Friday Fun: What should get a Netflix adaptation?

[Jimmy Seddon]

Happy Friday Everyone!

It has been ages since I have made one of these posts and I thought it was about time you heard from me again.

While I was thinking about the best thing to post, I remembered my very first Friday Fun post: Disney Live Action Reboots: Are you for or against?

Today, that is the inspiration for my question.  When I made that post, Disney was going crazy rebooting older animated films into live action versions of them.  Today, we are seeing something similar with Netflix.

My question to you all: Is there movie or TV show you would like to see get a Netflix reboot, or is there a book, game, comic series, commercial that you would like to see get a Netflix adaptation?

Personally, I'm a big video game fan, and IGN released a nasty April Fools joke ages ago for a live action Legend of Zelda movie (you can watch that here).

I would love to see a Legend of Zelda movie (and yes I'm looking forward to the Dungeons & Dragons movie coming out next year).

How about you?  Let me know in the comments below!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

[Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro]

Hi Buddy!

It's a great question, @Jimmy Seddon.

Something that always comes to my mind is some ten years ago; we used to see perfume commercials on TV, with nostalgic stories, precious soundtracks, and actors representing that Brand. Currently doesn't have the same purpose. It's different and without a mystery.

The pic below is about Coco Mademoiselle com Keira Knightley! 

So, I would like Netflix to do a documentary or related about it from that "era." ❤️

p.s: I like Zelda too. Please take a look at the second picture from my Office. 😃🤗

I wish a wonderful weekend for all Community! ☀️❤️🙏🏽😃

[Jimmy Seddon]

Very interesting choice @Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro!  I'd watch a documentary like that.  Also, I LOVE the picture from your office!

[Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro]

Nice to know that you'll watch it, @Jimmy Seddon! 🤩 I appreciate that! It's a beautiful picture from this INCREDIBLE game! Thank you so much for it! ❤️🙏🏽😃

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I am usually very apprehensive of reboots and conversions.  Stuff like "Ready Player One" (it lost so much in translation, especially the D&D element, presumably removed because not everyone has played that module, or even D&D), Enders game (lost the whole point of the book), I Robot (lost all the actually clever stuff), The Prisoner (remake just didn't have anything interesting), and the less said about "Resident Evil", the better.

But it can work - Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, Karl Urban going full-on gamer in Doom (shame about the rest of it), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Deadpool, etc

Anyway, with the caveat "please don't, unless you're going to get it right":

TV reboot: I could go for a rehash of Blake's Seven  (although a lot of the appeal of the original was that it was just... so.... cheap.... and I can't think of anyone who could play Kerr "I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going" Avon well enough to convince me)

Book:  Charlie Stross's Laundry series (It's "The IT Crowd" joins up with "Yes Minister" and then goes off to fight Cthulhu)

Comic:  The Ballad of Halo Jones.  Or D.R. & Quinch.  (Y'know, a kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but tactical thermonuclear weaponry is a man's best friend.)

I'm stuck on game conversions, the ones I'd suggest have mostly been done, and usually, not too well.  There's lots of material out there though. 

[Jimmy Seddon]

Nic, I can really appreciate your stance.  You are 100% correct that so many things have not been done correctly.  And I would 100% agree with your caveat!  Thank you for the detailed list of items I have things I need to go check out now.

[Andy Gladstone]

@Jimmy Seddon even though I don't have Netflix (nor do I share someone else's credentials), I would love to see a Mega Man series or motion picture. I know there was one rumored in development about 5-6 years ago, but that project seems to have been shelved. So much of my youth was spent playing and mastering Mega Man I, II and III on NES and I always loved the characters and gameplay.

That being said, I have two caveats:

1. It must be based on the original trilogy.
2. @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- is 100% correct - do it right or don't do it at all.

 

[Jimmy Seddon]

I only used Netflix as the example since they seem to be picking up everything right now.

I'm a huge Mega Man fan as well and I'd 100% watch that.  I can get behind your stipulations the early games were very good!

[Stuart Capel - London]

So with you on Zelda!

Thundercats never made it onto live action, that would be pretty cool.

[Jimmy Seddon]

Great call @Stuart Capel - London  Thundercats would be fun to see!

[Gabriela Costa {Appfire}]

If we are going with video game adaptations, I am picking Pikmin. Imagine "Captain Olimar goes to the World of Pikmin" soon on Netflix! 

[Jimmy Seddon]

That sounds like it could be a really fun kids show!

[Ken Paetzold]

Happy Fun Friday! I'm not a huge gamer so I couldn't think of anything, but a Netflix TV series adaptation of The Fifth Element could be interesting... 

Not sure if this counts as a reboot, but there is a really great Netflix show called Sense8 that only got 2 seasons that I would love to see return. 

[Summer Hogan]

I agree Lauren! I loved the Fifth Element and Sense8! 

[Jimmy Seddon]

Yes!  Doing an origin-like story on the aliens that left the elemental pillars ages ago to understand the back story could be fun!

[Summer Hogan]

I'm going to to go in a different direction than anime and video games. I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan and I would love to see a film adaptation of the Harry Potter and The Cursed Child play! There are some articles online about a movie, but J.K. Rowling has not confirmed anything yet. 

[Jimmy Seddon]

I'm 100% on board with this!!! Yes please!

[Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro]

I agree too! ❤️

[Brant Schroeder]

Alita battle angel was a movie that I enjoyed and was disappointed that it did not have a sequel.  I would enjoy it being a mini series.

[Jimmy Seddon]

I never got around to seeing that one.  I guess I should check it out.

[Monique vdB]

I know Netflix just did a Persuasion adaptation but I want a better Persuasion adaptation. And what the heck, let's do Pride and Prejudice again. You can never have too many Austen adaptations! 

[Ken Paetzold]

Could not agree more Monique! I'm a huge Jane Austen fan - had fun visiting the Jane Austen Center in Bath, England in June 🫖 ❤️

[Monique vdB]

@Ken Paetzold that is on my bucket list!! I actually have a whole trip planned around seeing all the Jane Austen sites, including where she grew up and her gravesite.  It's been postponed due to Covid so not sure when I will actually get to go, but soon I hope!

[Ken Paetzold]

SO fun @Monique vdB !! I hope you get to plan that soon! The Jane Austen Center is definitely worth a stop, but I will warn you so you don't get the wrong expectations like I did lol "Tea with Mr Darcy" is with a (lovely) Mr Darcy portrait and NOT with an actor dressed like Mr Darcy 😆

[Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro]

I love Pride and Prejudice! ❤️

[Monique vdB]

@Ken Paetzold hahahaa omg that sounds like such a letdown.  Did you chat to the portrait? 😂

[Ken Paetzold]

haha not quite, but I did take a photo with it 😂

[Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro]

Awesome @Ken Paetzold heheeh! 😃😁

[Monique vdB]

Hahah @Ken Paetzold I see they went straight-up Colin Firth with it. Amazing. 

[Craig Nodwell]

A movie we do each summer up at the lake when the rains come and we duck inside the cabin to watch a show is The Book Of Eli.
I'd love to see an origin story, or a carry forward story on this one.

[Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro]

Great @Craig Nodwell 

this movie is awesome!