Needs to be remade airing on "Decades"
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Peter Gunn
hypestyle — 10 years ago(April 05, 2015 04:16 PM)
the show is airing on "Decades" now, a sub-network if you have digital TV channel access.
The should could stand to be remade with a new cast, and keep the jazz at the forefront of the show.
"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility"
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mwmtampa — 10 years ago(February 06, 2016 05:12 PM)
Most, if not all remakes, have been terrible.
It would be even harder to get the retro feel and vibe of the original Peter Gunn series. It was very unique.
I would rate the odds of a viable remake as extremely low. -
telegonus — 9 years ago(May 06, 2016 01:38 AM)
I agree.
Peter Gunn
is about a culture of a time and a place that has vanished from the face of the earth. L.A. is still there, but it's a different city. Those smoky bars are gone. Beatnicks are gone. Downtowns have been replaced by malls, and street culture, such as it can be called, has changed. Even the word streetwise is somewhat anachronistic these days. Color would ruin it anyway. Remaking
Peter Gunn
is a bad idea. I find it a sad commentary on contemporary life and, especially, the arts, specifically film and television, that there's little that's new that's also original, really capture's
our time
in wonderful, entertaining, smart and stylish ways.
Peter Gunn
was but one of many shows that did that for its era. -
mwmtampa — 9 years ago(November 13, 2016 04:18 PM)
Yes, thanks for pointing that out. It was a TV movie in 1989, and Blake Edwards both wrote and directed it.
As pointed out by several on this thread already, how do you recreate the mystique of the original classic?? Totally impossible. -
Bill-16 — 9 years ago(November 12, 2016 09:43 PM)
No REMAKEs. Was a Great Show really great and Theme Song is Incredible.
Remake My Mother the Car or It's about Time don't remake shows that are already great.
My Mother the Car? WOW, can't believe I even wasted space on that.
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