On 10/11/07, Elliott C. Evans <eeyore@xxxxxxxx> wrote: [snip news of new land of the lost] > > "A comedic take"? I realize that pandering to fans doesn't assure > success, but alienating them doesn't help. > > -- > Elliott C. "Eeyore" Evans > eeyore@xxxxxxxx The thing is, though, if you try to do it straight you don't have a very good chance of the show making it. There's a limited # of people who are going to watch a new version of Land of the Lost, as is. If you take a different direction (comedy in this case), then perhaps you have a better chance of drawing in a new audience. Or, it could be they are doomed no matter what they do, and it doesn't matter. -- Michael Kohne mhkohne@xxxxxxxxx