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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is TMP Television Edition - TV Series Based on Movies
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Movie to TV series spinoffs are getting made more often so this shouldn't be too hard. Though the tricky part is that many were originally books that were adapted into movies before becoming TV series...I'm staying clear of those. So here are my picks of strictly TV series based on movies.
Highlander (1992 - 1998)
Spun off from the movie (1986) of the same name. I used to watch the Highlander TV series a lot growing up. I don't remember much of it anymore other than the basic premise...and of course the song.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 - 2003)
Buffy was first a movie (1992), one that I thought was pretty fun. And from that spun the IT supernatural teen series of the 90s and 00s.
Animal Kingdom (2016 - )
I feel like not a lot of people have seen the TV series; I just haven't seen a lot of mentions. But obviously it has its fans since it's getting a 5th season. Anyway I really like the movie (2010) and this is a good TV series based on that. The first season is basically like the longer version of the movie but the later seasons are all new stuff. I would say the movie is more of a crime drama, while the TV series has a lot more action in it with the family doing a lot of cons and heists.
Hanna (2019 - )
The 2011 movie had a good premise but it turned out to be lackluster. I've only seen the first season of the TV series but I thought it is a decent effort at expanding the story exploring more about the program that made Hanna.
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I grew up watching Buffy but I had no idea it was based on a film.
ReplyDeleteYou should check it out. Luke Perry plays the love interest. David Arquette and Hillary Swank play Buffy's classmates and Donald Sutherland is her mentor.
DeleteWe match with Buffy!
ReplyDeleteI used to watch Highlander. Of these, I've seen the movie versions of Animal Kingdom and Hanna, but haven't bothered with the shows because I liked the films so much.
ReplyDeleteHanna still has much to improve so it is for now still skippable.
DeleteAnimal Kingdom, I'd recommend. A bit different from the movie with it having more action, but it is good.
I liked the original movie but the sequels were..not good at all. The series was ok. Buffy was a fun movie and the series was quite good. I have no idea about the others
ReplyDeleteHighlander - I think I've only seen the original movie, not the sequels, and I'd love to check it out again.
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