November 23 2010
Television Without Pity considers which of Joss' work is better suited for a reboot.
Dollhouse, Alien Resurrection, Titan A.E., Speed and Roseanne all get a mention.
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The Goose | November 23, 13:41 CET
And Eliza doesn't need replacing IMO but i'd watch Natalie Portman in 'The Phone Book: A monologue in 26 parts' so her appearing in a 'Dollhouse' movie would be gravy.
Other than that, not really sure what to make of it. It seems serious, in which case it's pretty much just "A List of Joss' Stuff That We Didn't Like That Much" and so not exactly brand new on the face of the earth.
Saje | November 23, 13:53 CET
Anyhoo, none of the suggestions besides "Dollhouse" was one of his original ideas, right? So not a lot of control there.(Although I do think Speed and Alien could be rebooted.) But I agree that "Dollhouse" would be great fodder for a remake. And due to it's nature, it could be recast easily if necessary. It is unbearably rich with possibilities. Wouldn't it be cool to see his original vision up there on the big screen? "Enter the Dollhouse" followed by lots and lots of sequels until the franchise eventually degrades into "Dollhouse 13: Printy's Revenge."
BreathesStory | November 23, 14:22 CET
* see Pizza, Gouda
[ edited by brinderwalt on 2010-11-23 23:38 ]
brinderwalt | November 23, 14:37 CET
But as a doorstop to the series, sure, why not. That or a series of films (ending with "Printy's Revenge", natch ;). Though obviously you'd never get money for the former and the latter's pretty unlikely too.
Saje | November 23, 14:46 CET
Having said that, the entire Whedonverse fits itself beautifully already. There isn't much else like it... Man, I really feel like its my OCD talking here.
Jaymii | November 23, 15:07 CET
As for Speed - why would anyone wanna remake that? It's a pretty solid popcorn movie, but replace the dialogue and it's suddenly very bland.
GreatMuppetyOdin | November 23, 15:22 CET
Though I'm not really a fan of the genre I did really like Speed and I like to think Joss is not in small part to thank for that. (If I remember correctly apart from the virtually writting the entire dialogue he also added some plot twists that were important in making me care about the characters).
the Groosalugg | November 23, 15:53 CET
Matt7325 | November 23, 15:56 CET
It could all be about competing Iphone apps.
barboo | November 23, 16:45 CET
BlueSkies | November 23, 17:11 CET
madmolly | November 23, 22:26 CET
The way the whole reboot thing is getting tossed around is becoming hopelessly silly, IMO. None of Joss's work needs rebooting.
A meaningful definition of a reboot to me, is the Star Trek movie (and not just because I really loved it). Decades off the air and done as a prequel, now that's rebooting as a valid concept.
Shey | November 24, 00:57 CET
jesse | November 24, 08:51 CET
This. My mind has been boggled by that very claim on many occasions.
Highlander | November 24, 08:56 CET