Reboots and revivals may seem like a recent phenomenon, but they’ve been a Hollywood tradition since the industry’s earliest days.The practice doesn’t just extend to remaking the same movie again and again — it also encompasses classic films being turned into television series.
Casablanca, for example, winner of the 1943 Oscar for Best Picture, spawned two short-lived TV adaptions.The first show, titled Casablanca, premiered on ABC in 1955 but was canceled after 10 episodes.
The second, also titled Casablanca, premiered on NBC in 1983 and was canceled after just five episodes. David Soul, famous for playing Hutch in the original Starsky & Hutch TV series, played the Humphrey Bogart character Rick Blaine, while Hector Elizondo starred in
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