Movies that should have been TV Shows instead

[Haskell]

Here’s my list:

Eraser- It’s without doubt Arnold Schwarzenegger’s worst movie, but the idea of it would make an epic TV series.

David Fincher’s The Game- One of my all time favourite movies, this would probably go down in history as one of the greatest shows ever if it wasn’t a movie.

Jurassic Park- Although it’s perfect as a stand alone movie, the amount of opportunities if JP was a TV drama would be endless.

What movies would you rather see as TV Shows instead?

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Here’s my list:

Eraser- It’s without doubt Arnold Schwarzenegger’s worst movie, but the idea of it would make an epic TV series.

David Fincher’s The Game- One of my all time favourite movies, this would probably go down in history as one of the greatest shows ever if it wasn’t a movie.

Jurassic Park- Although it’s perfect as a stand alone movie, the amount of opportunities if JP was a TV drama would be endless.

What movies would you rather see as TV Shows instead?

I think movies with extensive source materials would do better as a TV show. Dredd for example would be a great TV show, especially if they get the budget of Altered Carbon or Westworld, and on a streaming service where it could be R rated

 

[IDGETKTFO]

City of Ember.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

The Dark Tower, obviously. Wasn’t that a series of like 7 books? How the fuck you gonna make that a one and a half hour film?

 

[KaNesDeath]

Jurassic Park- Although it’s perfect as a stand alone movie, the amount of opportunities if JP was a TV drama would be endless.

Two TV shows like this existed. Terra Nova and another i faintly remember from old school Sci-Fi channel.

 

[Haskell]

Another movie I’ve thought of is The Rock (1996).

It’s a incredible film, but it would be insane as a series.

 

[tgv976]

Robocop. Or Out for Justice. I could use 10 episodes of "Heeeey, Anybody seen Ritchie? Fuuuck you! Anybody know why Ritchie did Bobby Luupo? Hey...whose hot dog is this, is that yours?" LMAO followed by bludgeoning people with pool balls in handkerchiefs.

 

[Haskell]

Robocop. Or Out for Justice. I could use 10 episodes of "Heeeey, Anybody seen Ritchie? Fuuuck you! Anybody know why Ritchie did Bobby Luupo? Hey...whose hot dog is this, is that yours?" LMAO followed by bludgeoning people with pool balls in handkerchiefs.

Robocop worked fine as a movie.

 

[Berserker13]

Robocop. Or Out for Justice. I could use 10 episodes of "Heeeey, Anybody seen Ritchie? Fuuuck you! Anybody know why Ritchie did Bobby Luupo? Hey...whose hot dog is this, is that yours?" LMAO followed by bludgeoning people with pool balls in handkerchiefs.

There's several Robocop spinoffs... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108909/

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Something to do about Wall Street.

 

[Cole train]

Dune
Gladiator

 

[Other]

The first time I watched World War Z I thought it was the middle movie of a trilogy and we didn't get the first and third.

I think it could have been a limited run miniseries

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

The first time I watched World War Z I thought it was the middle movie of a trilogy and we didn't get the first and third.

I think it could have been a limited run miniseries

when i listened to the audiobook it blew my mind. i think had they just made the movie like the book, it would've been great. but i think the book's style lends itself better for a tv show where each episode could be another person's recollection.

 

[Goon Dog]

Dune
Gladiator

Good calls, especially Gladiator.

 

[Ima5starman]

Good calls, especially Gladiator.

Wasn’t that basically the idea of the Spartacus show

 

[Goon Dog]

Wasn’t that basically the idea of the Spartacus show

I believe so, but I would love to have seen a season of Maximus' military conquests and his interaction with Marcus and Lucilla before Commodus' betrayal.

 

[Fedorgasm]

I think the punisher could be an awesome show with 30 minute episodes.

There's too much filler in the punisher movies and in the Netflix series.

It just needs to follow this formula each episode.

1. Start the episode by following a bad guy.
2. Build the bad guy's character. Show him with his friends/family.
3. Then show him committing whatever crime he commits. Really make the viewer hate the guy.
4. Frank doesn't show up till the final 10 minutes or so, and hunts the guy down. Each episode ends with a very satisfying kill.

That's it. That's all we need from the punisher. We don't need episodes dedicated to his origin story. They can toss in little references to his dead family or to his time in the war but that's it.

Frank needs to be the Boogeyman. The less screen time he gets, the better. You need to feel his presence looming, but you didn't actually see him until it's time for someone to die. Kind of like Jason from the Friday the 13th series.

 

[Sonny Qc]

was a shitty movie,
but would be a great concept for a series

 

[Ima5starman]

The Matrix

 

[Other]

was a shitty movie,
but would be a great consept for a series

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I "liked" it

But I agree, getting all that time from that guy at the beginning and losing his mom sets up a great story arc for a TV show. Limited run miniseries could have redeemed this Logan's Run facsimile.

Also, they basically hit copy and paste with the cast of Alpha Dog on this one.