The Most Disappointing TV Shows Based on Movies
List of the most disappointing TV shows based on movies ranked from worst to best. Which TV show based on a movie is the most disappointing? That's a hard decision because we have a lot of duds to choose from. Vote on this list and make sure the worst adaptation atrocity gets what it deserves.
Have you ever seen a film and found yourself thinking about the characters for days or weeks after you've left the theater? We've all been there. That's why it is so tempting for the television networks to rework movies into TV shows. Audiences want to continue to live in the world that memorable films transport them to for longer than two hours. Sometimes a movie can be adapted for the small screen and become a hit with fans and a ratings winner for the network. Unfortunately, for every success like “M*A*S*H” or “Friday Night Lights” fans are subjected to duds like “Uncle Buck” and “The Net.”
We are all familiar with some pretty bad movies that are based on TV shows, but when a feature film hits the small screen the results can be equally unpleasant, scratch that,way more unpleasant since you are subjected to the watered down alternative week after week. These ill advised TV shows come in many forms. There are prequels and sequels, animations and live action dramas, as well as complete re-imaginings.
Which TV Show based on a movie do you think is the most disappointing? Vote below and we will uncover the worst of the worst.
- Jennifer Aniston, Carla Gugino, Richard Riehle
- Premiered: 1990
- Genres: Sitcom, Comedy
Aired 1990-1991Ferris Bueller is an American sitcom based on the 1986 John Hughes film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The show stars Charlie Schlatter in the title role. The series debuted on August 23, 1990 on NBC and ...more - 2Nia Vardalos, Andrea Martin, Lainie Kazan
- Premiered: 2003
- Genres: Sitcom, Comedy
Aired 2003My Big Fat Greek Life is a sitcom series that ran on CBS in 2003. The series is a continuation of the 2002 movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding and was produced by HBO Television and Tom Hanks's Playtone ...more - Joan Rivers, Mel Brooks, Dee Bradley Baker
- Premiered: 2008
- Genres: Science Fiction
Spaceballs: The Animated Series, also known as Spaceballs: The Series, is an animated television series that premiered in 2008 on G4 and Canada's Super Channel, and is loosely based on the parody ...more - Leigh-Allyn Baker, Kelly Osbourne, Jess Harnell
- Jon Heder, Aaron Ruell, Tina Majorino
- Tim Curry, Billy West, Ashley Johnson
- Premiered: September 8, 1996
- Genres: Animation,Fantasy,Kids
Aired 1996-1999Siblings find adventure in a board game's magical world.Available On: