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| I'd like to know more about this topic. It seems that a lot of fans want to write their own stories for old TV series, like Kramer in Seinfeld wanted to write an episode for Murphy Brown. Those shows get the imagination going, and many of us believe we can write better episodes or at least get them going again. I read that Gary Clark, an actor in westerns in the 60's and 70's, wrote for Get Smart. He created the character of Hermie the Robot. Ten years after the show ended, they wanted to do a spin-off using Hermie. But the copyright owners couldn't be found. Producers and directors agreed with the writing crew and lawyers that using Clark's idea would probably create a legal battle eventually, so the project was abandoned. However, they remake movies frequently and make many changes. Hogan's Heroes was almost straight out of a movie, but that legal battle went no where. And someone did write a sequel to Gone With The Wind after Martha Mitchell's death. I have several episodes in my head, or a series of episodes. But why do it if I'm breaking some legal or moral code? Of course, I would apply today's standards to those old stories, just like the people of "the old days" applied the standards of their day on the 1800's and early 1900's. I seriously doubt women wore high heels with pointy toes, even in saloons, like the show I saw last night. Today you don't show family men and women smoking. And men can't be so chauvinistic. And no one can be racist. I also realize that some of my changes would make the shows a little less humorous. Do we really want to watch TV or read stories about everyday normal people? |
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