Weekend Movies: Sequels, Spin-Offs, Sci-Fi and Pot
This weekend gives us a variety of new movies. Pick your poison, but be warned: The most unlikely movie might be the only one that’s actually worthwhile.
Tag Archives: Spin-Off
Weekend Roundtable: Movie-to-TV Spin-Offs
Network executives love spinning off movies into TV shows. With a popular title comes instant brand recognition. Sometimes this works (‘M*A*S*H’). Often it doesn’t. Two of the most promising shows currently on the air (‘Bates Mote...
‘Hannibal’ Pilot Recap: “And This Is Where It G
As if one new TV series designed as a prequel/reboot of an iconic serial killer movie franchise (A&E’s ‘Bates Motel‘) weren’t enough, NBC attempts to pull off the same trick with ‘Hannibal’, which brings cinema’s most infamous evi...
‘Bates Motel’ Pilot Recap: “I’m the Worst
Although the A&E network’s new drama series ‘Bates Motel’, a modern-day reboot of Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’, doesn’t officially premiere until this evening, many cable networks have offered a preview of the pilot episode On Dema...
‘Major Crimes’ Pilot Recap: “I Have a Tremendou
On Monday, TNT brought its long-running police drama ‘The Closer’ to… well, to a close. Immediately afterwards, the network then premiered that show’s spin-off, called ‘Major Crimes’. While I’ve never watched more than five minute...
Weekend Roundtable: Best & Worst TV Spin-Offs
After seven seasons, TNT’s police drama ‘The Closer’ will end its run this coming Monday, and will be immediately followed by the premiere of its new spin-off series ‘Major Crimes’. While I’ve personally never watched more than fi...