Cinematical Seven: TV Continued on the Big Screen

Published: May 29, 2008, 6:02 pm

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Filed under: Cinematical Seven, Remakes and Sequels, ListsThis week's Sex and the City movie is hardly the first cinematic continuation of a TV show, but there really haven't been that many. Usually when we think of film adaptations of TV series, we're thinking of remakes. But there are a few movies that pick up where their respective show ends, whether as a resuming story, a prequel or something totally random and barely connected. And of course, we keep hearing about other possible series-to-film resumptions: Lost, 24 and Arrested Development movies have all been discussed, and they may indeed happen. So, while there isn't a long list of predecessors to model their transitions on, I've compiled seven titles that did it right in some way or another. Hopefully, for the sake of the fans of Carrie and co., Sex and the City will be enough of a success to make number eight. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)People may enjoy the second installment best, but this is the one that started

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