twelve monkeys

Oh dear.

Oh dear, oh dear.

I was pretty excited at the prospect of a tv adap of 12 Monkeys but now i know more...

Oh dear #1

It stars Aaron Stanford in the role made famous by Brucey.

What?

I've only seen him in a few roles but almost all of them have been mediocre to say the least.

I will give him his breakout film, Tadpole as a mark in his favour because that was really quite special and he was wonderful in it but i just...i can't see him as James Cole.

It doesn't make sense.

He doesn't have the gravitas to pull off the hero role.

Even a fucked up hero like Cole.

But who knows, actors all over the place keep surprising me lately so i will reserve judgement until i get my filthy paws on the series...because of course i'll buy it.

Duh.

Oh dear #2

Natalie Chaidez and Jeffrey Reiner.

These two are set to direct and produce the series.

...

Fuck.

Natalie Chaidez is responsible for V, Heroes and In Plain Sight.

Three less than admirable shows.

We all the remember the excruciating downfall of Heroes, don't we?

Ugh, just thinking about Peter trying to move things with his mind makes me squirm.

Looking constipated does not equate to telekinesis.

Just saying, Ventimiglia.

Just saying.

And then there's Mister Reiner.

Now, props go to him due to his involvement in Friday Night Lights.

FNL is in my Top 5 shows, for sure.

(this list is fickle, do not trust a word i say)

But he is also responsible for The Event.

Sure he was just a producer but yikes, did anyone watch that shit?

Not pretty.

And spectacularly stupid.

So, i'm sorry Jeffrey but i do not trust you with Terry Gilliam's fantasy-baby.

Oh dear #3

And neither does Gilliam by the sounds of it.

I quote:

'That's just ridiculous. It doesn't have anything to do with me and no-one has contacted me. It's a very dumb idea. If it was going to be any good, it would have to be written by David and Janet Peoples, who wrote the film.'

Urk.

I think when the originator of the series you're creating thinks what you're doing is 'dumb' and 'ridiculous', you should probably rethink the whole thing.

Just a bit.

Maybe talk with Gilliam.

Maybe even let him direct.

(always kinda thought Gilliam should work on tv. Then maybe people would actually let the man work!)

Get some writers who know what they're doing with the genre.

Maybe Ronald D. Moore and Glen A. Larson who wrote the bulk of the refreshed Battlestar Galactica?

That'd be pretty neat, right?

Just don't fuck with something i and around 80% of the rest of the population love.

Okay?

Please?

I beg of you.

It's like kicking a puppy in the face.

Seriously.

Where is the need?

...

Ugh.

I will still watch it though...