Dawn Wells thinks that a Gilligan’s Island remake has to have diversity.
She is roundly and justly mocked at Free Republic. With a bonus Biden/Obama photoshop.
She just lost my vote in the next “Mary Ann or Ginger?” poll.
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I wouldn’t be too hard on her. She talked a lot about the inner character. I couldn’t imagine Will Smith as Jim West, but he did a great job of it.
Screw diversity. I say it needs nudity and Sapphic sexual tension.
I don’t think the Mary Ann or Ginger poll had anything to do with their respective belief systems.
Oh, I strongly disagree. A large part of my preference for Mary Ann was that she seemed like a wholesome girl-next-door type, as compared to an airheaded movie star. It was about a lot more than looks.
I always fancied the Professor, myself.
I will admit that if Bernie Mac were still alive I could see him playing the Skipper.
As it is, I doubt very much that I’ll be the least bit interested in seeing a “Gilligan” remake. I still haven’t seen the “Dukes of Hazzard remake movie, and it’s got Jessica Simpson in it.
In short shorts!
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Y’know what? The fact I haven’t seen the “Dukes” remake movie is just pathetic.
I for one would love to see William Shatner as The Skipper.
I always fancied the Professor, myself.
Sexist.
Y’know what? The fact I haven’t seen the “Dukes” remake movie is just pathetic.
Well, I never saw the original Dukes, so…
Who exactly thinks that a big-screen remake of Gilligan’s Island in the year 2010 is a good idea? I’m not getting it.
And really, Paris Hilton as Ginger? Gag.
The character Ginger may have been a vain, shallow Hollywood starlet, but she had a hell of a lot more class than that.
George Soros as Thurston Howell III? Nah…
Apparently all the original stories and ideas have been used up in Hollywood, so now we are reduced to making a big screen adaptation of a cute but aged TV show. It wasn’t exactly Masterpiece Theater to begin with, so the movie doesn’t strike me as “stand in line to get in” material.
Apparently all the original stories and ideas have been used up in Hollywood
Hollywood has never had an original thought. It is THE echo chamber. The best they can do is adapt the story of a good book.
Look at the Shawshank Redemption. While I like Morgan Freeman as an Irishman; Tim Robbins is totally miscast if you’ve read the book. Robbin’s character is supposed to be a mousy guy that can fit in a tight pipe and ask a huge cop if he trusts his wife while standing at the edge of the roof of a building. Robbin’s may be mousy in intellect, but he’s a big guy, totally out of character.
Okay, that I would youtube…
There’s a remake in the works?
And here I thought that ‘Lost’ was ‘Gilligan’s Island’ on steroids…
Ken, the Wild, Wild West remake stunk up the joint. Four strong actors and one horrible script.
I like Fox’s suggestion that Christina Hendricks play Ginger. Va-voom.
The only actor which came quickly to mind was DJ Qualls as Gilligan.
Let’s see…
Skipper: Craig T. Nelson, or Jeff Bridges.
Gilligan: DJ Qualls. Or maybe Tobey Maguire (he’s free these days). Or Steve Zahn.
Ginger: Christina Hendricks. Or Uma Thurmond.
Mary Ann: Jennifer Garner (let out some of that West Virginia mountain girl for once).
The Professor: I agree with Fox on this also. Baker was good in Something New and The Devil Wears Prada. If not him, how about Matthew McConaughey? Or even Hugh Laurie? 🙂
The Howells: Michael Caine & Emma Thompson.
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The Coyote Ugly (AKA you’d gnaw your own leg off to avoid seeing it) cast: with diversity.
The Skipper: Shatner. Or Danny Glover.
Gilligan: Chris Rock or Carlos Mencia.
Ginger: Paris Hilton, or Lindsay Lohan. Or Courtney Love. Or Nicole Ritchey.
Mary Ann: Miley Cyrus. Or Amy Winehouse.
The Professor: Arsenio Hall. (we’re talkin’ diverse and terrible, here)
The Howells: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. Hey, it couldn’t suck worse than Gili, right?
Ginger and Mary Ann is diversity. Unless one’s vision is astoundingly myopic.
When I imagined a remake a couple of years back, my choice was Bruce Campbell.
Skipper: Corbin Bernsen (I’m a fan of Psych)
Professor: Joe Morton (I’m a fan of Eureka)
Ginger: Morena Baccarin (Firefly)
Mary Ann: Shawn Johnson (great smile, don’t care if she can act)
Thurston Howell, III: Mike Myers (the hardest working man in show biz)
Lovey: Christina Applegate (“Trophy Lovey”)
Gilligan: Eric Szmanda (I love CSI)
BBB
Ken, the Wild, Wild West remake stunk up the joint.
Well yeah. But I enjoyed the acting. There was a meta-level of camp in it.
Gilligan: Zach Braff
Skipper: Randy Quaid
Professor: Alan Rickman
Ginger: Jennifer Tilly w/red hair.
Mary Ann: Penelope Cruz
Thurston Howell, III: Kelsey Grammer
Lovey: Heather Graham