kjmn543 said:
question is, why so long and will this be another avalanche of 80's series-come-films (Miami Vice anyone?). Is Hollywood running out of ideas?

Didn't they run out years ago?

TAFKASP

Oakland, CA

June 2003

MAR 24, 2008 12:13 PM

DevilsReject said:
i wonder if they will incorporate the need to fly scenario.

in every episode, there was some outlandish reason to fly, and they had to trick B.A. into taking tranquilizers.

"I ain't getting on that plane, especially with that lunatic flying" brings back fond memories of my child hood.

That and i wonder if anyone will actually, you know, actually get shot in one of the gazillion firefights that they have.

+1

The lack of death or severe injury was always the funniest thing (ironically) about that show to me. Here you have a bunch of trained military police chasing after a bunch of trained ex-special forces guys who are chasing after a bunch of town thugs (where the pastime in each of their Podunk towns is probably shooting guns); everyone's armed with automatic weapons, spraying bullets at one another, and no one ever gets shot!

classic!

as for casting, adding rapper DMX into the running for the B.A. slot. (not sure if he can act though.):

SnakePlissken

Corvallis, OR

December 2002

MAR 24, 2008 03:00 PM

This gets me excited in more of a "gee I think that fish taco was a little off" way than a "whoopee I found a $20 in the street" way.

livertarian

Fairfax, VA

February 2008

MAR 24, 2008 04:41 PM

Excellent analysis, Cooler.

Ving is by far the most convincing tough guy mentioned here... he'd be perfect. Ving is one of the best, most underused actors out there, too.

Kinda left field, but I bet Jason Lee would do well as Murdock. His Earl character from TV shows a little of the same vibration that Dwight Schultz had. That bug-eyed wild man thing.

Clooney, sure, though my man-crush on him is fading with each election cycle. If you want a daring alternative, I propose Jeff Bridges. I bet he looks more natural with the cigar, anyway.

Pitt would rock the Face, but probably sink the budget, too. Sawyer from Lost seems to have studied Starbuck's entire career, but perhaps he's too obvious. Johnny Depp?

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

MAR 24, 2008 05:28 PM

Hunkpapa said:

kjmn543 said:
question is, why so long and will this be another avalanche of 80's series-come-films (Miami Vice anyone?). Is Hollywood running out of ideas?

Didn't they run out years ago?

They ran out before they invented color. Or talkies. Or Hollywood.

Metaverse

USA

March 2005

MAR 25, 2008 12:56 AM

Man..I can't believe I'm going to say this..but I can't wait for this movie! Growing up, my dad and me would watch this show every week. I love the Robot Chicken skit on The A-Team.

Ving Rhames for sure as B.A. ..not to sure about the others.

Strega

I'm lost

October 2005

APR 29, 2008 07:11 PM

SuicidePuppies said:

as for casting, adding rapper DMX into the running for the B.A. slot. (not sure if he can act though.):

He's horrible. I can't remember what movie he was in but he was godawful. Almost as bad as Vin Diesel.

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United Kingdom

August 2007

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