Question: It seems like every other movie I see advertised is based on a TV show, like The Dukes of Hazzard. But what about the other way around? I know there was a series based on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but what other TV series have been based on a movie, and were any of them good?
Answer: There have been a handful of top-notch TV shows based on movies. The flop Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) was revived as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003); Robert Altman's acerbic M*A*S*H* (1970) became the long-running M*A*S*H (1972-1983); Neil Simon
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Additional postproduction needs have forced Warner Bros. to push back the Feb. 3 release of The Lake House, a romance reuniting Speedsters Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. The flick will now open June 16, where it will face off against The Fast and the Furious 3 and the Viking adventure Pathfinder.
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... and it's of Julian McMahon making like Sandra Bullock's career and rising from the grave. The Nip/Tuck star has signed up to play Miss Congeniality's back-from-the-dead hubby in the upcoming thriller Premonition, to be directed by German filmmaker Mennan Yapo.
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[Editor's Note: The Teen Choice Awards were rebroadcast on Wednesday night on the TV Guide Channel.] I have to say right away, our TV Guide Channel kicked butt on the official red carpet two-hour preshow, and I'd state this even if I didn't work here. Kimberly Caldwell, Rosanna Tavarez and Chris Booker were awesome hosts and set the proper tone for Fox's awards show. Speaking of which…8:00 pm Gwen Stefani opens the show with her No. 1 hit "Hollaback Girl." Can I stress how much I love the original, unedited version and how much I detest the edited version? I know it's network TV, but why perform the song if it has to be edited? Sing "Rich Girl" or something else. All those "shhh" sounds go right through me. OK — got that off my chest.8:06 I said this about the MTV Movie Awards and I'll say it here. How does Andy Dick continue to get booked on these awards each year? So. Not. Funny.8:12 Jim Car
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Speedster Sandra Bullock and longtime beau Jesse James (star of Discovery Channel's Monster Garage, if that helps you any) reportedly surprised a few hundred loved ones on Saturday night by tying the knot at a ranch in Gaviota, Calif. At the dinner reception, guests were offered a choice of beef, fish or the promise of no Miss Congeniality 3.
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