On one of the Highlander email lists, I glanced at a few emails on the subject today. There seems to be the sentiment that if only the two sequels had gotten the big budget that the remake's getting, things would have been different. And people seem quite bitter about it. But is that really true? Can you turn a sow's ear into a silk purse? If 'The
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Which I guess is a rambly way of saying yes, good writing makes it happen, regardless of budget.
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Oh well, the result is gonna suck anyways.
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Or maybe I do. Perhaps it was the lower expectations of a weekly, low-budget tv show that made the difference. They couldn't hope to produce a blockbuster epic every week...so they didn't try. They settled for smaller, more personal stories. And that worked very well most of the time. (Though they had their fair share of stinkers even so--and the whole Ahriman storyline should have been round filed the moment it was suggested.)
Will the remake be any good? It's...possible, but signs point to no.
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Money wouldn't have made a difference. All shows, movies,etc start with a good script. These movies didn't have them. Which is why I'm taking a wait and see attitude. Because a big budget doesn't gaurantee a good movie either.
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