in January '74). I think my assumption came from a press release from Swedish Television, we only had state television back then, that it was from American Graffiti, and I somehow belived it, there was no sources to look at facts back then.
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Post by RomyLovesMick on Apr 6, 2019 20:13:40 GMT
No question in my mind - my all-time favorite tv series!  Based on THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT  Jed Bartlet - the greatest president we never had.   |
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 6, 2019 20:22:12 GMT
The Adventures of Robin Hood with Richard Greene!
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 6, 2019 21:13:56 GMT
Tarzan was a great favourite as a boy, running for two seasons numbering 57 episodes, it aired on NBC from 1966 to 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan played by Ron Ely. Tall and athletic Ely did most of his own stunts for the series, suffering two dozen major injuries including two broken shoulders and a number of lion bites ! for his efforts. Filming began in Brazil but production later relocated to Mexico. The series retained many of the accompaniments of the film series, including the "Tarzan yell" and animal friend Cheeta, but the TV series excluded Jane .. 
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 6, 2019 21:18:37 GMT
I think my assumption came from a press release from Swedish Television, we only had state television back then, that it was from American Graffiti, and I somehow belived it, there was no sources to look at facts back then. I'd be willing to go out on a limb, teleadm , and say that without American Graffiti, there would never have been a Happy Days series, and it would have remained a little-remembered unsold pilot. As it was, the premise was re-tuned a bit to better reflect the sensibilities of the film. The pilot had taken place about 1950, with the Cunninghams being the first family in the neighborhood to get a TV. Although Graffiti took place in 1962, it was very much rooted in '50s American culture, and the series split the difference between the pre-rock 'n roll and pre-British invasion eras, depicting their first season as taking place in '55/'56.
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