Maid heads to ABC: Are there no new ideas in Hollywood? |
| Published: August 13, 2008, 10:01 am |
| Tags: abc, chad hodge, chadhodge, elaine goldsmith thomas, elainegoldsmith thomas, jennifer lopez, jenniferlopez, joe roth, joeroth, maid in manhattan, maidinmanhattan, the witches of eastwick, thewitchesofeastwick, ugly betty, uglybetty, upstairs downstairs, upstairsdownstair |
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Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd, Ugly Betty, Reality-FreeThis seems like an odd one. ABC is bringing the 2002 Jennifer Lopez movie Maid in Manhattan to the small screen. I'm a sucker for romantic comedies, and I actually liked the movie (probably one of the few who did). But even I think it's a weird project to be adapting into a TV series. The movie features Lopez as Marisa Ventura, a struggling single mom from the Bronx who works as a maid at a posh Manhattan hotel. Ralph Fiennes plays a rising politician who mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. They fall in love, yada, yada, yada. Those two stars had very little chemistry (and yet I still liked the movie).Continue reading Maid heads to ABC: Are there no new ideas in Hollywood? Permalink Email this Comments [ Full article ] |
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