tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post5532154774224425840..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: A Classic Reborn: Ironside (2013)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-42470165249040072512013-09-20T20:34:28.018-04:002013-09-20T20:34:28.018-04:00Sammy, have you seen it On Demand yet?
Let me add...Sammy, have you seen it On Demand yet?<br /><br />Let me address your points:<br /><br />1. Hawaii 5-0 has always been about the ensemble, not one star, contrary to what the press may think. I've got to catch up to the current show, and review the original.<br /><br />2. I think the producers think that changing Ironside to an African-American qualifies as taking a chance. As Magicdog reminds, Universal tried that once before, turning Kojak into an African-American, and that failed. What other way can they think outside the box with an established brand in this case?hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-27038118616088555372013-09-20T11:34:04.017-04:002013-09-20T11:34:04.017-04:00As long as the Hawaii Five-O revival remains popul...As long as the Hawaii Five-O revival remains popular people will keep trying this trick. The problem is that the original Five-O was less a star vehicle for Jack Lord than Ironside was for Burr, Kojak for Savalas, etc. In this particular case, you know that the producers could go no other way than to make their wheelchair-bound hero as physically competent as possible. That may miss some of the point of the original show, but the solution is not to do a mindless do-over or throwback show but to take a chance and try something original instead of depending on supposed brand-name recognition.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-21778029940135753062013-09-20T08:51:58.726-04:002013-09-20T08:51:58.726-04:00It seems there's a pool of geeks who think the...It seems there's a pool of geeks who think they can remake their favorites the way they think we should see them today, and it invariably fails. You cited the farce that was the Charlie's Angels revival 2 years ago as an example. Ironside's making the same schematic error in moving the show out of SF and to NY (Angels went from LA to Miami), but it's all about casting in this case.<br /><br />Apparently, someone decided Ironside now has to be physically pro-active to prove he can overcome his disability. Being a vigilante in a wheelchair ain't my idea of fun, but apparently, that someone's been reading too many Batman comics.....hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-677017097908770782013-09-19T17:16:08.734-04:002013-09-19T17:16:08.734-04:00I have my doubts that Burr would have liked this v...I have my doubts that Burr would have liked this version - but I know I'm not impressed.<br /><br />First, I'm always wary when classic characters are given a race or gender lift. To me that screams desperation (Hey! Let's make a Greek Cop black! Let's make McCloud a redneck woman!) and lack of true imagination.<br /><br />I've followed comments on the show from other forums who have said the same. Not to mention they think the premise is outdated (Hello, Charlie's Angels revival!)and the lead character somewhat unlikeable (one described it as Vic Mackey from The Shield in a wheelchair).<br /><br /> They do agree that Spencer Grammer is good in her role and likely will have a future in the biz.magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com